New VC of Sri Jayewardenepura Uni.

From: M.A. Kaleel, Kalmunai Corr.

Senior Professor Pathmalal M. Manage has been appointed the Vice Chancellor of Sri Jayewardenepura University for a term of three years by President Ranil Wickremesinghe.

Prof. Manage served as a Senior Professor in Zoology and prior to this position as the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies of this university.

He holds a PhD from the Department of Microbial Ecology and Eco-toxicology of Japan’s Ehime University. He did his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at SJU. He is one of the highly cited researchers in eco-toxicology, water quality, bioremediation of natural and xenobiotic chemicals, and cyan toxin.