Dr. Lahiru Lindamulla

Senior Lecturer (Higher Grade)

Faculty of Engineering | Civil Engineering

Career Summary

Senior Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT)
Sep. 2023 – Present
Civil Engineer, Urban Water Management Division, Sri Lanka Land Development Corporation (SLLDC)
July 2023 – Sep. 2023
Visiting Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, British College of Applied Studies (BCAS)
Aug. 2022 – Sep. 2023
Visiting Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, International College of Business and Technology - Kandy
Jan. 2019 – Mar. 2020
Research Engineer, Real Time Flood Control Study, Metro Colombo Urban Development Project, Ministry of Megapolis and Western Development, Sri Lanka
Nov. 2016 – Nov. 2018

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Ph.D. in Civil Engineering
Joint PhD Program, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), Melbourne, Australia and University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
2019-2023
Master of Science of Engineering
Specializing in Water and Environment Engineering
Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
GPA: 3.85/4
2017-2018
Water Resources Management & Water/Wastewater Treatment (10 ECTS)
Water Management in Cold Climates (5 ECTS)
Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
June 2017 – Oct. 2017
Bachelor of the Science of Engineering (Hons.)
Specialized in Civil Engineering
Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
GPA: 3.60/4
Second Class (Upper Division) Honors
2013 – 2016
GCE Advanced Level (2011) & GCE Ordinary Level (2008)
Dharmaraja College Kandy, Sri Lanka
1998 – 2011

HONOURS AND AWARDS

Research Interests and Memberships

Research Interests

Water Resources Management
Flood Control Systems
Real-Time Flood Forecasting and Water Management
Computational Fluid Dynamics
Environmental Engineering
Wastewater Treatment
Membrane Bioreactor Technology
Solid Waste Management
Biogas Production and Utilization

Memberships

Associate Member - Institute of Engieers - Sri Lanka

Ongoing Research

Biogas Production and Utilization - Project with University of Calgary and University of Sri Jayewardenepura
Flood Control Systems - Colombo Municipal Coucil
Real-Time Flood Forecasting and Water Management - Project with Sri Lanka Land Development Corporation

My Publications

Journal Publications

Lindamulla, L.M.L.K.B., Jayawardene, N.K.R.N., Wijerathne, W.S.M.S.K., Othman, M., Nanayakkara, K.G.N., Jinadasa, K.B.S.N., Herath, G.B.B. and Jegatheesan, V., " "Treatment of mature landfill leachate in tropical climate using membrane bioreactors with different configurations" " Chemosphere, vol.307, 2022, pp.136013, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136013,
Lahiru Lindamulla, Nadeeshani Nanayakkara, Maazuza Othman, Shameen Jinadasa, Gemunu Herath, Veeriah Jegatheesan " "Municipal solid waste landfill leachate characteristics and their treatment options in tropical countries" " Current Pollution Reports, vol.8, Issue 3, 2022, pp.273-287, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40726-022-00222-x,
LMLKB Lindamulla, V Jegatheesan, KBSN Jinadasa, KGN Nanayakkara, MZ Othman " "Integrated mathematical model to simulate the performance of a membrane bioreactor" " Chemosphere, vol.284, 2021, pp.131319, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131319,
WSMSK Wijerathna, TIP Wimalaweera, DR Samarajeewa, LMLKB Lindamulla, RMLD Rathnayake, KGN Nanayakkara, Veeriah Jegatheesan, Yuansong Wei, KBSN Jinadasa " "Imperative assessment on the current status of rubber wastewater treatment: Research development and future perspectives" " Chemosphere, 2023, pp.139512, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139512,
WSMSK Wijerathna, LMLKB Lindamulla, KGN Nanayakkara, RMLD Rathnayake, Veeriah Jegatheesan, KBSN Jinadasa " "Post-treatment of matured landfill leachate: Synthesis and evaluation of chitosan biomaterial based derivatives as adsorbents" " Environmental Research, vol.218, 2023, pp.115018, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2022.115018,

Conference Proceedings

WSMSK Wijerathna, LMLKB Lindamulla, RMLD Rathnayake, KGN Nanayakkara, KBSN Jinadasa Efficiency of Emerging Low-Cost Adsorbent Materials in Removal of Colour from Stabilized Landfill Leachate in International Conference on Sustainable Built Environment, year 2022, Kandy, pp.749-758, Springer Nature Singapore, 2022/11/15,