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BYU Mechanical Engineering Clubs and Student Assocations





Involvement in student clubs and academic associations is a great way to apply and demonstrate engineering knowledge, make friends, serve others, and develop a professional network. BYU differentiates between "clubs" and "Student Academic Associations" or SAAs. Clubs are organized and run through the BYU Student Association (BYUSA) and are less likely to be connected to a specific major or academic purpose. Student Academic Associations are run through Colleges and Departments and typically have a technical or professional component.

The university has the website clubs.byu.edu. This is where all official clubs and academic associations of interest are located. Most of the SAAs of interest of Mechanical Engineering students can be found by searching the word "Mechanical". Additional SAAs of interest may be found be searching the words: Chemical, Electrical, Manufacturing, Civil, or Computer.

Some of the more popular student academic associations for mechanical engineering students are listed below. You can visit the SAA website listed below or go to clubs.byu.edu to contact and join the SAA.

Aeronautics

Advisor: Steve Gorrell
President: Isaac Skinner (skinneri@byu.edu)
Discord: https://discord.gg/dVunk6fvJg
Email: aeronautics-assoc@byu.edu

Website

Agricultural Robotics

Advisor: Doug Cook
President: Garrett Jobe (garrett_jobe@byu.edu)

American Nuclear Society - Student Section

Advisor: Matthew Memmott
Advisor: Troy Munro
President: David Walton (dwalton1@byu.edu)
ans-assoc@byu.edu

Website

American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

Advisor: Nathan Crane
President: Isaac Sudweeks (isuds@byu.edu)

Website

Biomedical Engineering Society

Advisor: Anton Bowden
President: Kimball Demars (kwdemars@student.byu.edu)

Website

Combat Robotics

Advisor: Steve Gorrell
President: Kevin Powell (kevinkp@byu.edu)
Email: byucombatrobotics@byu.edu

Engineering Design

Advisor: John Salmon
President: Devin Johannesmeyer (dj387@student.byu.edu)

Formula Electric

Advisor: Matt Allen
President: Kelston McGuire (koolmkm@byu.edu)
Chief Engineer: Dartanian Babcock (dlb276@byu.edu)
Chief Engineer: Josh Parker (parkejos@byu.edu)

Website

Global Engineering Outreach (GEO)

Advisor: Randy Lewis (CH EN)
President: Noelani Mason (nmason@byu.edu)

Website

Mars Rover Team

(University Rover Competition)
Advisor: Marc Killpack
James Wade jwade19@byu.edu
Matthew Topham mdt68@byu.edu

Website

Network of Women

Advisor: Julie Crockett
Advisor: Lisa Barrager
President: Quinn Earnest (qcearn@byu.edu)
President: Sophie Martin (smartin0@byu.edu)

Rocketry Association

(IREC Spaceport America Cup)
Advisor: David Fullwood
President: Barry Creighton (creight8@byu.edu)
BYU Rocketry

Website

Society for the Advancement of Materials and Process Engineering

Advisor: David Fullwood
President: Dakota Buckner (bucknerd@byu.edu)

Website

Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

(Mini-Baja Team Competition)
Advisor: Dale Tree
President: Dartanian Babcock (dlb276@byu.edu)

Website

Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE)

Advisor: Brian Mazzeo (EC EN)
President: Alejandro Pelaez-Duque (apd915@byu.edu)

Website

Society of Women Engineers (SWE)

Advisor: Cammy Peterson
President: Brooklyn Andrus (brookand@student.byu.edu)

Website

Spacecraft

Advisor: David Long
President: Brian Damitz (bdamitz@byu.edu)

Website

Supermileage

(Shell Eco-Marathon Competition)
Advisor: Dale Tree
President: Dakota Mundell (mundelld@byu.edu)

Website

Tau Beta Pi

Wind Energy Club

Advisor: Andrew Ning
President: David Fillmore (daviddf@student.byu)

2ft Prosthetics

Advisor: Nathan Usevitch
President: Jessica Clift (cliftj03@student.byu.edu)

Website

OMEGA

President: Nolan Howes
Vice President of Academics: Christopher Nyborg
Vice President of Student Life: Jeffrey Taylor

Website