SJSU Research Guides: Aerospace Engineering: Associations & Websites

Associations, Websites

American Association for Engineering Education (ASEE)
ASEE is a nonprofit association founded in 1893, dedicated to promoting and improving engineering and technology education.
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
AAAS is the world's largest general scientific society fostering scientific freedom and responsibility, improving the effectiveness of science.
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
AIAA is the world's largest technical society dedicated to the global aerospace profession. Check on the information for University Students to join at a discounted fee under "Education and Careers."
American Society for Metals (ASM International)
The American Society for Metals, now known as ASM International, is a worldwide network of individual engineers who work with metals and materials.
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
ACM is the world's first educational and scientific computing society.
Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
The world's leading professional association
for the advancement of technology
SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers)
SAE International is a global association of more than 128,000 engineers and related technical experts in the aerospace, automotive and commercial-vehicle industries.
Society of Women Engineers (SWE)
An organization that empowers women to succeed and advance in the field of engineering as engineers and leaders.

Science & Technology Reference Services (Library of Congress)
The official portal of Science & Technology Reference from Library of Congress including technical reports & standards, research guides, internet resources etc.
Science.gov
Science.gov searches over 45 databases and over 2000 selected websites from 14 federal agencies, offering 200 million pages of authoritative U.S. government science information including research and development results. Science.gov is governed by the inter-agency Science.gov Alliance.
ThomasNet
ThomasNet Product Search offers robust search functionality to locate specific and often hard-to-find industrial products.

The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library is a federal depository library.

Please check the following link to the SJSU Government Information page. If you have any questions, please contact Paul Kauppila, the librarian for Government Information.

SJSU Government Information Resources

Below are some useful government search engines:

FedStats

A website provides statistical information from over 100 agencies
FedWorld

The FedWorld.gov web site is a gateway to government information, which is managed by the National Technical Information Service (NTIS).
Grants.gov

Grants.gov is your source to FIND and APPLY for federal government grants.
USA.gov

This is the official website to search government information of the United States.
DOE Data Explorer

Use the DOE Data Explorer (DDE) to find scientific research data - such as computer simulations, numeric data files, interactive maps, multimedia and scientific images - generated in the course of DOE-sponsored research.
Occupational Outlook Handbook

The official site of United States Department of Labor which provides information of different professions regarding training and education needed, earnings, expected job prospects and so on.
Statistical Abstract of the United States

This is the authoritative and comprehensive summary of statistics on the social, political, and economic organization of the United States.

Technology Review
Owned by the MIT, Technology Review is the oldest technology magazine in the world (est. 1899) which aims to promote the understanding of emerging technologies and to analyze their commercial, social, and political impacts.