Dr. Nandika Miguntanna

Senior Lecturer (Higher Grade)

Faculty of Engineering | Civil 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 Memberships

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

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

My Publications

Journal Publications

Miguntanna, N.P., Goonetilleke., A., Egodawatta P. and Kokot., S. " Understanding nutrients build-up on urban road surfaces " Journal of Environmental Sciences, vol.22, Issue 06, 2010, pp.806-812,
Miguntanna, N.P., Liu, A.,Egodawatta., P., and Goonetilleke., A., " Characterizing nutrients wash-off for effective urban stormwater treatment design " Journal of Environmental Management, vol.120, 2013, pp.61-67,
S.Sendanayake, N.P. Miguntanna, M.T.R. Jayasinghe., " Estimating incident solar radiation in tropical islands with short term weather data " Journal of European Scientific Journal (ESJ), vol.10, Issue 03, 2014, pp.1857 � 1881,
S.Sendanayake, N.P. Miguntanna, M.T.R. Jayasinghe., " Validation of Design Methodology for Rainwater Harvesting for Tropical Climates " Asian Journal of Environment and Pollution, vol.11, 2014, pp.87-93,
S.Sendanayake, N. P. Miguntanna, M.T.R. Jayasinghe " Predicting solar radiation for tropical islands from rainfall data " Urban and Environmental Engineering, vol.09, Issue 02, 2015, pp.109-118 ,
Liu, A., Miguntanna, N. S., Miguntanna, N. P., Egodawatta, P. and Goonetilleke, A. " Differentiating Between Pollutants Build-Up on Roads and Roofs: Significance of Roofs as a Stormwater Pollutant Source " Journal of Clean Soil Air Water, vol.44, Issue 05, 2016, pp.538-543,
Dabare, G., Gunathilake,M., Miguntanna, N.P., Laksiri, K.,and Rathnayake,U. " Climate Variation and Hydropower Generation in Samanalawewa Hydropower Scheme, Sri Lanka " Journal of Engineer, vol.53, Issue 03, 2020, pp.19-25,
Wijesiri, B., Liu, A., Miguntanna, N., He, B., Goonetilleke. A., " Understanding Nutrient Dynamics for Effective Stormwater Treatment Design " Science of The Total Environment , vol.850, 2022,

Conference Proceedings

Miguntanna N.P.,Goonetilleke., A. and Egodawatta., P. Understanding nutrients build-up process on urban road surfaces in Second infrastructure theme postgraduate conference on Rethinking Sustainable Development-Planning, infrastructure engineering, year 2009, Australia,
Miguntanna N.P., Goonetilleke., A., Kokot., S. and Egodawatta., P. Analysis of nutrients wash-off processes on urban road surfaces in International conference on Challenges in Environmental Science and Engineering (CESE 2009), year 2009, Australia,
Miguntanna N.P., Goonetilleke., A., Egodawatta P. and Kokot., S. Understanding nutrients build-up on urban road surfaces year 2009, Seoul, Korea,
Wahalathanthrige, N. D. D. and Miguntanna N.P ., Evaluation of the Performance of Permeable and Porous Pavements in Urban Landscape in International Conference on Urban Science and Engineering (ICUSE 2020) , year 2020, IIT Bombay, India,
Siriwardhana, K.D., Miguntanna N.P., Potential Reuse of Greywater using constructed wetland: Design and Implementation of Vertical Constructed Wetland System: A Case Study in SLTC, International Research Conference (IRC 2022) , year 2022, Sri Lanka,