Dr. Nageswaran Kumaresan visited the Faculty on 6th November 2015. He had discussions with the Dean and staff members about the possible services he can render, especially on supervising the student’s research projects, sharing his industry experiences and lecturing on visiting basis. He provided valuable insights on the Faculty development during his short visit at the faculty.
A paper with the title of “Conversion of the used heavy fuel oil and lubricant engine oil mixer into lubricating grease” was presented by Mr. S. Sangar (second year student from the faculty) at the Peradeniya University International Research Sessions (IPURSE) 2015 held at the University of Peradeniya, on 5th and 6th November 2015. This project was supervised by Ms. H. Krishnarajah and Dr. K. Velauthamurty, who are the staff from Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Science of the University of Jaffna respectively. This is the first paper presented by the Engineering faculty student at the International conference. The faculty congratulates the student Mr. Sangar and his supervisors for their successful achievement in their useful research especially for the community on minimizing waste and moving towards zero-waste concept.
Senior staff members from other Engineering Faculties visited to the Faculty of Engineering on 4th November 2015. They were Professor K.M. Liyanage, Dr. A.P.N. Somaratna and Dr. K.R.B. Herath from University of Peradeniya, Dr. S.M. Junaideen and Dr. J. Ajith Thamboo from South Eastern University of Sri Lanka and Mr. M. Vignarajah and Dr. Ravi from Kotelawala Defence University (KDU). It was a good tea time discussion with the Faculty staff while going around the faculty to see the site development.