Sundaralingam Kandiah

Background

Kandiah, Sundaralingam was born on January 15, 1942 in Jaffna, Northern, Sri Lanka. Son of Kandiah and Kanakamma (Murugesu) Kandiah. arrived in Australia, 1990.

Education

Bachelor of Science with honors, U. Colombo (Sri Lanka), 1965; Master of Science, U. Durham (England), 1969; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Durham (England), 1971; postdoctoral, University of California at Los Angeles, 1978.

Career

Assistant lecturer, U. Sri Lanka, Peradineyia, 1965-1971; lecturer, U. Sri Lanka, Peradineyia, 1971-1975; lecturer, U., Lae, Png., 1975-1978; senior lecturer, U., Lae, Png. senior lecturer, U. Suva, Fiji, since 1979; reader, U. Suva, Fiji, 1989-1990; academic, U. Melbourne (Australia), since 1990. Chief examiner Education Department, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1972-1974. Consultant PWD, Suva, Fiji, 1984.

Visiting scientists AGSO, Canberra, 1985-1989. Liaison officer ILP IV-II, United States, 1993-1998.

Achievements

• Sundaralingam Kandiah has been listed as a noteworthy Physicist, seismologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Senior treasurer Hindu temple, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 1973. Chairman constitutional committee Herpes simplex virus, Melbourne, Australia, 1993. Sports coordinator CTA, Melbourne, 1994-1995.

Fellow Geological Society London. Member AIP, ASEG, American College of Surgeons, International Centre for Theoretical Physics (associate), Old Boy's Association (president since 1990).

Interests

• Avocations: tennis, badminton, cricket, reading and writing scientific articles.

Connections

Married Sivmalar Thambiyiah, August 23, 1972. Children: Aravinthan, Ananth.

Father:

Kandiah Kandiah

Mother:

Kanakamma (Murugesu) Kandiah

Spouse:

Sivmalar Thambiyiah

child:

Aravinthan Kandiah

child:

Ananth Kandiah