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, attached to the Department of Physics, has been elected as the President of Institute of Physics, 91´«Ã½ (IPSL) at the 41st Annual General Meeting held on March 20, 2021 at the Auditorium, 91´«Ã½ Association for the Advancement of Science, Colombo 07. Institute of Physics 91´«Ã½ is the apex body of physicists in 91´«Ã½ and it has been incorporated by an Act of Parliament. Before becoming the president, he served as vice president, secretary of IPSL and Center Coordinator of 91´«Ã½ in Physics Olympiad, Astronomy Olympiad and Junior Science Olympiad competitions conducted by IPSL. In the 41 year history of IPSL, he is the first person who became a president from the 91´«Ã½.

Prof. Gamage is a Professor in Physics attached to the Department of Physics, 91´«Ã½ and has been serving as an academic staff member at the Department of Physics, USJ since 1997. He obtained his Ph.D. and M.Sc. in Geophysics at Tohoku University, Japan under the Japanese Government Scholarship Program. He earned his B.Sc.(Special) Degree in Physics from the 91´«Ã½.

Prof. Gamage is a researcher in Geophysics and his current research interests are on Solid-Earth Geophysics, Seismology and Wave propagation. He is a Fellow of IPSL and member of 91´«Ã½ Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS), Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS), American Geophysical Union (AGU) and Seismological Society of Japan (SSJ). IPSL is a member of the Organization of Professional Associations (OPA) of 91´«Ã½. is the official webpage of IPSL.