- Faculty of Engineering
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Senior Lecturer Grade I
Contact information
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Faculty of Engineering
University of Moratuwa
Moratuwa
10400
Teaching and Administrative Activities
Properties of Materials -Undergraduate -2016
Crystallography and Phase Transformations -Undergraduate -2016
Materials Science -Undergraduate -2016
Communication Skills -Undergraduate -2016
Selection of Materials, Failure Analysis and Nondestructive Testing -Undergraduate -2016
Construction Materials -Undergraduate -2016
Introduction to Materials Science -Postgraduate -2016
Nondestructive Testing of Materials -Postgraduate -2016
Composite Materials -Postgraduate -2016
Properties of Materials -Undergraduate -2020
Fundamentals of Materials Science and Engineering -Undergraduate -2020
Principle of Materials Science -Postgraduate -2021
Non Destructive Testing -Postgraduate -2021
Research Methodology -Postgraduate -2021
Introduction to Research -Postgraduate -2019
Materials for Engineering Applications -Undergraduate -2023
Director -Faculty Quality Assurance Cell - Engineering (2015 To 2018)
Overall Coordinator -Administration of Level 1 Students ( To date)
Mentor -Pre-Academic Term of Level 1 Students ( To date)
Member -Orientation Committee ( To date)
Member -Faculty Students’ Awards & Scholarship Committee ( To date)
Member -Board of Studies – PG Courses (2016 To 2019)
Student counselor -Student Counselling ( To date)
Member -Consultative committee on social harmony ( To date)
Director -Center for Quality Assurance - University of Moratuwa (2018 To date)
Head of Department - Head of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (2019 To date)
Research Activities
Metallurgy
Nondestructive Testing
Ultrasonic Testing of Materials
Composite Materials
Corrosion
Ultrasonic testing of materials
Education and Professional Affiliations
Bachelors, University of Moratuwa ,1991 Bachelor of the Science of Engineering Honours
MPhil, University of Moratuwa ,2009 Master of Philosophy
Other, ISO ,1999 ISO Certification in Ultrasonic Testing Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3
Career
Assistant Lecturer - Department of Materials Engineering - University of Moratuwa - 1991
Lecturer (Probationary) - Department of Materials Engineering - University of Moratuwa - 1992
Senior Lecturer Grade 2 - Department of Materials Science and Engineering - University of Moratuwa - 2009
Senior Lecturer Grade 1 - Department of Materials Science and Engineering - University of Moratuwa - 2015
Director - Quality Assurance - University of Moratuwa - From 2018 to date
Head of Department - Department of Materials Science and Engineering - From 2019 to date
Honours and Awards
Teaching Excellence (Received 2016)
Best paper at 2nd MERCon 2016 (Received 2016)
Publications*
H.G.S. Rangana*, W.K.G. Ishara, V. Sivahar, G.A. Abeygunawardane,".Quantitative Estimation of Residual Stresses in Quenched Steel Through Ultrasonic Parameters.",ICIET/Materials Engineering Technology,Virtual,2022,
D.N. Hewessage*, S. Kothalawala, V. Sivahar,".Characterization of Creep Behavior of Viscoelastic Materials by Ultrasound Through Transmission Technique.",ICIET/Materials Engineering Technology,Virtual,2022,
Ms. Dinelka Somaweera, Dr. Gayan Aravinda Abeygunawardane, Mr. Sampath C Weragoda and Mr. Vigneswaran Sivahar,".Mechanical and Thermal Characterization of Sri Lankan Vein Graphite Powder.",Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon),Moratuwa,2021,
R.N.P. Gunarathna and V. Sivahar,".Challenges in Monitoring Metallic Pipeline Corrosion Using Ultrasonic Waves.",ENGINEER,Colombo,2021,[67-75]
Kuenzang Jurmey, Nishan Sharma Ghimire, Vigneswaran Sivahar, Gayan Aravinda Abeygunawardane, Miyuru Piyathilake,".Prediction of True Compressive Flow Stress of AA 6063 through Ultrasonic Attenuation.",Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon),Moratuwa,2020,
Anura JAYATILAKA,Shantha AMARASHINGHE, Nishan THILAWALA,".NOVEL RADIOGRAPHIC TESTING TO ANALYZE THE POROSITY AND WATER ABSORPTION OF BRICKS.",19th World Conference on Non-Destructive Testing,Munich, Germany,2016,
Gunathilaka W.A.A.S. , Kuruwita K.D.P.H. , Samarasekara B,".Effect of Degradation on Ultrasonic Velocity and Attenuation of Biodegradable Polymers.",IJIER,,2016
De Silva, S.D.C,".Non-destructive evaluation of strength gain of ordinary portland cement mortar by ultrasonic pulse velocity method.",IEEE,,
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