b'Member News November 2022 3Welcome to Member NewsWelcome to This edition Member News IET headlines 4 magazineRemembering our Patron, 5 HM The QueenMember updates 6-9Meet your new President, 8I am honoured to be introducingWe are in the midst of our Professor Bob Cryan my first Member News in myexciting and inspirational awards From the Past President9 new role as Chief Executiveseason, and with so many and Secretary for our greatoutstanding people within our The golden era 10 Institution. Ive been at the IETindustry who are helping deliver for 21 years, most recently as itsengineering and technology Education 11-12 Finance and Planning Director,solutions, weve been blown away Backpack to the Future 11 and have been pleased toby the excellence of our members. Santa loves STEM12 see the organisation growingOn page 16, we hear from our its impact as a world-leading2021 Young Woman Engineer The future of engineering13-15membership body and learnedof the Year (YWE), Dr Ciara and technology society. At a time when the worldMcGrath, on the fantastic work The future is what you make13is facing an increasing scale ofshe has done over the past 12 of it: Oliver Glover-Wilson MIET challenge, I recognise now is amonths to champion women in Futures fund 14 more important time than everSTEM, and how you can register The skys the limit for15Ed Almond Chief Executive and Secretary to support our community in itsto watch this years YWE event. Robert Allison MIET work to engineer a better world.Each year, the IETs Awards season 16-18 The role we have to inspire,Postgraduate Research Awards One year on as the 2021 16inform and influence ourcelebrate excellence and YWE winner global engineering communityinnovation in engineering and continues, and in this issue ofhelp researchers to share Impact in Society Awards17 Member News, you can readtheir knowledge. On page 18, E&T Innovation Awards17 more about what we are doinghear from our 2022 winners Postgraduate Award winners 18 to help meet the needs ofon how this prize will help our members and society.further their research. Professional development 19 Recent times are testingAnd thats not all, we also have Neurodiversity is no barrier 19the resilience of the globalour Impact in Society Awards to Professional Registrationcommunity and in light of(page 17), E&T Innovation Awards Solving societal challenges 20-23 the global pandemic, many(page 17) and Volunteer Core IET India Future Tech Panel20 governments are reviewingValue Awards (page 26-27). So, Engaging with parliamentarians21 their national infrastructurea huge congratulations to all The Apollo Protocol21 security, crisis management andof our 2022 award winners.How can we engineer 22resilience arrangements. LearnIts not just the IET celebrating a more resilient world? more on how engineering andachievements. The British Young professionals are 23technology are creating a moreBroadcasting Company, more solving societal challengesresilient world for our increasinglycommonly known as the BBC, complex and technologyis marking its centenary this through virtual competitions dependent society on page 22.year. We go back in time on Sparking change at 23In his first article as IETpage 10, to the 1930s, when Futures Place President, Member News spokethe BBC housed themselves at Volunteers24-27 to Professor Bob Cryan. HeSavoy Place before it became has been the Vice-Chancellorour flagship London venue.Thomas sets a fine example24 As always, please share your Kenya launches its first 25and CEO of the University of IET On Campus group Huddersfield since 2007, andfeedback with us on Member IET Core Value awards26-27 plans on positioning engineersNews. If you have any comments as leaders during his presidentialon this edition or suggestions Community spotlight 29 year, highlighting the importancefor a future edition, please email of mentoring and supportingthem to membernews@theiet.org. Support 30 the next generation. You canEd AlmondObituaries 31read the full article on page 8. Chief Executive and Secretary'