{"id":153069,"date":"2025-05-17T10:29:55","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T10:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/?p=153069"},"modified":"2025-05-17T10:29:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T10:29:55","slug":"mohan-munasinghe-secures-a-noble-prize-congrats-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/mohan-munasinghe-secures-a-noble-prize-congrats-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Mohan Munasinghe secures a Noble Prize \u2026. Congrats Man"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mohan Munasinghe secures a Noble Prize \u2026. Congrats Man<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Source:<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/thuppahis.com\/2025\/05\/16\/mohan-munasinghe-secures-a-noble-prize-congrats-man\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thuppahis<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Nobel Prize Winner\u00a0<span class=\"html-span xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"><a class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n xd10rxx x1sy0etr x17r0tee x972fbf xcfux6l x1qhh985 xm0m39n x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xkrqix3 x1sur9pj x1fey0fg x1s688f\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/srilankan?__eep__=6&amp;__cft__[0]=AZXZV9MHVP1yhHxmQCMNk2j9tmPhhOGprsLPIlKzJGuaj4jNaFFr0nRfr500tdqmhshqGK7MAPZSoQGR-MzZkTaAnjf580fMhNnCZCnSPSMSuiXBtxByKc8V2RW68rIQ2ks4jGlRTb3IjcWBEidnHNIlWxi3PJvpBQi7cL-u82FDcCYJMXpiABQgtRuA0wAOSLnrTtkJ7HACu9BVcv9tt2B2apopPY5C-JdShk5oQ61ux00bDBv9BmSxOWhEBFZdmqM&amp;__tn__=*NK-y-R\">#SriLankan<\/a><\/span>\u00a0Prof. Mohan Munasinghe\u00a0<span class=\"html-span xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xat24cr xgzva0m xhhsvwb xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"xz74otr x168nmei x13lgxp2 x5pf9jr xo71vjh\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t5b\/1\/16\/1f1f1_1f1f0.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span>\u00a0is one of the most eminent gentlemen in the world and World-Class Sri Lankans will attempt to tell you a little bit about this humble Sri Lankan.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><strong>Educated at Royal College and an undergraduate of the Engineering Faculty at Peradeniya University,<\/strong>\u00a0Munasinghe not only effortlessly passed his BA (Hons.) and MA degrees in Engineering from Cambridge University, but sailed through his Professional degrees in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thuppahis.com\/2025\/05\/16\/mohan-munasinghe-secures-a-noble-prize-congrats-man\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MOHAN-MOONESIGHE-2.jpeg?resize=148%2C148&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"elanka\" width=\"400\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/thuppahis.com\/2025\/05\/16\/mohan-munasinghe-secures-a-noble-prize-congrats-man\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-49618 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thuppahis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MOHAN-MOONESIGHE-34.jpeg?resize=148%2C148&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"elanka\" width=\"400\" height=\"341\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"html-div xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd\">\n<div class=\"html-div xdj266r xat24cr xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x1jx94hy x8cjs6t x1ch86jh x80vd3b xckqwgs x13fuv20 xu3j5b3 x1q0q8m5 x26u7qi x178xt8z xm81vs4 xso031l xy80clv x5jnaft xyy1qs0 x4jtdaj x1n9q4l3 x6ikm8r x10wlt62 x16n37ib xq8finb\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"html-div x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x1y332i5\">\n<div class=\"html-div xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"html-div xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd\" dir=\"auto\">\n<div class=\"html-div xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd\" data-ad-rendering-role=\"story_message\">\n<div class=\"x1l90r2v x1iorvi4 x1ye3gou xn6708d\" data-ad-comet-preview=\"message\" data-ad-preview=\"message\">\n<div class=\"x78zum5 xdt5ytf xz62fqu x16ldp7u\">\n<div class=\"xu06os2 x1ok221b\">\n<div class=\"xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs x126k92a\">\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Nobel Prize Winner\u00a0<span class=\"html-span xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"><a class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n xd10rxx x1sy0etr x17r0tee x972fbf xcfux6l x1qhh985 xm0m39n x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xkrqix3 x1sur9pj x1fey0fg x1s688f\" style=\"color: #000000;\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/srilankan?