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.
- Find out more about how Congress operates
- Find out what it means to be part of Congress
- Watch our IChemE insights video which gives an introduction to Congress
- View our volunteer group structure
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
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.
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
Functional Fellow Representative
Jiaping Paul Chen FIChemE was elected to Congress in June 2020 as Functional Fellow Representative.
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
Functional Chartered Member Representative
Francesco Del Giudice MIChemE was elected to Congress in June 2021 as Functional Chartered Member Representative.
Chris Dodds
Academic Representative
Chris Dodds was elected to Congress in June 2023 as Academic Representative.
John Gunner
Functional Fellow Representative
John Gunner CEng FIChemE was elected to Congress in June 2023 as Functional Fellow Representative
Wadoud Hazineh
Regional Representative for the UK North West and North Wales
Wadoud Hazineh CEng MIChemE was elected to Congress in June 2023 as Regional Representative for the UK North West and North Wales
James Hill
Functional Early Career
James Hill AMIChemE was elected to Congress in June 2022 as Functional Early Career Representative.
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
Functional Fellow Representative
Peter Hunt CEng FIChemE was elected to Congress in October 2018 as Functional Fellow Representative.
Hussein Hussen
Functional Early Career Representative
Hussein Hussen AMIChemE was elected to Congress in June 2021 as Functional Early Career Representative.
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
Regional Representative New Zealand
Lisa Julian CEng MIChemE was elected to Congress in June 2022 as Regional Representative New Zealand.
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
Functional Early Career Representative
Fiona McIntosh AMIChemE was elected to Congress in June 2021 as Functional Early Career Representative.
Adam Millis
Functional Chartered Member Representative
Adam Millis CEng MIChemE was elected to Congress in June 2023 as Functional Chartered Member Representative
Saiful Anuar B M Mokhtar
Regional Representative for Malaysia
Saiful Anuar B M Mokhtar CEng MIChemE was elected to Congress in June 2023 as Regional Representative for Malaysia
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.
James Shorthouse
Regional Representative for Australia
James Shorthouse CEng FIChemE was elected to Congress in June 2021 as Regional Representative for Australia.
Dhruv Singh
Functional Student Member Representative
Dhruv Singh was elected to Congress in June 2021 as Functional Student Member Representative.
Jing Qiao Soo
Functional Student Member Representative
Jing Qiao Soo was elected to Congress in June 2023 as Functional Student Member Representative
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
Functional Chartered Representative
Mark Talford CEng MIChemE was elected to Congress in June 2021 as Functional Chartered Representative.