Meet the members
Find out a little more about our members and what they get up to.
Student diaries
Want to hear what the uni experience is really like? Each term our IET student bloggers write up a diary entry of their experiences that semester.
Meet the members - Rory Greig
Grieg was awarded the 2009 Belling Engineering Scholarship, which he believes will help further his international career plans.
Meet the members - Jonathan Mather
Awarded the 2009 BP/IET Faraday scholarship, Mather is currently working towards a MEng in engineering science at Oxford University. He’s currently considering his career options and is looking for a way to play his part in solving the world’s energy crisis.
Meet the members - Evangelos Mazomenos
Winner of the IET’s 2009 Leslie H Paddle scholarship, Mazomenos is currently pursuing his PhD after completing a five-year Diploma (the Grecian equivalent to a UK MEng) in his home country of Greece. His career plans involve focusing on research that will result in applicable solutions and ideas to help the world move forward.
Meet the members - Gavin Harper
At 22 Harper has achieved more than many do in a lifetime. By 19 he had survived a defunct apprenticeship, written four books and completed an MSc.
Meet the members - Aberdeen University’s Engineering Society
Pub golf, the Undy 500, paintballing, football tourneys and posh balls – all the fun of Aberdeen Uni’s Engineering Society (EngSoc).
Meet the members - Cardiff University’s Electrical and Electronic Engineering Society
Flight simulators and creating robots, just some of the things the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Society (EEESoc) gets up to.
Charitable engineers
IET members not only use their skills in the workplace. There are many ways they proactively make a difference to the world, and just one of these is through charitable work.
Na Yao, the first member of the IET
Na Yao was the first member to sign up when the IEE became the IET, getting the chance to attend a signing ceremony to mark the institution’s launch.
Navjit Rana – active member of the IET’s Birmingham Network
Nav tells of the fun he has at the branch events he organises – and with other members down the pub!
Helen Cole, BP/IET Faraday Lecture Scholarship winner
An active person at school, Helen was involved in many projects which led to her choosing a career in engineering...