__eep__=6&amp;__cft__[0]=AZXZV9MHVP1yhHxmQCMNk2j9tmPhhOGprsLPIlKzJGuaj4jNaFFr0nRfr500tdqmhshqGK7MAPZSoQGR-MzZkTaAnjf580fMhNnCZCnSPSMSuiXBtxByKc8V2RW68rIQ2ks4jGlRTb3IjcWBEidnHNIlWxi3PJvpBQi7cL-u82FDcCYJMXpiABQgtRuA0wAOSLnrTtkJ7HACu9BVcv9tt2B2apopPY5C-JdShk5oQ61ux00bDBv9BmSxOWhEBFZdmqM&amp;__tn__=*NK-y-R\">#SriLankan<\/a><\/span>\u00a0Prof. Mohan Munasinghe\u00a0<span class=\"html-span xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs x3nfvp2 x1j61x8r x1fcty0u xdj266r xat24cr xgzva0m xhhsvwb xxymvpz xlup9mm x1kky2od\"><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"xz74otr x168nmei x13lgxp2 x5pf9jr xo71vjh\" src=\"https:\/\/static.xx.fbcdn.net\/images\/emoji.php\/v9\/t5b\/1\/16\/1f1f1_1f1f0.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" \/><\/span>\u00a0is one of the most eminent gentlemen in the world and World-Class Sri Lankans will attempt to tell you a little bit about this humble Sri Lankan.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Educated at Royal College and an undergraduate of the Engineering Faculty at Peradeniya University, Munasinghe not only effortlessly passed his BA (Hons.) and MA degrees in Engineering from Cambridge University, but sailed through his Professional degrees in Electrical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Obtaining his PhD degree in Solid State Physics from McGill University, Canada; he went on to obtain an additional MA degree in Development Economics from Concordia University, Canada.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">He has also received several honorary doctorates (honoris causa).<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">He was Vice Chair of the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC-AR4), who shared the prestigious 2007 Nobel Prize for Peace, and became the recipient of the 2021 Blue Planet Prize, also called the \u201cenvironmental Nobel Prize\u201d.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The Heads of five countries, including Bangladesh, Brazil, Dominican Republic, France, and Sri Lanka, have presented highest national awards to him<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Prof. Munasinghe is the author of over 120 scholarly books, and about four hundred technical papers in well known scientific journals \u2014 on climate change, disasters, environment, sustainable development, energy, transport, urban infrastructure, water resources, telecommunications, and sustainable consumption and production. Details are available on\u00a0<span class=\"html-span xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"><a class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n xd10rxx x1sy0etr x17r0tee x972fbf xcfux6l x1qhh985 xm0m39n x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xkrqix3 x1sur9pj x1fey0fg x1s688f\" style=\"color: #000000;\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2FResearchgate.net%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExd3lnZHJkeGxzbnVrQTUxOAEe_6hK9VUAi2ab7DM10WFChuTvJIENIyDAYl8W9fJKeQ33fkHYAypcbDtRCf8_aem_Varh35GOjo6Z1Z7_K40vPA&amp;h=AT04b1dBf4bDTQG40szns1Afr-9B_AmDoJyxBX7THXW6rgNZ5nZ9K0P05n-ECaQWLQ1XvZ8GEKIiWPSJ5JGbPYpf9ZGIbT8rv6haJ6EB2hc4NonFdGDDI9eqSUZv6N5tRN-Qkb_KWdzoj6QR1NrDfV8T6eetMRvs&amp;__tn__=-UK-y-R&amp;c[0]=AT2IyfP2DTZlZzReSvcMed8gXnJd0dPukdgZFI6BBEq_dSLwNSXAJ1BkkKovnTcP-1nK-O5K2IcNXLsjQYoYd3NEXMa6XRAEaRS2zVjC-twaD6r6Je7yLwGGzfci9cykUAnsxEDL6bs2Br_NjUPqynrtdHX5npDooKOGDyonoA2lqNglcJDpnCB95DwEXoM-hTT6M1SjE61MSMknIVJycNYuhpY0Nl54vQ3UA9nZgjX6HEPJxCLI1EdzpYVTtAnf-07z2IVoZe0w7w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Researchgate.net.<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Distinguished Guest Professor at Peking University, China; and Honorary Senior Advisor to the Government of Sri Lanka, previously, he was Senior Advisor\/Manager, World Bank, Wash. DC, covering sustainable development, environmental policy, water, energy and transport; Chancellor, International Water Academy, Oslo; and Director-General, Sustainable Consumption Institute, University of Manchester.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">After working over 50 years in the international arena, he is recognized as a leading world authority on sustainable development, economics, energy and environment.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">His research and applications have contributed to two major international achievements in 2015 \u2013 the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) and the UNFCCC COP21 Paris Agreement on climate change.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">He is especially known for trans-disciplinary thinking, having developed the internationally recognized, widely taught and applied discipline of Sustainomics, launched at the 1992 UN Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">It provides a practical framework for making development more sustainable, using the Balanced Inclusive Green Growth (BIGG) pathway. In 2010, he proposed the widely acclaimed new idea of Millennium Consumption Goals (MCGs) at the United Nations, to complement the Millennium Development Goals.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">The MCG concept is now included under the SDG No.12 on Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP). He has worked on IPCC climate change assessment reports since the inception in 1988.