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A Note From the ASEM President | May 2025


Dear Members and Friends of ASEM,

The responsibility of educators to their students goes beyond teaching them the subject matter and the technical information they need for their profession. Universities must help undergraduate and graduate students to understand the value of life-long learning and that professional development is necessary for one’s success and career advancement. One way to help students realize this is to motivate them to engage with professional societies and encourage them to explore and use benefits of membership.


    Jena Shafai Asgarpoor

    2024-25 ASEM President

    ASEM Academic Partnership

    ASEM membership comes with a whole host of benefits and student members get access to all benefits at a fraction of the cost.

    By joining the ASEM’s Academic Partnership Program academic programs can facilitate student membership and involvement. Offered at four different levels, the partnership allows various numbers of students to become members, with special rates available to World Bank countries.

      • Ascending: Up to 10 students
      • Soaring: Up to 25 students
      • Excelling: Up to 50 Students
      • Maximizing: Up to 250 students

    Student members may access several publications and resources electronically, including the Engineering Management Body of Knowledge (EMBoK). An advantage of Academic Partnership is that the program gets discounted pricing on teaching resources, such as the PPT slide set for the EMBoK. Also, each partnership includes a professional level membership (valued at $150).

    I highly encourage all engineering management academic programs to consider partnering with ASEM in this fashion to help their students experience the benefits of ASEM membership.

    Dr. Meagan Pollock

    Upcoming Webinar

    Magic Mirror on the Wall: What Makes the Best Leaders of All? Introduction to the Positionality Prism

    Tuesday, June 10, 2025. 11 AM – Noon Eastern time (via Zoom)
    Free to attend but must register to get Zoom link.

    Abstract

    How we see the world shapes how we lead. From daily decisions to long-term strategies, our perspectives and lived experiences ripple through every aspect of leadership—from communication and collaboration to team culture and outcomes. This webinar introduces the Positionality Prism, a reflective framework for uncovering how personhood, perception, and power influence our leadership approach.
    Inspired by the modern fable 
    Magic Mirror by Dr. Meagan Pollock, this session invites participants to take a metaphorical look in the mirror. What do we see? What do we miss? What stories are we carrying that color the way we lead? Using engaging reflection prompts and practical leadership applications, the session blends insight with action.
    Participants will leave with fresh perspective, a sense of curiosity, and tools to lead with greater clarity, connection, and intention. The book is available in print, eBook, and audiobook formats, but reading is not required to participate.

    About the Facilitator

    Dr. Meagan Pollock began her career playing with light projection on tiny microscopic mirrors as an engineer for Texas Instruments. Through her company, Engineered Organizations, she now utilizes metaphorical projectors and mirrors to shine a light on micro and macro social systems that, when adjusted, improve student and employee success in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. A TEDx speaker on inclusive leadership, author of the modern fable Magic Mirror, and a past recipient of the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, Meagan holds a PhD in engineering education from Purdue University, an MS in electrical engineering from Texas Tech University, and a BS in computer science from Texas Woman’s University. She currently serves as a new Director for the American Society for Engineering Management. As an engineer turned educator, Meagan focuses on helping others intentionally engineer inclusion® in education and the workforce.


    Until I write again, I hope that you will stay well and healthy.

         

    Registration Now Open!


    Powering the Future of Engineering Management

    The Grove Hotel, Boise, Idaho, USA

    Hosted by University of Idaho

    Photo credit to visittheUSA.com

    The Technical Program Committee invites present-to-publish papers and presentations for the 2025 International Annual Conference (IAC) of the American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM).

    The ASEM IAC is a peer-reviewed conference. Membership in ASEM is not mandatory, and both members and nonmembers are cordially invited to submit contributions. Both paper and presentation abstracts are published in the conference book.

    Abstract submission for technical presentations, workshops, panels, and tutorials are due March 17, 2025. Find out more HERE.

          Did you complete your PhD in 2024? Nominations Are Now Being Accepted for the ASEM Best Dissertation Award!

