Awards

  • 2019
    National Research Council Merit Award for Scientific Publication
    Received the “National Research Council Merit Award for Scientific Publication” for the recognition of Scientific Research published in the year 2016 in International Scientific Journals cited in the Science Citation Index (January 2019).
  • 2018
    International Invention Awards
    International Awards received for the medical device, ‘Nasal Airflow Detection and Flow Rate Measuring System’ invented by Dr. Mahesh Edirisinghe and Mr. Thimira Thilakarathna:

     

    • GOLD MEDAL at the Silicon Valley International Invention Festival (SVIIF) in California, USA (July 2018).
    • GRAND AWARD with Korean Won 100,000 cash AWARD awarded by the World Inventors Association at the World Invention Innovation Contest (WiC2018) in Seoul, Korea (June 2018).
    • GOLD MEDAL at the World Invention Innovation Contest (WiC2018) in Seoul, Korea (June 2018).
    • GOLD MEDAL at the 46th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva in Geneva, Switzerland (April 2018).

  • 2018
    International Special Awards
    Received a “SPECIAL AWARD in recognition of the services done for the promotion and upliftment of innovative culture in Sri Lanka towards the international competitive level” awarded by the World Women Inventors & Entrepreneurs Association at the Silicon Valley International Invention Festival (SVIIF) in California, USA (July 2018)
  • 2016
    International Contribution Awards
    Received a “CONTRIBUTION AWARD in recognition of The Outstanding Leadership`` awarded by the World Invention Intellectual Property Associations (WIIPA) at the Kaohsiung International Invention and Design EXPO (KIDE-2016) in Kaohsiung, Taiwan (December 09–11, 2016)
  • 2014
    President’s Award for Scientific Publication
    Received the President’s Award for Scientific Publication from His Excellency the President of Sri Lanka for the recognition of Scientific Research published in the year 2007 in International Scientific Journals cited in the Science Citation Index (January 2014).
  • 2004
    Certificate of Appreciation for the services done for the Development of Physical Sciences in Sri Lanka
    Awarded a “Certificate of Appreciation” for the services done for the Development of Physical Sciences in Sri Lanka at 60th annual sessions of  Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (December 2004).
  • 1995
    Arthur Lambert Rupasinghe Scholarship for Physics
    Awarded the Arthur Lambert Rupasinghe Scholarship from the University of Colombo for the best results in Physics in 1993, on the results of the first and second year of undergraduate studies.

Grants/Fellowhips

  • 2005
    Postgraduate Research Fellowship
    Awarded the Postgraduate Research Fellowship to Division for Electricity and Lightning Research, Department of Engineering Sciences, Uppsala University, Sweden from International Science Program, Sweden (September 2005 – June 2006).
  • 2003
    Postgraduate Research Fellowship
    Awarded the Postgraduate Research Fellowship to Division for Electricity and Lightning Research, Department of Engineering Sciences, Uppsala University, Sweden from International Science Program, Sweden (February – November 2003).