Dr. Nandika Miguntanna

Assistant Professor | Department of Civil Engineering | Faculty of Engineering

CAREER SUMMARY

  • Senior Lecturer (Higher Grade), Faculty of Engineering, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT), March 2023- to date
  • Head, School of Technology, SLTC Research University, Padukka, Sri Lanka, April 2019- to Feb 2023.
  • Senior Lecturer (Grade I) in Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, SLTC Research University, January 2018- Feb 2023.
  • Program Lead, Environmental Technology Degree Program, SLTC Research University, January 2018 to August 2020.
  • Senior Lecturer in Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (SAITM), Malabe, Sri Lanka, January 2011- to January 2018.
  •  Head of the Department of Environmental and Biosystems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, SAITM, January 2013- to January 2018.
  • Head of the Research Unit of Faculty of Engineering, SAITM, January 2011- to January 2018.
  • Sessional Academic, School of Urban Development, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia, July 2006 – November 2010.
  • PhD Research Scholar, School of Urban Development, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia, July 2006 –November 2009.
  • Research Assistant, Port of Brisbane Environmental Project, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia, July 2006 – February 2008.
  • Temporary Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, August 2005- April 2006.
  • Trainee Engineer, Kolon-Samsung Consortium, Galle, Sri Lanka, September 2003 – December 2003.
  • Trainee Engineer, Southern Provincial City Council, Galle, Sri Lanka, October 2002 – December 2002.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

  • Doctor of Philosophy

Specialization - Water and Environmental Engineering

Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia

(July 2006–November 2009)

 

  • Bachelor of Science of Engineering (First Class Honors)

Specialization - Civil Engineering

      University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (Jan: 2001 - February 2005)

HONOURS AND AWARDS

  • Responsive Research Seed Grant awarded by the School of Postgraduate Studies and Research at SLTC (2019).
  • Full Scholarship for the participation to Environmental Protection and Green Technology workshop organized by National Tsingn Hua University, Taiwan; awarded by Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan (2014).
  • ITEC Full Scholarship for the participation to Special Course on Environment Governance in South Asia organized by Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi, India; awarded by the Ministry External Affairs, Government of India (2014).
  • QUT Write-up Scholarship awarded by Queensland University of Technology (2009).
  • QUT Tuition Fee Wavier Scholarship for Doctoral studies at QUT, Australia, from July 2007-2009; awarded by Queensland University of Technology (2007).
  • Presidential award for postgraduate studies; awarded by Government of Sri Lanka (2006).

RESEARCH INTERESTS AND MEMBERSHIP

Research Interests

  • Stormwater pollution, mitigation and management
  • Water quality and treatment
  • Water Sensitive Urban Design
  • Solidswaste Management
  • Waste Reuse

Memberships

Associate Member of Institute of Engineers , Sri Lanka

RESEARCH CLUSTERS

Fundamental and Applied Hydraulics and Hydrology

"Hydraulics and ecohydrology of rivers (including ephemeral streams) and Environmental pollution assessment and mitigation are the key domains in this group. Study areas cover all types of land uses: pristine, rural to urban. This group has collaborations with the Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment - Chinese Academy of Sciences, Irrigation Department, Sichuan University, and Saitama University. 

Areas: Solving real-world problems of lotic and lentic waters and contributing to the fundamental understanding of lotic and lentic waters and their interaction with land/catchment  "

ONGOING RESEARCH

  • Analysis of microplastic pollution in surface waters and removal potential using conventional water treatment processes- Case Study Aththanagalu Oya Sri Lanka
  • Analysis of Performance Characteristics of different types of Compost Blankets in improving the quality of the storm water runoff 
  • Assessment of performance of different types of porous pavements materials in urban landscape in improving the storm water quality
  • Assessment of the treatment potential of urban stormwater runoff using porous pavement systems containing recycled materials

PUBLICATIONS

  • Conference Proceedings 2022

    Potential Reuse of Greywater using constructed wetland: Design and Implementation of Vertical Constructed Wetland System: A Case Study

    Siriwardhana, K.D., Miguntanna N.P.,, (SLTC, International Research Conference (IRC 2022) )

  • Conference Proceedings 2020

    Evaluation of the Performance of Permeable and Porous Pavements in Urban Landscape

    Wahalathanthrige, N. D. D. and Miguntanna N.P ., , (International Conference on Urban Science and Engineering (ICUSE 2020) )

  • Conference Proceedings 2009

    Understanding nutrients build-up on urban road surfaces

    Miguntanna N.P., Goonetilleke., A., Egodawatta P. and Kokot., S. ,

  • Conference Proceedings 2009

    Analysis of nutrients wash-off processes on urban road surfaces

    Miguntanna N.P., Goonetilleke., A., Kokot., S. and Egodawatta., P. , (International conference on Challenges in Environmental Science and Engineering (CESE 2009))

  • Conference Proceedings 2009

    Understanding nutrients build-up process on urban road surfaces

    Miguntanna N.P.,Goonetilleke., A. and Egodawatta., P. , (Second infrastructure theme postgraduate conference on Rethinking Sustainable Development-Planning, infrastructure engineering)

  • Journal Publications 2022

    Understanding Nutrient Dynamics for Effective Stormwater Treatment Design

    Wijesiri, B., Liu, A., Miguntanna, N., He, B., Goonetilleke. A., , “Science of The Total Environment ”

  • Journal Publications 2020

    Climate Variation and Hydropower Generation in Samanalawewa Hydropower Scheme, Sri Lanka

    Dabare, G., Gunathilake,M., Miguntanna, N.P., Laksiri, K.,and Rathnayake,U., “Journal of Engineer” , pp. 19-25

  • Journal Publications 2016

    Differentiating Between Pollutants Build-Up on Roads and Roofs: Significance of Roofs as a Stormwater Pollutant Source

    Liu, A., Miguntanna, N. S., Miguntanna, N. P., Egodawatta, P. and Goonetilleke, A. , “Journal of Clean Soil Air Water” , pp. 538-543

  • Journal Publications 2015

    Predicting solar radiation for tropical islands from rainfall data

    S.Sendanayake, N. P. Miguntanna, M.T.R. Jayasinghe , “Urban and Environmental Engineering” , pp. 109-118

  • Journal Publications 2014

    Validation of Design Methodology for Rainwater Harvesting for Tropical Climates

    S.Sendanayake, N.P. Miguntanna, M.T.R. Jayasinghe., , “Asian Journal of Environment and Pollution” , pp. 87-93

  • Journal Publications 2014

    Estimating incident solar radiation in tropical islands with short term weather data

    S.Sendanayake, N.P. Miguntanna, M.T.R. Jayasinghe., , “Journal of European Scientific Journal (ESJ)” , pp. 1857 – 1881

  • Journal Publications 2013

    Characterizing nutrients wash-off for effective urban stormwater treatment design

    Miguntanna, N.P., Liu, A.,Egodawatta., P., and Goonetilleke., A.,, “Journal of Environmental Management” , pp. 61-67

  • Journal Publications 2010

    Understanding nutrients build-up on urban road surfaces

    Miguntanna, N.P., Goonetilleke., A., Egodawatta P. and Kokot., S. , “Journal of Environmental Sciences” , pp. 806-812

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