S. B. S. Abayakoon Explained

Prof.(Eng.)S. B. S. Abayakoon
Chairman Engineering Council Sri Lanka(ECSL)
Term Start:August 2018
Title2:Vice Chancellor University of Peradeniya
Term Start2:August 2009
Term End2:2012
Predecessor2:Harishchandra Abeygunawardena
Successor2:A. Senaratne
Birth Date:1958
Alma Mater:St. Sylvester's College, University of Peradeniya
Residence:Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Profession:Professor Civil Engineering
Spouse:Jeevapani Abayakoon
Children:4 Girls

Prof. S. B. S. Abayakoon is the current chairman of Engineering council Sri Lanka(ECSL) and the former Vice-Chancellor of University of Peradeniya,[1] Sri Lanka. Prior to that, he was the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering for four and a half years. He is a Senior professor of Civil Engineering, at Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya. He was appointed the 20th vice-chancellor of the university in August 2009. He completed his primary and secondary education at St/Sylvester's College, Kandy.

Education

Abayakoon was educated at the St. Sylvester's College, Kandy. Then he entered to the University of Peradeniya faculty of engineering for his higher education and completed the bachelor's degree in civil engineering in 1979 with a First Class Honours degree. He received his post graduate degrees, Master of Applied Science and Doctor of Philosophy, from University of British Columbia, Canada in 1983 and in 1987 respectively.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Council, Overview of the university . . 2009 . 2010-05-29.
  2. Web site: Academic Staff Members . . 2009 . 2010-05-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090907153416/http://www.civil.pdn.ac.lk/acstaff/abajako.html . 2009-09-07 .