We are proud to announce that three emeritus professors of Physics, who completed their Bachelor of Science degrees in Physics at the University of Peradeniya, currently serve as Chancellors at three prominent universities in Sri Lanka.

Chancellor of the University of Peradeniya

Professor Emeritus, Vidya Nidhi, Lakshman Dissanayake
B.Sc. Physics Special (1970, Peradeniya)
Ph.D. Experimental Solid State Physics (Indiana University, Bloomington, USA)

Chancellor of the University of Jaffna

Professor Emeritus, Rajaratnam Kumaravadivel
B.Sc. Physics Special (1970, Peradeniya)
Ph.D. Theoretical Solid State Physics (University of Bristol, UK)

Chancellor of the Open University of Sri Lanka

Professor Emeritus, Dhammika Tantrigoda
B.Sc. Physics Special (1973, Peradeniya) Ph.D. Computational Geophysics (University of Durham, UK)