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Dr Kasun Kariyawasam

B.Sc. Eng. (Hons.) (Moratuwa), PhD (Cambridge), Gates-Cambridge Alumnus, AMIE(SL)

EDUCATION

PhD

Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, UK S
Dissertation: “A vibration-based bridge scour monitoring technique”
Supervisor: Prof Campbell Middleton, Advisor: Dr James Talbot
Funding: Gates Cambridge Scholarship
Module assessment scores: Structural Steel 83%, Concrete Structures 75%

B.Sc. Eng. (Hons)

Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka 
The degree is accredited by Washington Accord and JBM UK (ICE, IStructE, and IHT)
First Class. GPA: 3.88 (batch 1st in the final semester, 3rd overall/125 students

AWARDS

Nominated for British Construction Industry (BCI) Awards

The field sensor deployment (Baildon Bridge Scour Monitoring Project) of the PhD project was nominated for the Digital Initiative of the Year at the prestigious BCI awards, alongside the projects from some of the largest conglomerates in the world.

Nominated for "Collaborate to Innovate" Awards (The Engineer Magazine)

This nomination recognizes the "novel vibration-based scour monitoring technique" developed as part of the PhD project

Sri Lanka Presidential Award for Scientific research

To recognize publications in high impact indexed journals

Comprehensive Design Project Award

To recognize the best performance of the final year undergraduate design projects at the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Moratuwa

Special Award for Academic Excellence in Civil Engineering

To recognize the overall 3rd highest GPA in the Civil Engineering undergraduate programme at University of Moratuwa

FUNDING

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HONORS

Finalist at the Highways UK Intelligent Infrastructure Challenge

The monitoring technique developed in the PhD project was among the four finalists in the Asset Condition Monitoring category

CSIC Seed funding for field deployment (USD 31,000)

Co-applicant of the secured £24,000 CSIC seed funding for Scour Monitoring at Baildon Bridge

Gates Cambridge Scholarship

Gates Cambridge Scholarship to read for a PhD at University of Cambridge, UK (worth approx. USD 190,000) Founded by Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, one of the most prestigious graduate scholarships in the world with an acceptance rate of below 1%

Industry Research Funding of USD 100,000

The team leader of a research collaboration between the Universities of Cambridge, Oxford and Moratuwa, and Access Engineering PLC to "Introduce Fibre Optic Monitoring technology to Sri Lanka."

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