          The ASEM Best Dissertation Award is made annually to the dissertation judged to best present research in the discipline of engineering management. Each university that grants PhDs in Engineering Management or related programs is eligible to nominate no more than four dissertations for consideration (Technology Management programs, etc. may request an inclusion allowance from the awards committee). The current award is for the dissertations submitted as part of the degree requirements for a PhD awarded in the 2024 calendar year.

          The Best Dissertation winner is awarded:

          • A plaque commemorating the award
          • A cash award of $1,000
          • An invitation to submit a paper based on the dissertation to EMJ

          For the advisor of the winning dissertation:

          • A plaque recognizing the advisor’s role in the process

          For the department submitting the winning dissertation:

          • A plaque recognizing the award to a dissertation in their program

          The winner will be announced during the ASEM International Annual Conference in Boise! Find out more HERE.

          Interested in recruiting or promoting your organization with ASEM?


          If you would like to reach out to the technical and engineering management community to let them know all you have to offer, ASEM may be the perfect partner!

          Please visit https://asem.org/Recruitment-and-Promotion to learn more about opportunities available.

          Please send information and ad to asem-hq@asem.org in a Word or PDF format and submit your advertisement today!



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          Member Spotlight: Congratulations to Prof Polinpapilnho Katina

          We offer our heartfelt congratulations to Prof Polinpapilnho Katina for receiving the 2024-2025 University of South Carolina Upstate’s Annual Award for Excellence in Scholarly and Creative Activities. 





          International Joint Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management

          Bari, Italy

          June 23 - 25, 2025

          UPCOMING CONFERENCE OF INTEREST

          Visit our conference website for details on tracks, submission guidelines, and updates. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to contact us at ijcieom@abepro.org.br.

          We encourage you to share this invitation with colleagues and PhD students who may be interested.

          Looking forward to welcoming you to Bari for an enriching experience at IJCIEOM 2025!

          Best regards,

          Conference Chairs

          Francesco Facchini (Polytechnic University of Bari)

          Giovanni Mummolo (University of Bari)

          Claudio Sassanelli (Polytechnic University of Bari)

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          2024 ASEM Award Winners - Congratulations!


          Engineering Manager of the Year

          Dr. Rob Gies

          Newport News Shipbuilding

          Best Dissertation Award


          “An Empirical Investigation on the Critical Success Factors for Kaizen Events in Hospitals”


          Dr. Kimberly Harry

          Virginia Tech

          Dr. Eileen Van Aken, Mentor

          Virginia Tech

          Eschenbach Award for Best Engineering Management Journal (EMJ) Paper


          "Selection of Best Practices that Enhance Phase- Based Cost and Schedule Performances in Complex Construction Projects"

          Elnaz Safapour, Sharareh Kermanshachi, & Issa Ramaji

          Meritorious Service Award

          Shawn Brougham

          Christy Bozic


          Past President of the Society Award

          Annmarie Uliano


          Bernard R. Sarchet Award

          Dr. Ed Pohl

          Frank Woodbury Special

          Service Award

          Ali Kucukozyigit and

          Sanjana Tripathi

          Paul Kauffmann Professional Development Award

                • Gene Dixon
                • Terry Collins
                • Valerie Denny
                • Jim Marion
                • Jesus Matias
                • Artem Shushkov

          ASEM Graduate

          Student Scholarship


          Maya Mishra

          Purdue University


          ASEM’s Virtual Student Case Study

          Best Analysis Competition Award (online)

          • 1st Place – Rice University
          • 2nd Place – United States Military Academy – Team Black
          • 3rd Place – Missouri S&T

          The People’s Choice Award

          (in-person at the IAC)

          • 1st Place – Missouri S&T
          • 2nd Place – Rice University
          • 3rd Place – Northeastern University

            2024 ASEM Fellow Class

            • Annmarie Uliano
            • Richard Grandrino
            • Bryan Mesmer
            • James Marion

