List of Royal College Colombo Alumni - Academics

Academics

• Sir Nicholas Attygalle, FRCS - former Vice-Chancellor of University of Ceylon, Dean Faculty of Medicine & Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (note: - Also listed in Legislators & Medicine)
• Vidya Jyothi E.O.E. Pereira - former Vice Chancellor of University of Ceylon, Peradeniya and Founder of the Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya
• C.L.V. Jayathilake - Chancellor of Wayamba University of Sri Lanka, former Vice Chancellor of University of Peradeniya & Emeritus Professor
• Hema Ellawala - former Vice Chancellor of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Emeritus Professor of History & Sociology
• Muhammad Monty Cassim - Vice Chancellor and Professor of Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
• M.J.S.Wijeratne - Former Vice Chancellor of the University of Kelaniya
• Susirith Mendis - Vice Chancellor of the University of Ruhuna and Professor of Medicine
• Deshamanya R. K. W. Goonesekera, PC - former Chancellor of the University of Peradeniya, Professor of Law, Ahmadu Bello University and former Principal of the Sri Lanka Law College
• Vidya Jyothi T. Nadaraja - former Chancellor of the University of Jaffna, Professor and the Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Ceylon
• T. Varagunam, FRCP - Chancellor of the Eastern University of Sri Lanka

• Vidya Jyothi V. K. Samaranayake - former Dean of the Faculty of Science, University of Colombo, Professor of Computer Science and Founder of University of Colombo School of Computing
• Vidya Jyothi Osmund Jayaratne - former President of the Colombo Campus, University of Sri Lanka (now University of Colombo), Emeritus Professor of Physics and left wing politician.
• Chandre Dharma-wardana - former President of the Vidyodaya Campus, University of Ceylon, (now University of Sri Jayewardenepura) currently Professor of Theoretical Physics at the Université de Montréal
• V. Sivalingam - Founder of Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya and first Professor of Parasitology in the University of Ceylon
• S.R. Kottegoda - former Dean and Professor of the Medical Faculty, University of Colombo, and National Coordinator, Health Systems Research, Ministry of Health
• Sanath Lamabathusooriya, MBE - former Dean of the Medical Faculty, University of Colombo and Emeritus Professor of Paediatrics (note: - Also listed in Medicine)
• Vidya Jyothi Hithanadura Janaka De Silva - Dean of the Medical Faculty, University of Kelaniya and Senior Professor of Medicine
• S. Mahalingam - former Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, University of Peradeniya and Professor of Veterinary Clinical Sciences
• L. P. Samaranayake - Dean, Faculty of Dentistry, Hong Kong University and Professor of Pathology
• Ajith P. Madurapperuma - Former Dean and Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Information Technology, University of Moratuwa
• Sunitha Wickramasinghe, FRCP - Deputy Dean of the Imperial College School of Medicine and Professor of Haematology
• David de Kretser, AC, KStJ - former Associate Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University (note: - Also listed in Viceregal)

