Real Academia De Ingeniería (RAI)
Member Academies
Don Pedro 10 / 28005 Madrid Spain
T. +34 91 528 2001 | F. +34 91 364 5548
Conceived by Royal Decree 859/1994, the Royal Academy of Engineering was born on April
29th as the first national academy founded during the reign of His Majesty the King Juan
Carlos I.
The Royal Academy of Engineering is an association of legal persons subject to Private Law.
It holds its own legal personality and is governed by its own Statutes and Rules of Procedure.
The main purpose of the RAI is to promote the essays and studies that reflect the scientific
advances achieved in the engineering field, as well as the technological applications and
operation techniques thereof.
Identity
Jaime DOMÍNGUEZ-ABASCAL
Chairman
Start date: December, 12th, 2023
End date: December, 12th, 2027
Founding date:
April, 29th, 1994
Number of Fellows and Associate Fellows:
60
Percentage of women among Fellows and Associate Fellows:
6 women over 60 fellows (10%)
Number of staff:
7
Annual budget:
1 million €
Financing sources
– Government Support.
– Industry
– Universities and Research Institutions
– Private funding.
Academy is member of
CAETS – International Council of Academies of Engineering and Technological Sciences.
Mission
– To promote quality and competence in Spanish engineering, fostering study, research and progress in those sciences on which it is based, in the techniques required by its applications and in the methods that encompass its creative activity.
– To collaborate with other Academies and similarly-oriented institutions, whether located in Spain or other countries, as well as with those of an international nature, on matters and programs of common interest.
Committees / Main working groups
Committees:
– Treasury
– External Relations
– Governance
– Awards
Working groups:
– Digitalization and AI
– Health and Dependency Technology
– Environment & Climate
– Industrialization
– Agriculture and food
– Engineering Education
Principal objectives 2025 and key realisations 2024
Takeovers:
• 02/20/24. Excellency Ms. Carmen Torras Genís. Title of the speech: Present and future of assistive robots: Technoscientific and ethical challenges
• 03/12/24. Dr. Norberto López de Lacalle Marcaide. Title of the speech: They are machine tools and they are people
• 06/25/24. Dra. Asunción Gómez Pérez. Speech title: Ontological Engineering
• 09/24/24. Dr. Rafael Gómez Blanco. Title of the speech: Engineering for a national strategy
Public sessions:
• 10/17/23. Closing of the 2023 Academic Year
• 10/25/23. XIX Conference on History and Philosophy of Engineering, Science and Technology
• 10/24/23. Automobile and human mobility. Paradigm shift. Challenges
• 11/06/23. AIM-RAI Colloquium 2023: The future of engineering work and the jobs of the future in engineering
• 11/21/23. Presentation of the “Young Researchers” and “Academiae Dilecta” 2023 awards
• 11/28/23. Presentation of the book “Anatomy and organization of the helical heart”
• 11/29/23-11/30/23. Presentation of the book “Hispanism: zenith of Humanism: «True history of the technological legacy in the New World»
• 01/16/24. Round table: Transportation of nuclear waste and its storage
• 02/15/24. Seminar: The role of Spain in quantum technologies
• 04/23/24. In Memoriam Session His Excellency. Mr. Jaime Conde Zurita
• 06/19/24. Presentation of the report: The application of AI to editing systems
• 06/18/24. In Memoriam Session His Excellency. Mr. Manuel Silva Suárez
• 10/15/24. Seminar “Forest fires in Spain”
• 10/24/23. Dr. José Antonio Marín Pereda at the Conference “Engineering in the face of the challenge of digital transformation”
• 10/26/23. Women, Engineering and Defense program visit to Jaén
• 11/02/23. Dr. Enrique Castillo Doctor Honoris Causa from the National University of the Northeast (Argentina)
• 11/08/23. Dr. Elías Fereres presents the publication “Plant health in agriculture and forestry: challenges and perspectives for the next decade” at the University of Córdoba
• 11/08/23. Presentation of the SCIE-ZONTA-SNGULAR 2023 Award
• 11/08/23. Dr. Antonio Colino Honorary member of the National Academy of Engineering and Habitat of Venezuela
• 11/28/23. Dr. Eloy Álvarez Pelegry at the XV International Congress of Energy and Mineral Resources
• 11/30/23. Dr. Amable Liñán TEDAE 2023 Award for Professional Career.
