Academic Staff

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Prof. T. M. Pallewatta (Head of the Department)
Senior Professor in Civil Engineering
BSc Eng (Hons) (Moratuwa), MEng (AIT), DEng (Tokyo), Int.PEng (SL), CEng, FIE (SL), FIAE (SL)
ECSL Reg. No. 100248
Research Interests: Optimimally economized structures, Green construction, Optimized automobiles to local conditions
tmpal@ou.ac.lk

Department of Civil Engineering
Faculty of Engineering Technology

+94-11-2881248, Ext: 4300

Prof. K. S. Weerasekera
Emeritus Professor
BSc Eng (Moratuwa), MEngSc (UNSW), PhD (UNSW), MIE(Aust), C.P.Eng., MASCE, MIHT(UK)
kswee@ou.ac.lk

Department of Civil Engineering
Faculty of Engineering Technology

+94-11-2881248

Prof. D. A. R. Dolage
Senior professor in civil engineering
Bsc Eng (Moratuwa), MSc (Reading), MBA (SJP), MA (Colombo), DBA(Uni SA)
ECSL Reg. No. 100264
Research Interests : Green construction, Alternative construction materials, Construction arbitration and adjudication, Construction economics, Contract administration, Optimally economized structures

dadol@ou.ac.lk

Department of Civil Engineering
Faculty of Engineering Technology

+94-11-2881433

Prof. B. C. Liyanage Athapattu
Professor in Environmental Engineering
BSc Eng (Moratuwa), MEng (Osaka), PhD (Osaka)
ECSL Reg. No. 102442
Research Interests : 
bcliy@ou.ac.lk

Department of Civil Engineering
Faculty of Engineering Technology

+94-11-2881111, Ext: 4317

Dr. P. N. Wikramanayake
Senior Lecturer (Grade I)
BSc Eng (Hons) (Peradeniya), MSc (MIT), PhD (MIT)Research Interests : 
tomwiks@yahoo.com

Department of Civil Engineering
Faculty of Engineering Technology

+94-11-2881472, Ext: 4312

Dr. H. G. P. A. Rathnaweera
Senior Lecturer (Grade I)
BSc Eng (Hons) (Moratuwa), MS (NJIT), PhD (NJIT)
ECSL Reg. No.
Research Interests : 
pratnaweera@yahoo.com

Department of Civil Engineering
Faculty of Engineering Technology

+94-11-2881471, Ext: 4311

Mr. L.S.S. Wijewardena
Senior Lecturer (Grade I)B.Sc, Eng. (Hons), M.Eng. (AIT)
ECSL Reg. No. 100970
Research Interests : 
lswij@ou.ac.lk

Department of Civil Engineering
Faculty of Engineering Technology

+94-11-2881000, Ext 4318

Dr.(Mrs.) L. A. Udamulla
Senior Lecturer (Grade I)
BSc Eng (Hons) (Peradeniya), MPhil (Hong Kong), PhD (Melbourne)
ECSL Reg. No.
Research Interests : 
lakshika0807@hotmail.com

Department of Civil Engineering
Faculty of Engineering Technology

+94-11-2881116, Ext: 4319

Mr. M. N. C. Samarawickrama
Senior Lecturer (Grade I)
BSc Eng (Hons) (Moratuwa), MSc (Peradeniya), MBA (Moratuwa)
ECSL Reg. No. 102670
Research Interests : Geotechnical Engineering, Mineral Processing, Rock Mechanics, Technology Management
mnsam@ou.ac.lk

Department of Civil Engineering
Faculty of Engineering Technology

+94-11-2881479, Ext: 4314

Mr. D. I. Fernando
Senior Lecturer (Grade I)
BSc Eng(Hons) (Moratuwa), MSc (Moratuwa)
ECSL Reg. No.
Research Interests : 
indikafernamdo2001@yahoo.co.uk

Department of Civil Engineering
Faculty of Engineering Technology

+94-11-2881384, Ext: 4308

Dr. P. A. K. Karunananda
Senior Lecturer (Grade I)
BSc. Eng. (Hons) (Peradeniya), MPhil. (Peradeniya), MEng. (Ehime), DEng. (Ehime),CEng., MIE(SL)
ECSL Reg. No. 104080
Research Interests : Fatigue and Fracture of Steel Structures, Structural Health Monitoring, Bridge Engineering , Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP)
pakar@ou.ac.lk

Department of Civil Engineering
Faculty of Engineering Technology

+94-11-2881006, Ext: 4316

Dr. Chandana Kulasuriya
Senior Lecturer (Grade I) 
PhD [Curtin, Australia], MEng. Struct Eng [Moratuwa, SL], BSc.Eng.Hons [Moratuwa, SL], CEng.[IESL], CPEng.[IEAus], IntPE [IEA via IESL]Research Interests :Structural engineering, Construction engineering, Materials engineering, Sustainable buildings, Aesthetics of engineering and technology, Philosophy of science, engineering and technology, Science and engineering education, Interdisciplinary research related to architecture, engineering, humanities and philosophy
ckula@ou.ac.lk

Department of Civil Engineering
Faculty of Engineering Technology

+94-11-2881006, Ext: 4316

Dr. Thushara Priyadarshana
Senior Lecturer (Grade II)
B.Sc. Eng.(Hons)(Peradeniya), M.Sc.(NUS), PhD(Peradeniya)
ECSL Reg. No. 200456
Research Interests : High performance Concrete, Sustainable Construction
mspri@ou.ac.lk

Department of Civil Engineering
Faculty of Engineering Technology

+94-11-2854111, Ext:

Dr. G. N. Paranavithana
Senior Lecturer (Grade II)
Bsc(Eng)(Peradeniya), MSc(Eng)(Peradeniya), PhD(Eng)(Saitama), AMIE(SL)
ECSL Reg. No. 206680
Research Interests : 
gnpar@ou.ac.lk

Department of Civil Engineering
Faculty of Engineering Technology

+94-11-2881248, Ext: 4300

Dr. I.S.K. Wijayawardane
Senior Lecturer (Grade II)
B.Sc. Eng. (Hons)(Moratuwa), M.Sc. Eng. (Moratuwa), Ph.D. (Saitama), AMIE(SL)
ECSL Reg. No.
Research Interests : Research interests include sustainable construction materials, Fiber Reinforced Polymer retrofitting and strengthening, Ultra-high-performance concrete, lightweight concrete, health monitoring of concrete structures, and 3D printed concrete structures.
iswije@ou.ac.lk

Department of Civil Engineering
Faculty of Engineering Technology

+94-11-2881248, Ext: 4300

Dr.(Eng.) A.M.L.N. Gunathilaka
Senior Lecturer 
B.Sc. Eng.(Hons) (Moratuwa), MEng (Struct.)-Moratuwa, PhD (Moratuwa), MIE (SL), MSSE(SL), GreenAP
ECSL Reg. No. 103171
Research Interests :Steel construction, Structural optimization, structural modeling , Alternative materials
amlgu@ou.ac.lk

Department of Civil Engineering
Faculty of Engineering Technology

+94-11-2881248, Ext: 4300

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