He is the first Asian and Indian President in 140 years of the Society’s history.
He is an alumnus of the College of Engineering, Pune.
Mahantesh Hiremath, Ph.D., P.E., FASME, begins his term as the 140th president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the Society announced on 15th June 2021 during its virtual annual meeting.
Hiremath, an ASME Fellow, has been an active member of ASME since 1997. He has served as a member of the ASME Board of Governors since 2015. With a distinguished career spanning more than 30 years, he is one of only a few engineers in the world to have designed and engineered systems in four different environments – deep underground, off-shore, on-ground and in space. He currently serves as vice president at SC Solutions in Sunnyvale, Calif. Previously, he held leadership positions at SSL, SpinLaunch, ARES Corporation, Northrop Grumman, and Stellar Solutions. In 2013-14, he served as technical advisor to the Science, Space and Technology Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Hiremath is a civil engineering graduate of the College of Engineering, Pune, India. He earned Master of Science and doctoral degrees in structural dynamics from The Ohio State University and a certificate in systems engineering from Stanford University.
“The Society has made great strides in the last few years. Let’s keep the momentum going. Let’s strive to make the Society prolific, brilliant and healthy,” said Hiremath during his inaugural remarks.
Outgoing president, Bryan Erler, P.E expressed his thanks and said, “It’s been the honor of my career to serve as ASME President through a time of unprecedented challenge. I am so proud of our members and their significant contributions to support our country and truly live our mission to advance engineering for the benefit of humanity.”
During the same event, Karen Ohland was introduced as ASME’s president-nominee for the 2022-2023 term. In addition to Hiremath and Ohland, three new members of the ASME Board of Governors also begin their terms: i) Thomas (Tommy) A. Gardner, Ph.D., P.E., and ASME Fellow, chief technology officer of HP Federal, ii) Samuel J. Korellis, P.E., ASME Fellow, technical executive at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), and iii) Wolf Yeigh, Ph.D., an ASME Fellow, the Chancellor and Professor of Engineering at the University of Washington, Bothell
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ASME helps the global engineering community develop solutions to real world challenges. Founded in 1880 as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, ASME is a not-for-profit professional organization that enables collaboration, knowledge sharing and skill development across all engineering disciplines, while promoting the vital role of the engineer in society. ASME codes and standards, publications, conferences, continuing education, and professional development programs provide a foundation for advancing technical knowledge and a safer world. ASME recently formed the International Society of Interdisciplinary Engineers (ISIE) LLC, a new for-profit subsidiary to house business ventures that will bring new and innovative products, services, and technologies to the engineering community.
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