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My research focus is motivated owing to my enthusiasm to develop decision-making tools and frameworks to understand and manage vulnerable coastal systems sustainably during the 21st century. My career was decisively resolved in studying sustainable coastal zone management and coastal hazard management after obtaining Very Good with Highest Distinction for my Ph.D. in Marine, Earth, and Environmental Sciences (Specialty in dynamics of the littoral zone) (University of Algarve). I´ve also earned a BSc degree in Civil Engineering, an MSc in Environmental and Water Engineering (University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka) and a second MSc degree in Water and Coastal Management (University of Plymouth, UK and University of Algarve, Portugal). Despite there are many studies aiming to understand the response of coastal landscapes to a range of natural and human forcing mechanisms, such knowledge and related projections have to be synthesized to develop a robust decision-making framework with probabilistic output for integrated and holistic management of coastal landscapes in response to natural and human-induced hazards expected in operational to decadal time scales. A novel and robust decision-making framework also should consider coupled human-coastal ecosystems to incorporate the socioeconomic aspects as well in the Context of the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. I worked as a post-doctoral researcher in the multidisciplinary and collaborative project: Dunes - Sea Sand People, at the University of Lisbon. My objectives are to study the scientific aspects of dune evolution and management in five countries (New Zealand, Mozambique, the US, the UK and Sri Lanka) while working with other disciplines including history and anthropology. Under the project Inter-municipal Adaptation Plan for Climate Change of Algarve (PIAAC-AMAL), I developed and scripted models to predict the coastline evolution of Algarve due to the impact of waves and the projected SLR during the 21st century. For my PhD, I developed, scripted and implemented the hybrid Estuarine Sedimentation Model (HESM) to forecast and hindcast the long-term morphological evolution of the Guadiana estuarine system due to sediment infilling with a sea-level rise. In collaborative work with the University of Huelva, I studied the denudation rates in the Guadiana watershed using 10Be isotopes in estuarine sediments. I developed a novel method of estimating the denudation rate using the HESM approach, which gives results compatible with observed results. I have reviewed more than 30 manuscripts in journals and the 1st and 2nd-order drafts of the sixth assessment report of the IPCC Working Group 1 and the 1st-order draft of the IPCC working group 2. I presented results at national/international congresses. At the 10th World Ocean Summit (2023), I networked to discuss the challenges/opportunities in Blue Economy (The Economist). I am a member of the Eurocoast networking group. I have conducted lectures to undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students while supporting them to carry out research. I contributed to enhancing the knowledge of the public on coastal hazards and management aspects to strengthen public-private partnerships (e.g., in 2022 & 2023, I made oral and poster presentations, model exhibitions on coastal hazards and participated in field visits to educate children for Escola Padre Antonio Viera. Lisbon). I contributed to an article on coastal erosion in newspapers (Observador and Diário de Notícias). I scripted computer programs using advanced languages to develop numerical models to simulate coastal evolution due to natural and anthropogenic pressures. I have rapid learning skills, innovativeness, good team spirit and independent working skills. I am glad to learn new multidisciplinary skills to broaden my knowledge by crossing different disciplines such as coastal engineering, environmental management, economics, history and anthropology.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Ruwan Sampath Dissanayake Mudiyanselage

Citation names

  • Mudiyanselage, Ruwan
  • D.M.R. Sampath
  • Sampath, Dissanayake
  • Ruwan Sampath
  • Sampath, D.
  • Sampath, R.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
DE1B-EC67-D7FD
ORCID iD
0000-0001-6931-9384
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.pt/citations?user=18IpaHgAAAAJ&hl=en
Researcher Id
J-4101-2019

Email addresses

  • rmudiyanselage@ualg.pt (Professional)
  • rmudiyanselage@ualg.pt (Professional)
  • dissanayakes@yahoo.com (Personal)

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • 934866390 (Personal)

Addresses

  • Rua da Memoria, N.º 8 - 1 Drt, 2675-409, Odivelas, Odivelas, Portugal (Personal)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Environmental Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Sinhala (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2011/07/01 - 2016/02/02
Concluded
Doctor in Marine, Earth, and Environmental Sciences (Doutoramento)
Major in Specialty in Dynamics of the littoral zone
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Coastal Responses to sea-level rise on centennial to millennial time scales: development of hybrid model-based forecasting for the Guadiana Estuary" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Very Good with Highest Distinction
2006/09/01 - 2008/03/31
Concluded
Erasmus Mundus Joint Master degree in Water and Coastal Management (Mestrado)
Major in Water and Coastal Management
University of Plymouth School of Earth Ocean and Environmental Sciences, United Kingdom

Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Impact of shoreline retreat and Inundation due to sea-level rise along the coastline adjacent to Guadiana Estuary, Portugal/Spain Boarder." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Very Good (19/20)
2004/01/01 - 2005/09/02
Concluded
Master of the Science in Environmental and Water Engineering (Master)
Major in Environmental and Water Engineering
University of Peradeniya Faculty of Engineering, Sri Lanka
"Wave run-up over rubble-mound coastal structures with emphasis on the effect of underlayer permeability (Supervisor: Dr. J.J. Wijetunga)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
3.9/4 Cumulative GPA
1998 - 2002/11/25
Concluded
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (Bachelor)
Major in Civil Engineering
University of Peradeniya Faculty of Engineering, Sri Lanka
"Flow around open channel bends (Supervision: Dr J.J. Wijethunga)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
4.45/6.0 GPA Second Class Lower Division
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution
Employer
2019/09/25 - 2024/04/30 Postdoc (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Letras, Portugal, Portugal
2018/09/01 - 2019/09/24 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2017/11/01 - 2018/08/31 Postdoc (Research) Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2016/08/15 - 2017/10/31 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2016/04/15 - 2016/08/14 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2015/07/01 - 2016/03/30 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2008/09/01 - 2011/06/30 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution
Employer
2012/03/01 - 2014/02/28 Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
Universidad de Cádiz Facultad de Ciencias del Mar y Ambientales, Spain
2013/05/01 - 2013/05/31 Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2005/10/01 - 2006/07 Lecturer (University Teacher) University of Peradeniya Faculty of Engineering, Sri Lanka
University of Peradeniya Faculty of Engineering, Sri Lanka
2002/12/01 - 2005/09 Tutor (University Teacher) University of Peradeniya Faculty of Engineering, Sri Lanka
University of Peradeniya Faculty of Engineering, Sri Lanka
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2015/07/01 - 2016/08/14 UID/MAR/00350/2013 CIMA
UID/MAR/00350/2013
Research Fellow
Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2019/09/25 - 2024/04/30 Dunes: Sea Sand and People
Post-doc
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Letras, Portugal
European Research Council
Ongoing
2017/11/01 - 2018/08/31 Project on Intermunicipal Plan for Climate change adaptation, Portugal -AMAL
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Associação Portuguesa de Engenharia do Ambiente, Portugal
Concluded
2017/11 - 2018/08 Project on Intermunicipal Plan for Climate change adaptation, Portugal -AMAL
Project on Intermunicipal Plan for Climate change adaptation, Portugal -AMAL
Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental
2016/08/15 - 2017/10/31 INSONSO SAL MARIM -SALEG
UALG/INSONSO SAL MARIM "SALEG"
Research Fellow
Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
Concluded
2008/09/01 - 2011/06/30 Estuarine valley evolution during the eustatic sea-level rise - EVEDUS
Research Fellow
Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Freitas J.G.; Reimundo, I.; Pereda, I.G.; D.M.R. Sampath. Corresponding author: Freitas J.G.. "(Inter)national and (trans)regional agents: the coastal sand dunes of Mozambique. In Routledge Handbook of Environmental History". In Routledge Handbook of Environmental History. Routledge, 2023.
    Published
  2. Sampath, Dissanayake; Boski, Tomasz; Moura, Delminda; Veiga-Pires, Cristina. "Projections of Maximum Tidal Inundation Limits of Estuaries and Lagoons of the South Algarve, Forced by Mean Sea Level Rise: RCP8.5 Scenario". In INCREaSE 2019, 56-75. Springer International Publishing, 2019.
    10.1007/978-3-030-30938-1_5
Conference abstract
  1. Sampath, Dissanayake. "AS DUNAS NAS ESCOLAS: UMA ABORDAGEM HISTÓRICO-AMBIENTAL - XIII Encontro Rede". Paper presented in AS DUNAS NAS ESCOLAS: UMA ABORDAGEM HISTÓRICO-AMBIENTALA, Cascais, 2023.
  2. D.M.R. Sampath; Freitas, J.G.. Corresponding author: D.M.R. Sampath. "A DPSIR analysis of aeolian sand dune mobilization along the coast of Manawatu-Wanganui in New Zealand". Paper presented in EGU General Assembly 2020, Vienna, 2020.
    Published • https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu2020-19785
