The Arthur C. Clarke Institute has won a special award at the 2021 Presidential Awards for Scientific research for their research paper published in the International Astronomical Journal published by the American Astronomical Society.
Indika Medagangoda, Senior Astronomer at Arthur C. Clarke Institute, published this article based on an international research conducted in 2018 in collaboration with the Yunan Observatory of China. The research paper titled “A Phenomenological Model for the Light Curve of three Quiescent Low-inclination Dwarf Novae and one Pre-Cataclysmic Variable” was specially recognized at this year’s Presidential Awards, making it the first and only Presidential Award ever given to astronomy in Sri Lanka. An international research team along with Indika Medagangoda and Malika Silva, a student of Indika Medagangoda scientist at Sabaragamuwa University also participated in this astronomical research.
This Presidential Award for Astronomy will be of great help in promoting astronomy and astronomical research in Sri Lanka. (The featured image above shows Prof. Hemantha Dodampahala, Chairman of the National Research Institute presenting the Presidential Award on behalf of the President)
