Dr. Sivananthan is also committed to giving back to his home country of Sri Lanka.(Handout Picture)
Last week Senior US Senator from Illinois Dick Durbin (Assistant Democratic Leader in the Senate) paid glowing tribute to Sri Lankan immigrant Dr. Siva Sivananthan’s contributions to American technological innovation.
“In addition to teaching and mentoring young scientists, Dr. Siva has founded and runs a number of companies that are working to commercialize his discoveries,” said Senator Durbin as he explained how Dr. Sivananthan expanded his technology research and development as an entrepreneur, bridging the gap between academia and industry, according to a press release.
Dr. Sivananthan’s work in creating photovoltaic technology for night vision sensors served as the platform for ground breaking next generation solar cells, which is being commercialized through Episolar, Inc.
Dr. Sivananthan is also committed to giving back to his home country of Sri Lanka. His vision is to help Sri Lanka become a global hub for renewable energy, added the press release. “He has developed and sponsored initiatives to support Sri Lankan universities with training and educating scientists, engineers and technicians in solar photovoltaic technology. Dr. Sivananthan’s goal is to cultivate economic development through creating a workforce for solar power generation”
The 4th annual Sri Lanka Solar Workshop sponsored by Sivananthan Laboratories was held at the University of Peradeniya in February 2015.
