Nimal Rajapakshe
| Nimal Rajapakshe | |
|---|---|
| Born | Attanagalla, Gampaha |
| Nationality |
 Sri Lankan |
| Ethnicity | Sinhalese |
| Alma mater | Ananda College, University of Ceylon, Asian Institute of Technology |
| Occupation | Academic, Professor |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Nimal Rajapakshe is a Sri Lankan born academic who lives in Canada.[1] A Professor of Engineering, he was the former department head and mechanical engineering professor of University of British Columbia, Canada and is Dean of the Faculty of Applied Sciences in Simon Fraser University, Canada.
Education
After school in his village near Attanagalla, he came to Ananda College, Colombo in grade 3, following in his father's foot steps. Later he gained admission to the University of Ceylon from where he graduated with a degree in civil engineering. He received a scholarship to study at Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, in 1980, from which he received a masters degree in 1981 and a PhD in Engineering in 1983.[2][3][4]
References
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, February 14, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.