Academic Records Bachelor of Arts in Geography - University of Colombo – 1973 Bachelor of Philosophy - University of Colombo - 1974 Post Graduate Diploma in Geomorphology - ITC, The Netherlands - 1979 Master of Arts - University of Colombo 1984 Area of Specialization Geomorphology , Coastal Gemorphology Research Interest Coastal Gemorphology Other Academic Acitivies Head - Department of Geography from 01 January, 2009 – todate Rector - Sri Palee Campus, University of Colombo - 2005 to 2008 Director - National Educational Research and Evaluation Centre (NEREC) – 2007 Visiting Lecturer - Master of Science Degree, Department of Zoology, University of Colombo Chairman - Short Courses Board and as a member of the Academic Syndicate of the Institute of Human Resource Advancement, University of Colombo Visiting Lecturer - Disaster Management, University of Ruhuna - 2005 Director - National Educational Research and Evaluation Centre (NEREC) – 2007 Academic Coordinator - Institute of Worker's Education - 2007 Scientific Assistant - IGE - 2005 Visiting Lecturer - Natural and Build Environment II, Department of Town and Country Planning, University of Moratuwa- 2006 Visiting Lecturer - Diploma in Drug Abuse Management Studies, IWE – 2004 – 2007 Visiting Lecturer - Diploma in Health Promotion, IWE 2006 – 2007 Visiting Lecturer - Postgraduate Diploma in Human Resource Advancement of the Institute of Human Resource Advancement – 2007 Visiting Lecturer - Diploma in Rural Development Studies, IWE – 2007 G.C.E. (A/L) Chief Examiner - since 1999 - todate Commissioner - Presidential Commission for Disappeared Persons in the North and East of Sri Lanka 1995 - 1998 G.C.E. (A/L) Co-controlling Chief Examiner - Geography, Matara and Galle Districts 2003 - todate Visiting Lecturer - Postgraduate Diploma in Geoinformatics Human Resource Advancement of the Institute of Human Resource Advancement – 200 Visiting Lecturer - Postgraduate Diploma in Enviromental Hazard Visiting Lecturer - Postgraduate Diploma in International Business Senior Student Counsellor - Faculty of Arts, Law, Education, Management & Finance and Science of the University of Colombo 2003 -.2005 Visiting Lecturer - Postgraduate Diploma in Environment and Development Visiting Lecturer - Diploma in Drug Abuse Management Studies Visiting Lecturer - Diploma in International Business Publications click here for publications Monographs Construction of maps for parts of Divisional Secretary’s Divisions of Uda-Hewaheta and Pahala Hewaheta. An Analysis of the Terrain, Soils and Land-use and Land cover of those areas-1993. Department of Geography with H.K.N. Karunaratne, K. Perera Maps of the Ududumbara (Madugoda) Divisional Secretary’s Division Depicting Terrain, soils and land use and land cover-1992, Department of Geography, University of Colombo The Interpretation of Geomorphology of the