Academic and Professional Qualifications
Research Interests
- Environmental Engineering
- Waste management; treatment, resources recovery, recycling, composting, biogas, waste-to-energy, and sustainable land disposal systems
- Environmental assessment and remediation of contaminated land, water & air; decentralize & natural systems for wastewater treatment and reuse
- Unsaturated zone hydrology, fate & transport of contaminants in the environment, soil-gas transport
- Bioengineering solutions for natural resource management
Teaching Subjects
Postgraduate
- AE5109 Soil Mechanics
- AE 5117 Numerical Analysis in Agricultural Engineering
- AE 5119 Water and Industry
- AE 5156 Environment and Industry
- AE5157 Solid Waste Management
- AE5213 Bioreactor and Bio-Environment Design and Control Systems
- AE5152 Environmental Impact Assessment
- AS5253 Animal Waste Handling and Management
- AE5204 Farm Power & Energy
- CE672 Environmental Technology and Management (MSc. Civil Engineering Program)
Undergraduate
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya
- AE1200 Field Engineering II (Farm structures)
- AE3204 Energy and Waste Management
- AE 3206 Farm Power & Machinery
- AE4104 Engineering Design Philosophy
- ASF2202 Animal Waste Management
- ASF 3103 Livestock Farm Structures & Machinery
- BFST2104 Applied Mechanics
Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya
- ES405 Waste and Waste Management
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jaffna
- Animal Waste Management
Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, Japan (Teaching Assistant)
- Soil Physics (PhD/M. Eng. course taught by Prof. Ken Kawamoto, Fall 2009)
- Environmental Conservation (PhD course taught by Prof. Komatsu, T., Spring 2009)
- Environmental Soil Science (M. Eng. course taught by Prof. Komatsu, T., Spring 2008)
Education
PhD in Environmental Engineering (2007-2010), Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, Japan. Dissertation: Soil-water repellency and its effect on soil hydraulic properties: Predictive–descriptive models and high-resolution dual-moisture sensor
M. Eng. in Environmental Engineering (2004-2006), Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, Japan. Dissertation: Effect of coconut coir pith amendment on nutrient dynamics and macrocosm growth in subsurface flow constructed wetland
B.Sc. Agriculture (Hons.) (1998-2002), Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. Honors thesis: Evaluation of landfill pretreatment methods of static pile and windrow composting of municipal solid waste (MSW)
Appointments
Senior Lecturer in Environmental & Biosystems Engineering, Department of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (since 2012)
Postdoctoral Fellow, 2010-2011 Institute for Environmental Science and Technology (IEST), Saitama University, Japan. (Research project on “Site-Specific Pollution Control and Remediation Techniques for Waste Dumping Sites in Sri Lanka”)
Research Associate, 2006-2007 University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. (Project on “Sustainable Municipal Solid Waste Landfill Management in Asia”, funded by Swedish International Cooperation Agency and Asian Institute of Technology)
Waste Management Expert, 2002-2004 Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Colombo, Sri Lanka. (Project on “Study on Improvement of Municipal Solid Waste Management in Secondary Cities of Sri Lanka”)
ACADEMIC DISTINCTIONS & AWARDS
Publications
Refereed Journals
- Jayasundara, R.B.C.D., Udayagee, K.P.P., Karunarathna, A.K. et al. Permeable Reactive Barriers as an In Situ Groundwater Remediation Technique for Open Solid Waste Dumpsites: a Review and Prospect. Water Air Soil Pollut 234, 50 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11270-022-06056-z.
- Pamodithya Wijeyawardana, Nadeeshani Nanayakkara, Chamila Gunasekara, Anurudda Karunarathna, David Law, Biplob Kumar Pramanik, Removal of Cu, Pb and Zn from stormwater using an industrially manufactured sawdust and paddy husk derived biochar, Environmental Technology & Innovation, 2022, 102640, ISSN 2352-1864, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eti.2022.102640.
- Wijeyawardana, P., Nanayakkara, N., Gunasekara, C., Karunarathna, A., Law, D., and Pramanik, B.K. (2022). Improvement of heavy metal removal from urban runoff using modified pervious concrete. Science of The Total Environment Vol. 815, 152936. ISSN 0048-9697. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.
