

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,
|
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 |
BSc Hons (Physics)(Jaffna) M.Sc.(Peradeniya) M.Sc.(Bolton, UK) P.G.Dip.Sc PhD (Canterbury) |
7 |
September 16,2014 |
Mr.Siva Muthulingasamy Managing Director, Solar4us Limited, Surrey, UK |
BSc(Chemical Engineering) (Aston, UK) |
|
8 |
November 12,2014
|
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 |
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
|
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
|
Dr. P.Thayaparan Assistant Professor in Physics, Bridgewater State University, Massachusetts, USA |
BSc Hons (Physics)(Jaffna) MSc & PhD (Northeastern, USA). |
|
16 |
November 06, 2015 |
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 |
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
|
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) |
20 |
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21 |
June 06, 2016 |
Dr.Piranavan Kumaravadivel Post-Doctoral Research Associate Yale University, Connecticut, USA |
B.Sc.Hons.(Peradeniya) and Ph.D.(Stony Brook, NY, USA) |
tab=List of alumni holding PhD degree}
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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