An Awareness Program about the MSc/PG Diploma in Sustainable Process Engineering will be held on Saturday, 8th February 2025, at 7:30 PM via Zoom.

📌 Date: Saturday, 8 February  2025
📌 Time: 7:30 PM
📌 Platform: Zoom
📌 Zoom Details: below

Join us to learn more about the program structure, eligibility, career opportunities, and application process. Don't miss this opportunity to interact with faculty and clarify your queries!

For more details, contact mratnayake@uom.lk /pg-spe@uom.lk

Training Program on “Carbon Footprint Assessment for Sustainable Process Industry” was successfully held on 16th and 17th December 2023 at the Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka with the presence of 72 Active Participants representing a Wide Spectrum of Organizations, Institutes, Entrepreneurs, etc. 

The Training Program was very Interactive and covered the Key Topics with Worked Examples, Case Studies, and Group Discussions on Life Cycle Thinking, Product Carbon Footprint, Organizational Carbon Footprint, Carbon Neutrality, Carbon Crediting, Carbon Trading, etc.

Dr. Mahinsasa Rathnayake was the Coordinator and the Resource Person for this Two-Day Training Program who greatly enhanced the Participants’ Knowledge and Understanding on Different Methodologies and cleared most of the Case-Specific Practical doubts that the Participants had on in Carbon Footprint Assessment in their Products and Organizations.

Prof. Shantha Maduwage Egodage, Head - Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Welcomed the Participants and graced the Commencement of the Training program. Every Participant received a Certificate of Participation issued by the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.

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A Guest Lecture Session on "Sustainable Process Improvement in Manufacturing Industries" was held for the 2023/24 Intake of MSc/PG Diploma in Sustainable Process Engineering on Sunday, 22nd October 2023 at the Department Premises. Special Thanks to Mr. Indika Kumara - Head of Manufacturing, Unilever Sri Lanka Ltd for conducting the session as the resource person.

During this session, MSc candidates learnt new knowledge on sustainability practices in the industries and their practical implementation.

Sincere Thanks to the Factory Management and Engineers at AEN, especially the General Manager, Mr. Tharaka Liyana Arachchi for hosting and facilitating the practical workshop. Special Gratitude to Forbes Marshall Lanka (Pvt) Ltd with their Engineer, Mr. Dhanushka Dasanayake for providing testing facilities and guiding the MSc Students to take the necessary measurements to calculate and analyze the Boiler Efficiency.

Prof. Shantha Amarasinghe and Dr. Mahinsasa Rathnayake participated in this activity as the Lecturers.

MSc/PG Diploma in Sustainable Process Engineering - 2023 Intake Candidates visited the Wastewater Treatment Plant at Ratmalana/Moratuwa, operated by the National Water Supply and Drainage Board on 27th August 2023. They explored a Large Scale Biological Wastewater Treatment Plant with Practical Learning Experience.

Sincere Thanks to all the Managers, Engineers, and Technicians at the National Water Supply and Drainage Board for facilitating the visit by spending their invaluable time during the weekend with sharing their knowledge and guiding the MSc candidates throughout the visit.

Prof. P.G. Rathnasiri and Dr. Mahinsasa Rathnayake participated in this plant visit, representing the Lecture Panel.

The Practical Workshop Part 01 on "Energy Assessment" in the MSc/PG Diploma in Sustainable Process Engineering Course was successfully conducted for the 2023 Intake Students with the site measurement work at Harumi Holdings Pvt Ltd, Horana on 19th August 2023.

Sincere Thanks to the Factory Management for facilitating the practical workshop. Special Gratitude to Forbes Marshall Lanka (Pvt) Ltd with their Two Engineers, Mr. Dhanushka Dasanayake and Mr. Mahilal Narangoda for providing testing facilities and guiding the MSc Students to take the necessary measurements to calculate and analyze the Boiler Efficiency.

Prof. Shantha Amarasinghe and Dr. Mahinsasa Rathnayake participated in this activity as the Lecturers.

Training Program on "Wastewater & Sludge Treatment, Waste Valorization and Life Cycle Assessment" was successfully held at the Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Moratuwa on 01st & 02nd July 2023 with 50+ participants from various industries and organizations in Sri Lanka.

This Training Program was organized as a Knowledge Dissemination Activity of EUSL-TESS Project co-funded by Erasmus+ with the presence of Professors from Three European Universities, such as USN-Norway, NOVA-Portugal, and DTU-Denmark as the Resource Persons. Prof. Mahinsasa Narayana is the UoM Representative in the EUSL-TESS Project.

This Training Program was coordinated under the MSc/PG Diploma in Sustainable Process Engineering Taught Course by the Course Coordinator Dr. Mahinsasa Rathnayake. Prof. P.G. Rathnasiri from DCPE-UoM was also a Resource Person in this Training Program. The Training Program was declared open by the Head of the Department, Prof. Shantha Maduwage Egodage