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">He has had direct field experience in most developing countries, on projects involving climate change, disaster management, economics (macro and micro), environment, energy, telecommunications, transport, urban infrastructure, and water resources.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">During 1990-92, he served as Advisor to the US President\u2019s Council on Environmental Quality (PCEQ).<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">From 1982 to 1987, Prof. Munasinghe was the Senior Advisor (Energy and Information Technology) to the President of Sri Lanka, helping to formulate and implement the national energy strategy and computer policy.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">He was founder Chairman, Computer and Information Technology Council (CINTEC), and served on the Presidential Commission that determined national telecommunications policy.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">From 1982 to 1987, he was Board Member, Natural Resources, Energy and Science Authority of Sri Lanka; Governor, Arthur Clarke Centre for Modern Technology, Sri Lanka.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Since 1972, he has also served as expert advisor\/consultant to many world bodies, including the UN, UNDP, UN Univ., UNESCO, ESCAP, ECLA, USAID, CIDA, IDRC, EEC, IAEA, AsDB, AfDB, IDB, etc.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">He launched 7 start-ups in areas like sustainable development, climate change and digital technology, with young entrepreneurs.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">He is also International Board Member of the Global Round Table, Brussels; former Board Member of Green Cross International, Switzerland; Member of the Club of Rome, Switzerland; Director of the Canifex International Socio Economic Development Centre (Canadian non profit foundation); and founding-Director of both the World Energy Efficiency Association (WEEA) in Washington DC, and the New Sun Foundation in Geneva.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">He is President-Emeritus and Founder of the Sri Lanka Energy Managers Assoc. (SLEMA), and Patron and Founder of the Lanka Society for Sustainable Development (LASS).<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">He serves on the Editorial Boards of several international periodicals, including Advances in Climate Change Research; Ambio; China Population Resources and Environment; Climate Policy; Encyclopedia of Energy; Encyclopedia of Earth; The Energy Journal; J. Environment and Development Economics; Environmental Economics and Policy Studies Journal; Int. J. of Electrical Power and Energy Systems; Int. J. of Global Envir. Issues; Int. J. of Regulation and Governance; Open Economies Review; Pacific &amp; Asian Journal of Energy; Solutions J.; Strategic Behavior and the Environment; Utilities Policy; and Wiley Interscience Reviews-Climate Change J.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">A humble man, Prof. Munasinghe has won a number of international prizes and honours for public service, research and applications.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Most notably, he shared the 2007 Nobel Prize for Peace (as Vice Chair, IPCC-AR4), for his seminal work on integrating global climate change policies into sustainable development strategy.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">He then went on to receive the 2021 Blue Planet prize for exceptional contributions to the global environment and sustainability.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">In 2019, the President of Sri Lanka awarded him the highest national honour of Desamanya for highly meritorious contributions to Sri Lanka and the world.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">In 2017 the President of France bestowed on him, the highest French decoration \u2013 Officer of the National Order of the Legion of Honour \u2013 for exceptionally meritorious global contributions to environment, climate change and sustainable development.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">In 2016, the President of Sri Lanka presented him the outstanding lifetime achievement award for exceptional contributions to energy, climate change and sustainable development in Sri Lanka and worldwide.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">In 2016, he received the top world energy award from the Energy Globe Foundation in Vienna, for outstanding work on energy, sustainable development and climate change.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">In 2015, he received three international accolades:<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">1) Excellence award from UNDP Administrator Helen Clarke, for outstanding contributions to sustainable, inclusive and resilient development and assisting UNDP build empowered lives and resilient nations;<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">2) Green Cross International (GCI) award for his outstanding contributions to global sustainable development, environmental protection, and the work of GCI; and<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">3) Teaching excellence award at the 2015 Asian Education Forum International Conference in Chengdu, China, for his outstanding global contributions to education on sustainable development.