{"id":14,"date":"2018-09-05T02:37:27","date_gmt":"2018-09-05T08:07:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/physics\/mahesh-edirisinghe\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2018-09-10T00:24:43","modified_gmt":"2018-09-10T05:54:43","slug":"appointments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/physics\/mahesh-edirisinghe\/appointments\/","title":{"rendered":"Appointments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column]<h2 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Academic and administrative position<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<ul class=\"ul-dates \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>present<\/span><span>2007<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Program Coordinator, M.Sc. in Applied Electronics (for 2007 and 2012 batches)<\/h4><p>Faculty of Science, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>present<\/span><span>2010<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member, Board of Study on Extension Programs<\/h4><p> Institute of Human Resource Advancement (IHRA), University of Colombo <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>present<\/span><span>2015<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Coordinator: MSc in Applied Electronics<\/h4><p>Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2002<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Public Relation Officer and Member of the Executive Committee<\/h4><p>International Junior Science Olympiad<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>present<\/span><span>2013<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member of the Board of Management<\/h4><p>Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2013<\/span><span>2009<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Senior Treasurer, Science Society<\/h4><p>University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2012<\/span><span>2011<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>President, Section E-1 (Physical Sciences)<\/h4><p>Sri Lanka Association for Advancement of Science, Sri Lanka (SLAAS) <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2011<\/span><span>2009<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Acting Director<\/h4><p> Institute for Agro-technology and Rural Sciences, University of Colombo, Waligatta, Hambantota <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2009<\/span><span>2007<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member of the Planning and Implementation Committee of the Science &amp; Technology Cell<\/h4><p>University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<ul class=\"ul-dates \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2012<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member of the Sectoral Committee on Electronics Engineering<\/h4><p>Sri Lanka Standards Institution, the National Standards Body of Sri Lanka <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>present<\/span><span>2008<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>National Coordinator<\/h4><p>Sri Lankan Junior Science Olympiad Competition<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>present<\/span><span>2008<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member of the Resource Persons panel and the Evaluation Committee<\/h4><p>Sri Lanka Science Research Projects Competition conducted by National Science Foundation<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>present<\/span><span>2008<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Country Coordinator &amp; Leader of the Sri Lankan Delegation<\/h4><p>International Junior Science Olympiad Competition<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2012<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Committee Member, Section E-1 (Physical Sciences)<\/h4><p>Sri Lanka Association for Advancement of Science, Sri Lanka (SLAAS)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2011<\/span><span>2007<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Network Coordinator and IT Committee Coordinator<\/h4><p>Faculty of Science, University of Colombo &amp; Member of the University Network Committee<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2011<\/span><span>2009<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Student Counsellor<\/h4><p>Faculty of Science, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<h2 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Positions held in professional bodies<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<ul class=\"ul-dates \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2010<\/span><span>2007<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Joint Secretary<\/h4><p>Institute of Physics, Sri Lanka (IPSL)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>-<\/span><span>-<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member (MIET) <\/h4><p>The Institution of Engineering and Technology, UK (IET)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>-<\/span><span>-<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member (MIEEE)<\/h4><p>The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc., USA (IEEE).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>-<\/span><span>-<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Life Member<\/h4><p>The Sri Lanka Association for Advancement of Science, Sri Lanka (SLAAS)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>-<\/span><span>-<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member (MIP)<\/h4><p> Institute of Physics, Sri Lanka (IPSL).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><h2 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Consultations <\/h2>\n<ul class=\"ul-dates \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2010<\/span><span>2010<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Acting Chief Information Officer, a Consultant for the implementation for the University Higher Education Management Information System (U-HEMIS) <\/h4><p>University of Colombo under the IRQUE Project, Ministry of Higher Education<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<h2 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Presidential &amp; Keynote Addresses<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<ul class=\"ul-dates \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2012<\/span><span>2012<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Presidential address on \u201cMystery of Electromagnetic Interference vs Consumer Electronics\u201d as the President, Section E-1 (Physical Sciences)<\/h4><p>Sri Lanka Association for Advancement of Science, Sri Lanka (SLAAS) at its 68th annual sessions held in Colombo <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><h2 