CAREER SUMMARY
- Senior Lecturer (Higher Grade), Faculty of Engineering, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT), March 2023- to date
- Head, School of Technology, SLTC Research University, Padukka, Sri Lanka, April 2019- to Feb 2023.
- Senior Lecturer (Grade I) in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, SLTC Research University, January 2018- Feb 2023.
- Program Lead, Environmental Technology Degree Program, SLTC Research University, January 2018 to August 2020.
- Senior Lecturer in Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM), Malabe, Sri Lanka, January 2011- to January 2018.
- Head of the Department of Environmental and Biosystems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, SAITM, January 2013- to January 2018.
- Head of the Research Unit of Faculty of Engineering, SAITM, January 2011- to January 2018.
- Sessional Academic, School of Urban Development, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia, July 2006 – November 2010.
- PhD Research Scholar, School of Urban Development, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia, July 2006 –November 2009.
- Research Assistant, Port of Brisbane Environmental Project, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia, July 2006 – February 2008.
- Temporary Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, August 2005- April 2006.
- Trainee Engineer, Kolon-Samsung Consortium, Galle, Sri Lanka, September 2003 – December 2003.
- Trainee Engineer, Southern Provincial City Council, Galle, Sri Lanka, October 2002 – December 2002.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Bachelor of Science of Engineering (First Class Honors)
Specialization - Water and Environmental Engineering
Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia
(July 2006–November 2009)
Specialization - Civil Engineering
University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (Jan: 2001 - February 2005)
RESEARCH INTERESTS AND MEMBERSHIP
Research Interests
- Stormwater pollution, mitigation and management
- Water quality and treatment
- Water Sensitive Urban Design
- Solidswaste Management
- Waste Reuse
Memberships
Associate Member of Institute of Engineers , Sri Lanka
MY PUBLICATIONS
Journal Publications
- Miguntanna, N.P., Goonetilleke., A., Egodawatta P. and Kokot., S. "Understanding nutrients build-up on urban road surfaces"
- Miguntanna, N.P., Liu, A.,Egodawatta., P., and Goonetilleke., A., "Characterizing nutrients wash-off for effective urban stormwater treatment design"
- S.Sendanayake, N.P. Miguntanna, M.T.R. Jayasinghe., "Estimating incident solar radiation in tropical islands with short term weather data"
- S.Sendanayake, N.P. Miguntanna, M.T.R. Jayasinghe., "Validation of Design Methodology for Rainwater Harvesting for Tropical Climates"
- S.Sendanayake, N. P. Miguntanna, M.T.R. Jayasinghe "Predicting solar radiation for tropical islands from rainfall data"
- Liu, A., Miguntanna, N. S., Miguntanna, N. P., Egodawatta, P. and Goonetilleke, A. "Differentiating Between Pollutants Build-Up on Roads and Roofs: Significance of Roofs as a Stormwater Pollutant Source"
- Dabare, G., Gunathilake,M., Miguntanna, N.P., Laksiri, K.,and Rathnayake,U. "Climate Variation and Hydropower Generation in Samanalawewa Hydropower Scheme, Sri Lanka"
- Wijesiri, B., Liu, A., Miguntanna, N., He, B., Goonetilleke. A., "Understanding Nutrient Dynamics for Effective Stormwater Treatment Design"
- Miguntanna N.P.,Goonetilleke., A. and Egodawatta., P. "Understanding nutrients build-up process on urban road surfaces"
- Miguntanna N.P., Goonetilleke., A., Kokot., S. and Egodawatta., P. "Analysis of nutrients wash-off processes on urban road surfaces"
- Miguntanna N.P., Goonetilleke., A., Egodawatta P. and Kokot., S. "Understanding nutrients build-up on urban road surfaces"
- Wahalathanthrige, N. D. D. and Miguntanna N.P ., "Evaluation of the Performance of Permeable and Porous Pavements in Urban Landscape"
- Siriwardhana, K.D., Miguntanna N.P., "Potential Reuse of Greywater using constructed wetland: Design and Implementation of Vertical Constructed Wetland System: A Case Study"
