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What is SME?    What does the student chapter do?    SME Chapter S-139 Officers for Spring 2008   
The Department sponsors Student Chapter S-139 of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME). Our student chapter also receives support from Golden Gate Chapter No. 28 in the Bay Area.

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What is SME?Top of Page

The Society of Manufacturing Engineers is the world's leading professional society supporting lifelong manufacturing education. Through its member programs, publications, expositions and professional development resources, SME promotes an increased awareness of manufacturing engineering and helps keep manufacturing professionals up to date on leading trends and technologies. Headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, SME has members in 70 countries and is supported by a network of hundreds of chapters worldwide.
Click here for national SME website

What does the student chapter do?Top of Page

The student chapter of SME sponsors field trips, guest speakers, and annually enters the WESTEC Manufacturing Challenge, an open-ended, creative engineering competition which is held at the WESTEC Advanced Productivity Exposition in the Los Angeles Convention Center each spring. WESTEC is North America's largest metalworking and manufacturing event. The annual competition is sponsored by SME and attracts students from universities in the western United States.
2005 WESTEC Entry
2005 WESTEC Entry
Wheelchair Mechanism
Wheelchair Mechanism


SME's collegiate manufacturing competition at WESTEC (the "Manufacturing Challenge") began in 1986.
 
          Chronology of Chico's Award-winning Record
                         2008 - Grand Prize    Baja SAE
                         2007 - Grand Prize    Biodiesel Generator
                         2006 - Grand Prize    Transmission Adaptor
                         2005 - Grand Prize    Wheelchair
                         2003 - Grand Prize    Trail Hitch Light
                         1999 - 2nd Place       Silicon Wafer Manipulator
                         1998 - 1st Place        Pool Assisted Lift
                         1995 - 1st Place        Model Truck
                         1993 - 1st Place  
                         1992 - Grand Prize
                         1991 - Grand Prize  
                         1987 - 1st Place

In past years, Chico has successfully competed against teams from the following universities:  Arizona State, Brigham Young University, Cal Poly Pomona, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, CSU Fresno, CSU Long Beach, CSU Los Angeles, CSU Northridge, Montana State, Oregon Institute of Technology, Oregon State, San Diego State, San Jose State, Texas A&M, Weber State, and Western Washington.

SME Chapter S-139 Officers for Spring 2008Top of Page

Chairman:Justin McCurdy 415-328-3929
1st Vice Chairman:Tony Arena 650-922-0283
2nd Vice Chairman:Wes BrandonWesleyBrandon@gmail.com510-673-3797
Treasurer:Nick Bernhardbeanbern2001@hotmail.com530-859-2986
Secretary:Natalie Caviermystiq86@hotmail.com530-521-2335
WESTEC:Jeff Ferraraferraralbz@yahoo.com530-680-6350
Faculty Advisor:Professor FallscheerLFallscheer@csuchico.edu530-898-5320
 
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