Staff Department of Chemical Engineering

Head, Department of Chemical and Process Engineering

Prof.(Ms) M.Y. Gunasekera
Head, Department of Chemical and Process Engineering
Prof.(Ms) M.Y. Gunasekera
Email:
head-cpe@uom.lk, manisha@uom.lk
Key Research Areas:
Process plant development for environmental protection, Loss Prevention in the chemical industry
Ext:
4109

Professor Emeritus

Prof. S.A.S. Perera
Prof. S.A.S. Perera
Email:
anul@uom.lk
Ext:
4122

Senior Professor

Snr. Prof.(Mrs) B.M.W.P.K. Amarasinghe
Snr. Prof.(Mrs) B.M.W.P.K. Amarasinghe
Email:
padma@uom.lk
Key Research Areas:
Adsorption, Drying, Extraction, Air pollution control equipment Design

Professor

Prof. B.A.J.K. Premachandra
Premachandra
Email:
jagath@uom.lk
Key Research Areas:
Paints and coatings, Polymer composites, Environmental Science, Plastic & rubber waste management
Prof. A.D.U.S. Amarasinghe
Prof. A.D.U.S. Amarasinghe
Email:
adusa2@uom.lk
Key Research Areas:
Chemical Engineering Design and Applications, Energy conservation and Efficiency, Natural product chemistry and applications, Waste to energy and useful products
Ext:
4104
Prof. P.G. Rathnasiri
Prof. P.G. Rathnasiri
Email:
ratnasiri@uom.lk
Key Research Areas:
Waste water treatments, Solid waste management, Bioprocess modeling and simulation, Anaerobic Treatments
Ext:
4121
Prof. M. Narayana
Prof. M. Narayana
Email:
mahinsasa@uom.lk
Key Research Areas:
Controls and estimation, Modelling and simulations, Energy and environment, Computational Fluid Dynamics
Ext:
4017
Prof. S. Walpalage
Prof. S. Walpalage
Email:
shanthaw@uom.lk
Key Research Areas:
Polymer nanocomposites, Thermoplastics elastomer/ vulcanizates, Novel accelerator systems for rubber compounds
Ext:
4105, 4101
Prof.(Mrs) S.H.P. Gunawardena
Prof.(Mrs) S.H.P. Gunawardena
Email:
sanjag@uom.lk
Key Research Areas:
Biodiesel from low quality oils, Biorefinery for extraction of valuable chemicals and fuel, Biological waste water treatment, Solid waste treatment and management
Prof.(Ms.) H.L.T.U. Ariyadasa
Student Counsellor
Prof.(Ms.) H.L.T.U. Ariyadasa
Email:
thilini@uom.lk
Key Research Areas:
Microalgal biotechnology, Biomass processing and bioenergy, Food and industrial biotechnology, Industrial microbiology
Ext:
4619
Prof.(Mrs) S.M. Egodage
Student Counsellor
Prof.(Mrs) S.M. Egodage
Email:
segodage@uom.lk
Key Research Areas:
Biodegradable Polymers, Rubber-clay nancomposites, Rubber-thermoplastic blends, Natural fillers for rubber compounds
Ext:
4101

Senior Lecturer Gr. II

Dr. (Mrs) R.M.D.S. Gunarathne
Dr. (Mrs) R.M.D.S. Gunarathne
Email:
duleekas@uom.lk
Key Research Areas:
Biomass thermal conversion, Biomass pretreatment, Integrated process design
Ext:
4612
Dr. S.A.D.T. Subasinghe
Dr. S.A.D.T. Subasinghe
Email:
thusharas@uom.lk
Key Research Areas:
Heterogeneous catalysts, Metallic nano-particles, Bio-refinery (Catalytic conversion route), Advanced materials, Carbon based materials
Ext:
4119
Dr. H.H.M.P. Rathnayake
Dr. Mahinsasa Rathnayake
Email:
mratnayake@uom.lk
Key Research Areas:
Life Cycle Assessment, Environmental Impact assessment, CO2 capture and Airborne Pollution Control, Biofuel Production, Solid waste recovery methods
Ext:
4591
Dr.(Ms) R.P.T.P. Keerthisinghe
Student Counsellor
Dr.(Ms) R.P.T.P. Keerthisinghe
Email:
tharushik@uom.lk
Dr. P.W. Vidanage
Dr. P.W. Vidanage
Email:
poornaw@uom.lk
Dr.(Ms) G.S.M.D.P. Sethunga
Dr.(Ms) G.S.M.D.P. Sethunga
Email:
dilharap@uom.lk

Lecturer (un-confirmed)

Dr. E.K.H. Chathuranga
Dr. E.K.H. Chathuranga
Email:
hiranc@uom.lk

Lecturer (Probationary)

Ms. E.A.M. Geethani
Ms. E.A.M. Geethani
Email:
madhurikag@uom.lk
Key Research Areas:
Reaction Engineering, Adsorption and isotherms, Nanotechnology, Renewable Energy
Ext:
4612