The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers (AIME) is a

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for

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and

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, with over 145,000 members. It was founded in 1871 by 22 mining engineers in

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, being one of the first national engineering societies in the country. Its charter is to "advance and disseminate, through the programs of the Member Societies, knowledge of engineering and the arts and sciences involved in the production and use of minerals, metals, energy sources and materials for the benefit of humankind." It is the parent organization of four Member Societies, the Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration (SME), The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS), the

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(AIST), and the

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(SPE). The organization is currently based in Dove Valley, Colorado.

History

Known by its original name '
American Institute of Mining Engineers
'' (AIME) the institute had a membership at the beginning of 1915 of over 5,000, made up of honorary, elected, and associate members. The annual meeting of the institute was held in February, with other meetings during the year as authorized by the council. The institute published three volumes of ''Transactions'' annually and a monthly ''Bulletin'' which appeared on the first of each month. The headquarters of the institute was in the Engineering Building in

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. Following creation of the Petroleum Division in 1922, the Iron and Steel Division in 1928 and the Institute of Metals Division in 1933 the name of the society was changed in 1957 to the American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical and Petroleum Engineers. Three of the current member societies were then created from the divisions, increasing to four in 1974 when the Iron and Steel Society (ISS) was formed. In 2004 ISS merged with the Association of Iron and Steel Engineers (AISE) to form the

(AIST) whilst remaining a member society of AIME.

Awards

The society awards some 25 awards every year at the annual conference. In addition, the member societies also disburse their own awards, including the Percy Nicholls Award, awarded by SME jointly with

American Society of Mechanical Engineers 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 ...

Presidents

The following individuals have held the position of President of this organization. * 1871: David Thomas * 1872–1874:

Rossiter Worthington Raymond Rossiter Worthington Raymond (April 27, 1840 in Cincinnati, Ohio – December 31, 1918 in Brooklyn, New York) was an American mining engineer, legal scholar and author. At his memorial, the President of Lehigh University described him as "one o ...

* 1875: Alexander Lyman Holley * 1876:

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* 1877: Thomas Sterry Hunt * 1878–1879: Eckley Brinton Coxe * 1880: William Powell Shinn * 1881: William Metcalf * 1882: Richard Pennefather Rothwell * 1883: Robert Woolston Hunt * 1884–1885: James Cooper Bayles * 1886:

Robert Hallowell Richards Robert Hallowell Richards (August 26, 1844 – March 27, 1945) was an American mining engineer, metallurgist, and educator, born at Gardiner, Maine. In 1868, with the first class to leave the institution, he graduated from the Massachusetts ...

* 1887:

Thomas Egleston Thomas Egleston (December 9, 1832 – January 15, 1900) was an American engineer who helped found Columbia University's School of Mines, now the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science. Throughout his lifetime, Egleston publis ...

* 1888: William Bleeker Potter * 1889: Richard Pearce * 1890:

* 1891–1892: John Birkinbine * 1893: Henry Marion Howe * 1894: John Fritz * 1895:

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* 1896:

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* 1897: Thomas Messinger Drown * 1898: Charles Kirchhoff * 1899–1900: James Douglas * 1901–1902: Eben Erskine Olcott * 1903: Albert Reid Ledoux * 1904–1905: James Gayley * 1906: Robert Woolston Hunt * 1907–1908:

John Hays Hammond John Hays Hammond (March 31, 1855 – June 8, 1936) was an American mining engineer, diplomat, and philanthropist. He amassed a sizable fortune before the age of 40. An early advocate of deep mining, Hammond was given complete charge of C ...

* 1909–1910: David William Brunton * 1911: Charles Kirchhoff * 1912: James Furman Kemp * 1913: Charles Frederic Rand * 1914: Benjamin Bowditch Thayer * 1915:

William Lawrence Saunders William Lawrence Saunders (November 1, 1856 - June 25, 1931) was a mining engineer who was chairman of the Naval Consulting Board during World War I. He was chairman of the board of Ingersoll Rand. Biography He was born in 1856 to Reverend Wi ...

* 1916:

Louis Davidson Ricketts Louis Davidson Ricketts (December 19, 1859 – March 4, 1940) was an American economic geologist, metallurgist, mining engineer and banker who pioneered development of copper mines in the U.S. state of Arizona and the Mexican state of Sonora. E ...

