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Centre
for Instrument Development
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Objectives
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- Development
of instruments for specific needs in research and educational
institutes, and in local industry.
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Application of modern technological know-how to develop
instruments locally.
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Transfer of scientific research output to technology.
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Undertaking of consultancy for development of instruments.
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Providing Support to modernize indigenous technology.
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Helping innovative personnel in their inventions
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Conducting a wide range of training courses, seminars and
workshops related to modern technology.
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Initiating new research programs leading to M. Phil and
Ph. D. In instrumentation in collaboration with local and
foreign counterparts.
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Providing consultancy services in research and industrial
applications related to instrumentation.
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Research
Strengths
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| Department
of Physics, University of Colombo, is one of the leading institutes
for training physicists in Sri Lanka. It has major research
programs in the areas of Mass Spectroscopy Instrumentation,
Atmospheric and Lightning Physics, and Solar Energy Instrumentation.
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first two programs are supported by International Science
Program (ISP) of the Uppsala University. In addition, all
these programs draw local funding from National Science Foundation.
Through
these research programs the Department has developed a high
level of expertise in instrumentation.
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Infrastructure
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The
Department of Physics already has an electronic workshop manned
by two electronic technicians. This facility will be further
developed and will be used for the projects undertaken by
the Centre.
The
mechanical workshop and glass blowing unit of the Department
of Physics is a well-equipped facility available for the Centre.
It is managed by a mechanical engineer and its staff has experience
in the development of scientific instruments for teaching
and research.
In
addition, sophisticated equipment owned by the Faculty of
Science, some of which were donated under the JICA program,
can be utilized, in collaboration with the departments that
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International
Links
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| Department
of Physics is fortunate to have a strong research link with
University of Uppsala – one of the most prestigious universities
in Scandinavian region.
The
Atmospheric and Lightning Physics group and the Mass Spectrometry
group at this department were initiated with the assistance
of the International Science Program (ISP), which is an institute
of the Uppsala University.
These
support extended by the Uppsala University includes postgraduate
training in their laboratories, supply of research equipment
and other materials, and the development of research infrastructure
at University of Colombo.
The
link with Uppsala has so far produced 9 Ph.D.s through a split-type
program. Extreme generosity in transferring ultra-modern technological
know-how and genuine desire to see the advancement of research
activities has been a unique feature of this program. |
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