The 11 th session of the Vice Chancellor’s Lecture Series was successfully conducted on 19 th of February 2025 at 12.30 p.m. in the Senate Room of the University of Peradeniya.
The speaker for the event was Dr. Gamini Dharmasena, Senior Electronics Engineer of the BlueHalo VideoRay LLC, USA and the General Secretary of the University of Peradeniya Alumni Association at the United States of America. Dr. Gamini Dharmasena delivered an insightful speech on “A Journey through the Eyes of an Underwater Robot” highlighting the remotely operated vehicles, main challenges in developing underwater robots, unmanned surface vehicles, applications of the robot in acquaculture, underwater research, defence, with a demonstration of the underwater robot followed by an interactive discussion with the audience. During his visit to the University of Peradeniya, he donated an underwater robot model to the Department of Physics, Faculty of Science for educational purposes.
The audience included the Acting Vice Chancellor, Acting Deputy Vice Chancellor, the Deans of the Faculties, as well as academic, non-academic staff and students. The Vice Chancellor’s Lecture Series is aimed to provide the University community with a distinctive opportunity to engage with and learn from eminent speakers and professionals in their respective fields of expertise. It serves as a platform for intellectual enrichment, fostering a vibrant exchange of ideas and knowledge within the academic community.