- Perera N. A. R. J., Karunarathna A. K. and Basnayake B. F. A. (2021). Energy Efficiency and Economic Analysis of an Irrigated Rice Farming System in Ampara District of Sri Lanka: An Assessment for 2018/19 Maha Season. Tropical Agricultural Research (2021) 32(3): 256-264. https://tar.sljol.info.
- Sato, S., Chiharu, I., Chiaki, N. and Karunarathna A.K. (2020). Evaluation of organic and recyclable waste separation at generation source in Ratnapura and Kataragama local authorities in Sri Lanka, Detritus, Vol 12/2020, pp 176-196. DOI 10.31025/2611-4135/2020.14006.
- Shanujah M., Chamindu Deepagoda T.K.K., Karunarathna A.K., Nasvi M.C.M., Shreedharan V., Babu G.L.S., Smits K. and Oldenburg C.M. (2020). Effects of “soil-like” particle size on gas transport and water retention properties in aged municipal solid waste from a Sri Lankan open dumpsite. Soil Science Society of America Journal, 84:4, pp 1080-1093. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/saj2.20100.
- Ariyawansha R. T. K., Basnayake B. F. A., Karunarathna A. K. and Mowjood M. I. M. (2018) Extensions to Michaelis– Menten kinetics for single parameters. Nature Scientific Reports 8:16586. https ://doi.org/10.1038/s4159 8-018- 34675 -2.
- Ganepola G.A.C., Nawagamuwa U.P., Karunarathna A.K., Basnayake S., Kankanamge L., Jayathilake D. (2021) Site Suitability Analysis for Nature-Based Landslide Risk Mitigation. In: Arbanas Ž., Bobrowsky P.T., Konagai K., Sassa K., Takara K. (eds) Understanding and Reducing Landslide Disaster Risk. WLF 2020. ICL Contribution to Landslide Disaster Risk Reduction. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-60713-5_34. PP 355-360.
- B.F.A. Basnayake, R.T.K. Ariyawansha, A.K. Karunarathna, S.M. Werahera, N. Mannapperuma. (2020). A. Pariatamby and M. S. Bhatti Ed. Sustainable Waste Management Challenges in Sri Lanka. Sustainable Waste Management Challenges in Developing Countries. IGI Global. https://doi:10.4018/978-1-7998-0198-6.ch015. pp 352-381.
- Basnayake B.F.A., Ariyawansha R.T.K., Karunarathna A.K. (2020) Compendium of Principles Applied and Technologies Developed for Managing Municipal Solid Wastes in Sri Lanka. In: De Silva R.P., Pushpakumara G., Prasada P., Weerahewa J. (eds) Agricultural Research for Sustainable Food Systems in Sri Lanka. Springer, Singapore. ISBN:978-981-15-3672-4. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3673-1_22. PP 475-507.
- Basnayake B.F.A., Ariyawansha R.T.K., Gamage D.A.S., Karunarathna A.K. (2020) Experiences of Biochar Applications for Sustainable Agriculture in Sri Lanka. In: De Silva R.P., Pushpakumara G., Prasada P., Weerahewa J. (eds) Agricultural Research for Sustainable Food Systems in Sri Lanka. Springer, Singapore. ISBN:978-981-15-3672-4. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3673-1_12. PP 255-276.
- Vidanage, V. V. D. N. G., Karunarathna, A. K., Alahakoon, A. M. Y. W. and Jayawardene S. M. N. (2020). Development of an Effective and Efficient Integrated Charcoal Filter Constructed Wetland System for Wastewater Treatment. In Recent Trends in Wastewater Treatment and Water Resource Management, Edited by Sadhan Kumar Ghosh, Papita Das Saha, and Maria Francesco Di. Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. ISBN 978-981-15-0705-2 ISBN 978-981-15-0706-9 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0706-9.
Book Chapters
- Ganepola G.A.C., Nawagamuwa U.P., Karunarathna A.K., Basnayake S., Kankanamge L., Jayathilake D. (2021) Site Suitability Analysis for Nature-Based Landslide Risk Mitigation. In: Arbanas Ž., Bobrowsky P.T., Konagai K., Sassa K., Takara K. (eds) Understanding and Reducing Landslide Disaster Risk. WLF 2020. ICL Contribution to Landslide Disaster Risk Reduction. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-60713-5_34. PP 355-360.
