Engineering Society

An engineering society is a professional organization for engineers of various disciplines. Some are umbrella type organisations which accept many different disciplines, while others are discipline specific. Many will give out professional qualifications, such as Chartered Engineer or similar.

Incomplete list of some engineering societies

See below for British institutions

• American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
• American Institute of Chemical Engineers
• American Society of Agricultural Engineers
• American Society of Civil Engineers
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers
• European Federation of National Engineering Associations
• Indian Institute of Chemical Engineers
• Institute of Chemical Engineers
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• Institute of Industrial Engineers
• The Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers, India
• Institution of Engineers
• Institution of Engineers of Ireland
• Institution of Engineers, Australia
• Professional Engineers Ontario
• Society of Automotive Engineers
• Society of Petroleum Engineers
• Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society

The UK

In the UK, the Engineering Council (UK) is the umbrella body for the Engineering Institutions. EC(UK) is established by Royal Charter and controls the award of Chartered Engineer status within the UK. The Royal Academy of Engineering is the national academy for engineering, similar to the Royal Society in science and the British Academy in arts and humanities.

Engineering Institutions

• British Computer Society
• British Institute of Non-Destructive Testing
• Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers
• Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management
• Energy Institute
• Institute of Acoustic
• Institute of Biological Engineers
• Institute of Cast Metal Engineers
• Institute of Healthcare Engineering & Estate Management
• Institute of Highway Incorporated Engineers
• Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining
• Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology
• Institute of Measurement and Control
• Institute of Physics
• Institute of Physics & Engineering in Medicine
• Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering
• Institution of Agricultural Engineers
• Institution of Civil Engineers
• Institution of Chemical Engineers
• Institution of Electrical Engineers
• Institution of Engineering Designers
• Institution of Fire Engineers
• Institution of Highways & Transportation
• Institution of Incorporated Engineers
• Institution of Lighting Engineers
• Institution of Mechanical Engineers
• Institution of Nuclear Engineers
• Institution of Railway Signal Engineers
• Institution of Structural Engineers
• Institution of Water Officers
• Royal Aeronautical Society
• Royal Institution of Naval Architects
• Society of Environmental Engineers
• Society of Operations Engineers
• Engineering
• Learned society
• Professional body
• Standards organizations
• Professional association