Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology explained

Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (FIET)
Location:London
Country: United Kingdom

Fellow of the UK Institution of Engineering and Technology (FIET) is the highest gradeof Institution of Engineering and Technology membership,[1] awarded to those who have sustained high levels of achievement, for several years.[2]

Fellows must fulfil at least two of the nine following citeria:

Applicants must document on their application that their careers and achievements fulfill the above-mentioned criteria. Applications must be supported by a minimum of two other existing fellows. Also, Fellows of other international learned society as well as chartered engineer status are preferred prior to the application for fellow grade in IET. Applicants include senior engineers, researchers, and technology leaders from industry and accomplished professors from universities.

Prior to the name change of IET, Fellows had the post-nominal letters of FIEE. Existing fellows of IEE automatically became FIET when the engineering institution changed its name in 2006.[4]

Fellowship

Fellows are entitled to use the post-nominal letters FIET.[3] examples of fellows include Muffy Calder, Wendy Hall, Andy Hopper, Lajos Hanzo, and Martin Sweeting. See the for more examples.

Youngest Fellows

The average age of a Fellow of the IET is typically over 45 years old,[5] however a small number of engineers have managed to achieve Fellowship at a significantly younger age.

List of Youngest Ever Fellows of the IET
Name Age at Election Date Elected Notes
Matthew Cole 31 years old [6] [7]
29 years old
Junade Ali 27 years old [8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Become a Fellow. Theiet.org. 25 April 2019.
  2. Web site: Fellow Membership. Theiet.org. 25 April 2019.
  3. Web site: Apply for a Fellowship. Theiet.org. Institution of Engineering and Technology. London. 2016.
  4. Web site: IET Library. Theiet.org. 25 April 2019.
  5. Web site: SP Energy Networks rising star among youngest IET Fellows . www.theiet.org . 27 August 2023.
  6. Web site: Matthew Cole named youngest ever IET Fellow . www.bath.ac.uk . 27 August 2023.
  7. Web site: Recently elected Fellows - The IET . 27 August 2023 . 5 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171205003434/http://www.theiet.org:80/membership/types/fiet/newfellows.cfm . 2017-12-05 .
  8. Web site: Dr Junade Ali newly named youngest IET Fellow . www.theiet.org . 27 August 2023.