Society of Engineers UK
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The Society of Engineers, a learned Engineering Society, was integrated with IIE, the Institution of Incorporated Engineers in 2005. (Engineering Technology, April 2005 29). The Members of both Societies are now incorporated in the IET (The Institution of Engineering and Technology)
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[edit] Establishment
Established in May 1854 in The Strand, London, The Society of Engineers was the third oldest professional engineering body in the UK. It promoted the interests of members worldwide. It was concerned with all branches of engineering. It was founded as a means of reunion for former students of Putney College - one of few institutions giving technical and scientific training for egineers at that time.
[edit] History
The Society has had many eminent engineers among its membership and in receipt of its prestigious awards - the most recent being the Churchill Medal. In 1946 Sir Winston Churchill became an Honorary Fellow and approved the use of his name for The Society's senior award. Recipients have sincno::sdklhsldkhfbcPZXiiiiicbpoweuiweuiweuiweuiweuiweuiweuiweuiweuiweuiweuiweuifkljzxbcliajsghfoiasudgfjlkxbhcjlbhasdluidfincluded Sir Frank Whittle for jet engine design, Sir Christopher Hinton and Sir John Cockroft for their work on atomic energy, Sir Geoffrey de Havilland for aircraft design, Sir Bernard Lovell for radio astronomy and Professor Alan Wells for the Wells Turbine for wave power.
[edit] Mergers
A merger with IIE ensures continued recognition of The Society of Engineers name as its members will retain their post nominal letters (MSE or MSEng.), also securing a broader membership base for IIE. This is a significant milestone following The Society of Engineers 150th year in 2004. The President of The Society of Engineers, Iain Wright, and The President of IIE, Lord Trefgarne, welcomed the merger.
[edit] Present Status within the IET
Now the IIE and IEE have Amalgamated. The Institution of Engineering and Technology was formed in 2006 by the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE) and the Institution of Incorporated Engineers (IIE) and now has more than 150,000 members worldwide. This new Institution now incorporates all the Members of the Society of Engineers. It is the largest professional engineering society in Europe and the second largest of its type in the world.
