Professional Chapters in Northern California

This page lists chapters of the professional materials societies that are operating in Northern California.  Together, their membership includes thousands of materials professionals working in northern California, and individually they serve distinct segments of materials and related industry and academia. We are providing this listing to help you find these organizations.   

| ACerS | ASM | ASNT | AWS | NACE | SAMPE | SPE |

Northern California Section of the American Ceramic Society

Northern California Section: //209.115.31.62/northernCA
Parent Organization: www.acers.org

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Santa Clara Valley Chapter of ASM International

Welcome to ASMI Santa Clara Valley.    If you would like to continue ASMI activities or need materials related support, please visit our website or join us for our monthly technical meetings held the second Wednesday of each month (Sept-May) at Michaels on Shoreline in Mountain View.  Each meeting features a presentation from a professional in a materials or related field.  A list of this year’s topics can be found on our website listed below.   We also welcome you to join our executive committee meetings to help shape how the SCV chapter supports local Materials professionals and students.  Currently we are involved in various educational events with the San Jose State University,   annual scholarships to students at Stanford University and San Jose State University and judging and awards to materials projects at the Santa Clara Science Fair.  Various information about chapter tours, job postings and local educational opportunities are updated monthly on our website.

Santa Clara Chapter: www.asm-scv.org
Parent Organization: www.asminternational.org

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Golden Gate Section of the American Society for Non-destructive Testing

Golden Gate Section: www.ggasnt.org
Parent Organization: www.asnt.org

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District 22 of the American Welding Society

District 22 includes the following sections:

District 22: www.aws.org/sections/districts/district22.html
Parent Organization: www.aws.org

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San Francisco Section of NACE International

Hello, Welcome. This is Raúl B. Rebak the current (2005) chair of the San Francisco Bay Area Section of NACE International, The Corrosion Society.

NACE International started as the National Association of Corrosion Engineers in Houston in 1943. At this time, eleven Corrosion Engineers working in the pipeline industry decided to join efforts to fight corrosion. With more than 60 years of experience in developing corrosion prevention and control standards, NACE International has become the largest organization in the world committed to the study of corrosion. NACE functions through technical committees, which write standards and organized technical exchange meetings. NACE now has over 80 sections worldwide.

NACE International has an Annual Conference and Exposition, which meets generally in the month of March. Among other attractions, the international meeting offers numerous technical symposia grouped by areas in the corrosion field. The more than 700 papers presented each year cover subjects such as cathodic protection, marine corrosion, corrosion in nuclear power plants, gaseous corrosion, etc. A large exposition is held in parallel to the technical symposia where suppliers and users of corrosion goods meet.

NACE International publishes two monthly journals, “Corrosion” and “Materials Performance.” NACE edits books, offers technical courses and co-sponsors many other meetings worldwide.

The “San Francisco Bay Area Section” of NACE International has approximately 300 members distributed in counties surrounding the San Francisco Bay and other areas such as Sacramento and Reno. We meet monthly, usually the second Tuesday of each month, for a technical presentation and other exchange of information. We carry on technical tours of industrial plants and other specialized attractions. Approximately every two years we have an Education Week, where we offer several specialized courses and technical training.

If you are interested in Corrosion in the San Francisco Bay Area, please contact our NACE section. If you want us to offer a certain course, please contact us. If you want to be a speaker in our monthly technical meetings please contact us.

Raúl B. Rebak, rebak1@llnl.gov, 925-422-1854

San Francisco Section: http://www.nace.org/nace/content/sarwebsites/officers.asp?id=WA&section=56
Parent Organization: www.nace.org

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Northern California Section of the Society for Advanced Materials Process Engineering

The Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering (SAMPE), an international professional member society, provides information on new materials and processing technology either via technical forums, journal publications, or books in which professionals in this field can exchange ideas and air their views. As the only technical society encompassing all fields of endeavor in materials and processes, SAMPE provides a unique and valuable forum for scientists, engineers, and academicians.

The Northern California Chapter sponsors monthly technical meetings or plant tours starting in September and running through May. For over 25 years NorCal SAMPE has sponsored a all-day Composites Workshop in January. The NorCal SAMPE chapter in cooperation with the Santa Clara Valley Chapter of ASM International also awards annual scholarships to students at Stanford University and San Jose State University and provides judging and awards to materials projects at the Santa Clara Science Fair.

Northern California Section: http://norcalsampe.org
Parent Organization: www.sampe.org

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Golden Gate Section of the Society of Plastics Engineers

Welcome to the Golden Gate Section of the Society of Plastics Engineers.  Our goal is to promote scientific and engineering knowledge relating to plastics.  The Golden Gate Section covers the geographic region of Northern California and Northern Nevada. This Section sponsors technical meetings, usually monthly, through which a member may participate in the advancement of plastics science and engineering.  All monthly meetings are open to both members and non-members.   Board meetings are open to any member, in good standing, to attend and participate.

Golden Gate Section: www.spe-ggs.org
Parent Organization: www.4spe.org

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