- Faculty of Engineering
- Department of Earth Resources Engineering
- Professor
Contact information
Univerity of Moratuwa
Katubadda
Moratuwa
Sri Lanka
Teaching and Administrative Activities
Mine Planning and Design -Undergraduate -
Rock Mechanics -Undergraduate -
Contaminated Site Remediation -Undergraduate -
Mine Planning and Design -Undergraduate -
Geology Field Camp -Undergraduate -
Mineral Exploration Field Camp -Undergraduate -
Structural and Field Geology -Undergraduate -
Mining Methods -Undergraduate -
Principles of Env Eng -Undergraduate -
Introduction to Eng Design and Workshop Technology -Undergraduate -
Design Project -Undergraduate -
Research Project -Undergraduate -
Professional Ethics -Undergraduate -2017
Orientation Committee -福利在线看 administration (2013 To 2023)
Faculty academic committee -福利在线看 administration (2013 To 2022)
Curriculum revision committee -福利在线看 administration (2017 To 2023)
Director Engineering Undergraduate Studies - 福利在线看 administration (2019 To 2022)
Coordinator Industrial Training - 福利在线看 administration (2023 To date)
Director (Acting) International Relations - (2025 To 2025)
Research Activities
Education and Professional Affiliations
Bachelors, 福利在线看 of Moratuwa ,2004 1st class, Earth Resources Engineering (2004) Department of Earth Resources Engineering, 福利在线看 of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. The program included 6 months of internship, design, and research components. Thesis title: 芒鈧揈valuation of seawater desalination with Reverse Osmosis芒鈧�. A study on Hambanthota District to find feasible solutions for potable water scarcity.
PhD, 福利在线看 of Wollongong ,2014 School of Earth & Environmental Sciences, 福利在线看 of Wollongong, Australia. Thesis title: Characteristics of neotectonic faulting in the Mount Lofty & Flinders Ranges, South Australia [available at: https://ro.uow.edu.au/theses/4093/]. A study on structural signatures to reveal mechanisms for low-magnitude seismic events in South Australia. Characteristics of neotectonic faulting in the Mount Lofty & Flinders Ranges, South Australia [available at: https://ro.uow.edu.au/theses/4093/]. A study on structural signatures to reveal mechanisms for low-magnitude seismic events in South Australia.
Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka(2005 To date)
Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Sciences (2013 To date)
Young Scientist Forum - NASTEC(2015 To 2024)
Geological Society of Sri Lanka(2007 To date)
Sri Lankan Academy of Young Scientists(2021 To 2024)
IEEE Geoscience & Remote Sensing Society(2023 To date)
Career
Honours and Awards
Vijitha de Silva Research Award (Received 2024)
Award of Excellence with Distinction (2019, 2020, 2021 & 2022) (Received )
Best Paper Award (Received 2023)
Best Paper Award (Received 2020)
Australian Earth Sciences Convention Scholarship (Received 2010)
Higher Degree Research Tuition Fee Exemption Scholarship (TFES) (Received 2008)
Publications*
G.K.M.R. Peter, S.M. Dassanayake, C.L. Jayawardena, I. Mahakalanda,".Monitoring and Assessment of Coastal and Marine Pollution.",Wiley Online LIbrary,2025
SPU Sinharage, SM Dassanayake, ASM Bakibillah, CL Jayawardena,".Parking Space Optimization Using Monte-Carlo Simulation: Case Study at the 福利在线看 of Moratuwa.",International Conference on Business Research,福利在线看 of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka,2024,236-248
C Jayawardena, R Jayasundara, S Thiruchittampalam, T Thanujan,".Smartphone vs. Consumer-grade GNSS for Field Studies: A Statistical Compariosion .",Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon),Moratuwa, Sri Lanka,2022,
K Kannangara, M Shoukie, A Nayomi, S Dassanayake, C Jayawardena, A Dassanayake,".Spatiotemporal Growh Dynamics of Invasive Plant Distribution in Bolgoda Lake, Sri Lanka: A GIS Based Approach.",Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon),Moratuwa, Sri Lanka,2022,1-6
