Background
Keerthipala, Wickramaarachchige was born on October 21, 1961 in Pimbura, Sri Lanka. Son of Wickramaarachchige Weebadda Liyanage Erolis and Jayaneththi-Koralalage Joselin Thilakaratne.
Electrical engineering educator
Keerthipala, Wickramaarachchige was born on October 21, 1961 in Pimbura, Sri Lanka. Son of Wickramaarachchige Weebadda Liyanage Erolis and Jayaneththi-Koralalage Joselin Thilakaratne.
Bachelor of Science in Engineering with 1st class honors, Peradeniya University, Sri Lanka, 1984. Doctor of Philosophy, Cambridge (England) University, 1989.
Assistant lecturer Peradeniya University, Sri Lanka, 1985-1986. Research scholar Cambridge (England) University, 1986-1989. Visiting scholar, teaching assistant University Manitoba, Canada, 1988-1989, post-doctoral research fellow, lecturer Canada, 1989-1992.
Lecturer Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 1992-1997, researcher, consultant in charge of laboratory Singapore, 1992-1996. Senior lecturer Curtin University of Technology, Australia, since 1997. Researcher in photo-voltaics.
Consultant, advisor in system stimulation. Laboratory demonstrator Cambridge (England) University, 1986-1988. Researcher, sessional lecturer Manitoba (Canada) Power Systems Research Laboratory, University Manitoba, 1989-1992.
Fellow Cambridge Commonwealth Society. Member Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Power Engineering Society (secretary Western Australia chapter 1999-2001), International Neural Network Society, Cambridge Society (life) Planetary Society, New York Academy of Sciences.
Married Palandapathirage-Gangasri Tamarasi Dias, November 20, 1992.