S. Srisatkunarajah

Professor Sivakolundu Srisatkunarajah (Tamil: சிவக்கொழுந்து சிறிசற்குணராஜா) is a Sri Lankan Tamil mathematician, academic and current vice-chancellor of the University of Jaffna.

Professor

S. Srisatkunarajah
சி. சிறிசற்குணராஜா
Born25 March 1961
Alma materUniversity of Jaffna
Heriot-Watt University
OccupationAcademic
TitleVice-Chancellor of the University of Jaffna
Term28 August 2020 –
PredecessorR. Vigneswaran

Early life

Srisatkunarajah was educated at Hartley College.[1] After school he joined the University of Jaffna in 1979, graduating in 1983 with a B.Sc. honours degree in mathematics.[2][3] He received a Ph.D. degree from Heriot-Watt University in 1988 after producing a thesis titled On the asymptotics of the heat equation for polygonal domains.[2][4] He also has a postgraduate diploma in education from the Open University of Sri Lanka (2004).[2][5]

Srisatkunarajah holds dual Australian and Sri Lankan citizenship.[6]

Career

Srisatkunarajah was head of the University of Jaffna's Department of Mathematics and Statistics from 2009 to 2012.[2] He became a professor of mathematics in 2010.[2] He served as dean of the Faculty of Science between July 2013 and July 2016 and dean of the Faculty of Technology from October 2016 to September 2017.[7][8] In February 2017 the university's council nominated Srisatkunarajah along with T. Velnampy and R. Vigneswaran to be the university's new vice-chancellor.[9] However, in April 2017 President Maithripala Sirisena chose Vigneswaran to be the new chancellor.[10]

In August 2020 the University of Jaffna's council nominated Srisatkunarajah along with K. Mikunthan and T. Velnampy to be the university's new vice-chancellor.[11] Srisatkunarajah was chosen by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.[12] He assumed duties on 28 August 2020.[13]

References
  1. "Hartley News - Victoria". Hartley College Global Website. Point Pedro, Sri Lanka: Hartley College Past Pupil Association Victoria. 6 December 2000. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  2. "Vice Chancellor". Jaffna, Sri Lanka: University of Jaffna. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  3. "2014/15 Undergraduate Student Handbook" (PDF). Jaffna, Sri Lanka: Faculty of Science, University of Jaffna. p. 60. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  4. "EThOS". London, U.K.: British Library. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  5. "Authorities". Kilinochchi, Sri Lanka: Faculty of Technology, University of Jaffna. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017.
  6. Jeyaraj, D. B. S. (23 July 2016). "Jaffna Varsity Violence: What Really Happened and Why!". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  7. "About Us: Former Deans of Our Faculty". Jaffna, Sri Lanka: Faculty of Science, University of Jaffna. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  8. "Dean's Office: Former Deans". Kilinochchi, Sri Lanka: Faculty of Technology, University of Jaffna. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  9. "Delay in appointing Jaffna University vice chancellor". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  10. "Prof.R.Wigneswaran appointed a[sic] the New VC of the University of Jaffna". Tamil Diplomat. London, U.K. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  11. "Three nominees shortlisted for Jaffna University's Vice Chancellor post". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 16 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  12. Lohathayalan, N. (30 August 2020). "Jaffna and Kelaniya state universities welcome new VCs". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  13. "Assumption of New Vice Chancellor". Jaffna, Sri Lanka: University of Jaffna. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
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