            Merritt Williamson Award for

            Best International Annual

            Conference Paper


            "Generational Succession and the Technical Leadership Gap: An Empirical Investigation"


            David Pistrui

            Darrell Kleinke

            Ron Bonnstetter

            Eric Gehrig

            ASEM Founder's Award for Undergraduate Program


            United States Military Academy at

            West Point

            ASEM Founder's Award for

            Student Chapter


            United States Military Academy at

            West Point

            ASEM Founder’s Award for

            Graduate Program

            St. Cloud State University


            Presidential Award -

            Local Section

            Ecuador Section

            November 6th - 9th, 2024

            The ASEM International Annual Conference is a Terrific Event!

            Hosted at the Hilton Oceanfront Virginia Beach in Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA

            See more pictures from the 2024 ASEM IAC in Virginia Beach HERE.

            ABET and Engineering Management

            The criteria comment period for "Engineering Management" and similarly named programs is open until June 15, 2024. This may be of interest to you, and if you want your voice heard - now is the time to make a comment.

            Link below (Scroll down to EAC area):

            https://www.abet.org/accreditation/accreditation-criteria/accreditation-changes/

            Professional Development Opportunities through UAH

            The University of Alabama in Huntsville's Office of Professional and Continuing Education is offering an online on-demand Certification Prep Course. Course registration offers 26 hours of instruction and includes:

            • Complimentary ASEM® Membership
            • Digital Course Materials
            • Exam Voucher for either the CAEM® or CPEM® Exam

            Find out more at https://www.uah.edu/opce/program-topics/ASEM


            The Engineering Management Journal (EMJ)



            FOR ASEM MEMBERS: A new edition of the Engineering Management Journal (EMJ) was issued in May 2024.

            The Engineering Management Journal is designed to provide practical, pertinent knowledge on the management of technology, technical professionals, and technical organizations. EMJ strives to provide value to the practice of engineering management and engineering managers. EMJ is an archival journal that facilitates both practitioners and university faculty in publishing useful articles. The primary focus is on articles that improve the practice of engineering management.

            Access to the EMJ is included with each ASEM Membership. View full flyer HERE.


            ASEM Proudly Recognizes Recent CAEM, CPEM and EMSSGB Certified / Recertified Individuals:

            • Jason Benne
            • Ashesh Saraf
            • David Faris
            • Micheal Okite
            • Larry Mallak
            • Neal Lewis
            • Chaz Weaver
            • Suzanna Long
            • Haneesh Ramisetty
            • Majid Sharifi
            • David Stephens
            • Mohammad Zahid
            • Rajeev Goel
            • Kelly Lucas
            • Idris Adelakun
            • Nabeel Aslam
            • John Via
            • Erik Crocker
            • John M. Nicholson
            • Alaa Sayed Mahmoud Ahmed
            • Tony N. Bitar
            • Mishel Garcia Vela

            • Leonel Amiel

            • Cesario B. Enciso

            • Woodrow Winchester, III

            • Joseph Sisti

            • William Smolter

            • Nathan Fletcher

            • Mohamed Omar Elhefnawy

            • Ruth Vasquez Rivas Plata

            • Ivan De Los Santos

            • Shawn Brougham

            • Samuel De la Torre

            • Travis Meyer

            • Eric Ong

            • Subrat Acharya

            • Henry Regollo Mora

            • Mohammad Samer Almasri

            • Katherine Quinlan

            • Varad Choudhari

            • Joeper Famorcan

            • Jordan Lustig

            • Yin-Chih Lin

            • Kevin Battick

            • Mario DiCino

            • Zheng Guan Tan

            • Saif Hamed G Almutairi

            • Stephen Gilliam

            • Jena Asgarpoor

            • Angela Lestat

            • Ali Jebur

            • Harold Conner, Jr.

