b'8 Member News November 2022Member updatesMeet your new President, Professor Bob CryanWith the right mix of support and opportunity, Member News caught up with the IETs new President, Professor Bobevery young person Cryan CBE DL FREng CEng FIET, to understand what drives him tohas the potential to succeed, his plans for his presidential year and his advice to the nextachieve great things. generation on how they are the ones that will transform our future. Im grateful for the IET in supporting my own From a young age Professorshort stint he moved back toinnovators. My love forjourney, from becoming Cryan has had theHuddersfield University to startengineering started when I wasa student member and determination to achievehis academic and researcha child and had saved hardreceiving academic against the odds. After failingcareer as a Lecturer in thefor a 75-in-1 electronic projectdistinction through my to secure an apprenticeshipdepartment of electrical andset in the shops that I reallyaccredited degreeat the age of 16, he went toelectronic engineering. Severalwanted. The IETs initiatives toto now becoming the New Huddersfield College inmoves across universities ininspire the next generation are141st President. his hometown to study maths,the North of England andso important in providing theseI wholeheartedly believe physics and chemistryaWales followed and during thisexperiences at a young age. in our vision to engineer move that would set him ontime, he became the youngesta better world and I will a path into engineering. Professor of EngineeringI also believe in the fantastic in the UK. Bob returned toIET Futures Fund that raisesuse this next year to I didnt do well in my AHuddersfield University tomoney to support thoseencourage mentorship to Levels, but I managed tocontinue his career and atstudying engineering. Itsearly career professionals get into university. Althoughthe age of 42, he becamevital we create a worldand young people during my interview, one ofVice-Chancellor and CEO,of engineeringto show them, the interviewers said to meagain breaking records as theopportunitiesanything is were scraping the bottomyoungest person in the UK tothat are openpossible.of the barrel with you. hold the position at the time.and equal to all and Im looking This sparked something insideThroughout his studies andforward to of me and I was determinedcareer, the IET remained abuilding on to prove them wrong, and Iconstant for Bob. Now 40that legacy truly believe that that oneyears on from giving his firstover the comment led me on thepresentation as a studentnext year and path to where I am today.member, he is IET Presidentbeyond.and wants to use his year I channelled those emotionsin office to inspire others.into my studies, and it drove me to gain a first classIve quite literally gone full honours degree in electricalcircle and Im truly honoured to and electronic engineering.be IET President. Im looking I was the top student inforward to continuing to drive my class and received theforward real change that puts IEE (now IET) award forengineers at the forefront, Academic Distinction. both as leaders and as the ones who will transform our Bobs career started with Thornworld and shape our future.EMI Electronics after obtaining sponsorship from the companyThat work starts right from during his first degree. After anurturing our youngest You can hear more about Professor Bob Cryans passion for engineering and ambitions for the future in his inspiring Presidents Address: https://youtu.be/wZInogOVjKA'