Fellowship of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (abbreviated as FIMMM) is an award granted to individuals that the

Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) is a UK engineering institution whose activities encompass the whole materials cycle, from exploration and extraction, through characterisation, processing, forming, finishing and applicatio ...

(IOM3) judges to have made “significant contribution or established a record of achievement in the materials,

minerals In geology and mineralogy, a mineral or mineral species is, broadly speaking, a solid chemical compound with a fairly well-defined chemical composition and a specific crystal structure that occurs naturally in pure form.John P. Rafferty, ed. (2 ...

mining Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the Earth, usually from an ore body, lode, vein, seam, reef, or placer deposit. The exploitation of these deposits for raw material is based on the economic via ...

”.

Applications

Applications for

fellow A fellow is a concept whose exact meaning depends on context. In learned or professional societies, it refers to a privileged member who is specially elected in recognition of their work and achievements. Within the context of higher education ...

ships are open to both members and non-members of the IOM3. Applications must be supported by two

letters of recommendation A letter of recommendation or recommendation letter, also known as a letter of reference, reference letter or simply reference, is a document in which the writer assesses the qualities, characteristics, and capabilities of the person being recommen ...

from current fellows of the IOM3 and have known the applicant for a minimum of 2 years. Examples of fellows include

Harshad Bhadeshia Sir Harshad "Harry" Kumar Dharamshi Hansraj Bhadeshia (born 27 November 1953) is an Indian-British metallurgist and Emeritus Tata Steel Professor of Metallurgy at the University of Cambridge. In 2022 he joined Queen Mary University of London as ...

Rachel Thomson Rachel Clare Thomson is a professor of Materials Science and Engineering, and Pro Vice Chancellor of Teaching at Loughborough University. She is known for her expertise in measuring and predicting the behaviour of materials for high tempera ...

Derek Fray Derek John Fray (born 26 December 1939) is a British material scientist, and professor at the University of Cambridge. Education Fray was educated at Emanuel School, and earned a Bachelor of Science degree followed by a PhD from Imperial Coll ...

, Robert Baker and

Allan Matthews Allan Matthews (1952) is professor of surface engineering and tribology at the University of Manchester and director of the Digitalised Surfaces Manufacturing Network. Education Matthews attended Upholland Grammar School and completed his ...

. Honorary fellows include

Mark Miodownik Mark Andrew Miodownik () is a British materials scientist, engineer, broadcaster and writer at University College London. Previously, he was the head of the Materials Research Group at King's College London, and a co-founder of Materials Lib ...

and

Sue Ion Dame Susan Elizabeth Ion (; née Burrows; born 3 February 1955) is a British engineer and an expert advisor on the nuclear power industry. Ion was elected a member of the National Academy of Engineering in 2012 for contributions to nuclear fue ...

. Fellows are entitled to use the

post-nominal letters Post-nominal letters, also called post-nominal initials, post-nominal titles, designatory letters or simply post-nominals, are letters placed after a person's name to indicate that the individual holds a position, academic degree, accreditation, ...

FIMMM.

References

{{reflist Fellows of learned societies of the United Kingdom Academic awards

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