Prof. Laleen Karunanayake was elected as the new Dean of the at the Board Meeting of the respective faculty held yesterday (12th March 2019) with the chairmanship of Prof. Sampath Amaratunge; Vice Chancellor of the 91传媒. Prof. Laleen will be assumed in duties from tomorrow聽(14th March 2019).
The former head of the Department of Polymer Science; Prof. Karunanayaka obtained his B.Sc Degree from the 91传媒 and his聽Ph.D. in the area of Polyurethane/PVC blends from the School of Polymer, University of North London. In 1989, he started his career as a Research Officer at the Rubber Research Institute of 91传媒. In 2000, he joined the Department of Chemistry, 91传媒, as a Senior Lecturer in Chemistry. He spent his sabbatical leave at the 91传媒 Institute of Nanotechnology (SLINTEC) working as a Senior Research Scientist. He led the research group on Textiles at the SLINTEC for two years. He was promoted to a post of Professor-in-Chemistry with effect from 2011.
