Water Management Advisory Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Moratuwa
EDUCATION
Sc. (Agriculture) University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (1979).
Sc. (Agricultural Engineering (Soil and Water Engineering Option), Cranfield University, UK. (1983 ).
D (Agricultural Engineering), Cranfield University, UK. (1987 ).
WORK EXPERIENCE
Senior Professor, Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (January 2008 – Sept 2022).
Project Director, Crossing Boundaries Project, South Asian Consortium in Integrated Water Resources Studies (SaciWATERs), Hyderabad, India (January 2006 to December 2007). This was a regional capacity-building project on Integrated Water Resources Management, Gender and Water, funded by the Government of the Netherlands. I continued to serve the project as a Senior Advisor (2008-2009) and Task Manager (2010-2011) on part-time basis.
Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (July 2004 – December 2005).
Dean, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (August 2000-August 2003).
Professor, Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (July 1999 – 2003).
Senior Lecturer, Department of Agricultural Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (July 1995 – June 1999).
Senior Fulbright Scholar, University of Georgia, Athens. The USA. (Sept. 1994 – June 1995).
Head of the Department, Department of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya. (January 1993 – July 1994).
