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Dr. R.M.D.S. Gunarathne from the Department of Chemical and Process Engineering was appointed as a Young Editorial Board Member of Applied Energy Journal from 1st of October 2022 for two years. As a Young Editorial Board Member, she was assigned to the Quality Control Team of the journal. Applied Energy is a Scopus-indexed peer-reviewed journal published by Elsevier which focuses on the areas of energy conversion and conservation, the optimal use of energy resources, analysis and optimization of energy processes, mitigation of environmental pollutants, and sustainable energy systems.

Prof. Kazuo Yamamoto, President of Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand (AIT) visited the University of Moratuwa on 15thNovember 2022 and met with the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Moratuwa, Prof. N.D. Gunawardena. He was accompanied by Mr. Sanjeev Jayasinghe, Director/Office of Advancement & Alumni Affairs and Assistant to the President, and Ms. Sirikate Owasit, Senior Advancement Officer/Office of Advancement & Alumni Affairs.

Prof. Yasangika Sandanayake has been appointed as the Dean, Faculty of Architecture, with effect from 3rd November 2022. She obtained her BSc in Quantity Surveying from University of Moratuwa, and PhD from University of Wolverhampton, UK. She joined the University of Moratuwa staff as a Lecturer in 2001. Currently, she is a Professor in Building Economics and is attached to the Department of Building Economics, University of Moratuwa.

Dr. D.P. Chandrasekara is appointed as the new Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Moratuwa, with effect from 5th October 2022. Dr. Chandrasekara who is an alumni of the University of Moratuwa obtained his first degree and the MSc. from the University of Moratuwa in 1983 and 1986 respectively. He obtained his PhD from the University of Colombo in 2017.

The High Commissioner of the Republic of South Africa to Sri Lanka, His Excellency Mr. Sandile Edwin Schalk visited the University of Moratuwa on 26th September 2022 and met the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. N.D. Gunawardena. Ms. René Everson-Varney, Counsellor: Political /Deputy High Commissioner accompanied the High Commissioner.

The M33 meeting and capacity building workshops of Erasmus+ Capacity Building project EUSL Energy were held at CentraleSupélec, France and KTH, Sweden from 26th September - 7th October 2022 with the participation of project members from the Open University of Sri Lanka, the University of Peradeniya, the University of Ruhuna and the University of Moratuwa. Dr. R.M.D.S. Gunarathne from the Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Prof. L.N.W. Arachchige and Dr. R.M.T. Damayanthi from the Department of Electrical Engineering and Dr. H. P. Karunathilake from the Department of Mechanical Engineering participated in the M33 meeting and capacity building workshops representing the University of Moratuwa.

Over many hurdles have they come as a team to be the only standing Formula Student Racing team in Sri Lanka. Recently they marked a very special milestone in their journey that deserves a moment for celebration. At the Formula Bharat 2022 (International Formula Student Competition in India), Team FalconE Racing ; Formula-E student team of the Department of Mechanical Engineering (DoME) was bestowed with an array of accolades while becoming the Overall Runner-up. The team was guided by DoME academics Dr. JR Gamage and Dr. LU Subasinghe.

The Annual General Meeting of IMechE Student Chapter of University of Moratuwa was successfully held on 20th October 2022 in the University premises. The event was honoured with the participation of Mr. Lal Weerasinghe; Chairman of IMechE Sri Lanka Group as the guest of honour, Dr. Himan Punchihewa; Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering

DoME academic, Former Head-DoME, Former Chair IEEE Sri Lanka section, Prof. Ruwan Gopura won the IEEE Sri Lanka Section, "Most Outstanding Volunteer Award 2022 (Member category)" at the IEEE Sri Lanka section awards held on the 17th September, 2022. DoME proudly congratulates Prof. Gopura on his achievement.

Team Mora Avions, a group of students from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, representing the university has successfully completed the IMechE UAS (Unmanned Air Systems) Challenge Competition (Virtual) 2022 and became the 1st runner-up competing with 32 teams from all around the world during the finals.