About JSA

The Jaffna Science Association (JSA) was initiated in 1991 by  Professor A Thurairajah, the then Vice-chancellor of University of Jaffna, along with the veteran dons of the University, and he was elected as the First President of the Association.  The primary objectives of the JSA are dissemination of scientific knowledge among the intellectuals in Jaffna region. The JSA comprises four sections.

Section A : for Pure Science
Section B : for Applied Science and Technology
Section C : for Health Sciences
Section D : for Social Sciences

The JSA has an executive committee consisting of  President, President Elect, Past President, General Secretary, Asst. General Secretary, Treasurer, Asst. Treasurer, Chairperson-Section-A, Chairperson-Section-B, Chairperson-Section-C and Chairperson-Section-D. Each section also has a  sectional committee consisting of Chairperson, Secretary, Editor and six committee members (as per amendment of 2018).

For the past many years  the Jaffna Science Association  has been working tirelessly to achieve its goals. It has been conducting popular talks, seminars, research paper discussions and school science programs to disseminate  scientific knowledge and its advancements to university staff,  students, school teachers & children and to the general public. In addition to these activities the applied science section of the JSA publishes a scientific magazine entitled “பிரயோகவிஞ்ஞானச் சுடர் (Pirayoga vingnanach chudar)” in bilingual to disseminate scientific knowledge. The Pure Science section has started publishing a magazine named “யாழின் தேடல் (Yarlin Thedal)” consisting of variety of articles suitable to Students and general public.  The JSA also publishes  newsletters to convey the current information about the JSA and its  activities, in addition to the usual publications of  two volumes of proceedings of the annual sessions – one carries the abstracts presented in the current annual sessions, and the other carries the presidential address, chairpersons’ addresses and popular talks of the previous year annual sessions.

VISION

Disseminating scientific knowledge to the general public of Jaffna region.

MISSION

Dissemination of scientific knowledge among the intellectuals in Jaffna region, encouraging national as well as regional research studies and presenting them in the Jaffna society, and advancement of scientific knowledge among the secondary school students and at the undergraduate level.