Member Experience
SAMPE provides a collaborative technical forum for students, professionals, and academicians – tailored to meet their needs at every stage of their professional lives.
Mission
Advance the materials and process engineering community and field, through a global forum that provides education, technical resources and professional fellowship.
Vision
SAMPE is pivotal to every new innovation and process solution.
Value
- Knowledge transfer
- Creativity and innovation
- Professional engagement and inclusion
- Absolute integrity
About Us
The Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE ®) is dedicated to enabling growth and innovation in the aerospace, transportation, construction, energy, marine and industrial application industries
Chapters
Chapters are an integral component of SAMPE. They play an important role within the organization, providing locally relevant networking, educational and professional resources.
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