The President’s Media Division (PMD) has announced the appointment of Senior Professor Pathmalal M. Manage as the Vice Chancellor of Sri Jayewardenepura University, with immediate effect. The appointment was made by President Ranil Wickremesinghe for a three-year term.
Before assuming this prestigious role, Senior Prof. Manage served as the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies at Sri Jayewardenepura University. He is a distinguished figure in the field of Zoology, holding the position of Co-chair of the Research Council and serving as the Director of the university’s Center for Water Quality and Algae Research.
Prof. Pathmalal’s academic journey boasts an impressive array of achievements. He earned his BSc (Honours) Degree with first-class honors from the University of Sri Jayawardenepura in 1992, followed by an MSc from the Department of Life Conservation Science in 1998. His quest for knowledge led him to complete a PhD in the Department of Microbial Ecology and Eco-toxicology at Ehime University, Japan, in 2001.
As a highly cited researcher in eco-toxicology, water quality, bioremediation of natural and xenobiotic chemicals, and cyanotoxin, Prof. Pathmalal has made groundbreaking contributions to the scientific community. His pioneering work has resulted in numerous world-first records within his field of expertise.
Internationally recognized for his contributions, Prof. Pathmalal holds honorary fellow scientist positions at Robert Gordon University, UK, and Sydney University, Australia. Over the years, he has been awarded various prestigious post-doctoral fellowships, including those at the Institute of Advanced Science and Technology, Japan (2004-2005), the Department of Phototoxin, School of Pharmacology, Robert Gordon University, UK (2006), and the Commonwealth Research Fellowship in the UK (2013-2014), among others.
With his wealth of experience and outstanding academic accomplishments, Prof. Pathmalal M. Manage’s appointment as Vice Chancellor heralds a new era of leadership and innovation for Sri Jayewardenepura University.
