| George Dissanaike | |
| Birth Date: | 23 June 1927 |
| Birth Name: | George Alexander Dissanaike |
| Birth Place: | Galle, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality: | Sri Lankan |
| Education: | |
| Children: | Prof. Gishan Dissanaike |
| Brother: | Prof Stanley Dissanaike, DSc(London) |
| Occupation: | Physicist, Academic |
George Alexander Dissanaike (1927–2008), also known as "GAD",[1] was an Emeritus Professor of Physics at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. He was also a Fellow of the National Academy of Sciences, and a former President of the Institute of Physics.[2]
He received his primary and secondary education at Richmond College, Galle, and St. Peter’s College, Colombo. In 1945, he entered the University of Ceylon, Colombo, and graduated with a BSc degree in Physics in 1949. He was awarded the Government University Science Scholarship for postgraduate studies. He obtained his PhD from Cambridge University in 1953. He was a research student in experimental nuclear physics at the Cavendish Laboratory and a member of Downing College, Cambridge.[3] He also collaborated with his brother, Professor Stanley Dissanaike DSc (London), who was an eminent parasitologist and Dean of the Colombo Medical Faculty.[4]