Ranjith Premalal De Silva
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Professor
Ranjith Premalal De Silva is an eminent scientist in Sri Lanka and is the Professor of Agricultural Engineering (Geo-informatics) of the University of Peradeniya
.
After receiving his education at Nalanda College Colombo, he entered University of Peradeniya
and graduated with a BSc in Agriculture. He later obtained M.Sc for Agricultural Engineering from the Asian Institute of Technology
in Thailand. He has obtained a Postgraduate certificate from Italian University for Foreigners, Perugia, Italy on Water Resources. He then went on to pursue further higher studies and earned a Ph.D from Cranfield University
of United Kingdom. He also has the honor of being the Founder President, of Geo-Informatics Society of Sri Lanka. He has served as an International Consultant for Transco, British Gas in the UK and several UN agencies including FAO, WFP. He was also the former Director of Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute. He is the Vice Chancellor of Uva Wellassa University.
Professor
A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...
Ranjith Premalal De Silva is an eminent scientist in Sri Lanka and is the Professor of Agricultural Engineering (Geo-informatics) of the University of Peradeniya
University of Peradeniya
The University of Peradeniya is a world renowned state university in Sri Lanka, funded by the University Grants Commission...
.
After receiving his education at Nalanda College Colombo, he entered University of Peradeniya
University of Peradeniya
The University of Peradeniya is a world renowned state university in Sri Lanka, funded by the University Grants Commission...
and graduated with a BSc in Agriculture. He later obtained M.Sc for Agricultural Engineering from the Asian Institute of Technology
Asian Institute of Technology
The Asian Institute of Technology is an international institution for higher education in engineering, advanced technologies, and management and planning...
in Thailand. He has obtained a Postgraduate certificate from Italian University for Foreigners, Perugia, Italy on Water Resources. He then went on to pursue further higher studies and earned a Ph.D from Cranfield University
Cranfield University
Cranfield University is a British postgraduate university based on two campuses, with a research-oriented focus. The main campus is at Cranfield, Bedfordshire and the second is the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom based at Shrivenham, Oxfordshire. The main campus is unique in the United...
of United Kingdom. He also has the honor of being the Founder President, of Geo-Informatics Society of Sri Lanka. He has served as an International Consultant for Transco, British Gas in the UK and several UN agencies including FAO, WFP. He was also the former Director of Hector Kobbekaduwa Agrarian Research and Training Institute. He is the Vice Chancellor of Uva Wellassa University.