  3. Cristina Veiga-Pires; Ana Rita Carrasco; Ruwan Sampath; Costas, Susana; Isabel Mendes; Delminda Moura. Corresponding author: Cristina Veiga-Pires. "The importance of coastal zone knowledge for co-creating climate change adaptation pathways: A case study from southern Portugal". Paper presented in 4th European Climate Change Adaptation conference: Working together to prepare for change ECCA 2019, Lisbon, 2019.
    Published
  4. D.M.R. Sampath; Boski, Tomasz. Corresponding author: D.M.R. Sampath. "Modelling the morphological evolution of the Ludo estuary of South Portugal due to human impacts and sea-level rise during the Holocene". Paper presented in IX Symposium on the Iberian Atlantic Margin, MIA2018, Coimbra, 2018.
    Published
  5. Moura, D.; Mendes, Isabel; Carrasco, A.R.; Sampath, R.; Costas, S.. "Plano Intermunicipal de Adaptação às Alterações Climáticas da AMAL, Identificação e Avaliação de Vulnerabilidades Atuais, Anexo VIII Zonas Costeiras". 2018.
  6. D.M.R. Sampath; Boski, Tomasz; Carlos Sousa. Corresponding author: D.M.R. Sampath. "Modelling sediment infilling of the Ludo sub-basin of the Ria Farmosa Lagoon system in response to eustatic sea-level rise during the Holocene". Paper presented in . IX Reunião do Quaternário Ibérico, Faro, 2017.
    Published • no doi available
  7. D.M.R. Sampath; Boski, Tomasz. Corresponding author: D.M.R. Sampath. "An assessment of the environmental requirements for sustaining the saltmarsh habitat of the Guadiana estuary due to flow regulation and sea-level rise". Paper presented in IX Reunião do Quaternário Ibérico, Faro, 2017.
    Published • Not available
  8. D.M.R. Sampath; Boski, Tomasz. Corresponding author: D.M.R. Sampath. "Estimation of sediment supply reduction into coastal zone due to sediment retention by dams of the Guadiana River, SW Portugal". Paper presented in International Conference on Ecohydrology, Soil and Climate Change, Figueira da Foz, 2017.
    Published • No doi
  9. D.M.R. Sampath; Boski, Tomasz. Corresponding author: D.M.R. Sampath. "Assessment of the accuracy of long-term modelling approach of sediment infilling in the Guadiana Estuary in response to eustatic sea-level rise during the Holocene- SW Iberia". Paper presented in CLIMA 2014 - Congresso Nacional sobre Alterações Climáticas, Aveiro, 2014.
    Published • No doi data
  10. D.M.R. Sampath; Padilla, S; Delgado, J; J.M. López-Gutiérrez; Nieto, J.M; Boski, T. Corresponding author: D.M.R. Sampath. "Estimation of denudation rates of the drainage basin of the Guadiana river using 10Be isotope method and sediment budget method". Paper presented in V RCANS CONGRESS, Huvelva, 2013.
    Published • Doi is not available
  11. D.M.R. Sampath; Boski, Tomasz. Corresponding author: D.M.R. Sampath. "Assessment of Impacts on Intertidal zone Habitats of the Guadiana Estuary due to Sea-level Rise during the 21st century". Paper presented in VII Jornadas de Geomorfología Litoral, Oviedo, 2013.
    Published
  12. D.M.R. Sampath; Boski, Tomasz. Corresponding author: D.M.R. Sampath. "An assessment OF SIGNIFICANCE OF THE Uncertainty in the sea-level rise on habitat translation in the Guadiana estuarine system IN THE 21ST CENTURY". Paper presented in 2ª Conferência sobre morfodinâmica estuarina e costeira, Aveiro, 2013.
    Published
  13. Carlos Sousa; Boski, Tomasz; Sampath, Dissanayake; W. Gunawarana. Corresponding author: Carlos Sousa. "Guadiana estuary shoreline evolution: science and cross border management integration". Paper presented in VII Simpósio sobre a Margem Ibérica Atlântica, Lisbon, 2012.
    Published
  14. Boski, T; Sousa, C; Pereira, L. F; Sampath, Dissanayake; Moura, D; Connor, S; Gomes, A; Santana, P; Duarte, D. Corresponding author: Boski, T. "The last 13,5 kyr cal BP at the littoral fringe of Algarve". Paper presented in VII Symposium on the Atlantic Iberian Margin, Lisbon, 2012.
    Published
  15. D.M.R. Sampath; T. Boski; R. Neves; A. Long; F. Martins. Corresponding author: D.M.R. Sampath. "Modeling of Estuarine Infilling in response to Sea-level Rise and Sediment Supply Constraints: A Process-based Modeling Approach". Paper presented in 50th Conference of the Estuarine & Coastal Sciences Association, 2012.
    Published
  16. D.M.R. Sampath; Boski, T; Silva P.L; Martins F.A. Corresponding author: D.M.R. Sampath. "Decadal time-scale morphological evolution of the Guadiana estuary in response to the updated A1FI sea-level rise projection for the 21st century". Paper presented in Conferência sobre Morfodinâmica Estuarina e Costeira - MEC2011, Lisbon, 2011.
    Published
  17. Patricia Laginha Silva; Martins, Flavio A.; Boski, Tomasz; D.M.R. Sampath. Corresponding author: Patricia Laginha Silva. "Basin infilling of a schematic 1D estuary using two different approaches: an aggregate diffusive type model and a processed based model". Paper presented in EGU General Assembly 2010, 2010.
