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Research Interests
Groundwater
Water resources modelling and management
Geographic Information System (GIS)
Education
M.Sc (CW & R) in Integrated Water Resources Management
Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (2022)
B.Sc. in Agricultural Technology and Management
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Appointments
Lecturer (Probationary), Department of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka from September 2020 to Present.
SAWA fellow, South Asian Water (SAWA) Leadership Programme on Climate Change, funded by International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Ottawa, Canada and is managed by SaciWATERs, Hyderabad, India from March 2019 to May 2020. Fellowship for M.Sc. (CW & R) in Integrated Water Resources Management, Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture (PGIA), University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
Temporary Lecturer, Department of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka from March 2018 to February 2019.
Academic Awards
“IDRC-SAWA Two Years M.Sc. (Course work and Research) Fellowship in Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) - 2018” Granted by International Development Research Centre, South Asian Consortium for Interdisciplinary Water Studies in collaboration with Department of Agricultural Engineering, Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya.
Mr. and Mrs. D.A. Rajapaksha Memorial Gold Medal for Agricultural Engineering – General Convocation, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Publications
JOURNAL PAPERS/BOOK CHAPTERS
Hemachandra, E. M. G. P., Dayawansa, N. D. K., & De Silva, R. P. (2022). A Sustainability Index for Assessing Village Tank Cascade Systems (VTCs) in Sri Lanka. In Water Management: A View from Multidisciplinary Perspectives.Springer, Cham.299-317
Hemachandra, E.M.G.P., Dayawansa, N.D.K. and De Silva, R.P., 2021. Application of Standard Precipitation Index (SPI) to Assess Rainfall variability in a Major Agricultural Area in Dry Zone of Sri Lanka. Tropical Agricultural Research, 32(3), Pp.276-286.
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