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Scottish Shipbuilders Association had been formed in 1860 and amalgamated with the Institution of Engineers in Scotland on 25 October 1865. The name Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland was adopted in 1870. The first female President of the Institution, Karen Dinardo, took office
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Institution of Engineers in Scotland was held on 1 May 1857. Office bearers were appointed and the principal objective of the new institution was set down as "the encouragement and advancement of Engineering Science and Practice". It was to have a broad basis for
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Institution was an early promoter of consciousness of industrial effects on the environment. In those early years there was a pervading atmosphere of enquiry into the applications of steam power. In 1858 the Institution was responsible for a public meeting, held in the
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IESIS has a significant collection of engineering papers and other materials in its archives. Since 2013, there has been a programme to digitise all
Transactions of the Institution from its earliest days so that these may be made available as a reference resource.
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Institution reverted its name to the Institution of Engineers in Scotland, reflecting the breadth of engineering disciplines among its membership and practised throughout Scotland.
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membership, and engineers from the mining, foundry, railway, iron, shipbuilding and other industries were to be eligible. The prime movers behind the founding of the
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188:'s locomotive-building industry. Rankine was the first President of the Institution and Neilson succeeded him in 1859. The engineer
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IES is registered as a Scottish Charity, No SC011583 and is the fourth oldest, still-active, registered Company in Scotland.
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949:"University of Glasgow - MyGlasgow - Archive Services - BACS - Scotland's Hundred Oldest Companies"
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216:. The marble and bronze memorial was subscribed by members, designed by the sculptor
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The following is a list of the presidents of the Institution since its inception:.
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2012-14 Iain MacLeod, BSc, PhD, Emeritus Professor of Structural Engineering,
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2001-01 Dan Kirkwood, BSc(Hons), PhD, CEng, Professor of Metallurgy, Glasgow
523:, Regius Professor of Civil Engineering and Mechanics, University of Glasgow
401:, Regius Professor of Civil Engineering and Mechanics, University of Glasgow
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2016-18 Karen Dinardo, BSc, CEng, MIStructE, MICE, Civil Engineer, Paisley
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287:(ultrasound scanner), Sir Donald Miller (electric power supply system),
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1991-93 I.C. Broadley, BSc, CEng, FInstE, Mechanical Engineer, Glasgow
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1913-15 Robert Thomas Moore, DSc, Civil and Mining Engineer, Glasgow
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2018-20 David Westmore, BSc, CEng, MRINA, Naval Architect, Paisley
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536:, Engineer and Manager, Glasgow Corporation Electricity Works
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1891-93 Robert Dundas, Resident Engineer, Southern Division,
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Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland (IESIS)
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1973-73 William M. Cormie, CBE, BSc, Civil Engineer, Glasgow
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413:1876-78 Robert Bruce Bell, Civil Engineer, Glasgow
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689:1965-67 James Lenaghan, CBE, Shipbuilder, Glasgow
506:1905-07 James Gilchrist, Marine Engineer, Glasgow
410:1874-76 Hazelton Robson, Marine Engineer, Glasgow
407:1872-74 Robert Duncan, Shipbuilder, Port Glasgow
145:) is a multi-disciplinary professional body and
999:, Vol. 39, London, Routledge, 1988, p. 358, at
450:1889-91 Ebenezer Kemp, Marine Engineer, Glasgow
1003:, books.google.com, accessed 27 September 2009
754:, OBE, BSc, CEng, Mechanical Engineer, Glasgow
362:1861-63 William Johnstone, Resident Engineer,
268:In 2011, IESIS launched a new initiative, The
825:2010-12 Gordon Grier Thomson Masterton, OBE,
404:1870-72 David Rowan, Marine Engineer, Glasgow
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1218:Professional associations based in Scotland
695:1969-71 Sir John William Atwell, CBE, MSc,
605:, Engineer, Clyde Navigation Trust, Glasgow
416:1878-80 Robert Mansel, Shipbuilder, Glasgow
251:Both have attracted high-profile speakers.
