The Sri Lanka Association of the Advancement of Science (SLAAS) is one of the oldest premier scientific institutions in Sri Lanka established in 1944 with a present membership of over 11,000. Prof. Ranjith Senaratne, Chairman of the NSF, was inducted as the General President of the SLAAS - 2023 by the outgoing General President Prof. Manuj C. Weerasinghe at an induction ceremony held on the 12th January at the Ariyana Reach Hotel, Maharagama.
Prof. Narada Warnasuriya, Senior Professor of Paediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Sir John Kotelawala Defence University and former Vice–Chancellor, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, was the chief guest and Professor Emerita Ruchira Cumaranatunga, founder Dean, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences & Technology, University of Ruhuna, was the guest of honour of this occasion.
Distinguished scientists, academics and entrepreneurs, including Senior Prof. Chandana Udawatta, Vice Chairman, UGC, Mr. Rizvi Zaheed, Chairnan, Agripreneurs' Forum, past General Presidents of the SLASS, its past and present council members and SLAAS members were present on the occasion.
Prof. Senaratne is the 82nd General President of the SLAAS and it will result in greater interaction between the NSF and the SLAAS in a mutually rewarding and beneficial manner to advance the cause of S&T for national development and common good.
Address of the General President SLAAS 2023 can be viewed from here (pdf, 430kb)
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