Dr. Henry Throop, an astronomer, and a planetary scientist from the NASA headquarters in Washington, USA visited University of Peradeniya and delivered a guest lecture on NASA`s New Horizon Mission to Pluto, the Kuiper Belt and Beyond for students of the Department of Physics, Faculty of Science on December 15th. The event had been organized by the Astronomical Society of the University of Peradeniya which was held at the P1 Lecture theatre of the Department of Physics, Faculty of Science. Mr. Throop met with Prof. MD. Lamawansa, the Vice-Chancellor and Prof. Terrence Madhujith, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University. Dr. V. Sivakumar, the Acting Dean of the Faculty of Science and the Head of the Department of Physics accompanied him. The planetary scientist specializes in the dynamics of rings and dust in the outer solar system. Dr. Throop is a member of the science team for NASA’s New Horizons mission to Pluto and the Kuiper Belt. The asteroid 193736 Henrythroop has been named after him.
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Presidential awards – 2019/20 Awarded on November, 2023
The National Research Council of Sri Lanka (NRC) confers the Presidential Awards annually to recognize the top 100 research papers published in journals with the

Exceptional Achievements of Prof. Rohana Chandrajith, Dr. Jagath Gunatilake and the Engineering Geology Research Group
Prof. Rohana Chandrajith’s achievement to TWAS Fellowship: Prof. Rohana Chandrajith has achieved a remarkable milestone by being elected as a Fellow to The World Academy

DENTS NIGHT 2023
The spectacular awarding ceremony of Dents Games; “DENTS NIGHT 2023” was held on 16th November 2023 at the CPC hall, Faculty of Dental Sciences. Students,

Celebrating World Radiography Day 2023 – X-PERTS 2023
The X-PERTS 2023 organized by the Department of Radiography/ Radiotherapy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences in collaboration with the Society of Medical Radiation Sciences (SMRS)
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“Japan’s Foreign Policy and Japan – Sri Lanka Relationship”
A session under the distinguished JICA Chair programme, featuring a valuable keynote address titled “Japan’s Foreign Policy and Japan – Sri Lanka Relationship” by His