R. Kumaravadivel

Emeritus Professor
Rajaratnam Kumaravadivel
இராசரத்தினம் குமாரவடிவேல்
Emeritus Professor Rajaratnam Kumaravadivel; இராசரத்தினம் குமாரவடிவேல்
5th Chancellor, University of Jaffna
	In office; August 2025 – present
Acting Vice-chancellor; University of Jaffna
	In office; June 2006 – December 2007
Dean; Faculty of Science, University of Jaffna
	In office; November 1999 – July 2010
Academic background
Education	University of Ceylon (BSc); University of Bristol (PhD);
Thesis	Theory of Thermodynamic Properties of Liquid Metals (1975)
Academic work
Discipline	Theoretical Physics
Institutions	University of Peradeniya; University of Jaffna;

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Rajaratnam Kumaravadivel is a Sri Lankan Tamil and Emeritus Professor of theoretical physics. He was the former dean of the Faculty of Science, University of Jaffna, former acting Vice-chancellor and the current Chancellor of the University of Jaffna.