Ian Fells was the President of The Institute of Energy for 1978-79, then in 1993, he received the Michael Faraday medal and prize from the Royal Society.
He was then elected Fellow of The Royal Academy of Engineering in 1979 and was President of The Institute of Energy (now the Energy Institute) for 1978-79. In 1993 he received the Michael Faraday medal and prize from the Royal Society, and was elected Fellow of The Royal Society of Edinburgh in 1996. 
