Physics Society

President	Mr. V Aeneas Jerron
Vice-President	Mr. S L N Senavirathne
Secretary	Ms. Y Subathra
Asst.Secretary	Mr. K H D D Kumari
Junior Treasurer	Mr. M Sayanthan
Editor	Mr.K Senthuran
Committee Members	Mr. B Sudesh Ms. M Kajani Mr. R Risendralingam Ms. N Silva Mr. H P T Stanley Ms. P Thusyanthani

Conducted more than fifteen talks
Printed and displayed posters of eminent Physicists at the laboratories
Purchased and fitted video display at the department
Built a name block of the department at the entrance
Refurbished departmental garden
Money generated by selling T-shirts which were designed by the society
Printed and displayed a poster of eminent Scientists at the entrance of the department
Conducted article writing competition
Organised industrial visits

All the talks except talk numbers 1, 7, 8 & 14 were delivered by UoJ Physics Alumni.


Talk No.	Date	Title of the talk	Speaker & Affiliation	Qualifications
1	June 25, 2013	Infrared Sensors and Night Vision Camera	Mr.M.Thanihaichelvan Lecturer in Physics, UOJ	BSc Hons (Eng)(Annah) MSc (East London, UK)
2	December 20, 2013	Light Trapping for Photovoltaic	Mr.S.Senthuran PhD candidate, University of Canterbury, New Zealand	BSc Hons (Physics)(Jaffna) MSc (Belfast, UK)
3	December 31, 2013	Nano Structured Metal Oxides for Gas Sensing Applications	Ms.T.Tharsika, PhD candidate, University of Malaya, Malaysia.	BSc Hons (Physics)(Jaffna)
4	May 13, 2014	Functional Thin Films via Aqueous Cluster Precursors	Dr.N.Athavan Postdoctoral Scholar (University of Oregon, USA)	BSc Hons (Physics)(Jaffna) MS, PhD (Portland state, USA)
5	August 19, 2014	Opportunities for Higher Studies in USA with Financial Assistance	Dr. K. Vignarooban Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Physics, UOJ	BSc Hons (Physics)(Jaffna) MPhil(Peradeniya) PhD (Cincinnati, USA)
6	August 26, 2014	Medical Physics Education and Career – Opportunities and Challenges	Dr. S. Sivananthan Senior Lecturer, School of Medical Sciences, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.	BSc Hons (Physics)(Jaffna) M.Sc.(Peradeniya) M.Sc.(Bolton, UK) P.G.Dip.Sc PhD (Canterbury)
7	September 16,2014	Solar Power and Entrepreneurship	Mr.Siva Muthulingasamy Managing Director, Solar4us Limited, Surrey, UK	BSc(Chemical Engineering) (Aston, UK)
8	November 12,2014	Einstein’s Life and His Revolutionary Ideas in Physics	Dr.Vincent Smith Visiting Fellow in Physics, University of Bristol, UK & Visiting Scientist, CERN	MA(Oxford) PhD(Bristol) FinstP
9	February 10, 2015	Development of Flame Retardant Synthetic Polymer Fibers Using Novel Technologies	Dr. S. Ahilan	BSc Hons (Physics)(Jaffna) MSc(Peradeniya) MSc(Bolton, UK) PhD (Bolton, UK)