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">In 2014, he received the Eminence in Engineering Award for lifetime achievements \u2013 the highest accolade bestowed by the apex body Institute of Engineers, Sri Lanka.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Science (<span class=\"html-span xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"><a class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n xd10rxx x1sy0etr x17r0tee x972fbf xcfux6l x1qhh985 xm0m39n x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xkrqix3 x1sur9pj x1fey0fg x1s688f\" style=\"color: #000000;\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/l.facebook.com\/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2FD.Sc%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExd3lnZHJkeGxzbnVrQTUxOAEe_6hK9VUAi2ab7DM10WFChuTvJIENIyDAYl8W9fJKeQ33fkHYAypcbDtRCf8_aem_Varh35GOjo6Z1Z7_K40vPA&amp;h=AT1ZgjIQ5JVFbY3TQyrpSwGOsstPLl6CYAxcxl8mRWHvIylx4lyms22skajgTceXeR1wY0RhqHYhjNom_a9rGJbgsiFiq2Fm39psULBw4ZLQh6IJPqz2BC3vz8A6SKsQ-POLVFYySCULxOi8HsU3Cxc2uzE6MqOM&amp;__tn__=-UK-y-R&amp;c[0]=AT2IyfP2DTZlZzReSvcMed8gXnJd0dPukdgZFI6BBEq_dSLwNSXAJ1BkkKovnTcP-1nK-O5K2IcNXLsjQYoYd3NEXMa6XRAEaRS2zVjC-twaD6r6Je7yLwGGzfci9cykUAnsxEDL6bs2Br_NjUPqynrtdHX5npDooKOGDyonoA2lqNglcJDpnCB95DwEXoM-hTT6M1SjE61MSMknIVJycNYuhpY0Nl54vQ3UA9nZgjX6HEPJxCLI1EdzpYVTtAnf-07z2IVoZe0w7w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">D.Sc.<\/a><\/span>\u00a0\u2013 Honoris Causa) in 2013, by the Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, for exceptional global academic and research contribution in the fields of sustainable development, climate change, economics, energy and environment.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">In 2013, he was also made Distinguished Citizen and given the keys of the city of Santo Domingo, by President Danilo Medina of the Dominican Republic and Mayor Roberto Salcedo.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">He was honoured with the 2010 Sri Lanka Presidential award for excellence in scientific research.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">In 2009, the Open University of Sri Lanka awarded him an Honorary Doctorate of Letters (D. Litt. \u2013 Honoris Causa) in recognition of his outstanding worldwide academic and research contributions to sustainable development, energy and climate change.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">In 2008, he was awarded the prestigious Anita Garibaldi Gold Medal for meritorious services to humanity from the Brazilian government.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">He was felicitated by the Sri Lanka government in 2008, for becoming the first Sri Lankan to share the prestigious Nobel Prize.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">In 2008, he also received a special award for exceptional contributions to environment and sustainable development and bringing great honour to Sri Lanka, from the Royal Commonwealth Society and Central Environment Authority of Sri Lanka.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">In 2007, he received the Sarvodaya (Sri Lanka) Award for outstanding contributions to Humanity, Peace and Development.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">In 2006, he shared the Zayed International Prize for Environment (jointly with other authors) for contributions to the Millenium Ecosystem Assessment, and received the Swarnavahini Sri Lanka Abhimanya (Excellence) Award.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">In 2005 he received the Sri Lanka Presidents award for environmental excellence, for exceptional contributions in the areas of environment and sustainable development.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">In 2005, the President of Bangladesh presented him with the Order of Fellowship of the Independent University of Bangladesh (Honoris Causa), for exceptional contributions to economics, energy and environment.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">In 2003, he received the award for outstanding lifetime achievements from a consortium of 16 major professional institutions in Sri Lanka.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">He was awarded the 2003 Adelman-Frankel prize for unique and innovative contributions to energy research, by the US Association of Energy Economics and the International Assoc. for Energy Economics (USAEE-IAEE).<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">In 1998, the green award for exceptional contributions to sustainable development was presented to him at the Sixth World Congress of the International Federation of Environmental Journalists.