We are proud to announce that three emeritus professors of Physics, who obtained their B.Sc. degrees from the Department of Physics at the University of Peradeniya, are presently holding the Chancellor positions of three leading Sri Lankan universities.
As the chancellor of the University of Peradeniya,
Professor Emeritus, Vidya Nidhi, Lakshman Dissanayake.
B.Sc. Physics Special (1970, Peradeniya)
Ph.D. Experimental Solid State Physics (Indiana University, Bloomington, USA)
As the chancellor of the University of Jaffna,
Professor Emeritus, Rajaratnam Kumaravadivel.
B.Sc. Physics Special (1970, Peradeniya)
Ph.D. Theoretical Solid State Physics (University of Bristol, UK)
As the chancellor of the Open University of Sri Lanka,
Professor Emeritus, Dhammika Tantrigoda.
B.Sc. Physics Special (1973, Peradeniya)
Ph.D. Computational Geophysics (University of Durham, UK)
We are immensely proud of your appointments and are forever grateful for your contributions to the country and the field of science.
