Hettipathirannehelage D. Gunawardhana

Background

Gunawardhana, Hettipathirannehelage D. was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University Ceylon, Sri Lanka, 1971. Doctor of Philosophy in Analytical Chemistry, University Salford, United Kingdom, 1975.

Career

Assistant lecturer, U. Colombo, Colombo, 1970-1976; lecturer, U. Colombo, Colombo, 1976-1982; senior lecturer, U. Colombo, Colombo, 1982-1990; associate professor, U. Colombo, Colombo, 1990; professor of chemistry, U. Colombo, Colombo, since 1990. Research associate Dalhousie University, Canada, 1982, The Open University, Sri Lanka, 1986. Head department of chemistry U. Colombo, 1989-1995, dean faculty of science, 1992.

Achievements

• Hettipathirannehelage D. Gunawardhana has been listed as a noteworthy Chemistry educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow National Academy of Sciences, Institute of Chemistry. Member Organization of Professional Associations of Sri Lanka.

Connections

Parents Hettipathirannehelage Dharmachndra and Handinnapola Appuhamillage Thamarasa Podimenike G. Married Swineetha Ranjani Watawala, June 14, 1979. Children: Poorna Manjula, Toshini Dimanthi, Rukmal Adithya.

Spouse:

Swineetha Ranjani Watawala

child:

Poorna Manjula Gunawardhana

child:

Rukmal Adithya Gunawardhana

child:

Toshini Dimanthi Gunawardhana