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The Chemical Society of University of Sri Jayewardenepura held its Annual General Meeting on
Thursday, the 11 th of January 2024 at the premises of the Department of Chemistry. The meeting was graced by the presence of Prof. Champa Jayaweera, the Head of the Department of Chemistry, along with other senior lecturers of the department.

The minutes of the previous AGM were read by the outgoing secretary Ms. Dulanjani Gamage. The updated constitution of the Chemical Society was presented and with a unanimous vote in favor from all the attendees at the meeting, the updated constitution was approved as the official constitution of the Chemical Society of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura. The Crucible, the annual publication of the Chemical Society, was also officially released at the AGM, and was presented by the Editor, Ms. Prasadi Attanayake, to Prof. Champa Jayaweera.

The new office bearers of the Chemical Society for the year 2023/24 were then appointed, and Dr.
Suneth Rajapaksha was appointed by Prof. Champa Jayaweera as the new Senior Treasurer of the
society. The incoming president, Ms. Minduli Perera, addressed the gathering. Certificates were
awarded to the outgoing office bearers and committee members of the previous year. The vote of
thanks was delivered by the newly appointed secretary Ms. Shoana Inch, and the Annual General
Meeting was concluded by the singing of the National Anthem.

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The Chemical Society of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura cordially invites all of you to the Annual General Meeting 2023/2024 which will be held on Thursday, 11th of January 2024 from 3.30 p.m onwards.
We look forward to your valuable presence for yet another memorable AGM of the Chemical Society.

In a display of collective chemistry prowess, a team of chemistry undergraduates from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura secured the second runner-up position at the Inter-University Undergraduate Chemistry Quiz Competition organized by the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS) Section E2.

The competition comprised two rounds. The initial round, conducted via Zoom, was held on August 05th, 2023. Subsequently, the semi-final and final rounds unfolded on August 19th, 2023, at the SLAAS headquarters, Colombo 07.

Participating in the competition from the University were;

Kushani Nipunika

Nipuni Dehigampala

Devin Dharmaratne

Rusith Tharusha

Dinithi Senanayake

They competed fiercely against the University of Colombo, University of Kelaniya, and the Institute of Chemistry Ceylon during the semi-final round. The team from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura expressed sincere gratitude to their lecturer-in-charge, Dr. Tharindu Senapathi, for his invaluable guidance and unwavering support.

The certificates of achievement were formally presented during the 79th Annual Session Ceremonial Inauguration of SLAAS, held on December 10th, 2023, at the BMICH, Colombo 07.