SWH Kavinda, NAHPER Siriwardana, JPD Chathuranga, SP Chaminda, ABN Dassanayaka, CL Jayawardena, KGAU Samarakoon,".Optimization of blasting geometry and explosive quantity in control blasting for dimension stone extraction.",International Symposium on Earth Resources Management and Environment 2022,Moratuwa, Sri Lanka,2022,7-13
GKA Karunarathne, WMRT Weerasinghe, AK Dukeraisan, S Niroshan, K Gamsavi, ABN Dassanayake, SP Chaminda, CL Jayawardena, MADMG Wickrama,".Evaluation of Weathering Effect on Engineering Properties of Sri Lankan Gneissic Rock.",International Symposium on Earth Resources Management and Environment 2022,Moratuwa, Sri Lanka,2022,28-34
K Brinthan, S Shivadhahini, UAG Senadheera, WAM Fernando, CL Jayawardena, DRT Jayasundara, MADMG Wickrama,".Experimental Investigation and Performance Optimisation of Washing Cycles for Pre-processing of Coal Fly Ash.",International Symposium on Earth Resources Management and Environment 2022,Moratuwa, Sri Lanka,2022,70-77
K Brinthan, T Thanujan, S Thiruchittampalam, CL Jayawardena,".Evaluation of Machine Learning Algorithms in Classifying Multispectral Imagery on Waterbody Extraction.",Eighth International Conference of Sabaragamuwa 福利在线看 of Sri Lanka,Sabaragamuwa 福利在线看,2021,103
S Thiruchittampalam, CL Jayawardena,".Developing a reliable monitoring framework to detect environmental changes near mining areas: A remote sensing approach.",Postgraduate Institute of Science Research Congress,Peradeniya 福利在线看,2021,1 - 4
T Thanujan, K Brinthan, S Shivadhahini, MAIIJ Subasinghe, S Vettinathan, PGR Dharmaratne, PVA Hemalal, SP Chaminda, CL Jayawardena,".A study of underground and surface mining methods in Sri Lanka and its suitability assessment.",ISERME 2021,福利在线看 of Moratuwa,2021,46 - 53
Thanujan T, Brinthan K, Thiruchittampalam S and Jayawardena CL,".Evaluation of Ventilation Network through Hybrid Analytical-Numerical Approach in Underground Working Block.",ISERME 2021,福利在线看 of Moratuwa,2021,60 - 67
SR Kavirathne, RI Udayanga, T Keerthi, ADTJ Gunawardana, SP Chaminda, CL Jayawardena,".Assessment of rehabilitation options for environmental impacts of abandoned mines.",ISERME 2021,福利在线看 of Moratuwa,2021,106 - 112
JADS Perera, SP Sonnadara, DA Lakmal, DMSM Dassanayaka, CL Jayawardena,".Water hyacinth (eichornia crassipes) as a phytoremediation agent for heavy metal removal in acid mine drainages generated from the urban mining of e-wastes: a bibliometric review.",ISERME 2021,福利在线看 of Moratuwa,2021,99 - 105
KKSN Kodithuwakku, SPM Munaweera, T Thanojan, DRT Jayasundara, CL Jayawardena, AMADM Senadhira, MADMG Wickrama,".An exploratory factor analysis on issues and constraints in Sri Lankan aggregate quarry industry.",ISERME 2021,福利在线看 of Moratuwa,2021,3 - 9
JTP Jeewandara, MKT Senarathna, CH Wickramarathna, KMW Sirisena, PVA Hemalal, MML Lasantha, PGR Dharmaratne, SP Chaminda, CL Jayawardena,".Critical evaluation of industrial mineral mining methods in Sri Lanka.",ISERME 2021,福利在线看 of Moratuwa,2021,31 - 38
TMB Senarathna, SHMPK Janith, ABN Dassanayake, SP Chaminda, CL Jayawardena,".Correlations between durability, mineralogy and strength properties of limestone.",ISERME 2021,福利在线看 of Moratuwa,2021,26 - 30
SM Dassanayake, CL Jayawardena, DMDOK Dissanayake,".Decision tree regression approach for detecting spatiotemporal changes of vegetation cover in surface water bodies.",ISERME 2021,福利在线看 of Moratuwa,2021,77
D Chirantha, HMDK Herath, HMNI Chandrapala, SP Chaminda, ABN Dassanayake, CL Jayawardena,".Assessment of the effect of Aruwakkalu waste dump on surrounding water resources.",ISERME 2021,福利在线看 of Moratuwa,2021,78 - 84
IE Pannilarathne, MGL Sandaruwan, P Mathissan, CL Jayawardena, WAM Fernando,".Characterisation of coal fly ash for potential wastewater treatment opportunities.",ISERME 2021,福利在线看 of Moratuwa,2021,85 - 90
