Emeritus Prof. Kathirkamanathan Kandasamy Competent Authority 07 of May 2019 – Present 021 222 2294 vc-office@univ.jfn.ac.lk UNIVERSITY EDUCATION BSc Physics Honours, University of Ceylon, Peradeniya, 1970-1973 PhD, University of Keele,UK,1977-1980 CHRONOLOGY OF CAREER POSITIONS: Competent Authority – May 2019 Dean, Faculty of Technology, July 2016 to Dean, Faculty of Science, August 2010 to August 2013 Dean, Faculty of Graduate Studies, September 2005 – September 2008 Director of Local Technical Secretariat (LTS), April 2005 November 2010 Corporate Planer, June 2000 – June -2008 Chairman of Quality Assurance, Accreditation , October 2004 Head of the Dept. of Physics March 1988 – December 1993 December 1995 -December 1996 March 2000-March 2003 April 2005 – September 2005 September 2009 – August 2010 Head of the Computer Unit, March 2003-September 2005 Student Counsellor, October 1985 – December 1986