Chamal Jayaminda, a research scholar at the UNESCO Madanjeet Singh Center for South Asia Water Management (UMCSAWM) at the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, has won the best paper award in the Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering track at the Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon) 2023.
The study, titled "Rating Performance of Global Climate Models in Capturing Monsoon Rainfall Patterns in Sri Lanka," evaluated the performance of several Global Climate Models (GCMs) in simulating the monsoon rainfall patterns in Sri Lanka.
His findings could help to improve the accuracy of climate change projections and inform the development of climate adaptation strategies for Sri Lanka. The research project is supervised by Dr. H.G.L.N. Gunawardhana and Prof. R. L. H. L. Rajapakse
MERCon is an annual international conference that covers a wide range of engineering topics, including Mechanical Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering, Civil Engineering, and more. The conference was held on November 9th-11th, 2023, at the University of Moratuwa premises.
This award is a further demonstration to the high quality of research being conducted at the UMCSAWM research program at the Department of Civil Engineering. His work has the potential to make a significant contribution to the field of Hydraulic and Environmental Engineering.
