NEW YORK — J. Robert Sims Jr., senior engineering fellow at Becht Engineering Co. Inc., was recently elected president of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) for a one-year term. Sims becomes the 133rd president of ASME, an organization of 130,000 members worldwide. He has been an active member of ASME for more than 33 years. For more information, visit www.asme.org or call (800) 843-2763.