• 12/13/23. Conference by Dr. Eloy Álvarez Pelegry at the Engineering Institute of Spain
• 12/15/23. Dra. María Vallet recognized with the Hipatia award for scientific career.
• 12/15/23. Dr. Jaime Domínguez Abascal, new president of the Royal Academy of Engineering
• 01/10/24. Summaries of the Euro-CASE 2023 Annual Conference published
• 01/30/24. Engineering. The forging of the artificial world. By Dr. Javier Aracil
• 02/15/24 Dr. Francisco Herrera and Asunción Gómez-Pérez participate in Telos Meetings: Artificial Intelligence, Culture and Language
• 02/28/24. Seminar: The role of Spain in quantum technologies
• 02/28/24. Dra. Carme Torras Genís takes office as an academic of the Royal Academy of Engineering
• 03/14/24. Dr. Norberto López de Lacalle takes office as a full academician of the Royal Academy of Engineering
• 04/02/24. Round table: “World of prostheses, new materials, their complications and their future”
• 04/11/24. Dr. Joaquín Coello at the annual Inter-Academic Cycle of the Institute of Spain on “The Constitution of 1978. Balance and perspectives”
• 04/25/24. The Royal Academy of Engineering announces the Young Researchers Awards 2024
• 06/11/24. The publication: “Mineral raw materials in the Energy transition and digitalization” awarded by the Atlantic Copper Company Chair of the ETSI of Mines and Energy of the UPM
• 06/11/24. Euro-CASE Annual Conference 2024
Proyect “Women and Engineering”:
• 03/10/23. Closing of the VII Edition of the “Mentoring of Excellence” program of the “Women and Engineering” project
• 10/26/23. Women, Engineering and Defense program visit to Jaén
• 01/31/24. International Day of Women and Girls in Science
• 02/01/24. Collaboration agreement between the “Círculo de Tecnologías para la Defensa y Seguridad” Foundation and the Royal Academy of Engineering
• 02/06/24. The AEC and the RAI bring science and technology careers closer to 1,800 students
• 04/17/24. Inaugurated the V edition of the ADIF Lidera Program
• 06/28/24. Event to celebrate the International Day of Women in Engineering
• 09/13/24. First University Master’s Degree in Spain to provide teachers with “Tools” and make STEM subjects “Attractive”
• 09/18/24. Act II Madrid + STEM
Awards and distinctions:
• Dr. Ignacio Pérez Arriaga. Tribute on the 40th anniversary of the Technological Research Institute
• Dr. Íñigo Losada International Coastal Engineering Award 2024
• Dr. Javier Jiménez Sendín awarded the Fluid Dynamics Prize
Next academy annual event
– Opening session of the Royal Academies of the Institute of Spain at the RAI headquarters.
– Reception ceremony of five new members as Academics.
– Annual awards “Academiae Dilecta” and “Young Engineers”.
– “Engineers Laureados” awards.
Highlights 2023
Prizes for young research engineers (Agustín de Betancourt and Juan López de Peñalver) have been awarded, as well as the Academiae Dilecta Award for companies.
In September 2022, RAI hosted the annual Euro-CASE conference at its premises. Minutes and highlights from the meeting have been published and are available on the Euro-CASE and RAI websites. A joint conference with the Academy of Engineering of Mexico was also organized, and RAI has maintained its representation in CAETS activities.
The academy has published several books and reports in Spanish, including Raw Materials in the Energy Transition and Digitalization: The Role of Mining and Metallurgy, Plant Health in Agriculture and Forestry: Challenges and Perspectives, How to Promote Innovation in the Classroom, and Engineering and Accessibility. Additionally, the academy worked on the revision and improvement of the Spanish Dictionary of Engineering.
Several conferences have taken place as part of the «La RAI en la red» programme, covering topics such as soft robotics, glass as a structural material, and the role of nuclear energy.
Seminars on innovation and entrepreneurship in the media, as well as on the role of Artificial Intelligence, were also conducted.
The «Mujer e Ingeniería» (Women and Engineering) programme continued with various activities, including mentoring programme for engineering students and initiatives aimed at early-career professionals, companies, schools, and institutions.