Chandana Jayaratne

Professor Chandana Jayaratne (also known as K P S Chandana Jayaratne) is the Head of Department of Physics of University of Colombo Sri Lanka.[1]

Chandana Jayaratne
Professor
Personal details
Alma materNalanda College, Colombo
Uppsala University Sweden
ProfessionProfessor of Physics
Astrophysicist

Early life and Education

Chandana Jayaratne was born to Anula Jayaratne and K.S. Jayaratne of Dompe.[2] After being educated at Nalanda College, Colombo graduated with a BSc from University of Colombo and later from Uppsala University Sweden for Atmospheric Physics. In 2008 Jayaratne was awarded the Nalanda Keerthi Sri award by Nalanda College.[3][4]

Career

Jayaratne was the President of Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS) in 2018.[5] SLAAS has sister organizations in other countries such as American Association for the Advancement of Science, in USA.[6]

Jayaratne [7] is also a member of the Board of Governors of the Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies.[8][9]

He is also the Director of Astronomy and Space Science Unit.[10][11]

Whilst being a member of the Committee to Investigate Safety Against Lightning Hazards formulated under the directive of Parliament Jayaratne has been involved in the process of preparing standards for Lightning Protection Systems for the Sri Lanka Standards Institute.[12]

Chandana Jayaratne is one of the National Coordinators of Sri Lankan Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad appointed by the Institute of Physics Sri Lanka (IPSL).[13][14][15]

References
  1. Prof. Chandana Jayaratne
  2. Death of Prof. Chandana Jayaratne’s mother
  3. Dr. Gunadasa Amarasekara nominated for Nalanda Keerthi Sri 2010
  4. Nalanda Keerthi Sri
  5. NEWS Ceremonial Induction of Prof. Chandana Jayarathna as the General President of SLAAS Held in Colombo
  6. Space Science for the betterment of the nation
  7. Southern Smart Company launches e-commerce facility to enhance market of mosquito net ‘Smart Net’
  8. Board of Governors Arthur C Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies
  9. New chairpersons and board members were appointed for the institutions of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Research
  10. Jupiter, Saturn coming closer on December 21
  11. The International Space Center visible to Sri Lanka
  12. Precautions against lightning hazards - Prof. Chandana Jayaratne
  13. Olympiad Committee
  14. International Astronomy Olympiad 2018 Local Organizing Committee
  15. Sri Lankan International Olympiad in Astronomy and Astrophysics Multi-wavelength Astronomy Prof K P S Chandana Jayaratne


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