Membership Types - Fellowship

Fellow

The status of Fellow of the Institute of Explosives Engineers (F.I.Exp.E.) shall he conferred by a resolution of a general meeting of Members upon members of the Institute who:

• Are over 35 years of age and
• have had at least 15 years experience in pursuits connected with explosives engineering and
• have been a Voting Member of the Institute for a minimum of five years.
• are, to the satisfaction of Council, either:
  • Recognized by others, in their own specialist field, as a leading authority by having planned, negotiated, organized and supervised work of a sufficiently complex nature and responsibility, or
  • recognized by scientific and academic bodies as a research leader or technical innovation in their chosen field, or
  • regular, authoritative contributor to scientific or technical papers on explosives-related sciences, engineering or related topics, or
  • known to have contributed greatly to the improvement in safety practices and standards within the explosives industry.

Honorary Fellow

The status of Honorary Fellow may be accorded to someone who is, to the satisfaction of Council, worthy. Honorary Fellows shall be either distinguished persons, who from their position have been or are enabled to render assistance to the Institute, or persons eminent for science and experience in pursuits connected with explosives engineering, whether or not currently engaged in the practice of that profession. An Honorary Fellow may or may not have voting rights depending on his/her previous membership status.