Physicist, Senior Lecturer in Physics University of Peradeniya
He was a product of Thalavitiya Village School Eppawala, Dharmapala Vidyalaya Pannipitiya and Nalanda College Colombo. After being a brilliant student at Nalanda College Colombo he gained admission to University of Peradeniya Science Faculty and graduated with Bachelor of Science Degree in Physics with a First Class Honour in July 1977.
During 1980 - 1986 he was awarded a Fulbright scholarship for post graduate studies at the Department of Physics, State University of New York, Albany, USA and during that time he obtained M.Sc in Physics and Ph.D in Experimental High Energy Physics from the same university.
After graduation his first appointment was as an assistant lecturer in Physics at the University of Peradeniya. He also had worked as a graduate teaching assistant in Physics at the Department of Physics, State University of New York, USA.
Until his death, Dr Wijayawardana continued to work in the Department of Physics, University of Peradeniya, as a Senior Lecturer in Physics carrying out research on Neutron / Nuclear Physics.
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"Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant: Allegation of protests, baseless - Dr Wijayawardana". Daily News Paper. 2012-04-17. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
"Lanka issues statement on Indian nuclear plant". Sunday Times Online. 16 April 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
"Dr. R.L. Wijayawardana". University of Peradeniya. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
"හඳහන නිසා ගුටිනොකා බේරුණා ආචාර්ය රංජිත් ලක්ෂ්මන් විජේවර්ධන පරමාණුක බලශක්ති අධිකාරියේ සභාපති" (in Sinhala). dinamina.lk. 2012-05-14. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
January 01, 1970
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