Academic Staff

Professor L B D R P Wijesundera
Head of the Department, Senior Professor and Chair of Physics
BSc, MPhil (Kelaniya), DSc (Kyushu), CPhys, FIP (SL)

Professor Sudath R D Kalingamudali
Dean of the Faculty and Senior Professor

BSc (Kelaniya), PhD (Sheffield), CSci, CEng, CPhys, FIET, FInstP, FIP (SL), MIEEE

Professor P A A Perera
Senior Professor
BSc (Colombo), MA, PhD (Rochester), CPhys, FIP (SL)

Professor H H Sumathipala
Senior Professor
BSc (Kelaniya), PhD (Peradeniya), CPhys, FIP (SL)

Professor Prabath Hewageegana
Senior Professor
BSc (Kelaniya), MSc (GSU,Atlanta), PhD (GSU,Atlanta), CPhys, FIP (SL)

Professor (Mrs) W J M Samaranayaka
Professor
BSc (Peradeniya), DEng (Kumamoto), CPhys, FIP (SL), MIEE (Japan)

Professor K M D C Jayathilaka
Professor
BSc (Kelaniya), MPhil (Kelaniya), PhD (Colombo),CPhys, MIEEE, MIP (SL)

Professor A L A K Ranaweera
Coordinator of B.Sc. in Electronics and Computer Science degree programme and Professor
BSc (Kelaniya), PhD (Kyung Hee), MIEEE

Professor W T M A P K Wanninayake
Professor
BSc (Kelaniya), MSc (Peradeniya), MS (Creighton), MS (UWM), PhD (UWM), CPhys, MIP (SL)

Professor M A Punyasena
Professor

BSc (Kelaniya), MSc, PhD (Alberta), CPhys, FIP (SL)

Dr (Mrs) U K Abeywarna
Senior Lecturer
BSc, MSc (Peradeniya), PhD (Colombo), CPhys, FIP (SL)

Dr Hasitha Weerasinghe
Senior Lecturer
BSc (University of Delhi), MSc (University of South Florida), PhD (Monash University) 

Dr J A Seneviratne
Coordinator of B.Sc. in Physics and Electronics degree programme and Senior Lecturer
BSc (Kelaniya), MSc (Mississippi State), PhD (Mississippi State)

Dr F S B Kafi
Senior Lecturer
BSc (Kelaniya), PhD (Kelaniya)

Dr K D B H Gunawardana
Senior Lecturer
BSc (Kelaniya), MS (Georgia State), PhD(Georgia State)

Dr W G Chathuranga Kumarage
Senior Lecturer
DIT(Colombo), BSc (Kelaniya), MSc(Peradeniya), PhD(Peradeniya), PhD (Brescia, Italy), CPhys

Dr P L A K Piyumal
Lecturer (Probationary)
BSc (Kelaniya), PhD (Kelaniya), MIEEE

Dr P A N S Priyadharshana
Senior Lecturer (Temporary)
BSc (Kelaniya), PhD (Sungkyunkwan)

Emeritus Professors

Professor C Dahanayake (Late)
Emeritus Professor 

Founder Professor of Physics
Founder Dean of Science

Vidya Nidhi Professor W P Siripala
Emeritus Professor 

BSc (Sri Lanka), MPhil, PhD (CUNY), CPhys, FIP (SL), FNASSL

Professor K D Jayasuriya
Emeritus Professor 

BSc (Sri Lanka), PhD (ANU), CPhys, FIP (SL), FNASSL

Professor J R P Jayakody
Emeritus Professor 
BSc (Peradeniya), MA, MPhil, PhD (CUNY), CPhys, FIP (SL)

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