    Published
  18. D.M.R. Sampath; C. Loureiro; T. Boski. Corresponding author: D.M.R. Sampath. "Long-term morphological evolution of the lower Guadiana estuary in response to the projected sea level rise and sediment supply reduction during the 21st century". Paper presented in Sea Level Changes: the Science of a Changing World, (Durham University), Durham, 2010.
    Published
  19. D.M.R. Sampath; Boski, T. Corresponding author: D.M.R. Sampath. "Impact of shoreline retreat due to sea-level rise along the coastline adjacent to the Guadiana Estuary, Portugal/Spain Border". Paper presented in 43rd Estuarine & Coastal Science Association, International Symposium, Lisbon, 2008.
    Published
  20. D.M.R. Sampath; J.J. Wijethuga. Corresponding author: D.M.R. Sampath. "Large-scale laboratory measurements of wave run-up over a rubble-mound breakwater". Paper presented in Proceedings of the Annual Seminar of SLAAS, Sri Lanka, Colombo, 2005.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Sampath, Dissanayake; Boski, Tomasz; Delminda Moura; Cristina Veiga-Pires. Corresponding author: Sampath, Dissanayake. "Projections of Maximum Tidal Inundation Limits of Estuaries and Lagoons of the South Algarve, Forced by Mean Sea Level Rise: RCP8.5 Scenario. In: Monteiro, et al. INCREaSE 2019. INCREaSE 2019". Paper presented in International Congress on Engineering and Sustainability in the XXI Century, Faro, 2019.
    Published • DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-30938-1_5
  2. D.M.R. Sampath; Costas, Susana; Carrasco, A. Rita; Mendes, Isabel; Moura, Delminda; Veiga-Pires, Cristina. Corresponding author: D.M.R. Sampath. "Coastline retreat Projections along south Algarve due to sea level rise during the 21st century.". Paper presented in ix Congresso Sobre Planeamento e Gestão das Zonas Costeiras dos Paises de Expressao Portuguesa, Lisbon, 2019.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. D.M.R. Sampath; Freitas, J.G.. Corresponding author: D.M.R. Sampath. "Sustainable management of coastal sand dunes to human activities and natural disasters in Oregon, the United States". Paper presented in 1ª edição das Jornadas Científicas da ULisboa (1st edition of scientific journal of University of Lisbon)., 2022.
  2. D.M.R. Sampath; Boski, T; Neves R.; A.J. Long. Corresponding author: D.M.R. Sampath. "Assessment of impacts of sea-level rise on the Ria Formosa salt-marsh systems during the 21st century: a behaviour-oriented modelling approach,". Paper presented in The 3rd International Conference of IGCP 588: Preparing for coastal chang, 2012.
  3. D.M.R. Sampath; Boski, Tomasz; Flavio Martins; Sílvia Dias Pereira; Francisco Pinheiro Lima Filho; Francisco H. Bezerra. "Forecasting and hindcasting morphological evolution of the Guadiana estuary in response to the sea-level rise". Paper presented in 1st Joint International Conference of IGCP 588 Meeting/INQUA Coastal and Marine Processes Commission in Hong Kong, 2010.
  4. Sampath, Dissanayake; Boski, Tomasz; Silva P.L; Flavio Martins. Corresponding author: Sampath, Dissanayake. "Numerical study of the morphological evolution of the Guadiana estuary in response to the projected sea level rise and sediment supply reductions". Paper presented in EGU General Assembly 2010, 2010.
  5. D.M.R. Sampath; Loureiro, C; Boski, T; Gomes, A. Corresponding author: D.M.R. Sampath. "MORPHOLOGICAL EVOLUTION OF THE GUADIANA ESTUARY UNDER CHANGING SEA LEVEL: CONSIDERATION OF PAST TRENDS FOR FUTURE EVOLUTION FORECAST". Paper presented in VII REUNIÃO DO QUATERNÁRIO IBÉRICO, 2009.
  6. D.M.R. Sampath; Boski, T. Corresponding author: D.M.R. Sampath. "Vulnerability assessment of shoreline retreat due to accelerated sea-level rise.". Paper presented in UNESCO/IGCP#495, Quaternary Land-Ocean Interactions: Driving Mechanisms and Coastal Responses, Annual Conference, 2008.
  7. Loureiro, C; Boski, T; D.M.R. Sampath. Corresponding author: Loureiro, C. "Coastal Evolution of the Guadiana estuary during the Holocene-Reconstructing the Palaeovalley Morphology". Paper presented in UNESCO/IGCP#495, Quaternary Land-Ocean Interactions: Driving Mechanisms and Coastal Responses, Annual Conference,, 2008.
Journal article
  1. Vina, Michael; D.M.R. Sampath; Freitas, Joana Gaspar de. Corresponding author: D.M.R. Sampath. "Patchy Anthropocoasts: A transdisciplinary perspective on dunes, plants, rabbits, and humans in the United Kingdom". Shima 18 1 (2024):
    In press
  2. Sampath, D.M.R.; Freitas, J.G.; Dias, J.A.. "An analysis of coastal sand dune management in Oregon (United States) from the 19th to the 21st century". Land Use Policy 138 (2024): 107048. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2023.107048.
    Open access • 10.1016/j.landusepol.2023.107048
