The Institution of Metallurgists was a British professional association for metallurgists, largely involved in the iron and steel industry.

History

It was founded in 1945. The inaugural meeting was held on 28 November 1945; the organization was formed by the

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and the Institute of Metals. The International Iron and Steel Institute was formed in 1967, which is now the

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. by the late 1960s the Institution had around 10,000 metallurgists. It was involved in the formation of the Association of Professional Scientists and Technologists (APST) in 1971,APST New Scientist
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Education

In September 1965,

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s in science were introduced, in consultation with the Institution, the

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, the

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, the Physical Society, the

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, and the

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. In January 1969, these same set of institutions set up the Council of Science and Technology Institutes (CSTI), which ended up as the Science Council in 2003.

Royal Charter

It was given a Royal Charter in 1975. In 1977 it became the sixteenth constituent of the •Council of Engineering Institutions, which became the

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in 1981.

Merger

It merged with the Metals Society to become

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on 1 January 1985.

Structure

In the 1960s it was headquartered at 17

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in the City of Westminster. In the 1970s it moved to Northway House on the A1000 (High Road) in north London.

Registrar-Secretaries

* Arthur Merriman 1946-57 * Terry Marsden 1976-81

Presidents

Source
The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining

References

{{Authority control 1945 establishments in the United Kingdom 1984 disestablishments in the United Kingdom Defunct professional associations based in the United Kingdom Metallurgical organizations Organisations based in the City of Westminster Organisations based in the United Kingdom with royal patronage Organizations disestablished in 1984 Scientific organizations established in 1945 Steel industry of the United Kingdom