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Jayawardhana was born and raised in Sri Lanka. He was educated at the St. John's College, Nugegoda, [4] and Royal College Colombo and pursued his higher education in the United States. He received his BS degree from Yale in 1994 and his PhD from Harvard in 2000. [5] As a graduate student at Harvard, he led one of the two teams that discovered a ...
Ray Jayawardhana is the Hans A. Bethe Professor and a Professor of Astronomy at Cornell University. He will assume the role of the Provost of Johns Hopkins University on October 15, 2023. Until July 2023, he served as the Harold Tanner Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell. As the leader of the largest and most academically ...
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Jayawardhana received his PhD in astronomy from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Science degree in astronomy and physics from Yale University. Jayawardhana’s research explores the diversity, origins, and evolution of planetary systems as well as the formation of stars and brown dwarfs.
Provost, Johns Hopkins University. Provost Ray Jayawardhana serves as the chief academic officer of Johns Hopkins University. He is also a Professor of Physics and Astronomy. As Provost, he is responsible for advancing the University’s research, teaching and outreach mission, and partners closely with President Daniels to realize the ...
Jul 12, 2023 · Ray Jayawardhana, an accomplished academic leader, renowned and widely published scientist, and award-winning author who presently serves as dean of Cornell University's College of Arts and Sciences, has been selected as Johns Hopkins University's 16th provost. Jayawardhana has led Cornell's largest and most academically diverse college since ...
Ray Jayawardhana investigates the origins and diversity of planetary systems and the prospects for life in the universe, using the world’s largest telescopes. A prolific researcher with more than 140 scientific papers to his credit, his discoveries have garnered widespread attention. Ray is also an award-winning writer and author of popular ...
Ray Jayawardhana is the Provost of Johns Hopkins University and a Professor of Physics and Astronomy. Until October 2023, Jayawardhana was the Harold Tanner Dean of the Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences and a Professor of Astronomy at Cornell University, effective September 1, 2018. He was formerly Dean of Science and a Professor of physics & astronomy at York University. Prior ...
