Current Affiliation
Doctoral Student at the Depattment of Urban and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Japan.
Research and Job interests
My research and job interests are mainly focused on Prediction in ungauged basins, Distributed hydrological modeling, Flood modeling & forecasting, GIS & Remote sensing applications, Water resources engineering and Multi-hazard risk assessment
Educational Qualifications
MPhil. (Master of Philosophy), 2006. It is fulltime research on Setting up of an experimental basin and development of a cell-based model to derive direct runoff hydrographs for ungauged basins, under the supervision of Prof. S. B. Weerakoon, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
B.Sc.Eng., (Honors), (Bachelor of Science in Engineering), 2001, Specialized in Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. The Civil Engineering course is a four-year full time course with half a year industrial training.
Special Training Courses and Workshops
Successfully completed the "Virtual Academy, 2004" Online course and onsite training course on Distributed Hydrological Modeling - WinBTOPMC, conducted by the Center of Excellence Program, University of Yamanashi, Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan. 25-27 January 2005
Successfully completed the 14th IHP (International Hydrological Programme) training course on Hydrology in Asia at the Humid Tropics Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 11-15 October 2004
FSuccessfully completed the Certificate courses on GIS & Geo-Informatics, conducted by the Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. 01-06 December 2003
Publications
- Hunukumbura, P.B., Yasuto TACHIKAWA and Kaoru TAKARA. Extending a distributed hydrological model to use globally available topographic data, Annuals of Disas. Prev. Res. Inst., Kyoto Univ., No. 50B, 2007.
- Hunukumbura, P.B., and Weerakoon, S.B. A model for flood hydrograph estimation in ungauged basins, Proceedings of the International Conference on Mitigation of the Risk of Natural Hazards, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 2007.
- Hunukumbura, J.M.P.B. Setting up of an experimental basin and development of a cell-based model to derive direct runoff hydrographs for ungauged basins, MPhil Thesis, Dept. of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. pp.135, 2006.
- Hunukumbura, P.B., and Weerakoon, S.B. Direct runoff modelling in Ungauged Basins using a cell based model, International Symposium on Flood Forecasting and Water Resources Assessment for IAHS-PUB, Beijing, China, pp.41, 2006.
- Hunukumbura, P.B., and Weerakoon, S.B. Direct Runoff Hydrograph for Ungauged Basin, HS11-Predictions in Ungauged Basins, Proc. 3rd Asia Oceania Geoscience Meeting, Singapore, pp.101, 2006.
- Hunukumbura, P.B., Weerakoon, S.B. and Srikantha Herath. Estimation of flow duration curves for mini hydropower plant design in ungauged streams using measurements during a short period, International Conference on Sustainable Water Resources Management in Changing Environment of the Monsoon Region, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2004.
- Hunukumbura, P.B., Weerakoon, S.B. and Srikantha Herath. Hydrological forecasting in the Upper Kotmale basin using a range of modeling approaches, International Conference on Sustainable Water Resources Management in Changing Environment of the Monsoon Region, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2004.
- Hunukumbura, P.B., and Weerakoon, S.B. Application of physically based hydrological model to the Upper Kotmale basin ,Annual Sessions, Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS), Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2004.
- Hunukumbura, P.B., Weerakoon, S. B. and Srikantha Herath. Application of two different hydrological models to the Upper Kotmale basin in Sri Lanka, Proceedings of the Fifth International Summer Symposium, Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE), Tokyo, Japan, pp.201-204, 2003.
- Hunukumbura, P.B., and Weerakoon, S. B. Comparison of two hydrological model applications for stream flow predictions in the Upper Kotmale basin, Proceedings of Peradeniya University Research Sessions (PURSE), Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, vol.8, pp.85, 2003.
- Hunukumbura, P.B., Sendanayaka, M. S., Wasantha Lal, M. A. and Nandalal, K. D. W. Impact of drainage water from Walawe irrigation area on lagoons in the basin Proceedings of the 58th Annual Sessions, Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS), Colombo, Sri Lanka, Part 1- Abstracts, p115, 2002.
- Hunukumbura, P.B., Sendanayaka, M. S. and Wasantha Lal. Study on the impact of Walawe Irrigation scheme on lagoons at the downstream end of the Walawe River basin, Undergraduate Thesis, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, 2001.
