The President’s Awards 2016 for Scientific Publication
The President’s Awards for Scientific Publication was held on 22nd November 2016. This year, 45 of the University of Colombo’s scientific affiliations received awards for their research published in 2014. The ceremony was graced by His Excellency the President Maithripala Sirisena, the Hon. Minister of Science, Technology and Research and the Hon. State Minister of Science, Technology and Research.
The awardees are listed as follows.
| NAME | SUBJECT AREA |
| Professor Daya Ratnasooriya | |
| Professor Upul Sonnadara | Physics |
| Professor Nadira Karunaweera | Medicine |
| Professor Shiroma Handunnetti | |
| Professor Jennifer Perera | Medicine |
| Professor K. P. Hewagamage | Information technology |
| Professor N. Karunaweera | Medicine |
| Professor P. H. Andraweera | Medicine |
| Professor C. Arambepola | Community Medicine |
| Professor G. R. Constantine | Cardiology |
| Professor R. S. Dassanayake | Molecular Biology |
| Professor E. D. de Silva | Natural Products Chemistry |
| Professor K. M. N. de Silva | Materials Chemistry & Nanotechnology |
| Professor V. A. de Silva | Psychiatry |
| Professor D. P. Dissanayake | Physical Chemistry |
| Professor V. H. W. Dissanayake | Medical Genetics |
| Professor S. D. Fernando | Parasitology |
| Professor C. A. Gnanathasan | Internal Medicine & Toxinology |
| Professor R. Goonaratne | Medicine |
| Professor S. Gunawardena | Medical Parasitology |
| Professor S. M. Handunnetti | Immunology |
| Professor R. Hanwella | Psychiatry |
| Professor J. K. D. S. Jayanetti | Solid State Physics |
| Professor R. W. Jayasekara | Human Genetics |
| Professor S. Jayasinghe | Medicine |
| Professor R. Jayawardena | Nutrition |
| Professor E. H. Karunanayake | Biochemistry and Molecular Biology |
| Professor N. D. Karunaweera | Medical Parasitology |
| Professor H. S. Kathriarachchi | Molecular Plant Systematics |
| Professor P. Katulanda | Diabetes & Endocrinology |
| Professor S. W. Kotagama | Zoology |
| Professor A. M. Olupeliyawa | Medical Education |
| Professor J. Perera | Microbiology |
| Professor G. Ponnamperuma | Medical Education |
| Professor L. C. Rajapaksa | Community Medicine |
| Professor S. Rajapakse | Medicine |
| Professor P. Ranasinghe | Pharmacology |
| Professor C. P. Ratnayake | Ornithology, Behavioural Ecology |
| Professor C. Rodrigo | General Medicine |
| Professor W. W. P. Rodrigo | Molecular Biology & Biotechnology |
| Professor P. Soysa | Biochemistry |
| Professor P. V. Udagama | Immuno-Parasitology |
| Professor V. P. Wickramasighe | Medicine (Paediatrics) |
| Professor G. Wickramasinghe | Microbiology (Virology) |
| Professor R. Wijesundera | Plant Pathology |