10	March 10, 2015	GEANT4 Monte-Carlo Toolkit for the Simulation of Passage of the Particles Through Materials	Dr.J.Jeyasugiththan Medical Physicist, Jaffna Teaching Hospital	BSc Hons (Physics)(Jaffna) MSc(Peradeniya) PhD (Cape Town, South Africa)
11	March 17, 2015	Deposition and Characterization of CZTS Thin Films for Solar Cell Applications	Dr. N.Muhunthan Lecturer, National Institute of Education	BSc Hons (Physics)(Jaffna) MSc(Jaffna) PhD (NPL, India)
12	June 03, 2015	High Temperature Superconductor Wire and its applications	Dr.S.Gnanarajan Research Scientist, CSIRO, Australia &Former Senior Lecturer in Physics, UOJ	BSc Hons (Physics)(Jaffna) MSc (Simon Fraser) PhD(Maine, USA)
13	August 06, 2015	Fourier Transforms and Radar Applications	Dr. T.Thayaparan Defense Scientist, Radar Applications and Space Technologies, Defense R&D, Canada and Adjunct Professor, McMaster University, Canada.	BSc Hons (Physics)(Jaffna) MSc (Oslo, Norway) PhD(Western Ontario, Canada)
14	August 14, 2015	Solar Villages for Sustainable Development & Reduction of Poverty	Prof.I.M.Dharmadasa Head of Electronic Materials, Sheffield Hallam University, UK	BSc Hons (Physics)(Pera) PhD (Sheffield Hallam, UK)
15	August 21, 2015	Tweezing the Basis of Life “DNA-Drug Interactions-A View with Optical Tweezers ”	Dr. P.Thayaparan Assistant Professor in Physics, Bridgewater State University, Massachusetts, USA	BSc Hons (Physics)(Jaffna) MSc & PhD (Northeastern, USA).
16	November 06, 2015	Nanotechnology: My Experience	Dr. Nadarajah Manivannan Research Fellow, Centre for Engineering Systems Research, Dept. of Electronic and Computer Engineering, Brunel University, London	BEng (Hons.), DPhil (Oxford), SMIEEE and MInstP
17	November 20, 2015	Diffusion Wave Instrumentation, Measurement and Analytical Methodologies for Biomedical and Industrial Applications	Dr.Konesh Sivagurunathan Vice President, Product Development, Quantum Dental Technologies (QDT), Toronto, Canada	B.Sc. Hons. (Jaffna), M.S. & PhD. (Northeastern University, Boston, USA)
18	January 14, 2016	The Physics and Applications of Structural Colour	Prof. Vinothan Manoharan Professor of Physics, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Department of Physics, University of Harvard, USA	BSE (Princeton, USA) and PhD (California-Santa Barbara, USA)
19	February 01, 2016	Solid/Gel Polymer Electrolytes with Mixed Salts for Dye Sensitized Solar Cells	Dr.T.M.W.J. Bandara Senior Lecturer in Physics, Department of Physical Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Mihintale	BScHons (Ruhuna), MPhil (Ruhuna) and PhD (Peradeniya and Chalmers-Sweden)
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21	June 06, 2016	Quantum Transport in Graphene Devices	Dr.Piranavan Kumaravadivel Post-Doctoral Research Associate Yale University, Connecticut, USA	B.Sc.Hons.(Peradeniya) and Ph.D.(Stony Brook, NY, USA)

