Dr Indira Samarasekera will become a distinguished fellow in residence at the Univ of British Columbia's Liu Institute for Global Issues next July. Samarasekera completes her term as the president of the Univ of Alberta in June — a posting she held for 10 years. She was previously at UBC for more than 30 years including a five-year term as VP research. Samarasekera holds a PhD in metallurgical engineering from UBC....