- Faculty of Engineering
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Senior Lecturer Grade I
Contact information
Univerity of Moratuwa
Katubadda
Moratuwa
Sri Lanka
Teaching and Administrative Activities
Properties of Materials -Undergraduate -2016
Crystallography and Phase Transformations -Undergraduate -2016
Materials Science -Undergraduate -2016
Communication Skills -Undergraduate -2016
Selection of Materials, Failure Analysis and Nondestructive Testing -Undergraduate -2016
Construction Materials -Undergraduate -2016
Introduction to Materials Science -Postgraduate -2016
Nondestructive Testing of Materials -Postgraduate -2016
Composite Materials -Postgraduate -2016
Properties of Materials -Undergraduate -2020
Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering -Undergraduate -2020
Principle of Materials Science -Postgraduate -2021
Non Destructive Testing -Postgraduate -2021
Research Methodology -Postgraduate -2021
Introduction to Research -Postgraduate -2019
Materials for Engineering Applications -Undergraduate -2023
Director -Faculty Quality Assurance Cell - Engineering (2015 To 2018)
Overall Coordinator -Administration of Level 1 Students ( To date)
Mentor -Pre-福利在线看 Term of Level 1 Students ( To date)
Member -Orientation Committee ( To date)
Member -Faculty Students鈥� Awards & Scholarship Committee ( To date)
Member -Board of Studies 鈥� PG Courses (2016 To 2019)
Student counselor -Student Counselling ( To date)
Member -Consultative committee on social harmony ( To date)
Director -Center for Quality Assurance - 福利在线看 of Moratuwa (2018 To date)
Head of Department - Head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (2019 To 2025)
Chairman - Faculty Students Awards & Scholarship Committee (2024 To date)
Observer -Faculty of Engineering BoS for Research Degrees (2024 To date)
Member - Ethics Review Committee - Faculty of Medicine (2023 To date)
Research Activities
Metallurgy
Nondestructive Testing
Ultrasonic Testing of Materials
Composite Materials
Corrosion
Ultrasonic testing of materials
Education and Professional Affiliations
Bachelors, 福利在线看 of Moratuwa ,1991 Bachelor of the Science of Engineering Honours
MPhil, 福利在线看 of Moratuwa ,2009 Master of Philosophy
Other, ISO ,1999 ISO Certification in Ultrasonic Testing Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3
Career
Assistant Lecturer - Department of Materials Engineering - 福利在线看 of Moratuwa - 1991
Lecturer (Probationary) - Department of Materials Engineering - 福利在线看 of Moratuwa - 1992
Senior Lecturer Grade 2 - Department of Materials Science and Engineering - 福利在线看 of Moratuwa - 2009
Senior Lecturer Grade 1 - Department of Materials Science and Engineering - 福利在线看 of Moratuwa - 2015
Director - Quality Assurance - 福利在线看 of Moratuwa - From 2018 to date
Head of Department - Department of Materials Science and Engineering - From 2019 to 2025
Chairman - Faculty Students Awards and Scholarship Committee - Faculty of Engineering - From 2024 to date
Chairman - Faculty Students Emergency Management Committee - Faculty of Engineering - From 2012 to 2015
Director - Faculty Quality Assurance Cell - Faculty of Engineering - From 2015 to 2018
Member of the Committee to formulate a policy relating Increments in recognition of Educational and Professional Qualifications to Non- 福利在线看 Non -Administrative Staff
Honours and Awards
Teaching Excellence (Received 2016)
Best paper at 2nd MERCon 2016 (Received 2016)
Publications*
H.G.S. Rangana*, W.K.G. Ishara, V. Sivahar, G.A. Abeygunawardane,".Quantitative Estimation of Residual Stresses in Quenched Steel Through Ultrasonic Parameters.",ICIET/Materials Engineering Technology,Virtual,2022,
D.N. Hewessage*, S. Kothalawala, V. Sivahar,".Characterization of Creep Behavior of Viscoelastic Materials by Ultrasound Through Transmission Technique.",ICIET/Materials Engineering Technology,Virtual,2022,
Ms. Dinelka Somaweera, Dr. Gayan Aravinda Abeygunawardane, Mr. Sampath C Weragoda and Mr. Vigneswaran Sivahar,".Mechanical and Thermal Characterization of Sri Lankan Vein Graphite Powder.",Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon),Moratuwa,2021,
R.N.P. Gunarathna and V. Sivahar,".Challenges in Monitoring Metallic Pipeline Corrosion Using Ultrasonic Waves.",ENGINEER,Colombo,2021,[67-75]
Kuenzang Jurmey, Nishan Sharma Ghimire, Vigneswaran Sivahar, Gayan Aravinda Abeygunawardane, Miyuru Piyathilake,".Prediction of True Compressive Flow Stress of AA 6063 through Ultrasonic Attenuation.",Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon),Moratuwa,2020,
Anura JAYATILAKA,Shantha AMARASHINGHE, Nishan THILAWALA,".NOVEL RADIOGRAPHIC TESTING TO ANALYZE THE POROSITY AND WATER ABSORPTION OF BRICKS.",19th World Conference on Non-Destructive Testing,Munich, Germany,2016,
Gunathilaka W.A.A.S. , Kuruwita K.D.P.H. , Samarasekara B,".Effect of Degradation on Ultrasonic Velocity and Attenuation of Biodegradable Polymers.",IJIER,,2016
De Silva, S.D.C,".Non-destructive evaluation of strength gain of ordinary portland cement mortar by ultrasonic pulse velocity method.",IEEE,,
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