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Name with Title	Year of Graduation	Place of receiving the PhD degree	Present Affiliation		Website
Dr.S.Gnanarajan	1979	University of Maine, USA	Senior Scientist	CSIRO, Australia	www.csiro.au
Dr.S.Sritharan	1979	Colorado State University, USA	IT Specialist	Department of Treasury, USA	www.treasury.gov
Dr.N.Suntharalingam	1979	Tufts University, USA	Associate Professor	Edward Waters College, USA	www.ewc.edu
Dr.A.Thavendrarajah	1980	Ohio State University, USA	Senior Medical Physicist	Mt. Carmel Health System, USA	www.mountcarmelhealth.com
Dr.P.Soundrarajan	1981	Vanderbilt University, USA
Dr.M.M.Faiz	1981	University of Illinois at Chicago, USA	Associate Professor	KFUPM, Saudi Arabia	www.kfupm.edu.sa
Dr.M.Yoganathan	1984	University of Pittsburg, USA	Senior Engineer	Crystal IS, USA	www.cisuvc.com
Prof.J.C.N.Rajendra	1984	University of Sussex, UK	Professor	Open University, Sri Lanka	www.ou.ac.lk
Dr.S.Shutthanandan	1985	Montana State University, USA	Senior Research Scientist	Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, USA	www.emsl.pnl.gov
Dr.S.K.Ravindran		Montana State University, USA
Dr. B. Srigengan	1986	Queen’s University of Belfast, UK
Dr. (Mrs.) V. Srigengan	1986	University of Manchester, UK	Teacher	Belfast Education and Library Board, UK	www.belb.org.uk
Dr. K. Ganeshan		University of Canterbury, New Zealand N	Fabrication Scientist	University of Melbourne, Australia	www.unimelb.edu.au
Dr. P. Kathirgamanathan	1986	Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand	Research Scientist	OPUS, New Zealand	www.opus.co.nz
Dr. T. Thayaparan	1987	University of Western Ontario, New Zealand	Research Scientist	Department of National Defense, Canada	www.forces.gc.ca
Dr. J. Sooriyajeevan	1989	University of Aberdeen, UK	Principal Software Engineer	Cynosure Inc. USA	www.cynosure.com
Dr. N. Shivaparan	1989	Montana State University	Manager ADA systems	New Jersey Transit, USA	www.njtransit.com
Dr.P.Sivanesan	1989	University of Maryland – College Park, USA	Research Scientist	Physical Optics Corporation	www.poc.com
Dr. K. Ahilan	1992	University of Cambridge, UK	Residence Teacher	Columbia International College, Canada	www.cic-totalcare.com/
Dr. S. Sivaraya	1993	University of Bath, UK	Research Technician	University of Bath, UK	www.bath.ac.uk
Dr. S. Sivananthan	1993	University of Canterbury, New Zealand	Senior Lecturer	RMIT University, Australia	www.rmit.edu.au
Prof.P.Ravirajan	1994	Imperial College, University of London, UK	Professor	Dept. of Physics, University of Jaffna	www.phy.jfn.ac.lk
Dr.K.Sutharsan	1994	Arizona State University, USA	Device Engineer	EPIR Technologies Inc., USA	www.epir.com
Dr.S.Nimalan	1994	University of Western Ontario, Canada	Research Associate	NASA, USA	www.nasa.gov
Dr. S. Koneswaran	1996	Northeastern University, USA	Vice President – Product Development	Quantum Dental Technologies	www.thecanarysystem.com
Dr. R. Sumithiran	1996	University of South Carolina, USA	APT	SAS Institute, USA	www.sas.com
Dr.P.Thayaparan	2000	Northeastern University, USA	Assistant Professor	Bridgewater State University, USA	www.thaya.us
Dr.P.Sankar	2000	University of Illinois at Chicago, USA	Research Associate	Rush University Medical Center, USA	www.rush.edu
Dr.K.Vignarooban	2001	University of Cincinnati, USA	Senior Lecturer	Dept. of Physics, University of Jaffna	www.phy.jfn.ac.lk
Dr.M.Suresh	2001	Queen's University of Belfast, UK
Dr.T.Pathmathas	2001	University of Cap town, South Africa	Senior Lecturer	Dept. of Physics, University of Jaffna	www.phy.jfn.ac.lk
Dr.J.Jeyesugiththan	2001	University of Cape Town, South Africa	Medical Physicist	Tellipalai Cancer Hospital, Sri Lanka
Dr.N.Muhunthan	2002	National Physical Laboratory, India	Assistant Lecturer	National Institute of Education, Sri Lanka	www.nie.lk
Dr.S.Ahilan	2002	University of Bolton, UK	Lecturer	Eastern University of SL	www.esn.ac.lk
Dr. T. Gnanavel	2002	University of Sheffield, UK	Postdoctoral Fellow	University of York, UK	www.york.ac.uk
Dr.N.Athavan	2003	Portland State University, USA	Postdoctoral Fellow	Texas A&M University, USA	www.tamu.edu
Dr. K. Harithas	2006	University of Bristol, UK
Dr.(Ms.) S.Ubenthiran	2009	University of Malaya, Malaysia	Senior Lecturer	Dept. of Physics, University of Jaffna	www.phy.jfn.ac.lk
Dr(Ms.).N.Balakrishnan	2009	University of Nottingham, UK
Dr(Ms).T.Thanihaichelvan	2010	University of Malaya, Malaysia
Dr.A.Thevakaran	2005	University of Colombo, Sri Lanka	Senior Lecturer	Dept. of Physics, University of Jaffna	www.phy.jfn.ac.lk

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