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

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

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. 1 2 3 4 5 "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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