• Michael Dias Bandaranaike, QC - Professor of Jurisprudence, University of Cambridge; Director of Studies and Fellow of Magdalene College, Cambridge.
• Vidya Jyothi Chandra Wickramasinghe, FIMA, FRAS, FRSA - Professor of Applied Mathematics & Astronomy at Cardiff University and Director of the Cardiff Centre for Astrobiology
• K. N. Seneviratne - Professor of Medicine and founder director of Sri Lanka's Postgraduate Institute of Medicine
• Saman Kelegama - Executive Director, Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka and former President of the Sri Lanka Economic Association
• K. N. Jayatilleke - Head of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Ceylon and Professor of Philosophy
• Kollupitiye Mahinda Sangharakkhitha Thera - Professor and Head of the Buddhist and Pail Faculty of the University of Kelaniya (note: - Also listed in Prelates)
• Rohan Abeyaratne - Quentin Berg Professor of Mechanics and CEO/Director of the SMART Centre, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Nalin Kulatilaka - Wing Tat Lee Family Professor of Management and Research Director of Institute for Leading in a Dynamic Economy, Boston University
• Gihan Wikramanayake - Professor of Computer Science and Director, University of Colombo School of Computing
• Janek Ratnatunga - former Head of the School of Commerce, University of South Australia and Professor of Accounting
• Vidya Jyothi Rezvi Sheriff - Senior Professor of Medicine & Director of the Post Graduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo
• Kumaraswamy "Vela" Velupillai - Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, University of Trento
• Milroy Paul - first Professor of Surgery, Ceylon Medical College and co-founder International College of Surgeons.
• Lakshman Marasinghe - Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Windsor (note: - Also listed in Public commissions & corporations)
• Saman Gunatilake, FRCP, FCCP - Professor of Medicine, Head of the Department of Medicine, University of Kelaniya (note: - Also listed in Medicine)
• Dharmabandu Nandadeva Samarasekera, FRCS - Professor of Surgery, Head of the Department of Surgery, University of Colombo
• M. Maheswaran - Professor of Mathematics, University of Wisconsin–Marathon County, former Professor and Head, Dept of Mathematics, University of Peradeniya
• Nanda Munasinghe - Professor, Head of Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Moratuwa
• Lal Jayakody - Professor of Pharmacology and Head of the Department of Pharmacology, University of Colombo
• B.A. Abeywickrama - Emeritus Professor, Department of Botany, University of Colombo
• W.D. Ratnasooriya - Senior Professor and Chair in Zoology of the Faculty of Science, University of Colombo
• Saman Amarasinghe - Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• William Norman Rae, VD - Professor of Chemistry & Physics, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
• R.H. Paul - Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of Peradeniya
• Chelvanayagam Vaseeharan - Professor of Mathematics and former Sri Lanka Athletics team Captain
• Dayalal Abeysekera, Professor of Sociology, University of Sri Jayewardenepura and Director of the University Grants Commission
• Colvin Goonaratna, FRCP - Emeritus Professor of Physiology, University of Colombo
• Parakrama Chandrasoma - Professor of Pathology, University of Southern California
• Douglas Amerasekera - Professor of Mathematics, University of Ceylon
• P.C.B. Fernando - Professor of Mathematics, University of Sri Jayewardenepura
• Nalin de Silva - Professor of Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, University of Kelaniya
• A. Suri Ratnapala - Professor of Law, T.C. Beirne School of Law, University of Queensland
• Nihal Jayawickrama - former Professor of Law at University of Hong Kong and Ariel F Sallows Professor of Human Rights at University of Saskatchewan (note: - Also listed in lawyers)
• Siri Kannangara - Professor of Medicine, University of Sydney
• R. K. W. Goonesekera - Professor of Law, Ahmadu Bello University
• Gihan Dias - Professor, Department of Electronics & Telecommunications, University of Moratuwa
• Priyan Mendis - Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Melbourne
• Chanaka Jayawardhena - Professor of Marketing, Business School, University of Hull
• Raj "Barr-Kumar" Barr-Kumarakulasinghe, FAIA, RIBA - Professor of Practice, The Catholic University of America and former Emens Distinguished Professor, Ball State University (note: Also listed in Architects)
• Asantha Cooray - Associate Professor, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of California, Irvine and a leading researcher in the field of Cosmology and theoretical astrophysics

• Nalin Ranasinghe - Deputy Director, University of Colombo School of Computing, University of Colombo
• Brendon Gooneratne - Head and Senior Lecturer, Department of Parasitology, University of Ceylon, Peradeniya (note: - Also listed in Authors)
• D.A.I.Munindradasa - Defence Advisor and Senior Lecturer, Department of Electronic and Telecommunication Engineering of the Moratuwa University
• Santha Sumanasekara - Program Director and Senior Lecturer, School of Computer Science and IT, RMIT University, Australia
• Devaka Weerakoon - Senior Lecturer, Department of Zoology, University of Colombo