Awards for outstanding researchers
Chaminda PERERA
The Government recognized the accomplishment and contribution made by
academic staff of the Sri Lankan university system in the field of
research, innovation and invention at the third awards of Committee of
Vice Chancellors and Director of Sri Lanka (CVCD) at the Presidential
Secretariat yesterday.
President Mahinda Rajapaksa awarded CVCD awards to six outstanding
academic staffers in Sri Lankan universities who showed exemplary
performances and made remarkable achievements in the fields of Health
Science, Technology, Biological sciences, Physical Sciences, Humanities
and Social Sciences.
The awards ceremony was organized by CVCD which was established in
1979 under the Universities Act as an advisory body to the University
Grants Commission. It comprises 17 Vice Chancellors of State
universities and three rectors of university campuses.
Ruhuna University Senior Lecturer Dr Manjula Deshapriya Hettiarachchi
received the award for the most outstanding young researcher. Dr
Hettiarachchi joined the Nuclear Medicine Unit of the Medical Faculty as
a probationary lecturer in 2001.
Prof Kularatne has an MBBS with Honours from the Peradeniya
University in 1983 and obtained his MD with Board Certification from the
Postgraduate Institute of Medicine.
He has done extensive research since 1994 in relation to snakes and
snakes bite, Dengue fever, Chikangunya, Hanta virus, Rabies,
Leptospyrosis and Ricketsiosis. His research has led to a large number
of presentations at scientific meetings and publications in journals.
Professor N T Sohan Wijesekera of Moratuwa University, Prof M J S
Wijeratne of Kelaniya University, Prof MAKL Dissanayake of Peradeniya
University and Prof Mahinda Wijeratne of Ruhuna University received
awards for Most Outstanding researchers at the awards ceremony.
Higher Education Minister S B Dissanayake, CVCD Chairman and Kelaniya
University Vice Chancellor Prof Sarath Amunugama and University Grants
Commission Chairman Prof Gamini Samaranayake were present.
Prof Kularatne has an MBBS with Honours from the Peradeniya
University in 1983 and obtained his MD with Board Certification from the
Postgraduate Institute of Medicine.
He has done extensive research since 1994 in relation to snakes and
snakes bite, Dengue fever, Chikangunya, Hanta virus, Rabies,
Leptospyrosis and Ricketsiosis. His research has led to a large number
of presentations at scientific meetings and publications in journals.
Professor N T Sohan Wijesekera of Moratuwa University, Prof M J S
Wijeratne of Kelaniya University, Prof MAKL Dissanayake of Peradeniya
University and Prof Mahinda Wijeratne of Ruhuna University received
awards for Most Outstanding researchers at the awards ceremony.
Higher Education Minister S B Dissanayake, CVCD Chairman and Kelaniya
University Vice Chancellor Prof Sarath Amunugama and University Grants
Commission Chairman Prof Gamini Samaranayake were present. |