Received Scholarships
- Japanese Government Scholarship (Monbukagakusho: MEXT) - Oct, 2006 to Sep, 2009, to cover the tuition, living expenses and travel expenses during the doctoral degree at Kyoto University, Japan
- Asian Development Bank (ADB) Scholarship - Jan, 2003 to Jan 2005, to cover tuition and living expenses during the MPhil. Degree at University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
- Mahapola Higher Education Scholarship - July, 1997 to Nov, 2001, During the BSc.Eng. Degree at University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Other Research Activities
Member of the field survey at Tsunami Affected areas and Multi Hazed Risk Assessment project coordinated by Dr. Srikantha Herath, United Nations University , Japan - 2005
Member of the GIS data compilation team for the Tsunami Survey & Multi Hazed Risk Assessment Project, United Nations University, Japan - 2005
Member of the online Beta testing team of the Hydrologic Modeling System (HEC-HMS) Version 3.0, Institute for Water Resources Hydrologic Engineering Center, US Army Corps of Engineers, California - 2005
Research on Stream flow prediction in ungauged basins - 2003
Hydrological analysis for mini-hydropower projects in Sri Lanka - 2003
Stream flow prediction of proposed Deduru Oya reservoir site for Deduru Oya EIA study - 2002
Work Experience
Temporary Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya (April 2006 to September 2006)
Research Assistant, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, (September 2002 to March 2006)
Civil Engineer, Kalutota Construction Pvt (LTD), Nawala Road, Nugegoda. (01st August 2002 to 02nd September 2002), Construction of sewer treatment plant and facility building for fishery harbor, Kalpitiya, Sri Lanka
Temporary instructor at the Fluids and Environmental Engineering laboratory, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, (18th December 2001 to 31st July 2002), Conducted experimental classes, Water resources and Environmental engineering design classes, Tutorial classes etc.
Preliminary design of wastewater treatment plant for halls of residences, University of Peradeniya, (2002)
Traffic survey of the Kurunegala city development project, (2001)
Detailed survey of the Rehabilitation of sewer collecting system of halls of residences, University of Peradeniya, (2001)
Trainee Engineer under National Apprentices and Industrial Training Authority for a period of six months at the following organizations- Irrigation Department, (14th July 1998 to 02nd October 1998)
- State Engineering Corporation, (05th September 2000 to 24th Nov. 2000)
Participated Conferences and Symposiums
International Symposium on Implementation of Research and education on Integrated River Basin Management and International River Basin Scholarly Collaboration, University of Yamanashi, Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan. Oct. 05-06 2007
Annual Conference of Japan Society of Hydrology & Water Resources, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan. July 25-27, 2007
Japan Society of Civil Engineers JSCE-Kansai-Annual Meeting, Osaka University, Japan. May 26, 2007
International Symposium on Hydrology Delivering Earth System Science to Society , Tsukuba, Japan. Feb 28 - March 02 , 2007
International Symposium on Integrated River Basin Management in Asian Monsoon Region and Virtual Academy workshop, University of Yamanashi, Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan. Jan. 25-27, 2005
International Conference on Sustainable Water Resources Management in Changing Environment of the Monsoon Region, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Nov. 17-19, 2004
Computer Literacy
Operating systems : Windows 9x / Windows 2000 / XP
Programming languages : Visual Basic, MATLAB, HTML
Other : ArcView, ArcInfo, HEC-GeoHMS, HEC-HMS, Photoshop
Referees
Prof. Yasuto Thachikawa
Department of Urban and Environmental Engineering,
Room 106 (C1-1), C-cluster, Katsura Campus
Kyoto University,
Kyoto 615-8540, Japan.
Phone: +81-75-383-3362
Fax: +81-75-383-3360
e-mail: tachikawa@mbox.kudpc.kyoto-u.ac.jp
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Prof. S. B. Weerakoon,
Department of Civil Engineering,
Faculty of Engineering,
University of Peradeniya
Peradeniya,
Sri Lanka.
Phone: +94-81-2388029 Ext 3566
Fax: +94-81-2388158
e-mail: sbweera@pdn.ac.lk
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