Awarded Senate Commendations for Research 2022 at the Annual Research Symposium 2023, University of Colombo in Colombo

Awarded National Science Foundation (NSF) SUSRED Award 2021 in Recognition of Supervision of a PhD titled, Mapping Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Lightning Activities Over Sri Lanka Using Satellite Data to Explore Lightning Risk by GIS and Remote Sensing

Awarded in Recognition of Excellence in Research 2021 under the general category at the Annual Research Symposium 2022, University of Colombo in Colombo

Awarded Faculty Award for Research Excellence 2021 at the Annual Planning Workshop of the Faculty of Science, University of Colombo in Colombo.

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).

International Invention GRAND AWARD received for the novel medical device, 'Nasal Airflow Detection and Flow Rate Measuring System’ invented by C. Mahesh Edirisinghe and Thimira Thilakarathna at the World Inventors Association at the World Invention Innovation Contest (WiC2018) in Seoul, Korea

International Invention GOLD MEDAL received for the novel medical device, 'Nasal Airflow Detection and Flow Rate Measuring System’ invented by C. Mahesh Edirisinghe and Thimira Thilakarathna at the Silicon Valley International Invention Festival (SVIIF) in California, USA (July 2018).

International Invention GOLD MEDAL received for the novel medical device, 'Nasal Airflow Detection and Flow Rate Measuring System’ invented by C. Mahesh Edirisinghe and Thimira Thilakarathna at the World Invention Innovation Contest (WiC2018) in Seoul, Korea (June 2018).

International Invention GOLD MEDAL received for the novel medical device, 'Nasal Airflow Detection and Flow Rate Measuring System’ invented by C. Mahesh Edirisinghe and Thimira Thilakarathna at the 46th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva in Geneva, Switzerland.

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)

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)

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).

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.

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.

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).

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).