Prof. Rahula Attalage

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Career Summary

Deputy Vice-Chancellor, University of Moratuwa, 2012- 2017
Senior Professor in Mechanical Engineering, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of Moratuwa, 2011 to 2019
Professor in Mechanical Engineering, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of Moratuwa, 2003 to 2011
Head Dept of Mechanical Engineering, University of Moratuwa, 2002-2005
Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of Moratuwa, 1993 to 2003
Director, Local Technical Secretariat (LTS) of the University of Moratuwa for the World Bank IRQUE project, under the Ministry of Higher Education, 2006-2010
Director, Postgraduate Studies Division, Faculty of Engineering, University of Moratuwa, 2008-2012
Director, Operational Technical Secretariat (OTS) of the University of Moratuwa for the World Bank HETC project, under the Ministry of Higher Education, 2011-2012
Chairman National Institute of Fisheries & Nautical Engineering, Sri Lanka, 2004-2005
Director, Board of Directors Sri Lanka Transports Board, 2006
Commissioner, Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka, 2009 to 2019
Visiting Professor, Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan, 2006-2008
Visiting Faculty Energy Program Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, 1998-1999

PhD in Energy Engineering, Ecole Nationale Superieure des Mines de Paris, France, 1992
Degree of Profound Studies (D.E.A), Energy Engineering, Ecole Nationale Superieure des Mines de Paris, 1988
Degree of Master of Engineering in Energy Technology, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, 1986
Bachelor of the Science of Engineering (Hons), Mechanical Engineering Specialization, Univ of Moratuwa, 1982

DAAD Scholarship for postgraduate studies at the Asian Institute of Technology, 1985
French Government Scholarship for Doctoral studies in France, 1986
Outstanding Research Award, University of Moratuwa 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
Presidential Awards for Scientific Publications for the years 2014, 2015 & 2017
Honorary Distinction of "Order of the Academic Palms" award by the Government of France 2018

Member of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka, 2009
Corporate Member, Sri Lanka Energy Managers Association, 1993
Past President, Sri Lanka Energy Managers Association, 2015-2016
Member, Sri Lanka Association of Advancement of Science, 2005
Member, American Society of Heating Refrigeration & Air-conditioning Engineers, 2010
Fellow, Lanka Association of Building Services Engineers, 2011
Fellow, National Academy of Sciences, Sri Lanka, 2017

A multi criterion analysis for renewable energy integration process of a standalone hybrid energy system with internal combustion generator, Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy 7 (4), 043128, 2015 " " 2015,
A model for analyzing the thermal performance of roof configurations with flat inclined surfaces, Energy and Buildings 116, 122-132, 2016 " " 2016,
Comparative assessment on the extraction of carotenoids from microalgal sources: Astaxanthin from H. pluvialis and ?-carotene from D. salina, Food Chemistry, 2019 " " 2019,
Development of an artificial neural network model to simulate the growth of microalga Chlorella vulgaris incorporating the effect of micronutrients, Journal of Biotechnology, S0168-1656 (20) 30226-1, 2020 " " 2020,
Comparing Fuel Consumption and Emission Levels of Hybrid Powertrain Configurations and a Conventional Powertrain in Varied Drive Cycles and Degree of Hybridization, Science & Technique 19(1):20-33 " " 2020,