Looking back at Ceremonial Conferment of Doctoral Degrees in Technology 2016
The 2016 conferment at Aalto University took place on 7 October at Dipoli. The most prestigious of the academic events was hosted by the School of Science.
Honorary doctors in technology 2016
Aalto University declared eleven Honorary Doctors of Science in Technology in October 2016:
- Pedro Echenique, professor, president of the Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Spain
- Nader Engheta, professor at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
- Riitta Hari, neuroscientist, physician and professor
- Akira Isogai, professor, University of Tokyo, Japan
- Ilkka Kivimäki, founding partner, Maki.vc
- Matti Lievonen, CEO, Neste Oy
- Yukitaka Murakami, professor emeritus, Kyushu University, Japan
- Pei Gang, professor, Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, China
- Kari Renko, Brigadier General (Engineering), the Finnish Defence Forces
- Magdalena Salazar Palma, professor, University Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
- Mirja Salkinoja-Salonen, microbiologist and professor emerita, Univeristy of Helsinki
