Background
Wickramasinghe, Hemantha Kumar was born on May 31, 1949 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Naturalized United States citizen, 1996. Son of Percival Herbert and Therese Elizabeth (Soysa) Wickramasinghe.
Wickramasinghe, Hemantha Kumar was born on May 31, 1949 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Naturalized United States citizen, 1996. Son of Percival Herbert and Therese Elizabeth (Soysa) Wickramasinghe.
Bachelor of Science in Electronic Engineering, University London, 1970. Doctor of Philosophy in Electronic and Electrical Engineering, University London, 1974.
Associate research assistant department electronic and electrical engineering University College London, 1974-1975, lecturer department electronic and electrical engineering, 1978-1983. Research associate E.L. Ginzton Laboratory Stanford (California) University, 1975-1978. From manager physical measurements T.J. Watson Research Center to fellow International Business Machines Corporation, Yorktown Heights, New York, 1984—2000, fellow T.J. Watson Research Center, since 2000, senior manager nanoscale and quantum studies Almaden Research Center San Jose, California, 2002—2003, senior manager nanoscale science and technical, 2003—2005, chief technical officer science and technical, 2005—2007.
Henry Samueli endowed chair, department electrical engineering & comuter science & department biomedical engineering University California, Irvine, since 2007. Consultant Hirst Research Center General Electric Company, London, 1980-1983, United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, Harwell, England, 1980-1982. Adjunct professor Polytechnic Institute New York, Brooklyn, 1985-1987.
Member editorial boards Nanotech., 1991-1996, Advances in Nanoscale Physics, electonics and Engineering, since 1991, Review of Science Instruments, since 1996. Professor.
Fellow: International Business Machines Corporation, Royal Microscopical Society, Institute of Physics, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Physical Society (centennial speaker 1999). Member: National Academy Engineering.
Married Sophie Marie de La Porte, November 17, 1973. Children: Lucille Samantha, Anita Elizabeth.