The ceremonial conferment of doctoral degrees of the Aalto University School of Science and Technology, comprising the conferment of degrees and a banquet and ball, will be organized on 1 October 2010.

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In the ceremony, doctoral degrees will be conferred upon those Doctors of Science in Technology and Doctors of Philosophy who have completed their doctoral studies at the Aalto University School of Science and Technology by 30 June 2010, as well as upon 9 Honorary Doctors.

The ceremony is the first in the new Aalto University and the 21st in the field of technology. 365 Doctors of Science in Technology and Doctors of Philosophy will be conferred upon in today's ceremony.

Nine major contributors to science and society have also been invited to receive honorary doctorates in the ceremonial conferment of doctoral degrees.

Honorary Doctorates are conferred upon the following persons:

Professor Kathleen Eisenhardt
Professor Toshio Fukuda    
Professor Kristian Gullichsen 
Vuorineuvos Stig Gustavson (‘Vuorineuvos’ is a Finnish honorary title)
Professor Shinya Kikuchi
Professor Tiina Mattila-Sandholm
Teollisuusneuvos Timo Poranen (‘Teollisuusneuvos’ is a Finnish honorary title)
Professor Jose C. Principe   
Professor Seshadri Seetharaman