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M. M. M. Najim

M. M. M. Najim is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand M. M. M. Najim rather than just read about it. In short: Mohamed Mujithaba Mohamed Najim (or M. M.

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Reference excerpt

Mohamed Mujithaba Mohamed Najim (or M. M. M. Najim) is the fourth Vice Chancellor of the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka since June 2015. He is the youngest Vice Chancellor appointed to the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka. He is a Professor in Environmental Conservation and Management attached to the Department of Zoology and Environmental Management, University of Kelaniya and has done extraordinary service to Sri Lanka as an Environmentalist. He was awarded many presidential awards for the scientific research he has done on water resources management. Najim has conducted several Scientific studies and rendered his services to several government and non governmental institutions as an environmentalist, agriculturist, agricultural engineer and bio-systems engineer.

Early life Najim was born in Galle, Sri Lanka on 6 March 1968. He completed his primary education from Vidyaloka College, Galle and secondary education from Richmond College, Galle. He entered Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya in 1990 and obtained his BSc. in Agriculture in 1994 specialized in Agricultural Engineering.

Higher Education He entered Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand in 1998 and earned an M.Eng. in Irrigation Engineering and Management in 2000. He completed his Doctor of Philosophy in Water Resources Engineering at University Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia in 2004. His PhD work is in the field of application of knowledge engineering to develop an expert system or a decision support system for integrated water management in a paddy estate. His main research interests are on agricultural water management, hydrological modeling, environmental flow and water resources management.

Positions Najim entered into the academic services soon after his graduation from the University of Peradeniya in 1994. He served at the Department of Agricultural Engineering as an assistant lecturer from 1994 to 1996 and joined Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka as a lecturer in 1996 and served till 1998. In 1998, Najim rejoined the Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Peradeniya as a lecturer and served until 2007. He was promoted to a senior lecturer in 2006. In 2007, Dr. Najim joined Department of Zoology and Environmental Management, University of Kelaniya as a senior lecturer and promoted to a Professor in Environmental Conservation and Management in 2012. He was appointed by His Excellency Maithripala Sirisena, President of Sri Lanka as the Vice Chancellor of the South Eastern University of Sri Lanka from June 2015. Professor Najim has held many positions in many professional societies such as

General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS) in 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 (up to June) Secretary – International Relations of the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS) in 2009 and 2010. Joint Secretary of the Sri Lanka Association for Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (SLAFAR) in 2008/2009, 2009/2010. President of SLAAS Section B for the year 2008.

Other Professor Najim is a recipient of many prestigious awards such as Presidential Award for Research and Popularization of Science Award. He has contributed tremendously in hydrological modeling of ungauged rivers and assisted in studies on the viability in mini-hydropower projects. The methodology proposed by him and published in the high impact journal Environmental Modeling and Software is being used in evaluation and decision making in allocating environmental flows in designing mini-hydropower projects. Professor Najim has also assisted the Ministry of Education, Sri Lanka and National Institute of Education, Sri Lanka in the formulation of the G.C.E. Advanced Level syllabuses of Agriculture and Biosystems technology and trained teachers in delivery of the contents of those syllabuses. Professor Najim is a life member of many professional societies such as

Institute of Biology Sri Lanka Association for Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (SLAFAR) Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS) Agricultural Engineering Society of Sri Lanka Geo-Informatics Society of Sri Lanka Soil Science Society of Sri Lanka

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with M. M. M. Najim

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what M. M. M. Najim claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to M. M. M. Najim before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about M. M. M. Najim ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of M. M. M. Najim

In research: M. M. M. Najim appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses M. M. M. Najim in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: M. M. M. Najim is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1968 births, Academics from Galle, Agricultural engineers, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for M. M. M. Najim outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is M. M. M. Najim in simple terms?

Mohamed Mujithaba Mohamed Najim (or M. M.

Why does M. M. M. Najim matter?

Because it connects several biology ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

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Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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