Message from the Head of Department

As the Head of the Department, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for joining the Department of Chemical Process Engineering (DCPE).”
The DCPE at the University of Moratuwa is one of the premier engineering departments in the country. Being operated with a vision to standardize, optimize and scaleup the production processes in a commercially viable manner through sustainable utilization of raw materials, the department has its unique mission to satisfy its objectives.
The department named Chemical Engineering, was first established by gazette notification on 15th February 1972 at Katubedda Campus of the University of Ceylon with eight students. The degree program, originally termed as Chemical Engineering and Fuel Science, was restructured, and renamed as Chemical and Process Engineering in 1998.
The academic staff of the DCPE consists of twenty-two fulltime members including two senior professors, seven professors and six senior lecturers, who are all well-qualified in the field and lead high quality research in a