            • Farzin Dehmeshki

            • Abhijit Santhanam

            • Christy Bozic

            • Claudia Zettner

            • Daniel Rowbotham

            • Matthew Jelavic

            • Brian Amouzegar

            • DeSheyna Perry

            • Simon Philbin

                    • Rajesh Guttikonda

                    • James Kinnebrew

                    • David Paulus

                    • Swarnim Sandeep

                    • Polinpapilinho Katina

                    • Carl Ise

                    • Ronald Castillion

                    • Brian Barnes

                    • Sravanthi Pettari

                    • Abdullah Ali Gabeen

                    • Luis Eduardo Guerra

                    • Altayeb A. M. Alasyouti

                    • Diana Easton

                    • Vakhid Zokhrabov

                    • John "Jack" Chope

                    • Abdulaziz Mohammed Alnaim

                    • Daniel Struble Capeles

                    • Alejo Acosta

                    • Kevin Porter

                    • Maxwell Tamakloe

                    • Michael Holman

                    • Anfal Ziad Abdel-Mughni Al-Khatib

                    • Luna Magpili

                    • Kristofer Kao

                    • Samuel Osei

                    • Pedro Patricio Sabilala

                    • Sina Hojjat

                    • Ayush Ghosh

                    • Kurt Wurthmann

                    • Sneha Gudivaka

                    • Omobolaotan (Bola) Agbonile

                    • Joselyn Morales Espinoza

                    • Yuqing Liu

                    • Shoaib Khalil

                    • Inés Areizaga Esteva

                    • Wolday Abrha

                    • Jeffrey Ulmer

                    • Quintin Potthast

                    • Ahmed M. H. M. Amasha

                    • Zachary Kentner

                    • DeVanne Burch

                    • Jason Toomer

                    • Marcus Stewart

                    • Mikael Hesselberg

                    • Joshua Jordan

                    • Adhista Chapagain

                    • Mohammed Raza Kanjee

                    • Jean Essila

                    • Emmanuel Awolumate

                    • Edgar Avalos-Gauna

                    • Priyadarshan Manohar

                    • Amr Gamal El-Abd Abulhaggag

                    • Brian Galli

                    • Tiffany Poitras

                    • Christopher Coventry

                    • David Ogg

                                • Esther Forson

                                • Francisco Mathews Lopez

                                • Arif Sirinterlikci

                                • Kushal K C

                                • Kim LaScola Needy

                                • Roderick Capili

                                • Curtis Cobb II

                                • Mostafa Nasr Soliman Ashmawy

                                • Valeria Perez Vera

                                • Krishnaveni Balakrishnan

                                • Luis Monterrubio

                                • Gaylon Don Taylor, Jr.

                                • Calvin Aichele

                                • Matthew Lyons

                                • Mateen Raiyat

                                • Cody Ferguson

                                • Courtney Houtsma

                                • Nathaniel Seal

                                • Caleb Abell

                                • Christopher Maloney

                                • Matthew Paddock

                                • Baskaranathan Barath

                                • James "Beau" Wasson

                                • Chong Yao Wang

                                • Jerry Almos

                                • David Heap

                                • Kristopher Dane

                                • Anjali Paliwal

                                • Anthony Broccio

                                • Carrie Metz Drake

                                • Ahmad Issa

                                • Jameela Al-Jaroodi

                                • Susmita Sain

                                • Tomás Goldaracena

                                • Mohamed Fawzy Yasin Aly Gomaa

                                • Ahmad Mohammad Kharbat

                                • Aaron Finkey

                                • Samantha Pope

                                • Robert Cameron Houk

                                • Sudith Ashokan

                                • Renae Goik

                                • Austin Tedder

                                • Samer Al-Madhoun

                                • Nejib Masghouni

                                • Mohamed Salem

                                • Satish Boregowda

                                • Erwin Lugue

                                • Wisam Shawket

                                • Nicholas Mitchell

                                • Ahmed Maged Hassan Mohamed Amasha

                                • Joshua Gray

                                • Ted Eschenbach

                                • Envin Billings

                                • James Schreiner

                                • Charles Daniels

                                • Alvin Alejandro


                                            Loss of Dear Friend, Colleague, Mentor, and Longtime ASEM Member, Dr. David Lyth

                                            It is with deep sorrow that we share the loss of Dr. David Lyth. Dr. Lyth's obituary was crafted with such terrific detail about his life that we encourage you to visit https://betzlerlifestory.com/obituaries/dr-david-lyth.146656 to find out more about the beautiful life he lead.

