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Hoole returned to Sri Lanka in
September 2010 to co-ordinate the establishment of the University of Jaffna's new Faculty of Engineering. In December 2010 the senate of the University of Jaffna once again elected Hoole to be one of three nominees to be the university's vice-chancellor. However, this
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was appointed acting vice-chancellor. Hoole chose instead to work from outside Jaffna, appointing a deputy vice-chancellor and a head of
Vavuniya campus. As the threats continued Hoole and his family left Sri Lanka 20 April 2006.
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Hoole was born on 15 September 1952. He is the son of Rev. Richard
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and chartered engineer. In 2012, Hoole held a professor affiliation at the department of electrical engineering at
Michigan State University.
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in 1976 to work as an engineer for an engineering consultancy firm. He was a lecturer in electrical engineering at
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in July 1987 as an associate professor before being promoted to professor in
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between 1977 and 1980. In 1981 he was a
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in Sri Lanka Hoole documented and reported on violations of electoral law by the
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engineer and academic. He was a member of the Election Commission of Sri Lanka.
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time President Rajapaksa did not appoint him vice-chancellor, choosing instead
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295:. Hoole did not attend the magistrate but instead sent his lawyer
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855:"Vasanthi Arasaratnam becomes Vice Chancellor, Jaffna University"
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elected Hoole to be one of three nominees to be the university's
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Hoole is married to Dushyanthi Hoole, a fellow academic from the
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in computational electromagnetics from the University of London.
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magistrates court the following day, telling him that he may be
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308:Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
604:"Vice Chancellor Hoole forced to flee Sri Lanka"
124:degree in electrical engineering. He received a
195:from 1993 to 1994 to be a senior fellow at the
159:. He holds dual Sri Lankan and US citizenship.
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986:Samuel Ratnajeevan Herbert Hoole, ResearchGate
458:"Profile : A man of many accomplishments"
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1084:Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute faculty
118:University of Sri Lanka Katubedda campus
993:S. Ratnajeevan H. Hoole, Google Scholar
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910:Hoole, Ratnajeevan (23 July 2011).
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771:"Hoole to work from outside Jaffna"
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651:Amarasekera, Nanda (2 July 2004).
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1074:Michigan State University faculty
1049:Carnegie Mellon University alumni
553:"Tamils Opting Out Of Sri Lanka?"
887:. dbsjeyaraj.com. Archived from
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262:Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
252:Hoole was visiting professor at
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197:National University of Singapore
110:University of Ceylon, Peradeniya
86:Samuel Ratnajeevan Herbert Hoole
1104:Sri Lankan electrical engineers
653:"Exposure at Peradeniya campus"
281:Eelam People's Democratic Party
277:2011 local government elections
140:in 1983. In 1993 he received a
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714:"What ails Jaffna University?"
712:Pandiyan, K. (26 April 2006).
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356:"CV: S. RATNAJEEVAN H. HOOLE"
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114:Ceylon College of Technology
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658:The Island (Sri Lanka)
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100:Early life and family
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221:In January 2006 the
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189:Harvey Mudd College
1079:People from Jaffna
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258:Drexel University
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