CORPORATE MEMBERS The Society for Experimental Mechanics is fortunate to receive the support of major industries, universities and government agencies throughout the world who participate in its Corporate Membership program. SEM Corporate Members realize the importance of having employees supplied with current experimental-mechanicsdata. Through their financial support they also assure that a forum for the exchange of vital technological information continues, as it has in SEM for the past 44 years. Each year, through an awards program, SEM formally recognizes outstanding individual achievement. The Society wishes to take this opportunity to recognize and thank the following firms and organizations which support its activities through Corporate Membership and involvement.
SUSTAINING MEMBERS The management of these firms is totally dedicated to the continued exchange of experimental-mechanics technology. They contribute the highest amount of financial support within the corporatemember program.
Measurements Group, Inc. Raleigh, NC McDonnell Douglas Corporation St. Louis. MO Westinghouse Electric Corporation Research & Development Center Pittsburgh, PA
COMMERCIAL MEMBERS A large degree of these firms' operations is dedicated to supporting the comrnunication of experimental-mechanics technology.
Aluminum Company of America
AT&T Bell Laboratories Murray Hill, NJ
General Dynamics Corporation St. Louis, MO
Avco Lycoming TEXTRON Stratford. CT
Grumman Aerospace Corporation Bethpage, NY
Babcock & Wilcox Alliance, OH
HlTEC Corporation Westford, MA
BLH Electronics Canton, MA
lnstron Corporation Canton, MA
The Boeing Company Seattle, WA
IBM Corporation White Plains, NY
Chrysler Corporation Detroit, MI
Kelsey-Hayes Automotive Group Romulus, MI
Corning Glass W o r k s Corning, NY
Kobe Steel, Ltd. Tokyo, Japan
Deere & Company Moline, IL
Kyowa Electronic Instrument, Ltd. Tokyo, Japan
Ealing Electro-Optics, Inc. South Natick, MA
Motion Analysis Santa Rosa, CA
Eaton Corporation Los Angeles, CA
MTS Systems Corporation Minneapolis, MN
E G I G Idaho, Inc. Idaho Falls, ID
Newport Corporation Fountain Valley, CA
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A h a Center, PA
Allison Gas 'hrbine Division GMC
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Call for Papers Ometron, Inc. Herndon, VA
Brown University Providence, RI
Optim Electronics Corporation Germantown, MD
Carleton Univereity Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Pacific Instruments, Inc. Concord, CA
Cement and Concrete Association Slough, England
PCB Piezotronics, Inc. Depew, NY
Federal University of Uberlandia Uberlandia, M.G., Brazil
PEC Industries Orlando, FL
Lehigh University Bethlehem, PA
PSE%G Research Corporation Maplewood, NJ
Purdue University West Lafayette, IN
Rockwell International Corporation El Segundo, CA
Sandia National Laboratories Albuquerque, NM
Specialty Measurements, Inc. Pittstown, NJ Stress Engineering Services, Ltd. Bath, England 'Medyne Engineering Services Walthani, MA Wartsila Research Service Helsinki, Finland
University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX University of Thessalonika Thessalonika, Greece University of Washington Seattle. WA Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA
EDUCATIONAL AND NONPROFTI' MEMBERS These universities and government agencies possess a high degree of interest in the experimental-mechanics field. Aerospace Engineering Test Establishment, Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake Medley, Alberta, Canada Association of American Railroads Washingon, DC Associacao Portuguesa de Analise Experimental de Tensoes Lisbon, Portugal Battelle Memorial Institute Columbus, OH Bharat Heavy Electricals, Ltd. Hyderabad, India
SPONSORS These individuals support the services of SEM professionally and financially. S.J. Green Terra Tek, Inc. Salt Lake City, UT
A.J. Kurtz Kulite Semiconductor Products, Inc. Ridgefield, NJ Louviers Technical Library, E.1. DuPont De Nemoum & Company Newark, DE F. Zandman Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. Malvern, PA
The SEM Optical Methods Committee issoliciting papers for the
1988 SEM Fall Conference on Experimental Mechanics November 6-9,1988 Union Station/ Holiday Inn Indianapolis, IN For this conference, which will addressthe theme,'Experimental Mechanicsin Manufac turing andQuality Contro1,'the Committee is seeking papers on optical methodsin manufacturing and quality control, and other topics where optical methods are utilized. Prospectiveauthors should submit a 250-word abstract to
Dr. John A Gilbert Dept. of Mechanical Engineering University of Alabama Huntsville, AL 35899 by January 31 1988. Authors will be notified of acceptance or rejection by April 15,1988. A typed copy of the paper on a Proceedings master will be required by September 15, 1988. NOTE: Inclusion in the Fall Conference Proceedings is required for papers to be presented at the conference.
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