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">He received the international best treatise award and medal for sustainable water resource management from the International Foundation for Water Science and Technology at the 1994 World Water Congress in Abu Dhabi.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">In 1990, two commemorative volumes of his selected papers in energy and electricity were issued, with felicitations from eminent experts as well as 20 leading international journals.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">He received the international prize for outstanding work in electric power and energy systems analysis and pricing awarded in 1988 at the Fifth Latin American and Caribbean Energy Conference.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">In 1987, he was honoured with the annual award for exceptional contributions to energy research and policy applications by the International Assoc. for Energy Economics.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">In 1985, he received the Sinha Gold Medal for outstanding scientific achievement in Sri Lanka, from the Lions International Organization.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">His academic awards include the 1966 J. W. Beauchamp Prize from the Inst. of Electrical Engineers (UK), the 1968 Albert M. Grass Prize at MIT (USA), the 1970 Canada Commonwealth Scholarship, and Research and Teaching Fellowships at MIT, McGill and Concordia Universities .<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">He is a Fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science, USA (FWAAS), Third World Academy of Sciences, Italy (FTWAS), Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics \u2013 Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Sciences, Sri Lanka (FNASSL), Royal Society for Arts, UK (FRSA), International Water Academy, Norway (FIWA), Institute of Electrical Technology, UK (FIET), and Institute of Engineers, Sri Lanka (FIESL).<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">He has taught university courses for the past 40 years, on climate change, energy, sustainable development, transport, resource management, water resources, and environmental economics, in Sri Lanka (Moratuwa Univ., Univ. of Colombo), Canada (McGill Univ., Concordia Univ.), UK (Cambridge Univ., Manchester Univ.), USA (Yale Univ., State Univ. of NY, American Univ., George Washington Univ., Univ. of Pennsylvania, Virginia State Univ.), Germany (Darmstadt Univ.), Brazil (Federal Univ. of Para, Federal Univ. of Rio de Janeiro), China (Peking Univ., Tsinghua Univ.), India (Institute of Economic Growth, IGIDR, and TERI Univ.), South Africa (Univ. of Cape Town), and other countries. Prof. Munasinghe is on Advisory Boards of several Universities, including Groningen Univ. (Netherlands), and Ritsumeikan Univ. (Japan).<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">He has made numerous keynote speeches at gatherings ranging from high level international conferences to simple community meetings, worldwide.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">He has organized and conducted international training seminars on climate change, sustainable development, environment, economics, energy, transport, water resources, and information technology, in various parts of the world, for thousands of senior officials, researchers and students from many countries.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">As if that wasn\u2019t enough, Prof. Munasinghe is Honorary Vice Patron of the Sri Lanka Tennis Association (SLTA), and has represented Sri Lanka (Juniors) and Cambridge University in lawn tennis. He is adept at sports and has won a number of Sri Lanka National Tennis and other titles. His interests are diverse as swimming, wind surfing, chess, bridge, amateur astronomy, saxophone playing, singing, tai-chi, and meditation.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">A man who commands enormous respect in the areas of sustainable development and global peace, the Sri Lankan physicist, engineer and economist has left an indelible mark on global environmental policy and research.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">His simple words of wisdom on his life policy are, \u201cbefore harmonizing the world, we must harmonize ourselves, by balancing three elements: our minds (learning, career), our bodies (health, well-being), and social life (family, friends, community). We must replace greed, selfishness and violence with ethical, sustainable values like sharing and caring for others and the environment\u201d.