CAREER SUMMARY
- Current Position -
- Senior Lecturer Grade II– Department of Architecture
- Lecturer (Probationary) – A founder member of the Department of Architecture,
- Charted Architect- Since 2016 to date
- Graduated Architect – Upendra Rajapaksha and Partners, Colombo (2013 -2015)
- Junior Architect – Russell Dandeniya Charted (RDC) Architects, Colombo (2010 -2011)
- Editor -In -Chief for the Journal of Built Environment, Faculty of Built Environment and Spatial Sciences, KDU (2023)
- Curriculum Development and Review Committee (CDRC) – Member (2017-2018), FBESS, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University
- Coordinator - Session for academic Staff on Research and Developement - Research Forum 2022 ,FBESS, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University
- Internal Quality Assurance and Accreditation Cell (IQAAC)- Department coordinator (2022 to 2023), FBESS, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University
- Faculty Coordinator, 9th KDU International research conference, Faculty of Built Environment and Spatial Science,KDU - 2016
- Faculty Coordinator, 11th KDU International research conference, Faculty of Built Environment and Spatial Science,KDU – 2018
- Coordinator for the Faculty website development ,FBESS, KDU, (2016 - 2018)
- Rapporteur / Moderator of the Technical session (Architecture), KDU International Research Conference, 2022
- Rapporteur / Moderator of the Plenary session, KDU International Research Conference, 2023
- Judge panel member - FBESS Student Research Symposium (2024), KDU
- Judge panel member - KDU International Research Symposium (2024), Faculty of Built Environment and Spatial Sciences
Senior Lecturer (Higher Grade),
MSc program coordinator (Y1),
Research Coordinator ,
School of Architecture, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Malambe
(01.12.2023– to date)
Faculty of Built Environment and Spatial Sciences,
General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University
(01.09.2022– 30.11.2023)
Faculty of Built Environment and Spatial Sciences,
General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University
(02.02.2015 to 31.08.2022)
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
- · Doctor of Philosophy – Department of Civil Engineering,
- Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education (CTHE), General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka (2018)
- Certificate in Teaching methodologies in Higher Education (CTHE, SEDA (UK)), Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology, Sri Lanka (2024)
- Certificate in Data Analysis for Advanced Research, Institute of Applied Statistics, Sri Lanka (2021)
- Certificate in Research Methodology and Scientific Writing, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka (2021)
Construction Engineering & Management Division,
Faculty of Engineering,
University of Moratuwa (2022)
· B.Arch (Hons.) - Department of Architecture, Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa (2013) - 150 Credits - (05 Years) Second Class – Upper Division (GPA - 3.67)
RESEARCH INTERESTS AND MEMBERSHIP
Research Interests
- Building Sciences- Thermal, Visual and Psychological comfort in buildings
- Climate Responsive , energy efficient built environments
- Sustainability & Energy-efficient retrofitting
- Innovative material developments
- Energy efficiency in Landscape Design
- Interior Design and Urban Design
- Computer-aided building comfort performance assessments
- Decoding ancient architecture, materials and designs
- Architecture aided Multidisciplinary research
Memberships
- Charted Architect, Associate member of Sri Lanka Institute of Architects - AIA (SL) –CA 16293
- Associate professional of Green Building Council of Sri Lanka - GAP (SL)
- Research member of Architectural Science Association - (ANZAScA, Australia-New Zealand)
Memberships in SLIIT
- Member - Academic Misconduct Investigation Panel
- Member - Sustainable Campus Commitee
- Member - Centre of Excellence for Artificial Intelligence
MY PUBLICATIONS
Journal Publications
- Malthi Rajapaksha, R.U Halwatura "Patent No. 21422 (National Intellectual Property Office of Sri Lanka) A dynamic clay wall panel system for indoor cooling - Inventor "
- G.H Galabada, Malthi Rajapaksha, F.R Arooz, Rangika U. Halwatura., "Identifying the Impact of Concrete Specimens Size and Shape on Compressive Strength; A Case Study of Mud Concrete"
- G. H. Galabada, Malthi Rajapaksha, Rangika Halwatura "Paving Materials for Urban Heat Island Mitigation in Tropics; A Comparative Study on Mud Concrete Paving"