Don Kulasiri
| Professor Don Kulasiri | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sri Lanka |
| Residence | New Zealand |
| Nationality | New Zealand |
| Education |
Nalanda College Colombo University of Peradeniya Virginia Tech |
| Occupation | Professor |
| Employer | Lincoln University (New Zealand) Canterbury New Zealand |
| Religion | spouse = |
Professor Don Kulasiri is the Professor of Computational Modelling and Systems Biology, founder and Head of Centre for Advanced Computational Solutions at Lincoln University (New Zealand) Canterbury New Zealand.
Early childhood and Education
Don was who initially graduated from University of Peradeniya with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical engineering was educated at Nalanda College Colombo. Later on he went on pursuing studying Biosystems engineering gaining a Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees from Virginia Tech USA.[1]
Later life
After graduation he joined University of Peradeniya as an instructor and assistant lecturer at the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Moving on he had been a Visiting Professor mathematical biology at University of Oxford in United Kingdom, Visiting Fellow at Princeton University USA, visiting Professor to Braunschweig University of Technology in Germany, visiting Scholor to Stanford University etc.
Awards
Kulasiri had been awarded the Gold Medals for The Best Student at Nalanda College Colombo in the late 60 and middle 70s, had won the Sigma Xi honorary membership for an outstanding PhD thesis from Virginia Tech and Fellowship from Braunschweig University of Technology.[2]
General references
- ↑ Staff Profile Professor of Systems Biology
- ↑ [sbie.kaist.ac.kr/doc/CV_DonKulasiri.doc Professor Don Kulasiri]
- "Editorial Board Member - JCSB Don Kulasiri". Lincoln University.
- "Professor Don Kulasiri". Mathematical Institute of University of Oxford United Kingdom.