  3. Sampath, D.; Freitas, Joana Gaspar de; Dias, J. Alveirinho. "Extending the DPSIR framework to analyse Driver-Pressure-State-Impact-Response of sand dune management in Manawatu-Whanganui (New Zealand) since the 19th century". Ocean & Coastal Management 230 (2022): 106348. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2022.106348.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2022.106348
  4. D.M.R. Sampath; Freitas, J.G.; Dias, J.A.. Corresponding author: D.M.R. Sampath. "Extending the DPSIR framework to analyse Driver-Pressure-State-Impact-Response of sand dune management in Manawatu-Whanganui (New Zealand) as a time-series.". Ocean and Coastal Management 230 106348 (2022):
    Open access • Published • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2022.106348
  5. D.M.R. Sampath; Beattie, J.; Freitas, J.G.. Corresponding author: D.M.R. Sampath. "Managing coastal sand drift in the Anthropocene: A case study of the Manawatu-Whanganui Dune Field, New Zealand, 1800s-2020s.". Environment & History (2021): https://doi.org/10.3197/096734021X16328497562933.
    Published • https://doi.org/10.3197/096734021X16328497562933
  6. Noa Sainz; Boski, Tomasz; D.M.R. Sampath. Corresponding author: Noa Sainz. "Chemical composition of fleur de sel and simulation of its production in an artisanal saltern sited in a protected wetland". Journal of Coastal Research 35 6 (2019): 1200-1214. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/14192.
    Published • 10.2112/JCOASTRES-D-18-00132.1
  7. D.M.R. Sampath; Boski, T.. Corresponding author: D.M.R. Sampath. "Key parameters of the sediment surface morphodynamics in an estuary – An assessment of model solutions". Geomorphology 308 (2018): 142-160. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2018.02.017.
    Published • 10.1016/j.geomorph.2018.02.017
  8. S. Padilla; J.M. López-Gutiérrez; D.M.R. Sampath; T. Boski; M. García-León. Corresponding author: S. Padilla. "Determination of denudation rates by the measurement of meteoric 10Be in Guadiana river sediment samples (Spain) by low-energy AMS.". Journal of Environmental Radioactivity 189 (2018): 227-235. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2018.04.016.
    Published • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvrad.2018.04.016
  9. D.M.R. Sampath; Boski, T.. Corresponding author: D.M.R. Sampath. "Morphological response of the saltmarsh habitats of the Guadiana estuary due to flow regulation and sea-level rise". Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science 183 (2016): 314-326. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecss.2016.07.009.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ecss.2016.07.009
  10. D.M.R. Sampath; Boski, T.; Loureiro, C.; Sousa, C.. Corresponding author: D.M.R. Sampath. "Modelling of estuarine response to sea-level rise during the Holocene: Application to the Guadiana Estuary–SW Iberia". Geomorphology 232 (2015): 47-64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geomorph.2014.12.037.
    Published • 10.1016/j.geomorph.2014.12.037
  11. D.M.R. Sampath; Boski, Tomasz. Corresponding author: D.M.R. Sampath. "Assessment of Impacts on Intertidal zone Habitats of the Guadiana Estuary due to Sea-level Rise during the 21st century. Geo-Temas". VII Jornadas de Geomorfología Litoral 14 (2013): 199-202. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/253234429_Geo-Temas.
    Published
  12. Silva, P. Laginha; Martins, F.; Boski, T.; Ruwan Sampath. "Modeling Basin Infilling Processes in Estuaries using two different approaches: An Aggregate Diffusive Type Model and a Processed Based Model". Revista da Gestão Costeira Integrada 12 2 (2012): 117-129. http://dx.doi.org/10.5894/rgci272.
    Published • 10.5894/rgci272
  13. Sampath, Dissanayake; Boski, Tomasz; Flávio Martins; Carlos Sousa; Francisco Pinheiro Lima Filho; Francisco H. Bezerra. Corresponding author: Sampath, Dissanayake. "Forecasting and hindcasting long-term morphological evolution of the estuaries and lagoons in response to the sea-level rise". Journal of Coastal Research 64 SI (2011): 691-695. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26482260.
    Published
  14. D.M.R. Sampath; Boski, Tomasz; Silva, Patricia L.; Martins, Flavio A.. Corresponding author: D.M.R. Sampath. "Morphological evolution of the Guadiana estuary and intertidal zone in response to projected sea-level rise and sediment supply scenarios". Journal of Quaternary Science 26 2 (2011): 156-170. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jqs.1434.
    Published • 10.1002/jqs.1434