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"xabvvm4 xeyy32k x1ia1hqs x1a2w583 x6ikm8r x10wlt62\" style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-visualcompletion=\"ignore-dynamic\">\n<div class=\"x1n2onr6\">\n<div class=\"x6s0dn4 xi81zsa x78zum5 x6prxxf x13a6bvl xvq8zen xdj266r xat24cr xkhd6sd x4uap5 x80vd3b x1q0q8m5 xso031l x16n37ib xq8finb x10b6aqq x1yrsyyn\">\n<div class=\"x6s0dn4 x78zum5 x1iyjqo2 x6ikm8r x10wlt62\">\n<div class=\"x1i10hfl x1qjc9v5 xjbqb8w xjqpnuy xa49m3k xqeqjp1 x2hbi6w x13fuv20 xu3j5b3 x1q0q8m5 x26u7qi x972fbf xcfux6l x1qhh985 xm0m39n x9f619 x1ypdohk xdl72j9 x2lah0s xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r x2lwn1j xeuugli xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x1n2onr6 x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1ja2u2z x1t137rt x1o1ewxj x3x9cwd x1e5q0jg x13rtm0m x3nfvp2 x1q0g3np x87ps6o x1lku1pv x1a2a7pz\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Like: 8 people\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n xd10rxx x1sy0etr x17r0tee x972fbf xcfux6l x1qhh985 xm0m39n x9f619 x1ypdohk xe8uvvx xdj266r x11i5rnm xat24cr x1mh8g0r xexx8yu x4uap5 x18d9i69 xkhd6sd x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1o1ewxj x3x9cwd x1e5q0jg x13rtm0m x1n2onr6 x87ps6o x1lku1pv x1a2a7pz x1heor9g xnl1qt8 x6ikm8r x10wlt62 x1vjfegm x1lliihq\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">\n<div class=\"x9f619 x1ja2u2z xzpqnlu x1hyvwdk x14bfe9o xjm9jq1 x6ikm8r x10wlt62 x10l6tqk x1i1rx1s\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 &amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;&amp;<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>A THUPPAHI THOUGHT, May 2025<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>Professor EOE Pereira in the land of Valhalla will be sucking his pipe more firmly and swinging his hips in baila-style.<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\"><strong>AN EMAIL RESPONSE TO THE THUPPAHI THOUGHT from LORENZ PEREIRA (EOE\u2019s son) in Melbourne<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Dear Michael (Thuppahi)<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">OMG, Michael I felt exhausted reading of all his magnificent achievements. How can one person achieve so much in one lifetime?<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">He must be the only SL to win a Noble Prize. What an incredible Honour.<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Yes, you are correct. My Father would most definitely begun to sway his hips\u00a0 and rejoice to the Portuguese Baila beat which would be latent in his DNA.<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">As for me, I have a double celebration in that I rejoice in my Father\u2019s delight\u00a0 that Prof Munasinghe was a student at his Faculty of Engineering and secondly that he got his grounding in my school, Royal College.<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Absolutely astonishing Prof Munasinghe.<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">I quote a most appropriate section from the article, particularly focusing on his<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">\u201cThree balancing elements\u201d.<\/span><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">\u201cA man who commands enormous respect in the areas of sustainable development and global peace, the Sri Lankan physicist, engineer and economist has left an indelible mark on global environmental policy and research.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">His simple words of wisdom on his life policy are, \u201cbefore harmonizing the world, we must harmonize ourselves, by balancing three elements: our minds (learning, career), our bodies (health, well-being), and social life (family, friends, community). We must replace greed, selfishness and violence with ethical, sustainable values like sharing and caring for others and the environment\u201d<\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #000000;\">Love and Blessings to all,\u00a0Lorenz<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/websitedesigns.com.au\/elankanew\/elanka-newsletter-sign-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Click here to receive your free copy of the eLanka Newsletter twice a week delivered directly to your inbox!<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mohan Munasinghe secures a Noble Prize \u2026. Congrats Man Source:Thuppahis Nobel Prize Winner\u00a0#SriLankan\u00a0Prof. Mohan Munasinghe\u00a0\u00a0is one of the most eminent gentlemen in the world and World-Class Sri Lankans will attempt to tell you a little bit about this humble Sri Lankan. Educated at Royal College and an undergraduate of the Engineering Faculty at Peradeniya University,\u00a0Munasinghe [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":153071,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"aside","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[79681,79682,35324,79683],"class_list":{"0":"post-153069","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-aside","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-articles","8":"tag-energy-globe-foundation","9":"tag-information-technology-council","10":"tag-prof-mohan-munasinghe","11":"tag-sri-lanka-abhimanya","12":"post_format-post-format-aside"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v25.7.1 (Yoast SEO v25.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Mohan Munasinghe secures a Noble Prize \u2026. 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