Have you, in the course of your work, identified problems or barriers to success in your field?

Are there technical questions to which you are seeking answers? Is there a particular area of mechanical engineering that you would like to know more about?

If you answered "Yes" to any of these questions, then you might want to become involved, at some level, in research within ASME. The first step is to call the Research Center (CRTD) at (202) 785-3756 and chat with one of the staff. It may be that a Research Committee already exists in your field of interest and you need only join up. If not, you might want to start one. CRTD staff can help with all of that.

Participating in research is an excellent way to make a contribution to mechanical engineering: by solving problems, by expanding knowledge in a given area, and by communicating ideas and results throughout the profession.

The following flow chart depicts this process, from the beginning of an idea to the final product.