A team of delegates from RSC visited the IChemC at Rajagiriya, on an accreditation visit during their tour to Sri Lanka. The Vice President of IChemC, Prof. Hema Pathirana warmly welcomed theserepresentatives on behalf of the President of IChemC, Prof. Janitha Liyanage, who is currently attending the CRSI National Symposium in Chemistry in India.This team of delegates included Prof. June McCombie, an Honorary Fellow of the University of Nottingham, UK, Prof. Zanaria Abdullah, an Honorary Professor of the University of Malaya, Malaysia, and Mr. Shreyan Patel, a Professional Standards specialist attached to the RSC. They held discussions with the Acting Dean, internal and some of the visiting academics of IChemC regarding the involvement of IChemC in the advancement of chemistry and chemical education in Sri Lanka, and the role of RSC towards the betterment of the chemistry community across the world. The delegates observed the chemical, microbiological and computational laboratory facilities of IChemC, andhad constructive discussions with the students and staff members of IChemC. The representatives also held a seminar for the research students and Teaching-Assistants. Prof. Zanaria delivered a talk on her research on organic syntheses, while Prof. McCombie delivered the talk on the chemical aspects of astrophysics. Patel spoke about the membership of RSC and its opportunities to students and academics.
In addition, the representatives also visited the new building complex of IChemC under construction at Malabe, which is scheduled to be opened in this year. Prof. Sudantha Liyanage, the chairman of the Past Presidents’ committee of IChemC and former Vice Chancellor of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, hosted the delegates at the Malabe site, where IChemC will further expand their degree programs in the future with state-of-the-artlaboratory and research facilities.
Dilhan Jayasinghe
Coordinator- Department of Applied Sciences, IChemC, and Public Relations Officer
