Institutional Activities
- Introduction of new subject "Power Electronics and Applications" to EE curriculum and offering it to Final Year Students from 1992
- Establishment of state of the art Power Electronics laboratory with necessary equipment (1992 and 2013)
- Introduction of 6 newly designed lab-experiments for Power Electronics and Applications from 1992
- Comprehensive revising of Electrical Machines II subject offered to Final Year EE students under a new name Electrical machines and Drives and introduction of 4 new lab-experiments (1991)
- Restructuring of Electrical Machines Laboratory adding new machines and changing its layout (1992)
- Strengthening overall Electrical Machines stream in the Department
- Rehabilitation of (expensive) lab equipment in the department which were left unused, including 6 nos. of Rotating Machines, 10 measuring equipment and 4 oscilloscopes
- Rehabilitation of some expensive equipment in other departments on request
- Setting out of an outdoor system for Earth Resistance measurement
- Contribution to undergraduate curriculum development
- Contribution to postgraduate curriculum development
- Contribution to IESL, KDU and UNIVOTEC curriculum development
- Innovations in teaching/assessment methods
- Contribution to IESL accreditation and Subject review
- Teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students
- Development of Department physical infrastructure (2008 – 2013)
Services outside the University
- Senior Consultant, Open University of Sri Lanka (2008- to date)
- Visiting Electrical Engineering Consultant to industry
- Visiting Lecturer/Examiner, Kotelawala Defence University, (1984 – to date)
- Visiting Lecturer/Examiner, Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka, (1984 – to date)
- Visiting Lecturer/Examiner, Ocean University, (2013 – to date)
- Referee of research papers in the journals of IET UK (2007 – to date)
- Engineering Council (UK) Course Provider (1987 – to date)
Consultancies (testing) carried out in industry (as at February 2014)
- Over 80 test reports for ACL Cables, 21, Norris Canal Road, Colombo 10 for different types of electric cables (1991 to 2013)
- 12 test reports for Alumex (Pvt) Ltd, Pattiwila Road, Sapugaskanda, Makola for dfferent types of aluminium fixtures for electrical applications (1996 to 2010)
- 07 test reports for Kamal Cables (pvt) Ltd, PO Box 1991, 217 Panchikawatta, Colombo 10 for different types of electric cables (1996 to 2001)
- 15 test reports for CEB, No 50 Sir Chittampalam A Gardiner Mawatha, PO Box 540, Colombo 2 for MCBs, MCCBs and cables (2007 to 2013)
- 04 test reports for Richardsons & Co. (Ceylon) Ltd, 279, Galle Road, Colombo 3 for aluminium clamps for overhead power lines (1996 to 2010)
- 09 test reports for Alucop Cables Ltd, No 39, Galwarusa Road, Korathota, Kaduwela for electric cables (2008 to 2013)
- 02 reports for Kelani Cables on the failure of 63 kW DC motor and for testing electric cables (1996, 2009)
- 02 test reports for Edna Electronics (Pvt) Ltd. 257 Grandpass Road, Colombo 14 for single and three phase MOTOMAG intelligent energy optimizers (2001)
- 01 report for Ceylon Glass Company for flashover of a 1000 kVA generator (1998)
- 01 test report for Industrial Development Board, 615 Galle Road, Katubedde for 0.25 HP single phase induction motors (1999)
- 01 test report for Lanka General Trading Company Ltd, 100 Nawam Mawatha, Colombo 2 for single phase induction motors (1997)
- 01 report for AMSAFE Bridport, EPZ, Wathupitiwala, Nittambuwa for calibration of TECPEL 331 sound level meter (2009)
- 01 test report for Dipped Products Ltd, 400 Deans Road, Colombo 10 for a 37 kW motor (2001)
- 01 report for Emerald International (Pvt) Ltd, Dehiwala Road, Maharagama on performance comparison between a clutch-motor and a servomotor for sewing applications (2007)
- 01 test report for Kamalsons (Pvt) Ltd, 15/3, Col. T.G. Jayawardana Mawatha, Colombo 3 for MCBs (2008)
- 01 report for LECO for performance testing of a true-rms recorder (2006)
- 01 report for Superior Court Complex, PO Box 223, Colombo on the fault repair of a 800 kVA transformer (2003)
- 01 test report for Samudra Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, S-24, 3rd Floor, Colombo Central Supermarket, Colombo 11 for crimp type aluminium connectors for overhead power lines
- 01 report for Trelleborg Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, Sapugaskanda, Makola on the failure of 330 kW induction motor (2005)
Other Involvements
- Patron, EESOC (2009 – to date)
- Senior Treasurer EESOC (2007-2009)
- Member Board of Management of EDC in the University of Moratuwa (2008 to date)
- Coordinator Electrical Machines & Power Electronics Division in the EE department (1991 to date)
- Member faculty subcommittee on Quality assurance (2006 – 2009)
- Member Faculty Academic Committee (2003 – 2006)
- Member University Senate (2008 – to date)
- Member Leave and Awards Committee (2008 – to date)
- Member Board of Residence & Discipline (2008 – to date)
- Referee of technical papers for IEE Proceedings (Electric Power Applications), IEE Proceedings (Power Electronics), IEE (Electronic Letters), IEE Sri Lanka (Transaction), IESL annual sessions, Peradeniya University Research sessions and SLEMA Journal (2003 to date)
- Evaluator NSF research proposals/reports (2004 to date)
- Member DICB and FICB (2006 - to date)