R. Kumaravadivel

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Emeritus Professor of Physics

Rajaratnam Kumaravadivel
Alma materUniversity of Ceylon
University of Bristol
OccupationAcademic
TitleProfessor of Physics

Professor Rajaratnam Kumaravadivel is a Sri Lankan Tamil physicist, academic, former dean of the Faculty of Science, University of Jaffna and former acting vice-chancellor of the University of Jaffna.

Early life[]

Kumaravadivel joined the University of Ceylon, graduating in 1967 with first class honours BSc degree.[1] He was also the first to receive both a first class honours degree specialising in physics (1970) and the Hewavitharana memorial prize for best performance in Physics from the University of Ceylon.[1] He then received a PhD degree from the University of Bristol in 1975 after producing a thesis titled Theory of Thermodynamic Properties of Liquid Metals” [1][2]

Career[]

Kumaravadivel served as a lecturer at the Department of Physics, Peradeniya Campus of the University of Sri Lanka between January 1978 and January 1979.[1] He served as Head of the Department of Physics, University of Jaffna for three terms: February 1985 to February 1988; March 1991 to June 1991; and April 1994 to November 1999.[3] He also lead the Computer Unit at the University from August 1989 to October 1990 during its formative years.[1] During this time he also held several research fellowships. He was appointed as an associate member of the International Center for Theoretical Physics from 1982-1987 and 1989-1995 and a visiting scientist at the same institute from 1983-1984. He also obtained a Commonwealth fellowship to work as a visiting professor at the Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge in 1990.

Kumaravadivel later was appointed as dean of the Faculty of Science from November 1999 to July 2010.[4] He was the University Grants commission nominee for the vice-chancellorship of the University of Jaffna three consecutive times in 2000, 2003 and 2006. He was appointed as acting vice-chancellor of the university between June 2006 and December 2007 after the nominee Ratnajeevan Hoole failed to take up his post.[1] After retirement Kumaravadivel served as the member of the University Grants Commission (Sri Lanka) from May 2015 -January 2020. He is currently an emeritus professor of Physics at the University of Jaffna [5]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Prof.R.Kumaravadivel". Department of Physics, University of Jaffna. Archived from the original on 17 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Portrait Gallery, Department of Physics, University of Bristol," (PDF). University of Bristol.
  3. ^ "A brief history of the Department of Physics, University of Jaffna".
  4. ^ "Dean's Office". Faculty of Science, University of Jaffna. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Academic Staff". Department of Physics, University of Jaffna. Archived from the original on 12 January 2014.
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