Ray Jayawardhana

Summary

Ray Jayawardhana is a human^[1]. He was born in Sri Lanka^[2]. He was born on +2000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as an astronomer^[4], astrophysicist^[5], scientist^[6], and writer^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (95 views/month, #7,214 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Ray Jayawardhana's place of birth was Sri Lanka^[2].
• Ray Jayawardhana was born on +2000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Ray Jayawardhana held citizenship in Canada^[9].
• Ray Jayawardhana worked as an astronomer^[4].
• Ray Jayawardhana worked as an astrophysicist^[5].
• Ray Jayawardhana's professions included scientist^[6].
• Ray Jayawardhana's professions included writer^[7].
• Ray Jayawardhana's field of work was astronomy^[10].
• Ray Jayawardhana's field of work was astrophysics^[11].
• Among Ray Jayawardhana's employers was University of Toronto^[12].
• Ray Jayawardhana was employed by University of Michigan^[13].
• Among Ray Jayawardhana's employers was Cornell University^[14].
• Ray Jayawardhana was employed by York University^[15].
• Ray Jayawardhana was employed by University of California, Berkeley^[16].
• Ray Jayawardhana's education included a stint at Yale University^[17].
• Ray Jayawardhana was educated at Royal College, Colombo^[18].
• Ray Jayawardhana received the Guggenheim Fellowship^[19].
• Ray Jayawardhana received the Carl Sagan Medal for Excellence in Public Communication in Planetary Science^[20].
• Ray Jayawardhana received the Rutherford Memorial Medal in Physics^[21].
• Ray Jayawardhana received the Science Writing Award^[22].
• Ray Jayawardhana received the Dwight Nicholson Medal for Outreach^[23].
• Ray Jayawardhana was a member of International Astronomical Union^[24].
• Ray Jayawardhana is recorded as male^[25].
• Ray Jayawardhana's instance of is recorded as human^[26].
• Ray Jayawardhana's ISNI is recorded as 0000000019352701^[27].

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Origins and Family

Ray Jayawardhana's place of birth was Sri Lanka^[2]. He was born on +2000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at Yale University^[17], a private university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1701^[30], headquartered in New Haven^[31] and Royal College, Colombo^[18], a selective school^[32], in Sri Lanka^[33], founded in 1835^[34].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include astronomer^[4], astrophysicist^[5], scientist^[6], and writer^[7]. Fields of work include astronomy^[10], a branch of science^[35] and astrophysics^[11], a branch of astronomy^[36]. Employers include University of Toronto^[12], a public research university^[37], in Canada^[38], founded in 1827^[39], headquartered in Toronto^[40]; University of Michigan^[13], a public research university^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1817^[43], headquartered in Ann Arbor^[44]; Cornell University^[14], a private university^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 1865^[47], headquartered in Ithaca^[48]; York University^[15], a university^[49], in Canada^[50], founded in 1959^[51], headquartered in Toronto^[52]; and University of California, Berkeley^[16], a public research university^[53], in United States^[54], founded in 1868^[55], headquartered in Berkeley^[56].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[19], a fellowship grant^[57], in United States^[58], founded in 1925^[59]; Carl Sagan Medal for Excellence in Public Communication in Planetary Science^[20], a science award^[60], in United States^[61], founded in 1998^[62]; Rutherford Memorial Medal in Physics^[21], a physics award^[63]; Science Writing Award^[22], a science award^[64]; and Dwight Nicholson Medal for Outreach^[23], an award^[65], in United States^[66], founded in 1994^[67].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Ray Jayawardhana include 4668 Rayjay^[68], an asteroid^[69].

Why It Matters

Ray Jayawardhana ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (95 views/month, #7,214 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[70]

Entities named for him include 4668 Rayjay^[68], an asteroid^[69].

FAQs

Where was Ray Jayawardhana born?

Born in Sri Lanka^[2], Ray Jayawardhana…

What did Ray Jayawardhana do for work?

Ray Jayawardhana worked as astronomer^[4], astrophysicist^[5], scientist^[6], and writer^[7].

Where did Ray Jayawardhana go to school?

Ray Jayawardhana was educated at Yale University^[17] and Royal College, Colombo^[18].

What awards did Ray Jayawardhana receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[19], Carl Sagan Medal for Excellence in Public Communication in Planetary Science^[20], Rutherford Memorial Medal in Physics^[21], and Science Writing Award^[22].