  15. D.M.R. Sampath; Wijetunge, J. J.. Corresponding author: D.M.R. Sampath. "How Significant is the Wave Run-Up Reduction due to Underlayer Permeability in the Design of Rubble-Mound Breakwaters?". Engineer: Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka 39 1 (2006): 13. http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/engineer.v39i1.7174.
    Published • 10.4038/engineer.v39i1.7174
  16. D.M.R. Sampath; J.J. Wijethuga. Corresponding author: D.M.R. Sampath. "Effect on wave run-up of scaling method of core materials in rubble-mound breakwater model testing.". ENGINEER - Annual Transactions of Institute of Engineers Sri Lanka 1 B (2005): T0778. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/271194586_Effect_on_Wave_Run-Up_of_Scaling_Method_of_Core_Material_in_Rubble-Mound_Breakwater_Model_Testing.
    Published
Report
  1. Delminda Moura; Erwan Garel; Flávio Martins; Isabel Mendes; Janeiro, João; Luciano Junior; Rita Carrasco; et al. Corresponding author: Delminda Moura. 2019. Plano intermunicipal de adaptação às alterações climáticas do Algarve (PIAAC-AMAL). Relatorio sectorial - zonas costeras e mar - Vulnerabilidades atuais e futuras. (Published in June 2019). https://www.climaaa.com/_files/ugd/14d34d_eceb9db3692443379555df3b9d20af48.pdf.
  2. Delminda Moura; Erwan Garel; Flávio Martins; Mendes, Isabel; João Janeiro; Luciano Júnior; Rita Carrasco; et al. 2019. Plano Intermunicipal de Adaptação às Alterações Climáticas da AMAL, Zonas Costeiras e mar, vulnerabilidades atuais e futuras. Relatório final.
  3. Moura, D.; Garel, E.; Martins, Flavio; Mendes, Isabel; Janeiro, J.; Júnior, L.; A.R. Carrasco; et al. 2019. Relatório Zonas Costeiras e mar, vulnerabilidades atuais e futuras. In Plano Intermunicipal de Adaptação às Alterações Climáticas da AMAL (PIAAC-AMAL).
  4. Moura, D.; Mendes, Isabel; Carrasco, A.R.; Sampath, R.; Costas, S.. 2018. Plano Intermunicipal de Adaptação às Alterações Climáticas da AMAL, Avaliação das Opções de Adaptação, Setor das Zonas Costeiras e Mar.
  5. Moura, D.; Mendes, Isabel; Carrasco, A.R.; Sampath, R.; Costas, S.. 2018. Plano Intermunicipal de Adaptação às Alterações Climáticas da AMAL, Identificação e Avaliação de Vulnerabilidades Futuras, Anexo VIII Zonas Costeiras e Mar.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Coastal responses to sea-level rise on centennial to millennial time scales: development of hybrid model-based forecasting for the Guadiana Estuary". PhD, Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/7724.
  2. "Impact of shoreline retreat and inundation due to sea level rise along the coastline adjacent to the Guadiana estuary, Portugal/Spain border". Master, University of Plymouth School of Earth Ocean and Environmental Sciences, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/698.
  3. "Wave run-up over rubble-mound coastal structures with emphasis on the effect of under-layer permeability". Master, University of Peradeniya Faculty of Engineering, 2005.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2022/04/22 Indian Ocean Tsunami in 2004- Experience in Sri Lanka.
Escola Padre Antonio Viera. Lisbon, Portugal (Lisbon, Portugal)
2019/02/19 Modelling the morphological response of coastal systems to projected sea-level rise during the 21st century. The Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Degree (University of Bologna, Italy; University of Cadiz, Spain, and University of Algarve, Portugal) in Water and Coastal Management (WACOMA)
University of Algarve, Faculty of Science (Faro, Portugal)
2018/05/12 Modelling coastline retreat in response to sea-level rise . Lecture to the program of Master in Marine and Coastal Systems
Faculty of Science and Technology. The University of Algarve (Faro, Portugal)
2010/02/11 Prediction of the morphological impact of sea-level rise scenarios in the Guadiana estuary Seminar- Centre for Marine and Environmental Research
Centre for Marine and Environmental Research, Universidade do Algarve (Faro, Portugal)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event
Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/03/07 - Current I mode exhibitions of coastal sand dunes to educate school children on coastal processes, hazards and their management at the Escola Padre Antonio Viera. Lisbon.
Exhibition
2022/05/24 - Current Poster presentation to enhance the knowledge of coastal hazards and dune management to school children. Sampath, D.M.R., 2022 Response of coastal sand dunes to human activities and natural disasters and their management in Oregon, the United States. Escola Padre Antonio Viera. Lisbon, Portugal. 24/05/2022.
Exhibition
2023/02/27 - 2023/03/01 At the 10th World Ocean Summit (2023), I networked to discuss the challenges/opportunities in Blue Economy.
Conference
10th World Ocean Summit
The Economist Impact, United Kingdom

