Dr. Thilanka Ariyawansha

Senior Lecturer (Grade II)

Department of Agricultural Technology

Faculty of Technology, University of Colombo

Pitipana, Homagama


Office: Department of Agricultural Technology – Room No. B308-3

Email: thilanka@at.cmb.ac.lk

Education

  • Ph.D. 2021

    PhD (Bioprocess and System Engineering)

    University of Tsukuba, Japan

  • M.Sc. 2011

    MSc (Agriculture and Biosystem Engineering)

    University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

  • B.Sc. 2008

    BSc (Agriculture, special in Engineering )

    University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka

Positions

  • Present2023/07

    Senior Lecturer (Grade II)

    Department of Agricultural Technology, Faculty of Technology, University of Colombo, Homagama, Sri Lanka

  • 2023/07 2012/08

    Research Officer (Mechanization Technology)

    Division of Mechanization Technology, Sugarcane Research Institute, Uda Walawe, Sri Lanka

  • 2021/032020/07

    Program Assistant (Part-time)

    National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan

  • 2020/04 2020/01

    Research Assistant (Part-time)

    Farm robotics team of the institute of agricultural machinery, National Agricultural Research Organization (NARO), Tsukuba, Japan

  • 2020/122020/04

    Graduate Research Assistant (Part-time)

    SIP-SS project (Pesticide sprayer automation), University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan

  • 2019/12 2018/08

    Research Assistant (Part-time)

    Algae Biofuel project, University of Tsukuba, Japan

  • 2016/042012/06

    Subject Matter Expert (SME) and Visiting lecturer

    Institute for Agro Technology and Rural Sciences, University of Colombo, Hambantota, Sri Lanka

  • 2016/042011/11

    Visiting Lecturer

    Department of Agric. Engineering, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka

  • 2012/082010/12

    Technical Manager

    S.J Agro World (Pvt) Ltd, Colombo

  • 2010/112008/09

    Research Assistant

    Department of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna