Sam Y. Zamrik, Ph.D., ASME President for fiscal year 2008, is a technical consultant and professor emeritus of engineering mechanics at The Pennsylvania State University (University Park).
Dr. Zamrik, a resident of State College, Pa., has been a member of ASME for more than 34 years. A fellow of the Society, he has served in a number of leadership positions, including as a member of the ASME Board of Governors from 2002 to 2005, and as vice-president of Materials and Structures from 1999 to 2002.
Dr. Zamrik also served on the ASME Board of Professional Development from 1995 to 2001 and Board on Pressure Technology Codes and Standards during 1994 to 2004. His area of expertise is pressure vessels technology. Dr. Zamrik has published more than 180 technical papers and reports on fatigue analysis, life prediction, biaxial loading, and thermal analysis.
Instrumental in the formation of the former ASME Pipeline Systems Division and the Pressure Vessels and Piping (PVP) Division, Dr. Zamrik served as chair of the PVP Division (1990-1991) and received the ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Medal in 1996. He served as editor of the ASME Journal of Pressure Vessels Technology from 1993 to 2005, which led the PVP Division to establish the "Sam Zamrik Literature Award" for outstanding achievement.
Throughout his service in ASME, Dr. Zamrik has been active in student outreach, codes and standards workshops, and volunteer training. He also has been involved in global initiatives, both within the Society and as a visiting professor at American University in Cairo, Egypt.
In addition to ASME, he is a life member of the American Society of Metals International, American Society for Testing and Materials, Welding Research Council, Pressure Vessel and Research Council, and International Council on Pressure Vessels Technology.
Sam Zamrik attended the University of Texas, receiving a B.A. in mathematics in 1956, and a bachelor's of science degree in mechanical engineering in 1957. He continued his education and training at Penn State University, earning M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in engineering mechanics in 1962 and 1965, respectively. He was named Distinguished Penn State Alumni and received the Penn State Engineering Society distinguished Service Award in 2007.
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