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2019/12/19 - Current Geological Journal (1099-1034) John Wiley & Sons Ltd
2019/10/26 - Current Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science (ISSN: 1096-0015) Elsevier Ltd.
2019/04/05 - Current Water (2073-4441) https://www.mdpi.com/journal/water
2018/12/28 - Current Journal of Coastal Rsearch (1551-5036) Coastal Education & Research Foundation
2018/12/05 - Current International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (1660-4601) https://www.mdpi.com/journal/ijerph
2018/05/10 - Current Journal of Marine Science and Engineering (2077-1312) https://www.mdpi.com/journal/jmse
2018/07/27 - 2022/06/19 Remote sensing (2072-4292) https://www.mdpi.com/journal/remotesensing
2018/09/07 - 2021/03/16 Sustanability (2071-1050) https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sustainability
2020/03/01 - 2020/05/31 Working Group I The Physical Science Basis IPCC
2019/11/01 - 2019/12/13 IPCC - Working Group II Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability IPCC

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2019/09/25 - 2024/04/30 DUNES Project, Center of History, Faculty of Arts, University of Lisbon (At present, I worked on the ERC project on the evolution of dunes since the 19th century and to working on the WEB-GIS platform to map the dune drifting events and knowledge Transfer cases around the world, in the Manawatu-Whanganui region in New Zealand (2 articles published), Mozambique (a book chapter in press), Oregon coast in the US (1 article submitted), Culbin, Sefton and Kenfig in the UK (1 manuscript submitted and another to be submitted in May 2023) Post-doctoral researcher
2018/09/01 - 2019/09/24 Centro de Investigacao Marinha e Ambiental (CIMA) Study the mesoscale morphological response of the sandy coastline in response to sea-level rise and storm surges and study the influence of the degree of weathering, karstification and intensity of faults on the rocky coastline evolution due to the forcing scenarios of sea-level rise, storm surges and rainfall in south Portugal. This study was to extend the model investigations carried out under the PIAAC-AMAL project for publishing the results in international scientific journals. Post-doctoral researcher
2017/11/01 - 2018/08/31 Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (Project on Intermunicipal Plan for Climate change adaptation, Portugal -AMAL) Development and application of a model framework to forecast the morphological evolution of the rocky and sandy coastline (ca. 200 km in length) of Algarve, Portugal, in response to sea-level rise and storm surges. Post-doctoral researcher
2016/08/15 - 2017/10/31 Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (UALG/INSONSO SAL MARIM -SALEG) To develop a salt flower crystallization model on the EXTENDSIM platform Project title: Definition of the physicochemical parameters critical for salt flower formation in the Guadiana Estuary Post-doctoral researcher
2016/04/15 - 2016/08/14 Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental UID/MAR/00350/2013 Development and application (Hindcasting and Forecasting) of a hybrid model for simulating the morphological evolution of Ria Formosa Lagoon Portugal, in response to sea-level rise. Post-doctoral researcher
2008/09/01 - 2011/06/30 Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental FCT PTDC/CLI/68488/2006 EVEDUS project (Estuarine Valley Evolution During the eUstatic Sea-level rise) Carrying out a modeling study: 1) to simulate the estuarine evolution during the eustatic sea-level rise in the Holocene: assessment of climate change impacts using behaviour-oriented and process-based approaches. 2) to simulate the morphological evolution of the Guadiana estuary in response to projected sea-level rise and sediment supply scenarios of the 21st Century. Reseacher

