 It was renamed the Society of Aerospace Material and Process Engineers in the late 1950s as a result of the developing interest in space travel.SAMPE was later renamed the Society for the Advancement of Material and Process Engineering in 1973 to reflect membership growth beyond the aerospace industry.SAMPE is a global professional member society and provides information on new materials and processing technology either via conferences, exhibitions, technical forums, publications, or books in which professionals in this field can exchange ideas and air their views.