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Professional recognition of Tribology

I am completing my Chartered Engineer application with the IET. One of the tasks is to choose three "expertise codes" which together will classify me during the assessment process.



There are 114 codes. Tribology is not included.



The IET Tribology Network is one of 22 officially-sanctioned Technical & Professional Networks and has 774 members at the last count.



Is expertise in Tribology sufficiently recognised within the engineering profession?



Is Tribology a valid area of professional expertise?



Could we at the IET Tribology Network do anything to improve the situation?



Am I guilty of seeking "joined up thinking" in an area where it should not exist?



Does anyone have any comments on this?
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  • I've copied the "expertise" list below for people that are interested in making it better, or more correctly perhaps completely rewriting it (copy into Wordpad/Word for better formating).



    There are major ommissions in this list other than Tribology. Manufacturing and Production Engineering for example.



    There are also some odd inclusions for example "Petrochemical Industry" and "Nuclear Industry" are both listed as an expertise. It's absurd to write Industry rather than engineering and then to include Petrochemical but not Chemical.



    Systems Engineering is ubiquitous - all engineers should include this. It is part of what makes an engineer different from a physicist say, and if you have people claiming to be Chartered Systems Engineers then it devalues the qualifications and training of all other engineers.



    Why is Baggage Handling in the list and not Building Information Modelling for example?



    James



        1    Acoustics    39    ICT    77    Project Management       

        2    Air Conditioning     40    Image Processing/Analysis    78    Quality Assurance       

        3    Air Traffic Control    41    Information Technology    79    Radar / Navigation Aids       

        4    Airport Lighting    42    Instrumentation    80    Radiation Monitoring       

        5    Antennas & Propagation    43    Intelligence    81    Radio       

        6    Artificial Intelligence    44    Laser Technology    82    Radio astronomy       

        7    Automotive Electronics    45    Law    83    Rail Rolling Stock       

        8    Automatic and Adaptive Control    46    Lighting    84    Rail Electrification       

        9    Automotive Industry    47    Logic Design    85    Rail Infrastructure       

        10    Avionics    48    Machine Tools    86    Rail – Traction       

        11    Baggage Handling    49    Machines System Engineering    87    Railway Signalling       

        12    Boilers-Mechanical    50    Management    88    Railways       

        13    Broadcasting    51    Materials    89    Renewable Energy       

        14    CCTV    52    Mechanical Engineering    90    Robotics       

        15    Circuit & Systems    53    Mechatronics    91    Satellite Communications       

        16    Civil Engineering    54    Medical Electronics/Bio-Eng.    92    Semiconductors       

        17    Computation Modelling    55    Metallurgy    93    Sewage Systems       

        18    Computer & Numeric Control    56    Metrology    94    Signal Processing       

        19    Computer Systems    57    Microcontrollers     95    Software       

        20    Construction     58    Microelectronics    96    Safety Critical Systems       

        21    Consultancy    59    Microwave Devices & Technique    97    Sales & Marketing       

        22    Contracting    60    Mining    98    Speech & Language Processing       

        23    Control & Automation    61    Networks    99    Steel Industry       

        24    Defence-Land/Sea/Air    62    Neural Networks    100    Structural Engineering        

        25    Design & Technology    63    Nuclear Industry    101    Studio Production       

        26    Digital Signal Processing    64    Optical Technology & Application    102    Systems Engineering       

        27    Electrical Machines    65    Patent Agent    103    Telecommunications       

        28    Electro Mechanical Systems    66    Petrochemical Industry    104    Telemetry       

        29    Electromagnetics    67    Plant Design    105    TV & Data Broadcasting       

        30    Electronics    68    Port Handling    106    Traffic Control Systems       

        31    Fire Engineering    69    Power Cables & Overhead Lines    107    Training       

        32    Finance/Banking/Insurance    70    Power Electronics    108    Transport Electronics & Control       

        33    Generation – Conventional     71    Power Sys Operation & Planning     109    Utilisation       

        34    Generation – Nuclear    72    Power – Distribution    110    VOIP       

        35    Global Systems/Mobile Radios    73    Power Sys – Measurement, Protection  & Control    111    Water Boards       

        36    Hardware & Systems Eng.    74    Power – Transmission    112    Weapons Engineering       

        37    Health & Safety     75    Procurement    113    Logistics       

        38    Human Factors     76    Product Development    114    Air Worthiness     
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  • I've copied the "expertise" list below for people that are interested in making it better, or more correctly perhaps completely rewriting it (copy into Wordpad/Word for better formating).



