{"id":116997,"date":"2026-10-15T18:21:31","date_gmt":"2026-10-15T12:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eng.ruh.ac.lk\/dcee\/?p=116997"},"modified":"2026-10-15T18:41:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-15T13:11:21","slug":"academic-excellence-and-best-student-award-recipients-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eng.ruh.ac.lk\/dcee\/academic-excellence-and-best-student-award-recipients-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Excellence and Best Student Award Recipients \u2013 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Ruhuna, proudly announces the outstanding achievements of its graduating students for the year 2026. These prestigious awards recognise exceptional academic rigour, research excellence, and dedication across specialised disciplines within civil and environmental engineering.<\/p>\n<h3>Award Recipients \u2013 2026<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Darshana Rathnayaka<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Best Undergraduate Researcher<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Best Student in Building and Construction Management<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Best Student in Hydraulics and Environmental Engineering<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Chamath Wijerathne<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Best Student in Structural Engineering<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Best Student in Geotechnical Engineering<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Sachintha Rajapaksha<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Best Student in Survey and Transportation Engineering<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Congratulations and Best Wishes<\/h3>\n<p>The academic staff, faculty members, and the entire department extend their warmest congratulations to Darshana Rathnayaka, Chamath Wijerathne, and Sachintha Rajapaksha for their exceptional dedication and remarkable accomplishments. We wish them continued success, fulfilment, and a bright, impactful future in their professional and research endeavours!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-117001 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ruh.ac.lk\/dcee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-15-at-18.16.39df-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Photo of Chamath Wijerathne Holding his Certificates\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ruh.ac.lk\/dcee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-15-at-18.16.39df-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.eng.ruh.ac.lk\/dcee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-15-at-18.16.39df-768x1023.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.eng.ruh.ac.lk\/dcee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-15-at-18.16.39df.jpeg 797w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-116999\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ruh.ac.lk\/dcee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-15-at-17.17.59-1-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ruh.ac.lk\/dcee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-15-at-17.17.59-1-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.eng.ruh.ac.lk\/dcee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-15-at-17.17.59-1-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.eng.ruh.ac.lk\/dcee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-15-at-17.17.59-1.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-117000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ruh.ac.lk\/dcee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-15-at-18.15.25wed-225x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eng.ruh.ac.lk\/dcee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-15-at-18.15.25wed-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.eng.ruh.ac.lk\/dcee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-15-at-18.15.25wed-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.eng.ruh.ac.lk\/dcee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-15-at-18.15.25wed-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.eng.ruh.ac.lk\/dcee\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-15-at-18.15.25wed.jpeg 1390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Ruhuna, proudly announces the outstanding achievements of its graduating students for the year 2026. These prestigious awards recognise exceptional academic rigour, research excellence, and dedication across specialised disciplines within civil and environmental engineering. Award Recipients \u2013 2026 Darshana Rathnayaka Best Undergraduate&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":116998,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[141,172],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eng.ruh.ac.lk\/dcee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116997"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eng.ruh.ac.lk\/dcee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eng.ruh.ac.lk\/dcee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eng.ruh.ac.lk\/dcee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eng.ruh.ac.lk\/dcee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116997"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.eng.ruh.ac.lk\/dcee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116997\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":117005,"href":"https:\/\/www.eng.ruh.ac.lk\/dcee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116997\/revisions\/117005"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eng.ruh.ac.lk\/dcee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/116998"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eng.ruh.ac.lk\/dcee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eng.ruh.ac.lk\/dcee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eng.ruh.ac.lk\/dcee\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}