- B.F.A. Basnayake, R.T.K. Ariyawansha, A.K. Karunarathna, S.M. Werahera, N. Mannapperuma. (2020). A. Pariatamby and M. S. Bhatti Ed. Sustainable Waste Management Challenges in Sri Lanka. Sustainable Waste Management Challenges in Developing Countries. IGI Global. https://doi:10.4018/978-1-7998-0198-6.ch015. pp 352-381.
- Basnayake B.F.A., Ariyawansha R.T.K., Karunarathna A.K. (2020) Compendium of Principles Applied and Technologies Developed for Managing Municipal Solid Wastes in Sri Lanka. In: De Silva R.P., Pushpakumara G., Prasada P., Weerahewa J. (eds) Agricultural Research for Sustainable Food Systems in Sri Lanka. Springer, Singapore. ISBN:978-981-15-3672-4. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3673-1_22. PP 475-507.
- Basnayake B.F.A., Ariyawansha R.T.K., Gamage D.A.S., Karunarathna A.K. (2020) Experiences of Biochar Applications for Sustainable Agriculture in Sri Lanka. In: De Silva R.P., Pushpakumara G., Prasada P., Weerahewa J. (eds) Agricultural Research for Sustainable Food Systems in Sri Lanka. Springer, Singapore. ISBN:978-981-15-3672-4. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3673-1_12. PP 255-276.
- Vidanage, V. V. D. N. G., Karunarathna, A. K., Alahakoon, A. M. Y. W. and Jayawardene S. M. N. (2020). Development of an Effective and Efficient Integrated Charcoal Filter Constructed Wetland System for Wastewater Treatment. In Recent Trends in Wastewater Treatment and Water Resource Management, Edited by Sadhan Kumar Ghosh, Papita Das Saha, and Maria Francesco Di. Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. ISBN 978-981-15-0705-2 ISBN 978-981-15-0706-9 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0706-9.
- Alahakoon, Y. and Karunarathna A. K. (2020). Modelling of Post-consumer Plastic Flow in Municipal solid waste Stream: A Case Study in Few Major Local Authorities of Sri Lanka. In Urban Mining and Sustainable Waste Management, edited by Sadhan Kumar Ghosh, Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. ISBN 978-981-15-0531-7 ISBN 978-981-15-0532-4 (eBook). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0532-4.
Conferences
- Wijeyawardana, H. M. P., Biplob, P., Karunarathna, A. K., Gunasekara, C., Law, D. and Nanayakkara, K. G. N. (2020). Variation of copper adsorption with initial pH and pyrolysis temperature by saw dust and paddy husk biochar made in an industrial type pyrolizer. 11th International Conference on Sustainable Built Environment (ICSBE) 2020, 10th December 2020.
- Ganepola, C. Karunarathna A. K., Dayarathna, N., Kankanamge, L., Perera, D., Nawagamuwa, U., Basnayake, S and Arambepola, S. (2020). International symposium on multi-hazard early warning and disaster risk reduction symposium book of abstracts and proceedings to promote the availability and application of research, science and technology to support implementation of Sendai framework for disaster risk reduction 2015-2030, 16th - 18th March 2020, Cinnamon Grand, Colombo, Sri Lanka. ISBN: 978-1-86218-173-1.
- Anurudda Karunarathna, Yasas Gamagedara, Nalin Mannapperuma, Renuka Ariyawansha, B. F. A. Basnayake (2018). Development of a Methane (Ch4) Surface Emission Map: A Case Study at Karadiyana Dump Site, Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the APLAS TOKYO 2018, The 10th Asia-Pacific Landfill Symposium - The tenth anniversary - 24 - 26 November 2018, Meisei University, JAPAN.
- Anurudda Karunarathna, Thilini Ranasinghe, Udara Piyathilaka, Yushani Alahakoon, Renuka Ariyawansha, B. F. A. Basnayake (2018). Development of A Waste Plastic Based Construction Material for Outdoor Light Constructions. Proceedings of the APLAS TOKYO 2018, The 10th Asia-Pacific Landfill Symposium - The tenth anniversary - 24 - 26 November 2018, Meisei University, JAPAN.
- Anurudda Karunarathna, Achini Illesinghe, Yushani Alahakoon, Namal Dissanayake, B. F. A. Basnayake (2018). Post-Consumer Plastic Waste Material Flow Analysis: A Case Study in Kandy Municipal Council of Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the APLAS TOKYO 2018, The 10th Asia-Pacific Landfill Symposium - The tenth anniversary - 24 - 26 November 2018, Meisei University, JAPAN.
