Professional Societies of Joseph J. Rencis

• Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Massachusetts (Certificate # 34262-M).
• American Academy of Mechanics (AAM): Member, 1986 - present.
• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE): Associate Member, 1985-94; Member, 1994-present
• American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE): Member, 1986 - present.
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME): Associate Member, 1985 - 1992 & Member, 1992 - present.
• International Society for Boundary Elements (ISBE): Member, 1989 - present.
• International Association for Boundary Element Methods (IABEM): Member, 1989 - present.

Leadership and Service

• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

  • Center for Education
    Board of Directors, 2006-10.
    Vice Chair (co-Founder), Mechanical Engineering Educational Research and Innovation Committee (ERIC), 2007-present.

  • Mechanical Engineering Department Heads Committee (MEDHC)
    Chair (Elected), 2008-10.
    Vice Chair (Elected), 2006-08.
    Vice Chair (Elected) Region X, 2005-06.

  • Worcester Section
    Chairperson (Elected), 1990-92.
    Vice Chairperson (Elected), 1989-90.
    Secretary (Elected), 1988-89.

• American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE)
  • Mechanical Engineering Division
    Program Chair (Elected), 2008-09.
    Program Chair-Elect (Elected), 2007-08.
    Secretary/Treasurer (Elected), 2006-07.
  • Mechanics Division
    Web Page Manager/Developer, 2002-present.
    Past Chair (Elected), 2000-01.
    Chair (Elected), 1999-2000.
    Program Chair (Elected), 1998-99.
    Program Chair-Elect (Elected), 1997-98.
    Member of the Executive Committee (Elected), 1996-2001.
    Member of the Survey Committee, 1998-99.
    Member of the Subcommittee on Membership, 1995-97 and 2002-06.
  • New England Section
    Member, Teaching Award Committee, 2004.
    Chair, Awards Committee, 2003-04.
    Member, Conference Planning Committee, 2002-04.
• International Society for Boundary Elements (ISBE)
  • Member of the Scientific Steering Committee (Elected), 1989-2000.
• American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
  • Member of Structural Division Committee on Electronic Computation: Subcommittee on Personal Computers and Work Stations, 1986-90.

Updated: 07/10/08

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