Ratnajeevan Hoole

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Prof. Ratnajeevan Hoole is a professor of Electrical Engineering and the Vice Chancellor of University of Jaffna. Previously he was posted at the Peradeniya University. Currently he is on special leave due to threats to his life[1] by local para military groups [2] allied with the LTTE. President Rajapakse had appointed him as the Vice Chancellor of the University of Jaffna in March 2006. The LTTE opposed the appointment. Professor Hoole is the brother of internationally known Human Rights activist Rajan Hoole. He is a devout Protestant Christian. Some Tamil academics assert that Ratnajeevan had demonstrated an anti-Hindu zealotry in his publications[[3]].

[edit] Degrees and qualifications

• D.Sc. (Eng.) University of London, July, 1993.
• Ph.D. Elect. Eng. , Carnegie-Mellon University, Dec. 1982.
• M.Sc. Elect. Eng. with a Mark of Distinction, University of London, Oct. 1977.
• B.Sc. Eng. Hons., University of Ceylon, Katubedde Campus, June 1975

[edit] Publications

• Computer-aided Analysis and Design of Electromagnetic Devices by S.Ratnajeevan H. Hoole (Hardcover, Elsevier, New York - Feb 1989)
• Finite Elements, Electromagnetics and Design, by S. Ratnajeevan Hoole, Editor (Hardcover, Elsevier, Amsterdam - May 1995
• Modern Engineering Electromagnetics with Computer Programs by S. Ratnajeevan H. Hoole and P.Ratnamahilan P. Hoole (Oxford University Press, Hard Cover - 1996)
• The Exile Returned: A Self-portrait of the Tamil Vellahlahs of Jaffna, Sri Lanka by S. Ratnajeevan H. Hoole (Aruvi Publishers, Colombo, Paperback, 1997)
• C. W. Thamotharampillai, Tamil Revivalist: The Man Behind the Legend of Tamil Nationalism by S. Ratnajeevan H. Hoole(International Centre for Ethnic Studies, Colombo, Paperback, 1997)
• The Professorate and Research: A Vade Mecum for Aspirants and Administrators by Dushyanthi Hoole and S. Ratnajeevan H. Hoole (Peradeniya, Paperback, 2002)
• Enforcing Human Rights: Towards an Egalitarian Sri Lanka by S. Ratnajeevan H. Hoole (ed.), (International Centre for Ethnic Studies, Colombo, Paperback, 2003)
• Information and Communications Technology for Teachers by S. Ratnajeevan H. Hoole, K. Navukkarasu P. Myuran, and Dushyanthi Hoole (Cambridge University Press, New Delhi, Paperback - Aug 15 2005)

Important Note: In Engineering, Mr. Hoole's principal field, publications are mainly as journal articles. His journal articles numbering over 100 and an equal number of conference articles may be found through a search under Google Scholar, IEEE and other data bases.

[edit] Awards and recognitions

• Listing - Who is Who in Electromagnetics
• Fellow of the Institution of Electrical and Electronics Engineers