Background
Perera, Unil A.G. was born on November 12, 1956 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Son of Weymen and Daya (Daluwatta) Perera. came to the United States, 1982.
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Unil A.G. Perera, American Physics educator, researcher. Grantee National Aeronautics and Space Administration, since 1997, National Science Foundation, since 1990, Georgia State University, since 1992, others Mentor McNair Program, Atlanta, 1994-1997. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Physical Society, Society Photo Instrumentation Engineers.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Physics, U. Colombo, 1981; Master of Science, U. Pittsburgh, 1983; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Pittsburgh, 1987.
Career
Assistant lecturer, U. Colombo, 1981-1982; teaching assistant, U. Pittsburgh, 1982-1983; research assistant, U. Pittsburgh, 1983-1987; research associate, U. Pittsburgh, 1987-1988; research assistant professor, U. Pittsburgh, 1988-1992; assistant professor, Georgia State University, Atlanta, 1992-1995; associate professor, Georgia State University, Atlanta, since 1995; graduate director physics, Georgia State University, Atlanta, since 1995; director IRML, Georgia State University, Atlanta, since 1995. Lecturer National Research Council, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 1990, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1991, California Institute Technology, 1995, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Colombo, 1995, Emory University, Atlanta,1995, U. Colombo, 1997, U. Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 1997, Technology U., Vienna, Austria, 1997, U. Linz, Austria, 1997, University of Illinois, Chicago, 1998, U.Turkey, Istanbul, 1998, University of California at Los Angeles, 1998, CRL, Tokyo, 1998.
Achievements
Membership
Mentor McNair Program, Atlanta, 1994-1997. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, American Physical Society, Society Photo Instrumentation Engineers.
Connections
Married Shrima Y. Samaranayake, July 1,1983. Children: Nuwan, Nirosha.
Awards
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Grantee National Aeronautics and Space Administration, since 1997, National Science Foundation, since 1990, Georgia State University, since 1992, others.Grantee National Aeronautics and Space Administration, since 1997, National Science Foundation, since 1990, Georgia State University, since 1992, others.