The ASME Medal, created in 1920, is the highest award bestowed by the
ASME
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) is an American professional association that, in its own words, "promotes the art, science, and practice of multidisciplinary engineering and allied sciences around the globe" via "continuing ...
(founded as the American Society of Mechanical Engineers) Board of Governors for "eminently distinguished engineering achievement".
The award has been presented every year since 1996 (first medalist was awarded in 1921), and it consists of a $15,000 honorarium,
a certificate, a travel supplement not to exceed $750, and a gold medal inscribed with the words, "What is not yet, may be".
ASME
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) is an American professional association that, in its own words, "promotes the art, science, and practice of multidisciplinary engineering and allied sciences around the globe" via "continuing ...
also gives out a number of other awards yearly, including the
Edwin F. Church Medal, the
Holley medal The Holley Medal is an award of ASME (the American Society of Mechanical Engineers) for "outstanding and unique act(s) of an engineering nature, accomplishing a noteworthy and timely public benefit by one or more individuals for a single achievement ...
, and the
Soichiro Honda medal.
List of recipients
Source
ASME
See also
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List of engineering awards
This list of engineering awards is an index to articles about notable awards for achievements in engineering. It includes aerospace engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, electronic engineering, structural e ...
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ASME Leonardo Da Vinci Award
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers Design and Engineering Division awards yearly the Leonardo Da Vinci Award to eminent engineers whose design or invention is recognized as an important advance in machine design. The award is named after ...
References
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Awards established in 1920
ASME Medals