Marc W. Goldsmith (born 1947) is an American mechanical and nuclear engineer and

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, who served as 131st president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers for the year 2012‐2013.Marc Goldsmith Begins Term as ASME President Press Release
, ''asme.org,'' June 13, 2012. Accessed 2015-09-24.

Biography

After regular education and high school, Goldsmith joined the U.S. Merchant Marine in 1968. He served as licensed Second and Third Assistant Engineer with the U.S. Merchant Marine until 1972.Marc W. Goldsmith Recognized by Strathmore's Who's Who Worldwide Publication
12 aug. 2014. Accessed 2015-09-24. Prior to this period he obtained his BSc in marine nuclear science at the

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, and his MSc in nuclear engineering and Degree of Nuclear Engineer from the

Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science, and is one of the ...

in 1972–73. After his graduation in 1972-73 Goldsmith had joined United Engineers & Constructors, Philadelphia, Pa.,''Nuclear News,'' Volume 16, Nr. 1. 1973. p. 77. where he served as Nuclear and Environmental Licensing Engineer. In 1975 he co-founded Energy Research Group, Inc., where he was president until 1998. From 1998 he had joined

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, where he served as an associate director and then a director in Technology and Innovation Management. Next, from 2004 to 2005, he was vice president at Stone & Webster Management Consultants, specializing in strategic energy businesses. Eventually in 2005 he founded his own consultancy firm Marc Goldsmith & Associates LLC in

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. At the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Goldsmith was elected fellow of ASME, has been awarded the Society's Dedicated Service Award in 2001, and served on both the Board of Governors and as its president in 2012–13.

Selected publications

* Goldsmith, Marc W., et al. ''New energy sources: dreams and promises.'' Energy Research Group Inc., 1661 Worcester Road, Framingham, MA 01701, 1976. * Marc W Goldsmith. ''A survey of the economic costs of nuclear fuel reprocessing,'' 1997. * Marc W Goldsmith. ''1980 progress report to the County of Suffolk, N.Y. : technical analysis and evaluation of safety issues concerning the Shoreham Nuclear Power Plant by Energy Research Group.'' 1981. * Marc W Goldsmith. ''The Shoreham Nuclear Power Station Atomic Safety and licensing Board hearings : 1982 progress report to the County of Suffolk, N.Y.'' 1982. * Marc W Goldsmith. ''The Shoreham Nuclear Power Station Atomic Safety and Licensing Board operating license proceeding : 1983 status report of technical assistance to the County of Suffolk, New York.'' 1983. ;Articles, a selection * Forbes, I. A., Goldsmith, M. W., Kearney, J. P., Kadak, A. C., Turnage, J. C., & Brown, G. J. (1974). "Nuclear debate: a call to reason (No. DOE/TIC-10312). Lowell Technological Inst., MA (USA). Dept. of Nuclear Engineering.

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ASME Community {{DEFAULTSORT:Goldsmith, Mar Living people American mechanical engineers State University of New York Maritime College alumni MIT School of Engineering alumni Presidents of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers 1947 births