- Faculty of Engineering
- Department of Textile & Apparel Engineering
- Senior Lecturer Grade II
Contact information
Univerity of Moratuwa
Katubadda
Moratuwa
Sri Lanka
Teaching and Administrative Activities
Foundation studies -Undergraduate -2016
Visual studies -Undergraduate -2016
Design and Technical Studies in Fashion -Undergraduate -2016
Design and Technical Studies in Textile -Undergraduate -2016
Design Realisation 1 in Fashion -Undergraduate -2016
Design Realisation 1 in Textile -Undergraduate -2016
Design Realization 2 - Fashion -Undergraduate -2016
Design Realization 2 - Textile -Undergraduate -2016
Design Realisation 3 in Fashion -Undergraduate -2016
Design Realisation 3 in Textile -Undergraduate -2016
Industry Linked Team Project in Fashion -Undergraduate -2016
Industry Linked Team Project in Textile -Undergraduate -2016
Learning Portfolio -Undergraduate -2016
Fashion Industry Investigative Study report -Undergraduate -2016
Design Development and Problem Solving of final major project in Fashion -Undergraduate -2016
Learning Portfolio -Undergraduate -2016
Graphic Designer -UOM News letter (2015 To 2017)
Store Incharge -Managing department fabric store (2016 To 2017)
Final Year Coordiantor - (2017 To 2017)
Year 2 福利在线看 coordinator - (2021 To date)
FQAC Representative - FD&PD - (2021 To date)
Personal mentor - (2022 To date)
Senior treasurer - Fashion Design Student Society - (2022 To date)
Semester 3 福利在线看 Coordinator - (2023 To date)
Semester 4 福利在线看 Coordinator - (2023 To date)
Course Coordinator - Department Extension Courses (2024 To date)
President - Moratuwa 福利在线看 Fashion Designer Association (2024 To 2025)
Treasurer - Moratuwa 福利在线看 Fashion Designer Association (2026 To date)
General Secretary - 福利在线看 of Moratuwa Teachers芒鈧劉 Association (UMTA) (2022 To 2023)
Research Activities
Sustainable Fashion
Design Education
Fashion Design
Textile Design
Sustainability
Creative Education
Textile Technology
Education and Professional Affiliations
Bachelors, university of Moratuwa ,2013 B.Des (Fashion design and product development
PhD, 福利在线看 of Moratuwa ,2023 Split-Site PhD between 福利在线看 of Moratuwa and 福利在线看 of Surrey, United Kingdom
President - 福利在线看 of Moratuwa Toastmasters Club(2016 To 2017)
Career
Visiting Lecturer - SLITTA - 2017
Entrepreneurship Representative - United Nations Youth Advisory Panel, Sri Lanka
Honours and Awards
Outstanding Designer Brand Award (Received )
Elixier Design for change - winner (Received )
Bright Spark - CFW 2013 (Received )
top three Nominee, Imagine Designer - SLFAA2014 (Received )
Outstanding Designer Brand Award , graduation Fashion show 2013, 福利在线看 of Moratuwa (Received 2013)
Winner, ?Elixier?- design for change fashion competition, organized by Alcohol and Drug information center and CMB Volunteers, 9th March (Received 2013)
?Bright Spark? ,HSBC Colombo Fashion Week (Received 2013)
final three nominees, Emerging Designer category, Sri Lankan Fashion and Apparel awards (Received 2013)
Designer - Sustainable Fashion Runner way - Sri Lanka Design Festival (Received 2013)
Designer - The RunWay 2014 Fashion Show (Received 2014)
Designer - Walk Tall Fashion Show at Bridal Show (Received 2015)
Publications*
PD Munasinghe,".The Use of ISO 14062:2002 Sustainable Design Strategies of the Designers to Address SDG 12: Ensure Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns in the Export Apparel Industry in Sri Lan.", Springer,2024
B.A.S. Ashirwadanee, A.S.M. Thennakoon,".Investigating the Environmental Impact of Microplastics in Local Retailing.",ERU Symposium 2025,Moratuwa, Sri Lanka,2025,
Kajitheepa Thavagnanam; Suhesini Santhirarasa; Ranga Prasad Abeysooriya; Prabod Dharshana Munasinghe,".From Offcuts to Outfits: Transforming Material Waste into Wearable Fashion.",Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon),Moratuwa, Sri Lanka,2024,
A Druckman DGK Dissanayake,".Sustainable Fashion: Designers鈥� perspective in the mass apparel retailing sector.",SUSTAINABLE INNOVATION 2019 Road to 2030: Sustainability, Business Models, Innovation and Design, 22nd International Conference,Epsom - United Kingdom,2019,
A Thilakaratne,".A situational analysis of converting post industrial textile waste into non wovens in Sri Lankan intimates and active wear apparel sector.",INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE APPAREL INDUSTRY: Productivity Improvement, Disruptive Innovation and Leadership,colombo,2018,
,".Developing a textile colour range by using skin health boosting natural herbs.",International conference on Apparel, Textiles and Fashion Design ,Colombo,2017,
,".Effectiveness of holistic and analytical assessments in assessing student performances in creative subjects: Student and examiner perceptions.",SDC-SLAIHEE Higher Education Conference ,Colombo,2017,
Wanniarachchi T,".A skin friendly fabric withBiophytumReinwardtii and ThespeciaPopulnea plants.",Peradeniya university international research session ,Peradeniya,2014,127
Wanniarachchi T,".Feasibility Studies on Contact Dermatitis Buffering Textile Finish Using Certain Plant Natural Products.",Engineering research symposium -2013,Moratuwa,2013,75
PD Munasinghe DGK Dssanayake A Druckman,".A systematic review of the life cycle inventory of clothing.",Journal of Cleaner Production ,320,2021
Publications
Feasibility Studies on Contact Dermatitis Buffering Textile Finish Using Certain Plant Natural Products, Faculty of Engineering, 福利在线看 of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka,19th Engineering research symposium -2013
A skin friendly fabric withBiophytumReinwardtii and ThespeciaPopulnea plants, Peradeniya university international research session 鈥� 18th Volume
DEVELOPING A TEXTILE COLOUR RANGE BY USING SKIN HEALTH BOOSTING NATURAL HERBS, 02nd International Conference on Apparel Textiles and Fashion Design, 24-25 March 2017 at Galle Face Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Knowledge level of selecting correct Bra (Form fitting undergarment) among Sri Lankan urban women
An innovative approach to enhance creativity of the fashion design students
Developing an assessment system based on analytical rubrics to replace holistic assessment in creative subjects