Nihal Aluthwela Domingo Vithanage Kularatna

Background

Kularatna, Nihal Aluthwela Domingo Vithanage was born on March 13, 1954 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Son of Aluthwela D. V. Kularatna and Arumwadu Premawathie.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering with honors, U. Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 1975.

Career

Assistant lecturer University Sri Jayawardenapura, Sri Lanka, 1976. Electronics engineer Department Civil Aviation, Sri Lanka, 1976—1982, Ministry Posts and Telecomm., Saudi Arabia, 1982—1985. Research and Development engineer Arthur C. Clarke Center Modern Technologies, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, 1985—1988, senior research engineer, 1988—1990, principal research engineer, 1990—2000, Chief Executive Officer, 2000—2002.

Senior lecturer department electrical and electronic engineering University Auckland, New Zealand, 2002—2005. Senior lecturer University Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand, since 2005. Consultant CeyCom Global Communications, Sri Lanka, 1994-1995, Metropolitan Agencies, Sri Lanka, since 1986.

Visiting lecturer, examiner University Moratuwa, 1989-1991, member faculty board, since 1996. Patent examiner Registry of Patents and Trademarks, Sri Lanka, 1989-1991.

Achievements

• Nihal Aluthwela Domingo Vithanage Kularatna has been listed as a noteworthy research engineer, consultant by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Essentials of Modern Telecommunications Systems

    (In this book, the authors help readers to navigate throug...)

  • Digital and Analogue Instrumentation: Testing and Measurement (Materials, Circuits and Devices)

    (A substantial update of his earlier IEE book, Modern Elec...)

  • Electronic Circuit Design: From Concept to Implementation

    (With growing consumer demand for portability and miniatur...)

  • Power Electronics Design Handbook: Low-Power Components and Applications (EDN Series for Design Engineers)

    (Power Electronics Design Handbook covers the basics of po...)

  • Modern Component Families and Circuit Block Design

    (Kularatna's new book describes modern component families ...)

  • Power Electronics Design Handbook: Low-Power Components and Applications (EDN Series for Design Engineers) 1st edition by Kularatna, Nihal (1998) Hardcover
  • Modern Component Families and Circuit Block Design MODERN COMPONENT FAMILIES AND CIRCUIT BLOCK DESIGN BY Kularatna, Nihal ( Author ) Mar-02-2000 MODERN COMPONENT FAMILIES AND CIRCUIT BLOCK DESIGN MODERN COMPONENT FAMILIES AND CIRCUIT BLOCK DESIGN B
  • Essentials of Modern Telecommunications Systems by Nihal Kularatna, Dileeka Dias (2004) Hardcover

Membership

Fellow Institution Electrical Engineers London, Institution Engineers Sri Lanka. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (senior ).

Interests

• Avocations: electronic circuit design, growing cacti.

Connections

Married Priyani Vinitha Alahakoon, July 5, 1979. Children: Dulsha, Malsha.

Father:

Aluthwela D. V. Kularatna

Mother:

Arumwadu Premawathie

Spouse:

Priyani Vinitha Alahakoon

child:

Dulsha Kularatna

child:

Malsha Kularatna