Professional organizations

Getting involved with your professional association is a great way to explore your field of interest. Many professional associations offer various career services.

• American Society of Agricultural Engineers
• American Society of Safety Engineers
• American Astronomical Society
• Association for Computing Machinery
• American Institute of Chemical Engineers
• American Chemical Society
• American Geophysical Union
• American Institute of Physics
• American Mathematical Society
• American Physical Society
• American Society for Engineering Education
• American Society of Civil Engineers
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers
• American Statistical Association
• Audio Engineering Society
• The Electrochemical Society
• The Environmental Careers Organization
• The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• The Institute of Industrial Engineers
• The Institute of Packaging Professionals
• Minnesota Society of Professional Engineers
• The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society
• National Society of Black Engineers
• National Society of Professional Engineers
• Society of Actuaries
• Society of Automotive Engineers
• Society for Biomaterials
• Society of Cosmetic Chemists
• The World's Computer Society

U of M student chapters

• American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
• American Institute of Chemical Engineers
• American Society of Agricultural Engineers
• American Society of Civil Engineers
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers
• Association for Computing Machinery
• The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• National Society of Black Engineers
• Society of Automotive Engineers
• Society of Women Engineers

The Career Center for Science and Engineering's Resource Center has directories of national trade and professional organizations available for your use.