184:, one of the major figures in establishing
788:John Elder Professor of Naval Architecture
736:1983-85 Alexander M.M. Stephen, BA, CEng,
649:John Elder Professor of Naval Architecture
596:John Elder Professor of Naval Architecture
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594:1935-37 Percy Archibald Hillhouse, DSc,
464:, LLD, Engineer and Shipbuilder, Glasgow
1026:"A complete history of the institution"
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712:1975-77 A.W. Scott, CBE, PhD, BSc, CEng
684:Royal College of Science and Technology
682:, Professor of Mechanical Engineering,
509:1907-09 John Ward, Shipbuilder, Glasgow
1028:. Institution of Engineers in Scotland
971:oldestscottishcompanies.wikispaces.com
935:oldestscottishcompanies.wikispaces.com
911:. Institution of Engineers in Scotland
475:, Engineer and Bridge Builder, Glasgow
379:1867-69 James Morris Gale, Engineer,
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139:Institution of Engineers in Scotland
33:Institution of Engineers in Scotland
1098:"Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame"
806:2001-04 Anthony Slaven, MA, BLitt,
743:1985-87 John Rorke, CBE, BSc, PhD,
621:1943-45 A. Murray Stephen, MC, BA,
1223:Science and technology in Scotland
778:1995-97 Douglas Faulkner, Wh.Sc.,
647:1954-56 Andrew McCance Robb, DSc,
640:1952-54 Sir William Wallace, CBE,
373:, Engineer and Shipbuilder Glasgow
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1238:Organizations established in 1857
364:Glasgow and South Western Railway
270:Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame
264:Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame
1248:Marine engineering organizations
793:1997-99 Sir Robert Easton, CBE,
644:, Mechanical Engineer, Edinburgh
601:1937-39 Alfred Charles Gardner,
212:to the 36 engineers who died on
114:Graeme Fletcher (Vice President)
1233:1857 establishments in Scotland
810:, Professor of History, Glasgow
717:William George Nicholson Geddes
705:1973-75 J. Burton Davies, BSc,
532:1915-17 William Walker Lackie,
447:, LLD, Marine Engineer, Glasgow
381:Glasgow Corporation Water Works
111:Dick Philbrick FIES (President)
1243:Organisations based in Glasgow
775:, Mechanical Engineer, Glasgow
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821:Glasgow Caledonian University
676:Adam Simpson Turnbull Thomson
387:William John Macquorn Rankine
331:William John Macquorn Rankine
170:William John Macquorn Rankine
995:Day, Lance and McNeil, Ian,
583:1933-35 John Dewar Cormack,
757:1989-91 H.C. Simpson, BSc,
577:, Shipbuilder, Port Glasgow
557:, CBE, Shipbuilder, Glasgow
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1188:MacMillan Memorial Lecture
1128:"Past Presidents of IESIS"
909:"Council / Office Bearers"
709:, Naval Architect, Glasgow
547:, Marine Engineer, Glasgow
424:Hyde Park Locomotive Works
357:Hyde Park Locomotive Works
353:Walter Montgomerie Neilson
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27:Scottish professional body
1193:Marlow (Scotland) Lecture
1102:engineeringhalloffame.org
846:University of Strathclyde
841:, Civil Engineer, Glasgow
771:1993-95 J. Neumann, CBE,
727:, Civil Engineer, Glasgow
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1228:Shipbuilding in Scotland
671:, BSc, Engineer, Glasgow
72:professional association
1001:Biographical Dictionary
651:, University of Glasgow
598:, University of Glasgow
489:, Shipbuilder, Greenock
445:Alexander Carnegie Kirk
436:1886-87 William Denny,
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255:Digitisation programme
347:University of Glasgow
218:William Kellock Brown
198:Glasgow City Chambers
178:University of Glasgow
1048:"MacMillan Lectures"
669:Iain Maxwell Stewart
656:Sir Harold E. Yarrow
422:1882-84 James Reid,
50:1 May 1857
1154:"William Denny III"
699:, Engineer, Glasgow
555:Harold Edgar Yarrow
371:James Robert Napier
297:Anne Gillespie Shaw
285:Thomas Graham Brown
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1160:on 17 October 2013
1108:on 13 October 2012
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293:Dorothée Pullinger
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503:, Dumbarton
501:Shipbuilder
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440:, Dumbarton
438:Shipbuilder
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66:Engineering
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1082:15 October
895:References
876:John Elder
831:Hon.D.Tech
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314:Presidents
277:James Watt
163:Foundation
104:Key people
54:1857-05-01
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953:gla.ac.uk
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848:, Glasgow
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281:Hugh Gill
127:engineers
1164:27 April
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