A Thirukumaran, L Dananjaya, T Dilshan, A Dassanayake, C Jayawardena, M Wickrama, Y Fujii, S Boeut,".Stability Analysis of Slopes in Aruwakkalu Limestone Mine During Rain: A Finite Element Approach.",Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon),Moratuwa, Sri Lanka,2020,537-542
Garusinghe JP, Serasinghe KDBJ, Khan WM, Hemalal PVA, Jayasundara DRT and Jayawardena CL ,".Technical, Socio-environmental & Procedural Limitations in Sri Lankan Quarry Industry from the Mining Engineer鈥檚 Perspective.",International Symposium on Earth Resources Management and Environment,Moratuwa, Sri Lanka,2020,04
Thanujan T, Subasinghe MAIIJ, Vettinathan S, Dharmaratne PGR, Hemalal PVA, Chaminda SP and Jayawardena CL ,".An Investigation of Industrial Mineral Mining Methods in Sri Lanka.",International Symposium on Earth Resources Management and Environment,Moratuwa, Sri Lanka,2020,05
Brinthan Kanesalingam, W Ashane M Fernando, Chulantha Jayawardena, Dinesh Attygalle, DAS Amarasinghe, Arash Rabbani, Sandeep Panda,".Shedding Electrons on Cenospheres: Advancing Characterization Through X芒鈧恟ay Micro芒鈧怉nalysis.",ChemistrySelect,10 (23),2025
Gamsavi Kanagasundaram, Anjula Dassanayake, Chulantha Jayawardena, Chaminda Samarasuriya,".Investigating the slaking mechanism of rock: a comprehensive review.",Geomechanics and Geoengineering,20 (3),2025
Brinthan Kanesalingam, W Ashane M Fernando, Chulantha Jayawardena, Dinesh Attygalle, DAS Amarasinghe, Arash Rabbani, Sandeep Panda,".Leveraging advanced characterisation of the derivatives of pre-processed coal fly ash using deep learning and digital image processing techniques.",Materials Today Communications,47 ,2025
Anuradha Peramunugamage, Uditha Ratnayake, Shironica Karunanayaka, Ellen Francine, William Sim脙拢o de Deus, Chulantha Jayawardena, Jayamali De Silva,".Monitoring Collaborative Interactions in Online Learning: Insights from Moodle Log Records.",Journal of Learning for Development,12 (2),2025
N.P. Dushyantha, N.P. Ratnayake, P.V.A. Hemalal, C.L. Jayawardena, A.S. Ratnayake, H.M.R. Premasiri, & R.M.P. Dilshara,".Phosphorus Accumulation Rate (PAR) in Lake Sediments around Eppawala Phosphate Deposit (EPD): A Case Study for Prospecting New Phosphorus Sources.",Sri Lankan Journal of Applied Sciences,2 (2),2024
G Kanagasundaram, ABN Dassanayake, CL Jayawardena, SP Chaminda,".Quantifying the relationship between uniaxial compressive strength and slake durability index in gneiss rocks: an experimental approach.",Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka,52 (2),2024
Anuradha Peramunugamage, Uditha W Ratnayake, Shironica P Karunanayaka, Chulantha L Jayawardena,".Design of Moodle-based collaborative learning activities to enhance student interactions.",Asian Association of Open Universities Journal,19 (1),2024
NP Dushyantha, NP Ratnayake, HMR Premasiri, IMSK Ilankoon, PVA Hemalal, CL Jayawardena, Rohana Chandrajith, LPS Rohitha, AMKB Abeysinghe, DMDOK Dissanayake, PGR Dharmaratne, AS Ratnayake, NM Batapola,".Leaching of Rare Earth Elements (REEs) from lake sediments around Eppawala phosphate deposit, Sri Lanka: A secondary source for REEs.",Hydrometallurgy,205,2021
Nimila Dushyantha, Nalin Ratnayake, Hemalal Panagoda, Chulantha Jayawardena, Amila Ratnayake,".Phosphate mineral accumulation in lake sediment to form a secondary phosphate source: A case study in lake sediment around Eppawala Phosphate Deposit (EPD) in Sri Lanka.",International Journal of Sediment Research,36/4,2021
R. P. Bourman, D. Banerjee, C. V. Murray-Wallace, S. Buckman, D. K. Panda, A. P. Belperio & C. L. Jayawardena,".Luminescence dating of Quaternary alluvial successions, Sellicks Creek, South Mount Lofty Ranges, southern Australia.",Australian Journal of Earth Sciences,67/5,2020
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