Congress

Be the voice of the membership. Make a difference.

Congress is the member advisory body of the Institution comprising up to 40 volunteer members elected by their peers. It acts a sounding board and advises the Board of Trustees on matters of interest to IChemE and its members. This includes reviewing and advising on changes to the governance and operation of IChemE, as well as providing the members’ view to the Institution on strategic initiatives.

For more information on how to become a member of Congress, please visit the Congress election section.

 

Robert Peeling

Robert Peeling

Chair of Congress and Functional Fellow Representative

Robert Peeling CEng FIChemE was elected to Congress in October 2018 as Functional Fellow Representative.

Elizabeth Salter

Elizabeth Salter

Vice Chair of Congress and Regional Representative for UK South East

Elizabeth Salter CEng FIChemE was elected to Congress in June 2020 as Regional Representative for UK South East.

Thaddeus Anim-Somuah

Thaddeus Anim-Somuah

Regional Representative for the Netherlands

Thaddeus Anim-Somuah MIChemE was elected to Congress in June 2020 as Regional Representative for the Netherlands.

 Gabriela Campos Balzat

Gabriela Campos Balzat

Functional Early Career

Gabriela Campos Balzat AMIChemE was elected to Congress in June 2022 as Functional Early Career Representative.

Jiaping Paul Chen

Jiaping Paul Chen

Functional Fellow Representative

Jiaping Paul Chen FIChemE was elected to Congress in June 2020 as Functional Fellow Representative.

Yong Yoke Choon

Yong Yoke Choon

Regional Representative for Malaysia

Yong Yoke Choon MIChemE was elected to Congress in June 2020 as Regional Representative for Malaysia.

Alan Collins

Alan Collins

Regional Representative for Canada

Alan Collins FIChemE was elected to Congress in June 2020 as Regional Representative for Canada.

Padraig Collins

Padraig Collins

Regional Representative for Rest of World

Padraig Collins CEng FIChemE was elected to Congress in June 2021 as Regional Member for Rest of World.

Francesco Del Giudice

Francesco Del Giudice

Functional Chartered Member Representative

Francesco Del Giudice MIChemE was elected to Congress in June 2021 as Functional Chartered Member Representative.

Bill Harper

Bill Harper

Regional Representative for North West and North Wales

Bill Harper CEng FIChemE was elected to Congress in June 2021 as Regional Representative North West and North Wales.

James Hill

James Hill

Functional Early Career

James Hill AMIChemE was elected to Congress in June 2022 as Functional Early Career Representative.

Stephanie Houghton

Stephanie Houghton

Regional Representative for UK South Wales

Stephanie Houghton MIChemE was elected to Congress in June 2020 as Regional Representative for UK South Wales.

Peter Hunt

Peter Hunt

Functional Fellow Representative

Peter Hunt CEng FIChemE was elected to Congress in October 2018 as Functional Fellow Representative.

Hussein Hussen

Hussein Hussen

Functional Early Career Representative

Hussein Hussen AMIChemE was elected to Congress in June 2021 as Functional Early Career Representative.

Earl Hutchinson

Earl Hutchinson

Regional Representative for UK Midlands

Earl Hutchinson MIChemE was elected to Congress in June 2020 as Regional Representative for UK Midlands.

Lisa Julian

Lisa Julian

Regional Representative New Zealand

Lisa Julian CEng MIChemE was elected to Congress in June 2022 as Regional Representative New Zealand.

Chris McDermott

Chris McDermott

Regional Representative for the USA

Chris McDermott CEng MIChemE was elected to Congress in October 2018 as Regional Representative for the USA.

Fiona McIntosh

Fiona McIntosh

Functional Early Career Representative

Fiona McIntosh AMIChemE was elected to Congress in June 2021 as Functional Early Career Representative.

Paul McLaughlin

Paul McLaughlin

Regional Representative for UK South West

Paul McLaughlin MIChemE was elected to Congress in June 2020 as Regional Representative for UK South West.

Fuad Omar

Fuad Omar

Regional Representative Rest of World

Dr Fuad Omar CEng MIChemE was elected to Congress in June 2022 as Regional Representative Rest of World.

Nick Parker

Nick Parker

Regional representative for UK North Scotland

Nick Parker MIChemE was elected to Congress in June 2020 as Regional Representative for UK North Scotland.

Helen Ramsay

Helen Ramsay

Regional Representative for UK South Central

Helen Ramsay FIChemE was elected to Congress in June 2020 as Regional Representative for UK South Central.

Idris Salim

Idris Salim

Functional Chartered Representative

Idris Salim MIChemE was elected to Congress in June 2020 as Functional Chartered Representative.

James Shorthouse

James Shorthouse

Regional Representative for Australia

James Shorthouse CEng FIChemE was elected to Congress in June 2021 as Regional Representative for Australia.

Dhruv Singh

Dhruv Singh

Functional Student Member Representative

Dhruv Singh was elected to Congress in June 2021 as Functional Student Member Representative.

Matthew Swatton

Matthew Swatton

Functional Fellow

Eur Ing Matthew J R Swatton CEng FIChemE was elected to Congress in June 2022 as Functional Fellow Representative.

Mark Talford

Mark Talford

Functional Chartered Representative

Mark Talford CEng MIChemE was elected to Congress in June 2021 as Functional Chartered Representative.

Peter Thomas

Peter Thomas

Regional Representative for (UK and IRE) Eastern

Peter William Thomas FIChemE was elected to Congress in October 2018 as Regional Representative for Eastern (UK and IRE).