Author: FacultyOfEng

Introduction:The Sri Lanka University Intellectual Property Policy Workshop was organized by Commercial Law Department Program (CLDP) of the U.S. Department of Commerce in cooperation with the Sri Lanka University Grant Commission (UGC) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). This was held in Taj Samudra Hotel Colombo from 24th to 27th April 2017. All the Universities Vice Chancellors participated during the first day of the program. Dean and Mr. R. Valluvan, the coordinator of the University Business Linkage Cell of the Faculty of Engineering, participated to this workshop all three days. Resource persons were Richard Cahoon, Yumiko Hamano and Anthony Williams. This was excellent workshop clearly given the scope of the workshop. The faculty thanks the U.S. Embassy Colombo and the UGC for organizing this workshop.

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Mr. D.S. Sampath, Lecturer, Mr. Ashan Madhushka and Mr. Tharanga Buddhimal, final year students attended training workshop on Watershed and River Flow Modeling using HEC-HMS and HEC-RAS on 24th and 25th April 2017 at the Open University of Sri Lanka, Colombo. This workshop was organized by section C of Sri Lanka Association of Advancement of Science (SLAAS). Dr. Jayantha Obesekara, Chief Modeler, South Florida Water Management District and Affiliate Research Professor, Florida Atlantic University, USA, conducted workshop as resource person. The workshop covered the following topics including computer based simulation activities: (i) Water modeling using HEC-HMS, (ii) Water Modelling using HEC-RAS, (iii) QGIS and (iv) HEC-DSSVue.

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A gathering was organized with the Vice Chancellor and all the deans to give appreciation to Professor Vasanthy Arasaratnam for her dedication on serving the University of Jaffna during the last six years (two terms) at the capacity of the Vice Chancellor. This was conducted on 22nd April 2017. The large number of infrastructure developments were taken places during her period to the University of Jaffna. This was the Golden period in terms of infrastructure development after ending the conflict situation in the country. Her services were very well appreciated by all the faculties of the University of Jaffna.

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It was notified that in general that the Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEM) stream students need to be motivated much higher level than the ongoing system. Therefore as a first step, the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering had discussion with the Zonal Director of Education (ZDE) Kilinochchi. As a result the ZDE organized a discussion with the mathematics teachers in Kilinochchi zonal area on 19th April 2017. The meeting was held at the conference room of the ZDE Kilinochchi office starting from 1:45pn till 5:00pm. Professor A. Atputharajah – Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Dr. P. Kathirgamanathan – Senior Lecturer teaching Engineering Mathematics and Mr. Thuraiyappa – Assisting on teaching of Engineering Mathematics were participated in this discussion. Almost all the mathematics teachers in the Kilinochchi Zone were participated. Representative from the Engineering Student Union (ESU) also participated to carefully do the follow up on the discussion points.

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Dr. N. Sathiparan appointed as the member to the University Research Committee (URC). He is representing the Faculty of Engineering from April 2017. This is a three years appointment.

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The foundation stone is laid for the staff quarters of the Kilinochchi premises on 17th April 2017. This was done at the 400 acres land area, where the staff quarters also allocated as per in the master plan of the Kilinochchi premises. Academic staff and non-academic staff of all three faculties were attended with the Vice Chancellor Professor Vasanthy Arasaratnam. The three faculties of Engineering, Agriculture and Technology will get this facilities to support the academic staff. This is with the total cost of 25 million rupees and expected to complete four staff quarters each with two stories individual houses. Dr. Kaneswaran, Head of the Department of Computer Engineering, represented the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering to this event. Prof Mrs. Thushyanthy Mikunthan, Dean Faculty of Agriculture and Professor Srisatkunarajah, Acting Dean of the Faculty of Technology were participated the event with all other Deans of the other Faculties of Science, Arts and Graduate Studies.

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The roof top solar pilot power plant installed at the Faculty of Engineering in September 2016. This was left on running by inaugurating its operation from October 2016. Then the operation was monitored and it was showing excellent operations as expected. The Kilinochchi is already known as excellent operation for solar power plant. This was proven by the roof-top-solar power plant at the Faculty of Engineering. The roof top pilot plant contains 55kW of String Inverter System and 5kW of Micro Inverter System.

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SLASSCOM invited university lecturers for a “Quality Engineering Awareness Session” which was held on 6th April 2017 at Colombo. Three staff members from the Department of Computer Engineering participated the event: (i) Dr. A. Kaneswaran, Head of the Department of Computer Engineering, (ii) Dr. M. Siyamalan, Senior Lecturer, Department of Computer Engineering, (iii) Ms. J. Segar, Lecturer (Probationary), Department of Computer Engineering.

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Bhiksu University of Sri Lanka (BUSL), Anuradhapura organized a 2 day workshop on Introduction to GIS using ArcGIS on 6th and 7th April 2017. Ven. Vice Chancellor of BUSL invited Mr. Saliya Sampath to conduct this workshop as a resource person.

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