{"id":4455,"date":"2026-04-25T00:56:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T00:56:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/?p=4455"},"modified":"2026-04-25T02:05:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T02:05:59","slug":"completion-of-phd-degree-under-joint-supervision","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/index.php\/completion-of-phd-degree-under-joint-supervision\/","title":{"rendered":"Completion of PhD degree under joint supervision"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the three PhD candidates working under HRNCET-NORPART project, Ms S. Sivagowri, has successfully defended her PhD thesis titled \u201cGreen Hydrogen Production through Photocatalytic Water Splitting<\/strong>\u201d before an eminent panel of scientists at the University of Bergen, under joint supervision by Professor Dhayalan Velauthapillai (Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway), Professor \u00d8yvind Frette (University of Bergen, Norway), Dr (Mrs) S. Yohi (University of Jaffna), and Professor P. Ravirajan (University of Jaffna). Her achievement is further distinguished by the publication of more than eight papers in high-impact journals<\/strong> (see: https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?hl=en&user=RehqW9gAAAAJ<\/a><\/span><\/strong>) during her MPhil and PhD programmes under the first and second phases of the HRNCET project.<\/p>\n

This accomplishment will undoubtedly inspire and accelerate the progress of three more PhD students from the University of Jaffna, who are pursuing research in different fields under joint supervision involving academics from the University of Jaffna, the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, and the University of Bergen, towards the successful completion of their PhD programmes with a high standard of academic excellence. It\u2019s noteworthy that Miss Sivagowri Shanmugaratnam obtained both her MPhil and PhD degrees under the Norpart project between Western Norway University of Applied Sciences and the University of Jaffna, funded by the Norwegian Directorate for Higher Education and Skills (HK-Dir). The University of Bergen conferred the PhD degree in April 2026.<\/p>\n

Congratulations, Dr Sivagowri Shanmugaratnam, on the successful completion of your MPhil and PhD degrees and on your commendable research achievements.<\/p>\n

Further details are available at: https:\/\/hrncet.jfn.ac.lk\/index.php\/researchers\/<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n