Geological Society of Sri Lanka

The Geological Society of Sri Lanka (GSSL) is the premier professional forum dedicated to promotion of geological sciences in Sri Lanka.[1]

Establishment

The society was established in 1983 at the Department of Geology, University of Peradeniya[2] by a group of senior academic and professional geologists of Sri Lanka.[3] Despite academic geological studies in Sri Lanka dating back to at least 1902, the country had never before had a forum for geologists such as the Society.[4]

Administration

The society consists of a council with a yearly term. The council is composed of President, Secretary, Past President, Vice President, Treasurer, Two Co-Editors and Six other Council Members. The Geological Society of Sri Lanka has two classes of membership: Life Membership and Ordinary Membership.

Awards Administered

The GSSL has presided over the creation of the Ananda Coomaraswamy medal, which is awarded to Sri Lankan and foreign scientists. They also present the Annual Award of P.G. Cooray medal for outstanding research for young geologists. The GSSL also provide scholarships such as the P.W. Vitanage scholarship for promising Special Degree Geology undergraduates and the Tissa Munasinghe scholarship for geology undergraduates.[4] in 2016, the GSSL established the L.J.D. Fernando Award for "Distinguished Geologist", which was awarded at the 2017 Annual Technical Session.[5]

The Society partners with the University of Peradeniya to organise the Sri Lankan Earth Science Olympiad Competition.[1] The competition is open to Sri Lankan School students under 19 and the top four entrants are selected for participation in the International Earth Science Olympiad.[6] .

Workshops

The GSSL hosts regular workshops. Since 1996 the Society has been running the Earth Science For Schools Programme for teachers, which has run in all provinces of the country.[1] The 2017 Earth Science For Schools workshop was held in collaboration with Education Department of the North Western Province and was attended by over 50 teachers over two days and was the 28th such workshop.[7]

Publications and Annual Technical Sessions

The Journal of the Geological Society of Sri Lanka is a peer-reviewed journal, published annually.[8] Articles on all aspects of Earth Science/Geology, with most contributions from Sri Lanka, and a few from other countries are published in the journal. Many researchers present their findings in the Annual Technical Sessions of the Society, held annually each year since the organisation's foundation in 1983.[1] In 2017 around 50 papers were presented and the event was attended by a representative of the President, ministers of government and university Chancellors, Deans and Heads of departments.[5] The abstracts of presented papers are published in a volume of proceedings[9][10]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 GSSL sheds light towards a pinnacle of success in Geosciences. 19th February 2017. Sri Lanka Sunday Times
  2. ↑ "Department of Geology". University of Peradeniya. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Institute of Goelogy, Sri Lanka". IGSL. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  4. 1 2 Prof. Kapila Dahanayake, Origin of Sri Lankan Geology.The Island February 28, 2009. http://www.island.lk/2009/02/28/satmag3.html
  5. 1 2 "Geoscience For national Development" GSSL glances at 33rd Annual Sessions. March 5th 2017 Sunday Times Sri Lanka.
  6. ↑ http://www.dailynews.lk/2016/07/12/local/87166
  7. ↑ GSSL Newsletter Volume 34 June 2017. http://www.gsslweb.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/34_1-GSSL-Newsletter-Final.pdf
  8. ↑ "NBRO Library". National Building Research Organization. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  9. ↑ "Library of University of Moratuwa". Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  10. ↑ "Publications". National Building Research Organization. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
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