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
Specialization - Water and Environmental Engineering
Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia
(July 2006–November 2009)
- Bachelor of Science of Engineering (First Class Honors)
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
Research Clusters
Fundamental and Applied Hydraulics and Hydrology
"Hydraulics and ecohydrology of rivers (including ephemeral streams) and Environmental pollution assessment and mitigation are the key domains in this group. Study areas cover all types of land uses: pristine, rural to urban. This group has collaborations with the Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment - Chinese Academy of Sciences, Irrigation Department, Sichuan University, and Saitama University.
Areas: Solving real-world problems of lotic and lentic waters and contributing to the fundamental understanding of lotic and lentic waters and their interaction with land/catchment "
PUBLICATIONS
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Understanding Nutrient Dynamics for Effective Stormwater Treatment Design
Wijesiri, B., Liu, A., Miguntanna, N., He, B., Goonetilleke. A., , “Science of The Total Environment ”
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Climate Variation and Hydropower Generation in Samanalawewa Hydropower Scheme, Sri Lanka
Dabare, G., Gunathilake,M., Miguntanna, N.P., Laksiri, K.,and Rathnayake,U., “Journal of Engineer” , pp. 19-25
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Differentiating Between Pollutants Build-Up on Roads and Roofs: Significance of Roofs as a Stormwater Pollutant Source
Liu, A., Miguntanna, N. S., Miguntanna, N. P., Egodawatta, P. and Goonetilleke, A. , “Journal of Clean Soil Air Water” , pp. 538-543
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Predicting solar radiation for tropical islands from rainfall data
S.Sendanayake, N. P. Miguntanna, M.T.R. Jayasinghe , “Urban and Environmental Engineering” , pp. 109-118
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Validation of Design Methodology for Rainwater Harvesting for Tropical Climates
S.Sendanayake, N.P. Miguntanna, M.T.R. Jayasinghe., , “Asian Journal of Environment and Pollution” , pp. 87-93