Renowned Scholar Professor. S. Mahalingam passes away
(November 5, 2015, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian) A well-known Engineer and an Emeritus Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Peradeniya, Professor. Selvadurei Mahalingam passed away, early hours of Tuesday ( November 3, 2015) at a hospital in Jaffna.
Professor S. Mahalingam received his doctorate (DSc) in Science from the University of London. He joined The University of University of Peradeniya as a lecturer in 1970s. The first ever honors of that kind in Engineering. Prior to joining the University of Peradeniya, Professor Mahalingam taught at the Engineering Faculty based in Colombo at the inception in July 1950.
He is well known for his work on Vibration of branched systems—A displacement excitation approach’. This publication was widely cited and refereed by leading scholars in the field
He was always known for his simplicity, integrity and humbleness among people
His funeral was taken place yesterday, Wednesday at Alaveddy, Jaffna.
A Jet Engine, which had been brought down from London to University of Peradeniya by Professor. S. Mahalingam
