Resources
Engineering Societies and Other Links of Interest to Students
Field of Engineering | National Organization | Regional (WNC) Branch |
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Professional Engineers | National Society of Professional Engineers | |
Professional Engineering License | NC Board of Examiners for Engineers and Surveyors: Raleigh, NC
Note: Engineering licenses are issued by individual states. There is no licensing agency at the national level. |
No office in WNC |
Engineering Education | American Society for Engineering Education | Zone 2, SE USA |
Aerospace Engineering | The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics | Section II – SE USA |
Biological and Agricultural Engineering | American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers | NC Section |
Biomedical Engineering | Biomedical Engineering Society | No chapter in region |
Civil Engineering | ||
Chemical Engineering | American Institute of Chemical Engineers | No information |
Computer Engineering | No information | No information |
Electrical Engineering | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers | |
Environmental Engineering | Western Carolina’s Chapter of AWMA | |
Industrial Engineering | Region 2 IIE Southeast Piedmont (Charlotte) | |
Manufacturing Engineering | Society of Manufacturing Engineers | Land-O-Sky Chapter 191 |
Materials Science and Engineering |
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Mechanical Engineering | ||
Nuclear Engineering | American Nuclear Society | NC Sections of ANS |
Textile Engineering | See ASME, Textile division | NC State Student Organization |
Native Americans | American Indian Science and Engineering Society | No information |
African Americans | National Society of Black Engineers | No information |
Hispanic Americans | Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers | Region 7 of SHPE |
Women | Society of Women Engineers |
NC State Resources in Western North Carolina
Office and Location | Description of Activities |
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NC State University Engineering Programs Office UNC Asheville Campus |
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NC State University Minerals Research Lab Asheville |
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Industry Expansion Solutions – IES Available statewide |
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Manufacturing Extension Partnership Arden, Hickory, Kings Mountain and Waynesville |
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Other Resources in Western North Carolina
Office and Location | Description of Activities |
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NC Arboretum Asheville Milepost 393 of the Blue Ridge Parkway |
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Botanical Gardens at Asheville UNC Asheville Campus |
A 10-acre botanical garden on the campus of UNC Asheville |
UNC Asheville Asheville |
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UNC Charlotte Charlotte |
A campus of the UNC System |
Appalachian State University Boone |
A campus of the UNC System |
Western Carolina University Cullowhee |
A campus of the UNC System |