Icheme Annual Review 2017
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Annual Review 2016 Incorporating the Annual Report and Accounts of the Institution of Chemical Engineers
Annual Review 2016 Incorporating the annual report and accounts of the Institution of Chemical Engineers Working together to become the organisation of choice for chemical engineers Relevance in a changing world Chemical engineering must reinvent itself to meet the challenges of a changing world. This was the central theme in my presidential address. One year on, the proposition is arguably even more persuasive. Chemical engineering is more than just a set of unit operations. It’s a way of thinking; and one that can be usefully applied far beyond the traditional ‘chemical’ processes. How can our ‘boundaryless profession’ operate in an increasingly protectionist world? Global conditions, particularly the continuing slump in oil and gas prices, were already posing a challenge to the Institution before I took office. Around a quarter of our community is employed in these important upstream sectors. 54% of our members reported a negative impact on their employers, with projects cancelled, jobs cut, and training budgets reduced. The knock-on effect on our business activities led to a grim set of financial results in 2015. But from adversity comes opportunity. While 2016 witnessed serious belt tightening at IChemE, at the same time, Council initiated a thorough reassessment of the Institution’s ambition, strategy and aims. The initial conclusions emerged in July and were subsequently tested on members, attracting broad support. IChemE made significant progress in widening its scope in 2016, broadening its activities in energy and safety, engaging with the pharmaceutical and biotechnology communities through the ‘Biofutures’ initiative, and moving into formulation engineering. We pursued joint initiatives with other professional engineering institutions and more will follow. -
Annual Review 2019 Incorporating the Annual Report and Accounts of the Institution of Chemical Engineers
Annual Review 2019 Incorporating the annual report and accounts of the Institution of Chemical Engineers Led by members, supporting members and serving society The big picture and a systems approach I was honoured to be elected Deputy President in May. Spending six months as Deputy before becoming President allowed me time to listen and understand how the Trustees, Congress and members are working to move our Institution forward. Through Ken Rivers’ extended leadership in 2019, the Institution focussed on encouraging member engagement. Congress members were key to this and have done a great job representing their constituencies in the member advisory body’s fi rst full year of operation. The Trustees are continuing to listen to you, the membership, which is why we conducted the membership engagement survey in March. We were delighted that more than 1,900 of you invested your time to tell us what matters to you most. Primarily, you wanted IChemE to focus on: ■ being an ambassador (encouraging and supporting the next generation of chemical engineers); ■ better communication of our activities as a learned society and what we’re doing to infl uence policy; and ■ improving the volunteer experience. We are taking these actions forward through Strategy 2024, our fi ve-year plan that we launched in July that will enable us to be truly member-led. The activities described in this Annual Review are driven by our enthusiastic members. It is our members that assist chemical engineers across the world to be professional and technical leaders, addressing global challenges, such as the climate emergency and helping to deliver a safer profession and society. -
Annual Review 2019 Incorporating the Annual Report and Accounts of the Institution of Chemical Engineers
Annual Review 2019 Incorporating the annual report and accounts of the Institution of Chemical Engineers Led by members, supporting members and serving society The big picture and a systems approach I was honoured to be elected Deputy President in May. Spending six months as Deputy before becoming President allowed me time to listen and understand how the Trustees, Congress and members are working to move our Institution forward. Through Ken Rivers’ extended leadership in 2019, the Institution focussed on encouraging member engagement. Congress members were key to this and have done a great job representing their constituencies in the member advisory body’s fi rst full year of operation. The Trustees are continuing to listen to you, the membership, which is why we conducted the membership engagement survey in March. We were delighted that more than 1,900 of you invested your time to tell us what matters to you most. Primarily, you wanted IChemE to focus on: ■ being an ambassador (encouraging and supporting the next generation of chemical engineers); ■ better communication of our activities as a learned society and what we’re doing to infl uence policy; and ■ improving the volunteer experience. We are taking these actions forward through Strategy 2024, our fi ve-year plan that we launched in July that will enable us to be truly member-led. The activities described in this Annual Review are driven by our enthusiastic members. It is our members that assist chemical engineers across the world to be professional and technical leaders, addressing global challenges, such as the climate emergency and helping to deliver a safer profession and society. -
Annual Review 2015 Incorporating the Annual Report and Accounts of the Institution of Chemical Engineers
Annual Review 2015 Incorporating the annual report and accounts of the Institution of Chemical Engineers Advancing chemical engineering for the benefit of the wider community An evolving discipline in a changing world I was recently asked to define chemical engineering in 100 words. That’s a bit like describing an elephant – very hard to do, but you know one if it falls on you. So here goes. “Chemical engineering enables us to create products and processes that improve quality of life. This involves the safe and sustainable design, construction and operation of complex process systems. Chemical engineers identify problems and create solutions to deliver optimal outcomes. They work in diverse sectors, including, water, energy, food and pharmaceuticals, applying their skills across the full product life cycle from raw material extraction and processing, through to the manufacture of finished goods. Chemical engineering is an evolving discipline in a changing world. Education, training and research play a central role. Chemical engineering matters to everybody.” The final sentence is important, because this is the proposition that shapes IChemE’s role in the world. It’s the reason why our Institution was formed in 1922. It’s why we continue our work as an independent public benefit charity, committed to advancing chemical engineering worldwide. However, we couldn’t do anything without the dedicated contributions from our 44,000 members, and the activities described in these pages are a testimony to their work. I am particularly pleased with the developments in Nigeria and South Africa. IChemE is making progress in a continent that has great promise, and one that is close to my heart.