    There are major ommissions in this list other than Tribology. Manufacturing and Production Engineering for example.



    There are also some odd inclusions for example "Petrochemical Industry" and "Nuclear Industry" are both listed as an expertise. It's absurd to write Industry rather than engineering and then to include Petrochemical but not Chemical.



    Systems Engineering is ubiquitous - all engineers should include this. It is part of what makes an engineer different from a physicist say, and if you have people claiming to be Chartered Systems Engineers then it devalues the qualifications and training of all other engineers.



    Why is Baggage Handling in the list and not Building Information Modelling for example?



    James



        1    Acoustics    39    ICT    77    Project Management       

        2    Air Conditioning     40    Image Processing/Analysis    78    Quality Assurance       

        3    Air Traffic Control    41    Information Technology    79    Radar / Navigation Aids       

        4    Airport Lighting    42    Instrumentation    80    Radiation Monitoring       

        5    Antennas & Propagation    43    Intelligence    81    Radio       

        6    Artificial Intelligence    44    Laser Technology    82    Radio astronomy       

        7    Automotive Electronics    45    Law    83    Rail Rolling Stock       

        8    Automatic and Adaptive Control    46    Lighting    84    Rail Electrification       

        9    Automotive Industry    47    Logic Design    85    Rail Infrastructure       

        10    Avionics    48    Machine Tools    86    Rail – Traction       

        11    Baggage Handling    49    Machines System Engineering    87    Railway Signalling       

        12    Boilers-Mechanical    50    Management    88    Railways       

        13    Broadcasting    51    Materials    89    Renewable Energy       

        14    CCTV    52    Mechanical Engineering    90    Robotics       

        15    Circuit & Systems    53    Mechatronics    91    Satellite Communications       

        16    Civil Engineering    54    Medical Electronics/Bio-Eng.    92    Semiconductors       

        17    Computation Modelling    55    Metallurgy    93    Sewage Systems       

        18    Computer & Numeric Control    56    Metrology    94    Signal Processing       

        19    Computer Systems    57    Microcontrollers     95    Software       

        20    Construction     58    Microelectronics    96    Safety Critical Systems       

        21    Consultancy    59    Microwave Devices & Technique    97    Sales & Marketing       

        22    Contracting    60    Mining    98    Speech & Language Processing       

        23    Control & Automation    61    Networks    99    Steel Industry       

        24    Defence-Land/Sea/Air    62    Neural Networks    100    Structural Engineering        

        25    Design & Technology    63    Nuclear Industry    101    Studio Production       

        26    Digital Signal Processing    64    Optical Technology & Application    102    Systems Engineering       

        27    Electrical Machines    65    Patent Agent    103    Telecommunications       

        28    Electro Mechanical Systems    66    Petrochemical Industry    104    Telemetry       

        29    Electromagnetics    67    Plant Design    105    TV & Data Broadcasting       

        30    Electronics    68    Port Handling    106    Traffic Control Systems       

        31    Fire Engineering    69    Power Cables & Overhead Lines    107    Training       

        32    Finance/Banking/Insurance    70    Power Electronics    108    Transport Electronics & Control       

        33    Generation – Conventional     71    Power Sys Operation & Planning     109    Utilisation       

        34    Generation – Nuclear    72    Power – Distribution    110    VOIP       

        35    Global Systems/Mobile Radios    73    Power Sys – Measurement, Protection  & Control    111    Water Boards       

        36    Hardware & Systems Eng.    74    Power – Transmission    112    Weapons Engineering       

        37    Health & Safety     75    Procurement    113    Logistics       

        38    Human Factors     76    Product Development    114    Air Worthiness     
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