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Dissemination of knowledge as a Resource Person<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<ul class=\"ul-dates \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2004<\/span><span>2004<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Served as the Workshop Coordinator for the Technical Workshop in Electronics and delivered a Technical Lecture on \u201cAdvanced Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) filtering techniques\u201d<\/h4><p>Postgraduate Institute of Science, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka and Department of Physics, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2005<\/span><span>2004<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>\u201cMember of the Course Syllabus Revision Committee\u2019 and prepared the course syllabus for the Graduateship Course: Electronics &amp; Instrumentation for chemists<\/h4><p>College of Chemical Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Sri Lanka <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2005<\/span><span>2005<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Delivered a lecture on \u201cSpecial Concerns of Surge Protection\u201d at the Workshop on Lightning Surge Protection<\/h4><p>SLAAS<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2006<\/span><span>2006<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Delivered a lecture on \u201cCase study on Lightning protection of an installation with Technical Demonstrations on Surge Protective Devices at the Workshop on Lightning Surge Protection<\/h4><p>SLAAS and University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2007<\/span><span>2007<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Served as a Coordinator Delivered a lecture on \u201cTechnology of surge protective devices and Surge Protection on Data Communication\u201d<\/h4><p>Training Program on Lightning Protection for Suntel Ltd. (Corporate Installation &amp; Maintanance) Staff, organized by Department of Physics, University of Colombo at University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2007<\/span><span>2007<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Served as a Co-coordinator and Resource Person and delivered a lecture on \u201cTechnology of surge protective devices\u201d at the Intensive Training Program on Lightning Protection<\/h4><p>SLAAS and University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2010<\/span><span>2009<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Served as a Coordinator and a Resource Person for the \u201cWorkshop on Computer Assembling &amp; Maintenance with Networking Techniques\u201d<\/h4><p> University of Colombo (Two workshops: November 07-08, 2009 &amp; July 03-04, 2010).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2010<\/span><span>2010<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Served as a Resource Person for the \u201cWorkshop on Environmental Management for Community Professionals\u201d<\/h4><p>Gemidiriya Foundation, Ministry of Economic Development at International Center for Youth Leaders Training (May 30 \u2013 June 02, 2010).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2009<\/span><span>2009<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Participated the Young Scientists of Asia \u2013 Conclave<\/h4><p>TWAS Regional Office for Central &amp; South Asia, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific &amp; Research in Bangalore, India at (15th to 17th January 2009).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2006<\/span><span>2006<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Participated the 28th International Conference on Lightning Protection (ICLP2006)<\/h4><p>Kanazawa, Japan organized by the Institute of Electrical Installation Engineers of Japan (17thSeptember \u2013 22nd September).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><h2 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Dissemination of knowledge in Gifted Science Education<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"ul-dates \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2010<\/span><span>2010<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Participated the Asian Science Camp 2010<\/h4><p>Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research,in Mumbai, India as the leader of the Sri Lankan delegation (17th to 22nd August 2010).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2008<\/span><span>2008<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Participated the 39th International Physics Olympiad, IPhO 2008<\/h4><p>Hanoi National University of Education in Hanoi, Vietnam as the Leader of the Sri Lankan Delegation (20th to 29th July 2008).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2008<\/span><span>2008<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Participated the 5th International Junior Science Olympiad Competition IJSO 2008<\/h4><p>Changwon Exhibition Convention Center in Gyeongnam, KOREA as the Leader of the Sri Lankan Delegation (7th to 16th December 2008).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2009<\/span><span>2009<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Participated the 10th Asian Physics Olympiad Competition APhO 2009<\/h4><p>POSN Foundation, Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand as the Leader of the Sri Lankan Delegation (April 24 \u2013 May 02, 2009).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2009<\/span><span>2009<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Participated the 6th International Junior Science Olympiad Competition IJSO 2009<\/h4><p>Ministry of Youth and Sport of Azerbaijan Republic in Baku, Azerbaijan as the Leader of the Sri Lankan Delegation (2nd to 11th December 2009).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2011<\/span><span>2011<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Participated the 8th International Junior Science Olympiad Competition IJSO 2011<\/h4><p>Durban, South Africa as the Leader of the Sri Lankan Delegation (1st to 10th December 2011).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2012<\/span><span>2012<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Participated the 9th International Junior Science Olympiad Competition IJSO 2012<\/h4><p>Teheran, Iran as the Leader of the Sri Lankan Delegation (1st to 10th December 2012).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2013<\/span><span>2013<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Participated the Executive Committee Meeting, International Junior Science Olympiad (EC Mtg-IJSO 2013)<\/h4><p>Changwon, South Korea as the Public Relation Officer, IJSO (March 25-27).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column 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