* 1917: Philip North Moore * 1918: Sidney Johnston Jennings * 1919: Horace Vaughn Winchell * 1920:

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* 1921: Edwin Ludlow * 1922: Arthur Smith Dwight * 1923: Edward Payson Mathewson * 1924: William Kelly * 1925: John van Wicheren Reynders * 1926: Samuel A. Taylor * 1927:

Everette Lee DeGolyer Everette Lee DeGolyer (October 9, 1886 – December 14, 1956), was a prominent oil company executive, petroleum exploration geophysicist and philanthropist in Dallas. He was known as "the founder of applied geophysics in the petroleum industry",C ...

* 1928: George Otis Smith * 1929: Frederick Worthen Bradley * 1930: William Hastings Bassett * 1931: Robert Emmet Tally * 1932: Scott Turner * 1933: Frederick Mark Becket * 1934: Howard Nicholas Eavenson * 1935: Henry Andrew Buehler * 1936: John Meston Lovejoy * 1937: Rolland Craten Allen * 1938: Daniel Cowan Jackling * 1939: Donald Burton Gillies * 1940: Herbert George Moulton * 1941: John Robert Suman * 1942: Eugene McAuliffe * 1943: Champion Herbert Mathewson * 1944: Chester Alan Fulton * 1945: Harvey Seeley Mudd * 1946:

Louis S. Cates Louis S. Cates (20 December 1881– 29 October 1959) was an American mining engineer and businessman. He was president of Phelps Dodge from 1930 to 1947. Biography Louis Shattuck Cates was born in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1902, he received a ...

* 1947: Clyde Williams * 1948: William Embry Wrather * 1949: Lewis Emanuel Young * 1950: Donald Hamilton McLaughlin * 1951: Willis McGerald Peirce * 1952: Michael Lawrence Haider * 1953: Andrew Fletcher * 1954: Leo Frederick Reinartz * 1955: Henry DeWitt Smith * 1956: Carl Ernest Reistle Jr. * 1957: Grover Justine Holt * 1958: Augustus Braun Kinzel * 1959: Howard Carter Pyle * 1960: Joseph Lincoln Gillson * 1961: Ronald Russel McNaughton * 1962: Lloyd E. Elkins * 1963: Roger Vern Pierce * 1964: Karl Leroy Fetters * 1965: Thomas Corwin Frick * 1966: William Bishop Stephenson * 1967: Walter R. Hibbard Jr. * 1968: John Robertson McMillan * 1969: James Boyd * 1970: John C. Kinnear * 1971: John Smith Bell * 1972: Dennis L. McElroy * 1973: James B. Austin * 1974: Wayne E. Glenn * 1975: James D. Reilly * 1976: Julius J. Harwood * 1977: H. Arthur Nedom * 1978: Wayne L. Dowdey * 1979: William H. Wise * 1980: M. Scott Kraemer * 1981: Robert H. Merrill * 1982: Harold W. Paxton * 1983: Edward E. Runyan * 1984: Nelson Severinghaus, Jr. * 1985: Norman T. Mills * 1986: Arlen L. Edgar * 1987: Alan Lawley * 1988:

Thomas V. Falkie Thomas Victor Falkie (September 5, 1934 – November 1, 2019) was an American mining engineer and educator. He served as the 14th director of the U.S. Bureau of Mines. Early life Thomas Victor Falkie was born on September 5, 1934, in Mount C ...

* 1989: Howard N. Hubbard, Jr. * 1990: Donald G. Russell * 1991: Milton E. Wadsworth * 1992: Roshan B. Bhappu * 1993: G. Hugh Walker * 1994: Noel D. Rietman * 1995: Frank V. Nolfi, Jr. * 1996: Donald W. Gentry * 1997: Leonard G. Nelson * 1998: Roy H. Koerner * 1999: Paul G. Campbell, Jr. * 2000: Robert E. Murray * 2001: Grant P. Schneider * 2002: George H. Sawyer * 2003: Robert H. Wagoner * 2004: Robert C. Freas * 2005: Alan W. Cramb * 2006: James R. Jorden * 2007:

Dan J. Thoma Dan J. Thoma (born January 30, 1963) is an American metallurgist who is a Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He is the director of the Grainger Institute for Engineering at ...

* 2008: Michael Karmis * 2009: Ian Sadler * 2010: DeAnn Craig * 2011: Brajendra Mishra * 2012: George W. Luxbacher * 2013: Dale Heinz * 2014: Behrooz Fattahi * 2015: Garry W. Warren * 2016: Nikhil Trivedi * 2017: John G. Speer

Vice presidents

*1893–1894: Robert Gilmour Leckie

Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration

The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration (SME) is for mining professionals.

''Mining Engineering'' magazine

The Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration publishes the monthly magazine ''Mining Engineering'' since 1949.

References

External links

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