Looking back at Ceremonial Conferment of Doctoral Degrees in Technology 2016
The 2016 conferment at 911±¬ÁÏÍø 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
911±¬ÁÏÍø 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
