H.D Gunawardhana
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Hettipathirannehelage Dasarathasiri (H. D) Gunawardhana is a Senior Professor of Chemistry at University of Colombo
. He received his primary education at Withanamulla Buddhist Mixed School Minuwangoda and entered Nalanda College Colombo for secondary education. Later he graduated with a B.Sc. (Special) Degree from University of Ceylon, Colombo and gained a Ph.D for Analytical Chemistry from University of Salford
in United Kingdom.
Started his academic teching career as a Temporary Assistant Lecturer at University of Ceylon, Colombo in 1970 and was appointed as a Professor of Chemistry (Inorganic / Analytical) in 1990. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chemistry, Ceylon and Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, Sri Lanka. He was also the Head of the Chemistry Department of University of Colombo from 1988 to 1995.
Professor
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Hettipathirannehelage Dasarathasiri (H. D) Gunawardhana is a Senior Professor of Chemistry at University of Colombo
University of Colombo
The University of Colombo is a public research university located primarily in Colombo, Sri Lanka...
. He received his primary education at Withanamulla Buddhist Mixed School Minuwangoda and entered Nalanda College Colombo for secondary education. Later he graduated with a B.Sc. (Special) Degree from University of Ceylon, Colombo and gained a Ph.D for Analytical Chemistry from University of Salford
University of Salford
The University of Salford is a campus university based in Salford, Greater Manchester, England with approximately 20,000 registered students. The main campus is about west of Manchester city centre, on the A6, opposite the former home of the physicist, James Prescott Joule and the Working Class...
in United Kingdom.
Started his academic teching career as a Temporary Assistant Lecturer at University of Ceylon, Colombo in 1970 and was appointed as a Professor of Chemistry (Inorganic / Analytical) in 1990. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chemistry, Ceylon and Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, Sri Lanka. He was also the Head of the Chemistry Department of University of Colombo from 1988 to 1995.