Information Storage & Processing Systems Division
Information Storage & Processing Systems Division (ISPS) of ASME serves the mechanical engineer engaged in the data storage and information processing systems industries, such as printers, scanners and digital cameras.
About
The Information Storage & Processing Systems Division of ASME serves the mechanical engineer engaged in the data storage and information processing systems industries, such as printers, scanners and digital cameras.
The primary focus has been in the rapidly growing data storage industry dominated by rigid and floppy disks, magnetic tape, VCR and optical disk technologies. Numerous mechanics and material problems are found with the domains of these "miniature" products, where nano- & micro- are the common dimension prefixes!
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Events
Featured Event
ISPS Conference on Information Storage and Processing Systems
August 28–30, 2023, San Jose, CA
Past Events
MIPE 2022August 28 – 31
Nagoya University, Japan
ISPS 2021 Virtual Conference
June 2 – 3, 2021
ISPS 2020 Virtual Conference
July 24-25, 2020
ISPS 2019 Conference
June 27 - 28, 2019
San Diego, CA
ISPS/MIPE 2018 Conference
August 29 - 30, 2018
San Francisco, CA
Honors & Awards
Recognition of outstanding achievement in engineering is one of the major objectives of ASME. Through its programs of honors and awards, ASME recognizes outstanding contributions to the art and science of engineering.
Division Awards
Awarded for dedication to the Information Storage and Processing Systems Division and for excellence in research and contribution to the data storage industry.
- Graduate Student Fellowship
To encourage technical research related to the field of information storage and processing systems, among Mechanical Engineering graduate students across the world. The ISPS graduate student fellowship will be awarded once each calendar year. View more information on this award.
- Graduate Student Conference Scholarship
Five graduate student scholarships are offered for the ISPS Conference. The conference scholarship offers free of charge enrollment to the conference, all handouts, and catered meals. All graduate students who wish to be considered for the scholarship are required to submit a brief (1 page maximum) description of the student’s thesis research and a brief statement of the applicability of their thesis research to the research areas of the ISPS Division.
Procedure: Interested students need to submit a letter (e-mail) of intent and the brief document described above by March 31st of each year to the chair of the awards committee.
Note that there is a limit of two graduate students per academic advisor for the the Conference Scholarships.
Nominations link for processing division awards
Leadership
Rahul Rai
Chair | July 2023 - June 2024
Yuan Ma
Vice Chair | July 2023 - June 2024
Tan Trinh
Conference Chair | July 2023 - June 2024
Siddesh Vivek Sakhalkar
Conference Co-Chair | July 2023 - June 2024
Matthew Carper
Program Chair | July 2023 - July 2024
Alejandro Rodriguez Mendez
Program Co-Chair | July 2023 - June 2024
Frank Talke
Advisor | July 2021 – June 2022
Abhishek Srivastava
Past Chair | July 2023 – June 2024
Barbara Zlatnik
Staff Contact
Student Activities
Student Awards
The division sponsors two student awards - the Graduate Student Fellowship and Graduate Student Conference Scholarship.
The Graduate Student Fellowship was established to encourage technical research related to the field of information storage and processing systems, among Mechanical Engineering graduate students across the world.
The Graduate Student Conference Scholarship offers free of charge enrollment to the conference, all handouts, and catered meals.
For additional information, please view the Honors & Awards page.
Links
Links to helpful online resources related to the division are below. If you have suggestions for other resources, please contact the division chair or ASME staff.
- ASME Landmarks Program
Landmarks, sites and collections of historic importance to mechanical engineering are designated by ASME through its History and Heritage Landmarks Program.
ASME Divisions
- Applied Mechanics Division
- Computers and Information in Engineering Division
- Dynamic Systems & Control Division
- Electronic and Photonic Packaging Division
- Tribology Division
Major University Research Centers
Major Data Storage Employers