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1 CURRICULUM VITAE 1.0 BIO DATA Name : Professor (Mrs) Degurunnne Halage Rohini Jayanthi De Silva (Nee Perera) (D.H.R.J De Silva) Date of Birth : 8th January 1944 Nationality : Sri Lankan Civil Status : Married Home Address : No. 33A, Huludagoda Road, Off Templer Road, Mount Lavinia, Sri Lanka. Telephone 071-8141068 E mail : [email protected] 2.0 PRESENT EMPLOYMENT Designation : Associate Professor Head/ Department of Geography – 2002-2008 Official Address : Department of Geography, University of Colombo Colombo 3, Sri Lanka. Telephone - 500458 Fax - 500458 3.0 ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS 3 (a) Academic Qualifications (I) Bachelor of Arts in Geography - Second Class(Upper Division) Honours University of Ceylon, Peradeniya – 1967 (Selected as the best student of the Geography Special Batch 1964-1967) (ii) Ph.D. in Geography - School of Environmental Studies, 2 University of East Anglia, Norwich, England - 1974 (b) Awards (i) 1964-1967 Best Student of the Batch. (Hon. Mention) - Geography Special Batch - University of Peradeniya) (ii) Regional Scholar- American Studies Research Centre- Hyderabad, India,(1-12 August, 1995), sponsored by the Cultural Affairs Office, American Centre, Colombo (iii) Visiting Scholar (Academic Exchange Scholarship Programme 2002 South Asian Institute, Heidelberg) (iv) In the list of Environmental Expertise in Sri Lanka, Selected by the Central Environment Authority- 1993 (b) Positions held (Academic and Administrative) Tutor University of Ceylon, Peradeniya (September 1967 - September 1968) Probationary Assistant Lecturer University Ceylon - Colombo (September 1968 - June 1974) Lecturer – Grade II Colombo Campus - University of Sri Lanka (July 1974 - July 1981) Senior Lecturer – Grade I University of Colombo (July 1981 - December 1995) Associate Professor (December 1995 to date) Head/ Geography (University of Colombo –March 2002 to 2008) 3 Co - Ordinator Sub - National Level Development Planning (Diploma Course) Regional Development Studies Centre Department of Geography, University of Colombo (October 1993 - October 1994) Co - Ordinator M.A. in Japanese Studies Programme Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Colombo (April 2001 to 2009) Warden - Bullers Lane Womens’ Hostel University of Colombo (October 1993 - October 1997) Warden (on honorary basis) Ratmalana Girls’ Hostel University of Colombo (1991 - 1993) Student Counsellor - (Temporary) University of Colombo (April 1987 to 1993) Senior Treasurer Oriental Music Society University of Colombo (April 1987 to 1996) Editor Sri Lanka Association of Geographers Department of Geography 4 University of Colombo (September 1991 - September 1993) Vice - President Sri Lanka Association of Geographers Department of Geography University of Colombo (September 1994 - September 1995) Senior Consultant Open University Foundation Programme in Social Studies (June 1991 - December 1991, January 1992 - December 1992) 4.0 MEMBERSHIPS IN COMMITTEES AND BOARDS Member University of Colombo, Council Nominee to serve the Faculty Board of the Faculty of Graduate Studies (July 2002-2009) Member Board of Studies Development Studies Faculty of Graduate Studies (April 2001 to 2009) Member National Science Foundation (former National Science Council) National Steering Committee for the UNESCO - Sponsored by the MAN & THE BIOSPHERE PROGRAMME (February 1993 - February 1994, February 1994 - February 1995) Member Development of National Policy on Involuntary Resettlement, Department of National Planning-Ministry of Finance & Planning –Nov 1999 to 2009 5 Member Sinhala/English Dictionary - Advisory Board Ministry of Cultural Affairs (January 1993 to 1996) Member Land use Policy Planning Division, Ministry of Lands & Indigenous Medicine August 2005 to 2009 Member Centre for Development Research (CDR) Member of the External Resource Panel (October 2005 to 2009) Advisory Member Syllabus Review Committee G.E.C. (Advanced Level) Geography 1988/89 Advisory Member Committee on Editing of Social Science Text Books(Geography) Department of Educational Publications 1984/85 Member Board of Examiners of Geographical Manuscripts. National Library Service Board 1987 to 2009 Advisory Member Social Sciences - Foundation Year Programme The Open University of Sri Lanka - 1990 to 2009 Member Environmental Studies Course Team , Affiliated University Collages Programme The University Grants Commission (Appointed in 1991) Member Journal of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Ruhuna 2002 6 5.0 ACADEMIC ACTIVITIES 5.1 Teaching (1967 to 2009) Thirty years of University Teaching involving (a) Conducting lectures (b)Tutorial classes (c) Seminars (d) Drafting of syllabi (e) Setting and moderating question papers (f) Supervision and