- Faculty of Engineering
- Department of Textile & Apparel Engineering
- Professor
Contact information
Department of Textile & Apparel Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
University of Moratuwa
Moratuwa
10400
Teaching and Administrative Activities
Knitted Fabric Technology -Undergraduate -2014
Knitting Technology I -Undergraduate -2013
Knitting Technology II -Undergraduate -2012
Lean Manufacturing -Undergraduate -2012
Textile Design Project -Undergraduate -2013
Lean Manufacturing Techniques -Postgraduate -2016
Fabric technology and uses (woven & knitted) -Postgraduate -2016
Director / OTS -Managing the HETC projects of the UOM (2015 To 2016)
Chairman- Faculty Orientation Committe -Chairman/Orientation Committee of the Faculty of Engineering (2015 To 2017)
Chairman-Procuremtn of Uniform materisl to the non-academci staff of the Unviersity of Moratuwa -Chairman of TEC to purchase uniforms to non academci staff of UOM (2009 To 2023)
member of the Cabinet Appoited TEC -member of the cabinet appointed TEC committee - textile new extension building (2016 To 2017)
Chairman-Faculty Exhibition Committee -Administer all the Exhibitions organized or participated by the Faculty of Engineering (2017 To 2018)
Research Activities
Knitting Technology and Structures
Lean and Process Improvements
Undergraduate:Â Measurement of wind resistance of fabricsÂ
Postgraduate:Â Business process management applications for apparel manufacturingÂ
Postgraduate: Impact of Lean application Practices on employee job satisfaction Â
Education and Professional Affiliations
Bachelor's, University of Moratuwa ,1995
PhD, UMIST ,2000
PhD, University Of Moratuwa ,
Bachelors, University of Manchester ,
Institute of Engineers Sri Lanka( To date)
Career
Honours and Awards
Publications*
J. W. A. Madushika, J. K. Wijerathne, W. D. ,".DEVELOPMENT OF A SMALL-SCALE REVERBERATION CHAMBER AND VALIDATION OF THE DIFFUSE FIELD.",Proceedings of the 11th YSF Symposium - 2023,National Science and Technology CommissionAt: Sri Lanka,2023,187-196
Perera A.A.E. and Lanarolle, W.D.G.,".Comparative study on the thermal shrinkage behavior of polyester yarn and its plain knitted fabrics.",The Journal of The Textile Institute,,2020
Perera, H.A.A.E. and Lanarolle, W.D.G. ,".Thermal behaviour of heat treated polyester knitted fabrics.",Research Journal of Textile & Apparel ,Vol. 24 No. 4,,2020
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