Jayantha Lal Ratnasekera
Professor Jayantha Lal Ratnasekera | |
|---|---|
| Governor of the Eastern Province | |
| Assumed office 25 September 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Senthil Thondaman |
| Vice Chancellor of Uva Wellassa University | |
| In office February 2017 – November 2023 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 1962 (age 63–64) |
| Spouse | Mallika Ratnasekera |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | Nalanda College, Colombo Peoples' Friendship University of Russia |
| Profession | Professor in Chemistry |
Professor Jayantha Lal Ratnasekera (born November 1962) is a Sri Lankan academic currently serving as the Governor of the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka. He previously served as Vice Chancellor of Uva Wellassa University from February 2017 to November 2023.[1]
Early life
Ratnasekera received his primary education at Agrabodhi Vidyalaya in Kanthale, and his secondary education at Nalanda College, Colombo. He graduated from Peoples' Friendship University of Russia with an honors degree in chemistry in 1988. He would then go on to receive his PhD in Chemistry from the same university in 1993.[1]
Career
Ratnasekera joined Rajarata University of Sri Lanka as a senior lecturer in August 1996, and was promoted to professor in Chemistry in 2018. He served as Head of the Department of Physical Sciences from 1996 to 1999, and as Dean of Faculty of Applied Sciences from 1999 to 2005.
Ratnasekera was appointed to the post of Vice Chancellor of Uva Wellassa University in January 2017.[1] He served as the Chair of the Committee of Vice Chancellors & Directors (CVCD) in 2021.
His research interests are in renewable energy sources, environmental chemistry, theoretical chemistry, quality assurance in higher education, and science education.[2] Ratnasekera has been a trainer and a resource in numerous training programs and workshops.[3][4][5][6][7][8] He is also a freelance journalist, author and translator.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
References
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- ^ "Career Guidance Program 2021 - Session 03". 12 June 2021 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Message to Public". 4 April 2020 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "පැතිකඩ |Pathikada|2020/04/14". 13 April 2020 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "උපාධි ප්රමිතිය විමසන ස්වාධීන ආයතනයක් අත්යවශ්යයයි! Pathikada 12.03.2021". 11 March 2021 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "IQAC Workshop Self-Assessment 2018|| Department of Dramatics CU". 13 January 2018 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Graduation ceremony of the Maharaja Institute of Management held successfully today". 16 January 2020 – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Sri Lanka: Few Hints for Filling University Admission Application". Archived from the original on 2021-11-12. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ Nadeera, Dilshan (3 June 2021). "India's COVID Crisis – Threat to the Entire World".
- ^ "How ethical is secret recording of calls? | Daily FT". www.ft.lk.
- ^ "Need for Self-Discipline During Pandemic – LankaPuvath". 27 May 2021.
- ^ "ජයන්ත ලාල් රත්නසේකර - Jayantha Lal Rathnasekara - කතුවරු". grantha.lk.
- ^ Nadeera, Dilshan (21 June 2021). "Some hints for filling university admission applications".
- ^ "Global Politics of COVID-19 Vaccination". Archived from the original on 2021-11-12. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
- ^ "Sri Lanka: Be Aware of Delta". Archived from the original on 2022-06-17. Retrieved 2021-07-21.