Appointment of the Director

Professor G.R.A. Kumara has been appointed as the new Director of the National Institute of Fundamental Studies (NIFS) by the Board of Governance of the NIFS. The appointment was made on the 05th of April 2026.

Prof. Kumara has served as the Leader of the Material Processing and Device Fabrication Program of the NIFS. He has served as a member of the Board of Governors of NIFS since 2025. Prof. Kumara graduated from the University of Peradeniya obtaining a B.Sc. Degree in Physics in 1993. Later he completed his M.Phil. Degree in 1997 at the University of Sri Jayawardenepura and Ph.D. in 2001 at the Shizuoka University, Japan.