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