H. D. Gunawardhana

Hettipathirannehelage Dasarathasiri Gunawardhana is a Senior Professor of Chemistry at University of Colombo.

Hettipathirannehelage Dasarathasiri Gunawardhana
Born	(1945-08-23) 23 August 1945 Sri Lanka
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Education	Withanamulla Buddhist Mixed School Minuwangoda Nalanda College Colombo
Occupation	Professor
Employer	University of Colombo Sri Lanka
Known for	Senior Professor of Chemistry
Notes
former Chairman, Royal Society of Chemistry, Sri Lanka Section former Chairman, Presidential task force on solid waste disposal former President, Institute of Chemistry, Ceylon former Chairman, Environment Committee, SLAAS

Early life and education

He received his primary education at Withanamulla Buddhist Mixed School Minuwangoda and entered Nalanda College Colombo for secondary education. Later he graduated with a BSc (Special) Degree from University of Ceylon, Colombo and gained a PhD for Analytical Chemistry from University of Salford in United Kingdom.

Career

Started his academic teaching 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. He has also served as president of the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science in 2008.

General references

• "Lecture". Daily News. 10 March 2011. Archived from the original on 15 March 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
• "Department of Chemistry". University of Colombo. September 2007. Archived from the original on 5 April 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.