Prof. A.K.W. Jayawardane
PROF. A.K.W. JAYAWARDANE
Moratuwa University Vice Chancellor and now the Director General, National Science Foundation
Education
PhD in Construction Management, Loughborough University of Technology, UK, Jan. 1990.
MSc in Construction, Loughborough University of Technology, UK.
BSc Eng in Civil Engineering with first class honours, University of Moratuwa, Dec. 1983.
Professional Affiliations
Corporate Member of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka (IESL), CEng, MIE(SL): 1993.
Fellow of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka, CEng, FIE(SL): 2001.
International Professional Engineer of IESL, IntPE (SL): 2007.
Founder Member of the Society of Structural Engineers, Sri Lanka, MSSE(SL), 1992.
Founder Member of the Institute of Project Managers, Sri Lanka, 1998.
Professional Activities
President of the IESL from Oct 2010 – Oct. 2011, President-Elect of the IESL from Oct. 2009 – Oct. 2010, Vice President of the IESL from Oct. 2007 – Oct. 2009.
Elected Council Member of the IESL for over ten sessions from 1994 to 2007.
Chairman and member of several standing committees of the IESL: Membership Committee, Education and Training Committee, Library Publications and Publicity Committee, Junior Inventor of the Year (JIY) Committee, Development & Professional Affairs Committ
Member of several standing committees of the IESL: Civil Engineering Sectional Committee, Accreditation Board, Board of Trustees and Benevolent Fund.
Honours and Awards
IESL award for the best paper published by a corporate member in the ‘Engineer’, Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka in the year 2008.
CDE award for the best paper published by a corporate member in the ‘Engineer’, Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka in the year 1997/98.
Commonwealth Fellowship for post-doctoral research in the UK, Aug. 1996 - Aug. 1997.
CDE award for the best paper published by a corporate member in the ‘Engineer’, Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka in the year 1993/94.
Joint winner of Prof. VARGHESE award for the best undergraduate and post-graduate project in the academic year 1983/84, University of Moratuwa.
MANAMPERI award for the best undergraduate project in Sri Lanka for the year 1983.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Key Research Areas
Entrepreneurship
International technology transfer and technology
Technology Management
Technology Infrastructure and National Innovation
Project Management
Construction Management
Productivity
Social Management Systems
Disaster Management
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