                                            Our ASEM leadership team offers deepest condolences to all of David's family and friends. His warm smile, kind greetings, surprise phone calls and witty stories will be missed dearly.

                                            Dr. David Lyth


                                            Special Thanks to these ASEM Recruitment Partners, Sponsors and Members:












                                            Please visit https://asem.org/sponsorship to find out benefits of becoming a Corporate Member or Sponsor of ASEM. 

                                            ASEM Certified Graduate Program | MEML at Rice University

                                            Congratulations to ASEM's newest Certified Graduate Program at Rice University! ASEM Certification represents excellence in program quality and distinguishes certified programs as being in the top tier in graduate engineering management related programs, worldwide.

                                            To learn more or to have your graduate program ASEM certified, visit https://asem.org/Graduate-Program-Cert/


                                            2023-2027 Master of

                                            Engineering Management and Leadership

                                            Since 2023

                                            Engineering Management Handbook, 3rd Edition

                                            ASEM is proud to now offer the 3rd edition of the Engineering Management Handbook. This EM Handbook edition focuses on the practical application of the domains thus differentiating it from the second edition.

                                            You may download this text through your ASEM membership portal as an member benefit. For non-members, the PDF is available for purchase on the ASEM Store website. Hardcopies will soon be available for purchase on the ASEM Store website as well.

                                            The 11 Domains covered in this handbook, each of which include related topics, are:


                                            1. Introduction to Engineering Management
                                            2. Leadership and Organizational Management
                                            3. Strategic Planning and Management
                                            4. Financial Resources Management
                                            5. Project Management
                                            6. Quality Management System
                                            7. Operations and Supply Chain Management
                                            8. Management of Technology, Research, and Development
                                            9. Systems Engineering
                                            10. Legal Issues in Engineering Management
                                            11. Professional Codes of Conduct and Ethics

                                            Women in Engineering Management: An Interview with Tiffani Teachey


                                            Is Your Organization on ASEM's EM Program Listing? Are You Part of CEMAL?


                                            Please visit https://www.asem.org/EM-Program-List/ to validate your EM Program Listing is up-to-date. Complete the form below to submit any changes or to join the Council of Engineering Management Academic Leaders. Need help? Contact asem-hq@asem.org.

                                            Validate Your Skill Set with Professional Certification through ASEM


                                            ASEM offers the two most important industry-recognized certification for technical managers. You can find CAEMs and CPEMs involved in managing and leading at all levels and types of engineering and technology-driven organizations in nearly every country. Over the past twenty years, ASEM has been engaged in intensive research and development to identify the education, skills, and knowledge critical for success as a technical management professional. This work has supported the development and continuous improvement of this formal method for recognizing the CAEM or CPEM engineering management professional designation.

                                            Visit https://asem.org/EM-Professional-Certifications to find out more, and to begin the process to becoming professionally certified as a technical manager, today!

                                            Opportunity to Contribute to ASEM Professional Certifications

                                            ASEM seeks knowledge volunteers as part of a team chartered to investigate validation or accreditation of ASEM’s growing portfolio of certifications. The use of a third-party standard, has long been discussed. Organizations such as ABET use international standards such as ISO 9000. The Institute for Credentialing Excellence (ICE) and the IACET (International Accreditors for Continuing Education and Training) are two examples of U.S. organizations that accredit personnel and continuing education related certifications or certificates. The major deliverable for the Accreditation Project is a actionable plan for obtaining recognized and effectual accreditation as our certification/badging products grow. If you have applicable accreditation knowledge or experience and would like to contribute to this please contact the ASEM Executive Director (ExecutiveDirector@asem.org).


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