Institute of Measurement and Control

The Institute of Measurement and Control (InstMC) is a professional organization for individuals and companies that operate within the measurement and control theory industries. It was founded in 1944 and incorporated by Royal Charter in 1975.[1] Its objective is to advance the science and practice of measurement and control technologies and their various applications. The institute is both a learned society and a professional qualifying body.[2] InstMC is registered with the Engineering Council and is one of the licensed member institutions allowed to register Chartered Engineers (CEng)[3]

Institute of Measurement and Control

The institute is the UK member body of the International Measurement Confederation (IMEKO)[4] and is the secretariat to the United Kingdom Automatic Control Council (UKACC).

Special Interest Groups

This Institute currently has a range of Special Interest Groups that organize conferences, seminars and training courses on subjects in the measurement and control fields.

Current Special Interest groups include:

  • Cybersecurity
  • Measurement
  • Functional Safety
  • Flow Measurement
  • Standards
  • Automation and Control
  • Digital Transformation
  • Systems

Past Presidents

Notable former presidents of the Institute of Measurement and Control include:

  • Sir George Thomson MA FRS (1944–48)
  • Sir Harold Hartley GC VO FRS (1957–58)
  • L. Finkelstein MSc (1980–81)
  • MJH Sterling BEng Phd DEng (1988–89)
  • Prof W S Bardo FREng HonFInstMC (2010–12)
  • Lord Oxburgh KBE FRS Hon FREng (2012 - 2014)
  • Prof Sarah Spurgeon OBE

Affiliations

See also

References
  1. "THE INSTITUTE OF MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL - Charity 269815". register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  2. "THE INSTITUTE OF MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL - Charity 269815". register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
  3. "Engineering Council". www.engc.org.uk. Archived from the original on 2019-06-17. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
  4. "Members". www.imeko.org. Archived from the original on 2018-05-25. Retrieved 2018-05-24.

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