Congress

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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.

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Aiden Goulden

Functional Early Career Representative

Aiden Goulden AMIChemE was elected to Congress in October 2018 as Functional Early Career Representative. Read more >>

Alan Collins

Regional Representative for Canada

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

Anna Xiao

Functional Early Career Representative

Anna Xiao AMIChemE was elected to Congress in October 2018 as Functional Early Career Representative. Read more >>

Anthony Greenough

Regional Representative for (UK and IRE) North West and North Wales

Anthony Greenough CEng MIChemE was elected to Congress in October 2018 as Regional Representative for North West and North Wales (UK and IRE). Read more >>

Chris McDermott

Regional Representative for the USA

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

Earl Hutchinson

Regional Representative for UK Midlands

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

Elizabeth Salter

Regional Representative for UK South East

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

Farid Benyahia

Regional Representative for (UK and IRE) North East

Farid Benyahia CEng FIChemE was elected to Congress in October 2018 as Regional Representative for North East (UK and IRE) . Read more >>

Fiona Ragan

Functional Student Member Representative

Fiona Ragan was elected to Congress in October 2018 as Functional Student Member Representative. Read more >>

Greig Wilson

Regional Representative for New Zealand

Greig Wilson CEng FIChemE was elected to Congress in October 2018 as Regional Representative for New Zealand. Read more >>

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. Read more >>

Idris Salim

Functional Chartered Representative

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

Jacob Scholtz

Regional Representative for South Africa

Jacob Scholtz CEng FIChemE was elected to Congress in October 2018 as Regional Representative for South Africa. Read more >>

Jiaping Paul Chen

Functional Fellow Representative

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

Joseph Agnew

Functional Early Career Representative

Joseph Agnew AMIChemE was elected to Congress in October 2018 as Functional Early Career Representative. Read more >>

Joseph Eades

Regional Representative for Singapore

Joseph Eades CEng FIChemE was elected to Congress in October 2018 as Regional Representative for Singapore. Read more >>

Kit Oung

Regional Representative for (UK and IRE) South East

Kit Oung CEng MIChemE was elected to Congress in October 2018 for Regional Representative for South East (UK and IRE). Read more >>

Mee San

Functional Student Member Representative

Mee San was elected to Congress in October 2018 as Functional Student Member Representative. Read more >>

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. Read more >>

Nigel Hirst

Chair of Congress

Nigel Hirst CEng FIChemE was elected to Congress in October 2018 as Functional Fellow Representative. Read more >>

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. Read more >>

Peter Hunt

Functional Fellow Representative

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

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). Read more >>

Robert Peeling

Functional Fellow Representative

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

Rory Davin

Representative for Rest of the World

Rory Davin was invited to join Congress as representative for the Rest of the World in April 2019 following Aled Davies' resignation. Read more >>

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. Read more >>

Stefano Ceci

Functional Chartered Member Representative

Stefano Ceci CEng MIChemE was elected to Congress in October 2018 as Functional Chartered Member Representative. Read more >>

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. Read more >>

Yong Yoke Choon

Regional Representative for Malaysia

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