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Prof. Srianthie Deraniyagala graduated from the University of Colombo in 1978, with a First Class Honours degree in Chemistry. In 1979, she joined the Department of Chemistry, University of Colombo as an Assistant Lecturer and was promoted as Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor, Professor and Senior Professor, the post she currently holds. She has 40 years […]

Professor P A Nimal Punyasiri is Professor and Chair of Biochemistry at the Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Colombo. He is a graduate of the Institute of Chemistry Sri Lanka and obtained a Postgraduate Diploma in Advanced Biochemistry and PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Peradeniya. He has carried out […]

  Professor Priyani Ashoka Paranagama graduated from the University of Kelaniya in 1986 with B.Sc. Honours degree in Chemistry with Second Class Upper Division. She joined the University of Kelaniya in 1990 as an Assistant Lecturer and proceeded to the Industrial and Technological Institute (ITI) to obtain her MPhil degree in Organic Chemistry in 1991. […]

The council of the Institute of Chemistry Ceylon awarded the “Distinguished Service Award 2017” to Prof. S. P. Deraniyagala at the 46th Annual sessions of the Institute of Chemistry Ceylon. Prof. S P Deraniyagala obtained his BSc special degree from University of Colombo and joined University of Sri Jayewardenepura as a Probationary Assistant Lecturer in […]

Professor Oliver Amarasena Ileperuma graduated from the University of Ceylon in 1970 with a Second Class Upper Division honors degree in Chemistry. He joined the University of Peradeniya in 1970 as an Assistant Lecturer and in 1972, he received a Fulbright Hays fellowship for graduate studies in the USA. In 1975, he received the C. […]