- Faculty of Engineering
- Department of Civil Engineering
- Senior Lecturer Grade II
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Department of Civil Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
University of Moratuwa
Moratuwa
10400
Teaching and Administrative Activities
Research Activities
Education and Professional Affiliations
Bachelors, University of Peradeniys (Department of Civil Engineering) ,2006 BSc Eng. (Honours) in Civil Engineering University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 2001– 2006
Masters, University of Tokyo ,2017 MEng in Civil Engineering The University of Tokyo, Japan, 2015–2017 Thesis: Historical and future trends in the onset, withdrawal, and duration of the Indian summer monsoon in the North-eastern Indian subcontinent.
PhD, University of Tokyo ,2022 PhD in Civil Engineering The University of Tokyo, Japan, 2019–2022 Thesis: Satellitebased monitoring of long-term spatiotemporal variation of sea surface turbidity for detection of coastal erosion.
IESL(2019 To 2025)
Career
Senior Lecturer (Grade II), Department of Civil Engineering, University of
Moratuwa, Sri Lanka March 2024–Present
o Teach and supervise research in civil engineering, with a focus on geospatial
technologies and water resource management.
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Chief Engineer, Southern Provincial Irrigation Department, Provincial Director Office,
Sri Lanka March 2023–February 2024
o Planned and monitored annual development programs, oversaw research and
development in water management, and coordinated progress reporting.
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Research and Development Engineer, Southern Provincial Irrigation Department,
Provincial Director Office, Sri Lanka August 2015–March 2023
o Spearheaded R&D initiatives, including GIS database development, satellitebased resource monitoring, and hydrological modeling.
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District Engineer, Southern Provincial Irrigation Department, Galle District Office,
Sri Lanka July 2010–August 2015
o Managed irrigation projects, conducted feasibility studies, and introduced
surveying technologies.
Honours and Awards
Publications*
Binal Chatura DISSANAYAKE, Masashi Kiguchi, Taikan Oki,".Historical and future trends in the onset, withdrawal, and duration of the Indian summer monsoon in the northeastern Indian subcontinent.",Geographical reports of Tokyo Metropolitan University,58,2023
BC DISSANAYAKE, Y TAJIMA,".nvestigation of Spatiotemporal Variation of Surface Turbidity along the West Coast of Sri Lanka Using MODIS.",Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers,78/2,2022
Binal Chatura DISSANAYAKE, Yoshimitsu TAJIMA, Hiroshi SANUKI,".Investigation of Various Factors of Extremely High Turbidity along the Coast of Matarbari, Bangladesh.",Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers,77/2,2021
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