Our Mission
Lead collaboration in support of our national security priorities through advancing three strategic goals: Drive Partnerships, Deliver Solutions, and Develop People.
About the Post
Welcome to the Philadelphia Post of the Society of American Military Engineers’ website! The Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) is the only nonprofit professional engineering education organization that actively promotes the advancement of both individual technical knowledge and the collective engineering and scientific capabilities of governments, the uniformed services and private industry.
Our goal is to unite public and private sector entities and individuals in the A/E/C community to prepare for and overcome natural and man-made disasters, acts of terrorism and improve security at home and abroad.
The Philadelphia Post accomplishes this goal locally by hosting monthly luncheon meetings and other professional/social activities attended by members of local government, military, private industry, students and other interested parties. These meetings are announced via our e-mail distribution list. The Philadelphia Post is supported by the national Society of American Military Engineers and publications such as The Military Engineer.
★ Post Leadership
Marilyn Zenko
The SAME Philadelphia Post is pleased to announce our partnership with The Water Center at the University of Pennsylvania. The Water Center at the University of Pennsylvania is a trans-disciplinary applied research center focused on solving today’s urban water challenges. Aligning the University of Pennsylvania’s academic resources with water practitioner expertise, the Water Center at Penn combines policy, science and technology to create equitable, resilient and sustainable solutions. Learn more by visiting their website.
★ Upcoming Events
SAME STEM Camps
STEM/Engineering & Construction Camps offer high school students interested in a highly unique STEM experience the chance to spend a week at a military base learning engineering, construction and design, while developing leadership skills and discovering the potential of a career in STEM.
★ Latest SAME News
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- Business Development, Education and Training, Event and Program News, Industry-Government Engagement, Networking, Professional Development, SAME National Events, SAME National News, SBC, Strengthening Industry-Government Engagement
Connecting Industry and Government: SBC 2025 Delivers on the Mission
The 2025 SAME Small Business Conference in in Phoenix, Arizona, finished an amazing three days! Read the wrap-up and watch the videos of the week! -
- Education and Training, IGE News, Industry-Government Engagement, National IGE Report, Resilience, Strengthening Industry-Government Engagement, US Air Forces in Europe
National IGE Report: November-December 2025
Discover the latest updates on government engagement projects in SAME’s National IGE Report for November-December 2025. -
- SAME National News
The Military Engineer | November-December 2025
The September-October 2025 issue of TME features articles on Infrastructure Readiness and Technology Adoption, the first in a multi-part series on Rebuilding Tyndall AFB, and the 2025 Faces of Federal Business.
Communities of Interest
SAME’s Communities of Interest offer members a chance to engage nationally with other professionals focused on a particular technical field or demographic within joint engineering and the A/E/C industry.
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