invigilation of annual examinations (g) Examining answer scripts of undergraduate and postgraduate students in the faculty of Arts (h) Supervision of Diploma, B.Phil and M.A. Theses (Of the above duties a, c, g & h have been performed in regard to the Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science in the University of Colombo) 5.2 Undergraduate Courses Conducted during the last 15 years are listed below* (i) First Year GY 101 - Elements of Human Geography (ii) General Arts (Part I) GYG 303 - Economic and Social Geography (iii) General Arts (Part II) GYG 208 - Sri Lanka GYS 302 - Regional Patterns in Development (iv) Special Arts (Part I) GYS 201 - Sri Lanka (v) Special Arts (Part II) GYS 303 - Bio Geography GYS 304 - Geographical Thought & Methodology (vi) Special Arts (Part III) GYS 401 - Comparative Regional Studies GYS 405 - Environmental Pollution & Planning GYS 420 - Evaluation and Management of Natural Resources *The numbering system has been changed after the introduction of the course unit system) 7 6.0 LIST OF PUBLICATIONS Ph.D Thesis – 1974 April Constraints in Optimum Resource Use in Large Scale Irrigation Project in Ceylon (Uda Walawe) University of East-Anglia, Norwich, U.K. Monographs (i) Environment Action I Project (EAIP) Economic & Environmental Linkages of Solid Waste Management. Dehiwela-Mt.Lavinia Divisional Secretariat Division- Final Report 1998 Ministry of Forest & Environment and World Bank (Served as the Team Leader) (ii) Report on Evaluation of World Bank Assisted Programme for Development in System “H” section on - The Environmental Effects of Mahaweli 1984 (Reports completed and submitted to the Mahaweli Authority Planning & Monitoring Unit) (iii) An Environmental Profile of the Matara District - 1991 (Report completed and submitted to the Central Environmental Authority) (iv) The Environmental Impact of Gem Mining in the Ratnapura District - 1986 (Report completed and submitted to the Central Environmental Authority) (v) Staff Working Paper on “Environmental Dynamics” - 1990 (Report completed and submitted to the Irrigation Management Policy Support Activity - Col 5, Sri Lanka) (vi) Environmental Conservation Strategies - Constraints and the future - The United States of America - 1994 (Report completed and submitted to the American Studies Research Centre Regional Scholars Programme Hyderabad - India) (vii) uyje,s jxY l:dj-10 fjks mrspsfPaoh ^uyje,sh iy mrsirh& - 1984 m%ldYkh - uyje,s ixjrAOk wud;HxYh Joint Monographs (i) Comparative Study of the Indigenous People of South Asia - The case of Vedda Community in Sri Lanka [Professor S. Hettige, Dr. J. de Silva and Mr. M.U.Chandrasena] 8 (ii) Urban Development and low income Housing Project-Final Report of the Baseline Survey – Phase II, 14 townships –Vol I, Main Report, June 2001 Co-authors – Sarath Vidanagama, Nimal Attanayake, I.V. Edirisinghe and Dr. J. de Silva] (iii) Urban Development and low income Housing Project-Final Report of the Mid-Term Benefit Monitoring Evaluation. (09 townships) June 2003 Co-authors – Sarath Vidanagama, Dr. J. de Silva, Sweenitha Gunasekera (iv) Colombo Katunayake Expressway- Environmental Impact Assessment Report- October 1997, Road Development Authourity, Ministry of Health, Highway and Social Services –Team member along with Prof. D. Wanasinghe, Prof. J. de Silva, Dr. K. Vitharana, Ms. M. S. Kahawita, Dr. I.V.S. Fernando and Mr. P.C. Senarathne (v) Colombo Katunayake Expressway Additional Report- Environmental Assessment Report (at Katunayake End 2005) (vi) Road Network Improvement Project- Independent Monitoring Road Development Authority – Sponsored by the ADB Serving as the Team Leader (Prof. J. de Silva), along with Prof. S. T. Hettige and Prof. Wanasinghe. Quarterly Reports are Submitted on the monitoring of the following road systems. (13 Monitoring reports have been submitted to the RDA and ADB) eg. Report No 13 – Sep 2005 1 Kaduwela –Ambatale Road 2 Malabe –Godagama Road 3 Pasyala-Meerigama Road 4 Nittabuwa-Urapola Road 5 Panadura-Ingiriya Road 6 Nagoda-Agalawatta Road 7 Ambalangoda-Elpitiya Road 8 Kurunegala-Katugastota Road 9 Katugastota-Wattegama Road 10 Kataragama-Weerawila Road 11 Dickwella-Beliatta Road 9 12 Pelmadulla-Madampe Road 13 Pelmadulla-Godakawela Road 14 Embilipitiya-Timbolketiya Road 15 Timbolketiya-Godakawela Road 16 Gampola-Nawalapitiya Road (vii) Social and Economic Impact of Road Development Programmes (4 Road Systems) 1998- Prof. S.T. Hettige - Prof. J. de Silva (Team Leader) (viii) Sothern Expressway –Development Project Social Impact Assessment Final Report- (Prof S.T. Hettige, Prof. Dhammika Wanasinghe, Prof J. de Silva (Team Leader)) (ix) Monitoring of the total Environmental Impact of the Mahaweli Project - 1982 (UNESCO, Man & The Biosphere National Committee for Sri Lanka) Published by the National Science