Chairpersons / Board of Study
Chairman to the Board of Study of Agricultural Sciences

Prof. M. Pagthinathan
B.VSc. (UPDN), M.Phil (UPDN), Ph.D (UPM, Malaysia), FSLCVS
Professor/ Veterinary surgeon
Field of Special: Dairy Technology, Reproductive Physiology & Animal Health Care
Email: pagthinathanm@esn.ac.lk / pagthymp@gmail.com /
pagthymp@yahoo.com
Chairman to the Board of Study of Sciences

B.Sc.(Hons) (UJ), Grad.C.Chem, M.Phil. (UPDN), Ph.D. (CUSAT, India)
Professor in Chemistry
E-mail: sithambaresanm@esn.ac.lk,msithambaresan@gmail.com
Research Interest: Synthesis and characterization of transition metal complexes. Single crystal X-ray studies on organic and inorganic metal complexes, Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) studies on transition metal complexes.
Chairman to the Board of Study of Languages, Religious & Cultural Studies

Prof. V.Gunapalasingam
B.A (EUSL), PGDE(OUSL), M.Phil in Hindu Civilization (UoJ), Ph.D in Hindu Civilization (UoJ)
Professor in Hindu Civilization
E-mail: gunapalasingamv@esn.ac.lk / guthse2011@gmail.com
Research Interest: Non- Agamic Tradition and Folk Arts
Chairman to the Board of Study of Commerce & Management

Prof Florence Bharathy Kennedy
PhD (Annamalai University, India), MBA (RUSL), BBA Hons (EUSL)
Professor in Management
Department of Commerce and Management
Faculty of Commerce and Management
Chairman to the Board of Study of Healthcare Sciences

Prof. K. Arulanandem
MBBS, DFM, MD (Family Medicine)
Professor in Family Medicine
E-mail: arulanandemk@esn.ac.lk / arulanandem64@hotmail.com
Research Interest: Geriatric care, Long term conditions and Multimorbidity,
Health Promotion & Disease prevention (NCD, Alcohol), Nutrition and Disease, Women Health
Chairman to the Board of Study of Economics

Prof. (Mrs.) Jeyapraba Suresh
PhD (CMB), M.Econ (CMB), B.Econ (EUSL)
Professor in Economics
Email: sureshj@esn.ac.lk
Research Interests: Poverty, Regional & Rural Development, women empowerment, microfinance and Livelihood Enhancement
Chairman to the Board of Study of Education & Social Sciences

Prof N. Pushparajah
Postdoc (Academia Sinica, Taiwan & Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China), PhD (SSUP, Italy), LLM. Hons, (NIUG, Ireland), BA. Hons, (UNDP, Sri Lanka), Dip in HRs (Centre for Study of Human Rights, UNDP)
Professor in Political Science
Email: pushparajahn@esn.ac.lk /npushparajah@yahoo.com
Research Interest: International Politics, Sri Lankan Politics, Constitutional Studies, Human Rights, Transitional Justice and reconciliation, International Humanitarian Law, Public International Law
Chairman to the Board of Study of Aesthetics Studies
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Prof. S. Sivaretnam
BAHons (EUSL), MPhil (Fine Arts) (EUSL), PGDip (Education) (OUSL), PhD (History) (MKU)
Professor in Visual & technological Arts
Mobile: +94 77 007 5898
Email: sivaretnams@esn.ac.lk, ssivaretnam@gmail.com
Senate Nominee to Board of Graduate Studies

Prof T Jayasingam
Emeritus Professor in Botany

Council Nominee to Board of Graduate Studies

Prof. Nimal F. Perera
Emeritus Professor in Animal Science

Professor Upali S. Amarasinghe
Department of Zoology and Environmental Management
Faculty of Science
University of Kelaniya