{"id":8,"date":"2018-08-28T08:57:10","date_gmt":"2018-08-28T08:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/geography\/vpis.wijeratne\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2023-04-15T20:35:48","modified_gmt":"2023-04-15T20:35:48","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/geography\/vpis.wijeratne\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;7&#8243;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Google Scholar&#8221; style=&#8221;outline-custom&#8221; outline_custom_color=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_background=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_text=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fscholar.google.com%2Fcitations%3Fuser%3DXM6IunEAAAAJ%26hl%3Den||target:%20_blank|&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Research Gate&#8221; style=&#8221;outline-custom&#8221; outline_custom_color=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_background=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_text=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.researchgate.net%2Fprofile%2FSandamali_Wijeratne||target:%20_blank|&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;]<h1 class=\"fac-big-title fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Dr. (Ms.). 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Wijeratne<\/h1>\n[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4>BA(C\u2019bo) , M.Sc.(Perad\u2019ya), Ph.D. &#8211; Northwest University<\/h4>\n<h4>Lecturer<\/h4>\n<h4>Department of Geography<\/h4>\n<h4>Faculty of Arts,\u00a0University of Colombo<\/h4>\n<p>Email : sandamali@geo.cmb.ac.lk[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<h2 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Educational Qualifications<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"ul-card \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">Ph.D.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2022<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">Ph.D. in Physical Geography - Title of the Dissertation: Assessment of Extreme Hydrological Events (EHEs) in the Kelani River Basin (KRB), Sri Lanka: The Spatiotemporal Dynamics, Drivers, and Risk Governance<\/p><p class=\"where\">Northwest University, China<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">M.Sc.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2014<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\"><p class=\"what\">M. 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Certificate Course in Geographic Information Systems <\/h4><p>Department of Geography, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Up to Now<\/span><span>2021<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Editor - GIS Text Book<\/h4><p>Educational Publications Department<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2021<\/span><span>2021<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Reviewer (Journal) <\/h4><p>Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology, International Journal of Plant Cell Biotechnology and Molecular Biology, Asian Journal of Advanced Research and Reports<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2020<\/span><span>2015<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Guest Lecturer<\/h4><p>Department of Demography, University of Colombo <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2019<\/span><span>2018<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>GIS Assistant<\/h4><p>Climate Resilience Improvement Project, Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resource Management<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2018<\/span><span>2018<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Cartographic and GIS Assistant<\/h4><p>Landscape Assessment on Child, Family and Community Vulnerabilities in Sri Lanka, World Vision Lanka, Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2019<\/span><span>2018<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Assistant Course Coordinator<\/h4><p>Postgraduate Diploma in Environment and Regional Development, Department of Geography, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2019<\/span><span>2018<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Temporary Student Counsellor <\/h4><p>Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2019<\/span><span>2019<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Counting Officer of the Student Union Election <\/h4><p>Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2019<\/span><span>2019<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member of the Organizing Committee - National Geography Conference<\/h4><p>National Geography Conference, Sri Lanka Association of Geographers (SLAG)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2019<\/span><span>2019<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Annual Field Trip Coordinator<\/h4><p>Department of Geography, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2018<\/span><span>2017<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member of the Organizing Committee - Annual Research Conference<\/h4><p>Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2017<\/span><span>2017<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member of the Committee of the Annual Board of Survey<\/h4><p>University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2016<\/span><span>2015<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Temporary Computer Instructor<\/h4><p>Computer Teaching Unit, Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2015<\/span><span>2013<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Temporary Assistant Lecturer<\/h4><p>Department of Geography, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2013<\/span><span>2012<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Visiting Lecturer<\/h4><p>Department of Geography, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2016<\/span><span>2016<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Editor - 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