Management of School of Engineering

Doctoral Programme Committee

The School of Engineering Doctoral Programme Committee is the academic body charged with administering the Doctoral Programme in Engineering.
Doctoral hats in Aalto University Conferment

The Doctoral Programme Committee of the School of Engineering is responsible for managing administering the Doctoral Programme in Engineering. The committee's duties include the development of course contents, student selection as well as key elements of the dissertation process: the approval of topics, appointment of examiners and grading of finished works.

The committee's members include its chair, a minimum of four professors who have merits in doctoral education and represent the school's central research fields and a student representative. One of the professor members may be from another school of Aalto University. A vice chair is elected from the among the committee's professor members. The term of office for the committee is three calendar years.

Members, 2022–2025

  • Chair: Risto Lahdelma
  • Members:
     
    • Jussi Leveinen (vice chair)
    • Matti Kummu
    • Jarkko Niiranen
    • Arttu Polojärvi
    • Roope Nyqvist 
  • Deputy members:
     
    • Dominic Stead
    • Milos Mladenovic
    • Mika Salmi
    • Simo Hostikka
    • Alice Petry

Aalto Doctoral Programme in Engineering

Student study guide for the Aalto Doctoral Programme in Engineering

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Student guide illustration, doctoral programmes

Upcoming public defences of doctoral theses

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Public defences

Public defence in Civil Engineering, MSc Jevgeni Fadejev

Geothermal energy piles design, sizing and modelling
Cover image of the dissertation. Artwork: Samuel Lindeblad
Public defences

Public defence in real estate economics, M.Sc. (Tech.) Ilmari Talvitie

The aim of this dissertation is to assess the viability of buildings as climate champions in the context of urban regional development.
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Public defences

Public defence in Water and Environmental Engineering, MSc. (Tech.) Ville Lindgren

Adaptive models that incorporate hydroclimate variability can enhance climate adaptation and support resilient built environments.
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