Indira Samarasekera

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkb:University_of_Alberta
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_Canada
Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_Alberta
Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_Calgary
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Colombo,_Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:field engineering
gptkbp:gender female
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Indira Samarasekera
gptkbp:influences education_policy_in_Canada
gptkbp:knownFor leadership in higher education
gptkbp:nationality Canadian
gptkbp:occupation academic
gptkbp:positionHeld President_of_the_University_of_Alberta
gptkbp:researchInterest nanotechnology
biomaterials
materials engineering
gptkbp:spouse G._S._Samarasekera
gptkbp:website https://www.ualberta.ca
gptkbp:yearsActive 1980-present