Dr. William Finnegan, an Associate Professor in Civil Engineering School of Engineering, University of Galway, Ireland, visited DCEE on 28th September 2026. He also visited DMME and DEIE along with ENSURE project members of the University of Ruhuna.
Prof. Tushara Chaminda and Prof. TN Wickramaarachchi from DCEE, along with Dr. Chandana Perera and Dr. Iromi Ranaweera from DEIE and Dr. B. Annasiwatthe from DMME, attended a workshop in Kandy. This event formed part of the EU-funded ENSURE project, which aims to “Empower NetZero Skills for Sri Lanka’s Sustainable and Resilient Future” from 21st…
5.Prof. Tushara Chaminda attended the launch of the RMIT–Sri Lanka Research & Development Centre, a collaboration initiative between the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University in Australia and the University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka. He participated in his role as Director of the National Water Supply and Drainage Board, alongside leading Sri Lankan …
The Faculty of Engineering, University of Ruhuna, extends its heartfelt congratulations to Eng. Chamath Wijerathne and Eng. (Ms) Dilki Chamika for receiving Best Paper Awards at the 11th International Symposium on Advances in Civil and Environmental Engineering Practices for Sustainable Development (ACEPS 2026). The symposium was successfully held on 23rd July 2026 at the Faculty…
The newspaper article, “Toxic waters: How Galle’s rivers are becoming invisible hotspots for superbugs and disease risk,” by Dr. Mohomed Shayan with the Collaboration of Hokkaido University, highlights a critical public health crisis regarding antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Sri Lanka’s urban waterways. The aim of that newspaper article is to disseminate the research findings to…
Prof. Hiroaki Furumai, Emeritus Professor at the University of Tokyo, visited the Faculty on Prof. Tushara Chaminda’s invitation and met with the Dean and Head-DCEE to discuss future collaboration. Eng. Primal Jinadasa, Additional General Manager of the National Water Supply & Drainage Board, also attended the meeting held on 25 March 2026.
International Workshop – Participation Prof. T.N. Wickramaarachchi and Mr. G.K.P. Wickramasinghe, full-time MPhil student of DCEE together with a few former students of DCEE attended Workshop on ‘Building Resilience in Food and Water Security in Traditional Rural Communities’ at IIT Roorkee, India from 26th February to 10th March 2026 which is funded by the German…
Prof. T.N. Wickramaarachchi participated as a keynote speaker at the 4th Roorkee Water Conclave (RWC 2026), held from February 23–25, 2026, in Roorkee, India. The event was jointly organized by the National Institute of Hydrology (NIH), Roorkee, and the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee. The keynote lecture was titled ‘Flood Response to Landuse changes…