- Institution of Chemical Engineers
IChemE
The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) is an international professional engineering institution with members in over 113 countries worldwide, founded in 1922, and awarded a
Royal Charter in 1957 [Don Freshwater, 1997 "People, pipes and processes; a short history of chemical engineering and the Institution of Chemical Engineers" ISBN 0 85295 390 9] . It is licensed by theEngineering Council UK to assess candidates for inclusion on ECUK's Register of professional Engineers, giving the status ofChartered Engineer . It is licensed by theScience Council to grant the status ofChartered Scientist . It is licensed by theSociety for the Environment to grant the status ofChartered Environmentalist . It is a member of theEuropean Federation of Chemical Engineering .It accreditschemical engineering degree courses in 25 countries worldwide.The Institution's Headquarters address is 165-189 Railway Terrace, Rugby, CV21 3HQ, United Kingdom. It has offices in
London ,Melbourne andKuala Lumpur .Membership Grades and Post-nominals
The following are membership grades with post-nominals :
*"Affiliate": (no post-nominal) The grade for students and those involved in chemical engineering who do not meet the requirements for the following grades.
*AMIChemE: "Associate Member of the Institution of Chemical Engineers": this is the grade for chemical engineering graduates who have not yet met the requirements for full membership.
*MIChemE: "Member of the Institution of Chemical Engineers". Entry to this level requires an education of (or equivalent to) a Master's level qualification plus at least 4 years professional experience and a position of responsibility. A competence and commitment report is required plus a technical interview with two senior members of the IChemE. Members normally haveChartered status by one of the routes above.
*FIChemE: "Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers". This is the highest grade for members who have the requirements for MIChemE and have achieved a position of some seniority or eminence.Coat of Arms [
College of Arms , London, 1964 "The Armorial Bearings of the Institution of Chemical Engineers"]The
coat of arms is a shield with two figures. On the left a helmeted woman, Pallas Athene, the goddess of wisdom, and on the right, a bearded man with a large hammer,Hephaestus the god of technology and of fire. The shield itself shows asalamander as the symbol ofchemistry , and a corn grinding mill as a symbol of continuous processes. Between these is a diagonal stripe in red and blue in steps to indicate the cascade nature of many chemical engineering processes. The shield is surmounted by helmet on which is adolphin , which is inheraldry associated with intellectual activity, and also represents the importance offluid mechanics . Just below the dolphin are twoIntegral sign s to illustrate the necessity of mathematics and in particularcalculus .The
Latin motto is "Findendo Fingere Disco" or "I learn to make by separating".Publications
Peer-Reviewed Journals
*Chemical Engineering Research and Design http://www.icheme.org/cherd
*Process Safety and Environmental Protection http://www.icheme.org/psep
*Food and Bioproducts Processing http://www.icheme.org/fbp
*Education for Chemical Engineers http://www.icheme.org/eceOther Periodicals
* [http://www.tcetoday.com The Chemical Engineer]
*Loss Prevention BulletinBooks
*Conference Proceedings
*Technical Guides
*Safety Books
*Forms of ContractNoted members and their achievements
*
Roland Clift Developer ofLife cycle assessment and broadcaster on environmental issues
*John Coulson (1910 - 1990) Co-writer of classic UK textbooks
*Sir Arthur Duckham (1879-1932) First President of the IChemE, knighted for his services to the Ministry of Munitions in theFirst World War
*Ian Fells Noted energy expert and popular science broadcaster
*Trevor Kletz Noted safety expert
*Ashok Kumar UK Member of Parliament
*Frank Lees (1931-1999) author of major safety encyclopedia
*Bodo Linnhoff His 1979 PhD thesis led to Pinch Technology which has enabled companies to save large amounts of energy
*K. B. Quinan (1878 - 1958) An American who, according toLloyd George "did more than any other single individual to win the (First World) War" ("Freshwater, page 14")
*Jack Richardson Co-writer of classic UK textbooks
*Meredith Thring (1915-2006) prolific inventor, futurologist and early proponent of sustainabilityReferences
Further reading
* Colin Duvall and Sean F. Johnston, 2000 "Scaling Up - The Institution of Chemical Engineers and the Rise of a New Profession" Kluwer Academic Publishers ISBN 0-7923-6692-1
* [http://www.icheme.org/ByLaws2004.pdf Royal Charter and Byelaws]See also
*
Chartered engineer
*Incorporated engineer
*American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
*Chemical engineer
*Chemical engineering
*History of chemical engineering
*List of chemical engineers
*List of chemical engineering societies
*Process design (chemical engineering)
*Frank Morton Sports Day External links
* [http://www.icheme.org/ Institution of Chemical Engineers]
* [http://www.tcetoday.com "tce" Magazine]
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