The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) is an independent professional association and learned society headquartered in London,United Kingdom,that represents mechanical engineers and the engineering profession. With over 120,000 members in 140 countries,working across industries such as railways,automotive,aerospace,manufacturing,energy,biomedical and construction,the Institution is licensed by the Engineering Council to assess candidates for inclusion on its Register of Chartered Engineers,Incorporated Engineers and Engineering Technicians.
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) is a multidisciplinary professional engineering institution. The IET was formed in 2006 from two separate institutions:the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE),dating back to 1871,and the Institution of Incorporated Engineers (IIE) dating back to 1884. Its worldwide membership is currently in excess of 158,000 in 153 countries. The IET's main offices are in Savoy Place in London,England,and at Michael Faraday House in Stevenage,England.
The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers is an international professional engineering association based in London,England that represents building services engineers. It is a full member of the Construction Industry Council,and is consulted by government on matters relating to construction,engineering and sustainability. It is also licensed by the Engineering Council to assess candidates for inclusion on its Register of Professional Engineers.
Pamela Edwards Liversidge was the first female president of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
Sir Diarmuid Downs CBE,KSG,FRS,FREng,FIMechE was a British automotive engineer.
The Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland (IESIS) is a multi-disciplinary professional body and learned society,founded in Scotland,for professional engineers in all disciplines and for those associated with or taking an interest in their work. Its main activities are an annual series of evening talks on engineering,open to all,and a range of school events aimed at encouraging young people to consider engineering careers.
Duncan Dowson was a British engineer who was Professor of Engineering Fluid Mechanics and Tribology at the University of Leeds.
Colin P. Smith CBE FRS FREng FRAeS FIMechE was director of engineering and technology at Rolls-Royce plc.
Laurence Glynn Williams,,FNucl,FLSW is a British nuclear engineer,health and safety expert,and academic. He specialises in nuclear safety and security. From 1998 to 2005,he was Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Nuclear Installations. From 2010 to 2014,he was Professor of Nuclear Safety and Regulation at the University of Central Lancashire. He has served as Chairman of the Committee on Radioactive Waste Management in the Department of Energy and Climate Change since 2012,and Chairman of the Defence Nuclear Safety Committee in the Ministry of Defence since 2013. He has been described as "one of the world's leading experts in nuclear safety regulation".
Karen Margaret Holford is a Welsh engineer,Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of Cranfield University. She was formerly Deputy Vice-Chancellor at Cardiff University. She is also a former Pro Vice-Chancellor of the College of Physical Sciences and Engineering and Head of the School of Engineering. She is an active researcher of acoustic emission and her work has been applied to damage assessment inspections on industrial components.
Isobel Anne Pollock-Hulf is visiting professor in Engineering and Design at the University of Leeds.
In 2016 the Women's Engineering Society (WES),in collaboration with the Daily Telegraph,produced an inaugural list of the United Kingdom's Top 50 Influential Women in Engineering,which was published on National Women in Engineering Day on 23 June 2016. The event was so successful it became an annual celebration. The list was instigated by Dawn Bonfield MBE,then Chief Executive of the Women's Engineering Society. In 2019,WES ended its collaboration with the Daily Telegraph and started a new collaboration with The Guardian newspaper.
Dame Dawn Elizabeth Childs is a British engineer who has moved between several engineering disciplines including mechanical engineering,aeronautical engineering and civil engineering. She has been the first woman engineer in several posts in the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the first female head of engineering at a major international airport. Childs has a track record of developing women within her organisation as well as working to bring more women and girls into the discipline. Childs is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Pure Data Centre Group (Operations) Ltd,following her role as UK Change Director at National Grid plc.
Anne Neville was the Royal Academy of Engineering Chair in emerging technologies and Professor of Tribology and Surface Engineering at the University of Leeds.
Abigail Hutty is a British mechanical engineer based in Stevenage. She has worked as the lead structures engineer on the European Space Agency ExoMars rover,now the Rosalind Franklin rover vehicle. In 2016,she was elected as the youngest ever Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. She advocates the science and technology education of young people and promotion of careers in the space industry. Her public appearances have included the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures and The Sky at Night.
Hugh Alexander Spikes is a British mechanical engineer. He is emeritus professor of tribology at Imperial College London. He is the former head of the Tribology Group at Imperial College. Tribology is the science and engineering of friction,lubrication and wear.
Lucy Elizabeth Rogers is a British author,inventor,and engineer. She is a visiting professor of engineering,creativity and communication at Brunel University London and has served as a judge on the BBC Two show Robot Wars from 2016 to 2018.
Catherine Jane Noakes is a British mechanical engineer who is Professor of Environmental Engineering for Buildings at the University of Leeds. Noakes specialises in airborne infections and the transport of airborne pathogens. During the COVID-19 pandemic,Noakes served on the Government of the United Kingdom Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE).
Michael (Mike) Lowe FREng is a British mechanical engineer. Since 2019,he has been the Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Imperial College London. He is a Professor in Non-Destructive Testing (NDT),with particular interests in structure-guided ultrasound,wave theory,wave scattering,materials characterisation,and analytical and numerical modelling.
Daniele Dini FREng FIMechE CEng is an Italian/British Mechanical Engineer. He is a Professor of Tribology at Imperial College London,where he is Head of the Tribology Group. Tribology is the science and engineering of friction,lubrication and wear.
