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词条 C. L. V. Jayathilake
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  1. Education

  2. Career

  3. Awards

  4. References

  5. External links

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| title1 = Chancellor of the Wayamba University of Sri Lanka
| term_start1 = January 2002
| term_end1 = April 2013
| predecessor1 = W. D. Amaradeva
| successor1 = Tuley de Silva
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| title2 = Vice Chancellor of the
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| term_end2 = 1991
| predecessor2 = A. P. R. Aluwihare
| successor2 = J. M. Gunadasa
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| birth_place = Sri Lanka
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| alma_mater = Imperial College, London
University of Ceylon
Royal College Colombo
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}}Emeritus Professor C.L.V Jayathilake, FIESL, JP is a Sri Lankan engineer and academic. He was the chancellor of Wayamba University and the former vice chancellor of the University of Peradeniya.[1]

Education

Jayathilake was educated at the Royal College, Colombo,[1] where he won the De Abrew Memorial Prize. He then went on to graduate with First Class Honours from the University of Ceylon with a BSc in engineering and soon after receiving the Ceylon Government University Scholarship (1960), for best performance at the engineering degree examination to study for a postgraduate Diploma of Imperial College (1963) in thermal process engineering, where he won the Unwin Memorial Scholarship. In 1966 he gained a PhD from the Imperial College, London for research in heat transfer.

Career

Joining the newly established Faculty of Engineering of the University of Ceylon in 1966, he became one of its most senior professors in engineering and the dean of the faculty.[2] Later he was appointed as the vice chancellor of the University of Peradeniya. After his tenure he transferred to the University of Ruhuna as dean of the Faculty of Engineering. He had also served as the director general of the National Institute of Education, Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technical Education; was the chairman of the National Education Commission, Presidential Commission on Youth and a faculty consultant of the Colombo Plan Staff College in Manila.

Upon retirement he was made an emeritus professor, and he is a fellow of the Institute of Engineers of Sri Lanka. Later he was the chancellor of Wayamba University of Sri Lanka and chairman of the National Institute of Business Management. Since April 24, 2012, he functions as the chairman of the National Education Commission (NEC)

Awards

  • He received the honor of Emeritus Professor from the University of Peradeniya.
  • The Government of Sri Lanka awarded the title of Vishva Prasaadini for distinguished national service.
  • He is a Justice of Peace

References

1. ^One of the best batches of the best school!
2. ^Preface {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090902121800/http://www.rshanthini.com/tmp/ThermoBook/ThermoBookPreface.pdf |date=2009-09-02 }}

External links

  • Chancellor, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka
  • Academic Staff of the Faculty of Engineering
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11 : 1894 births|Academics of the University of Peradeniya|Alumni of Imperial College London|Alumni of Royal College, Colombo|Alumni of the University of Ceylon|Chancellors of the Wayamba University of Sri Lanka|Fulbright Scholars|Living people|Sinhalese engineers|Sri Lankan academic administrators|Vice-Chancellors of the University of Peradeniya

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