Summer Students 2024: Gimme 5! Chalaka Fernando
Published on August 29, 2025
Where do you see yourself in five years?
That’s the question we’re posing to our 2024 summer students in our new video series: “Summer Students Gimme 5.”
The series captures a snapshot of their current dreams and ambitions, with plans to check back in 2029 to see how their paths have evolved. Will they be immersed in research, working in industry, launching a startup, or taking an unexpected turn?
Meet Chalaka Fernando from Sri Lanka, who has also volunteered to help launch a CERN Alumni Sri Lanka group with fellow summer students—stay tuned for its debut!