Committee member

Activity description
Role
Institution / Organization
2023/03/24 - 2024/04/03 Committee member to organize a workshop on the management of Coastal Sand Dune in the world. The workshop was held in April 2024 at the University of Lisbonb
Member
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Letras, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2017/09/27 - 2017/10/03 Master in Marine and Coastal Systems, University of Algarve, Portugal Subject: Modelling morphological evolution of estuaries due to sea-level rise Master in Marine and Coastal Systems (Mestrado) Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2016/09/20 - 2016/10/03 Master in Marine and Coastal Systems, University of Algarve, Portugal Modelling morphological evolution of estuaries due to sea-level rise (Please note that I have not recorded the exact date of the lectures but only the month. Each year, I conducted lectures on modelling morphological evolution of estuaries due to sea-level rise. The duration is 3-5 days I conducted these lectures with the invitation of Prof. Tomasz Boski who was the cordinator of the CIMA) Master in Marine and Coastal Systems (Mestrado) Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2015/09/22 - 2015/10/03 Master in Marine and Coastal Systems, University of Algarve, Portugal Modelling morphological evolution of estuaries due to sea-level rise (Please note that I have not recorded the exact date of the lectures but only the month. Each year, I conducted lectures on modelling the morphological evolution of estuaries due to sea-level rise. The duration is 3-5 days I conducted these lectures with the invitation of Prof. Tomasz Boski who was the cordinator of the CIMA) Master in Marine and Coastal Systems (Mestrado)
2012/03/01 - 2014/02/28 Erasmus Mundus PhD in Marine and Coastal Management, University of Cadiz, Spain Subject: Modelling morphological evolution of estuaries due to sea-level rise. Please note that the lectures were conducted with the invitation from the Prof. Tomasz Boski, who was the responsible professor for the subject. I conducted the lectures and the duration is 3-5 days in 2012 and 2014. Erasmus Mundus PhD in Marine and Coastal Management (Doctor) Universidad de Cádiz Facultad de Ciencias del Mar y Ambientales, Spain
2013/05/01 - 2013/05/31 MSc in Earth and Environment, University of Algarve, Portugal Lecture on modelling salt crystallization process in salt pans. The model was created by me using MATLAB program. I conducted this lecture over 3 days in May with an invitation from Prof. Tomasz Boski, who was the coordinator of the CIMA. MSc in Earth and Environment (Mestrado) Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2005/10/01 - 2006/07 Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. Instructing students in structural design and geotechnical design classes, Instructing students to carry out experiments in fluid and geotechnical laboratories and surveying field classes Civil Engineering (Bachelor) University of Peradeniya Faculty of Engineering, Sri Lanka
2002/12/01 - 2005/09 Instructing students in structural design and geotechnical design classes, Instructing students to carry out experiments in fluid and geotechnical laboratories and surveying field classes Assisting undergraduate students to carry out research on flow in open channels Bsc Civil Engineering (Bachelor) University of Peradeniya Faculty of Engineering, Sri Lanka

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2022/07/03 I contributed to a newspaper article by Vera Novais on coastal erosion in the Observador newspaper (03/07/2022). Areia que vai e vem, mas às vezes não volta: os problemas da erosão e extração de areias marinhas (translation into English: Sand that comes and goes, but sometimes doesn't come back: the problems of erosion and extraction of marine sands) https://observador.pt/especiais/areia-que-vai-e-vem-mas-as-vezes-nao-volta-os-problemas-da-erosao-e-extracao-de-areias-marinhas/
2008/11/08 Costa junto do Guadiana poderá recuar até 100 metros This article was published in Diario de Noticias, 8 Nov 2008 by F. Naves and based on scientific information provided by Sampath D.M.R. Based on his research on the Impact of shoreline retreat and Inundation due to sea-level rise along the coastline adjacent to Guadiana Estuary, Portugal/Spain Boarder. Diario de Noticias

Scientific expedition

Activity description Institution / Organization
2005/07/02 - 2006/07/11 Led research groups at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Peradeniya to carry out Tsunami wave run-up and inundation surveys along affected coasts of Sri Lanka: 1) East coast – 2-4 July 2005 and 2) 15 October 2005; 3) South and West coast from 28-31 January 2006, 4) from 1-3 April 2006 and 5) from 8-11 July 2006. The research expeditions were funded by the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka (Proj. No: RG/2005/DMM/02) University of Peradeniya Faculty of Engineering, Sri Lanka
2005/10/01 - 2006/07 Guiding student groups to carry out research projects and field investigations on the tsunami impacts on Sri Lanka and (2) physical model studies on wave run-up and wave overtopping studies. University of Peradeniya Faculty of Engineering, Sri Lanka
Distinctions

Award

2019 Post-doctoral research fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Letras, Portugal
2018 Post-doctoral research fellow
Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2016 Researcher
Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2015 Researcher
Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2011 Doctoral fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2008 Research fellow
Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2006 Erasmus Mundus scholarship
European Research Council, Belgium
2004 Asian Development Bank Scholarship fellow
Asian Development Bank, Philippines
1998 Merit Mahapola Scholarship fellow
Government of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka

Title

2019 Member of the the European Geosciences Union
European Geosciences Union, Germany
2004 Lifetime member of Sri Lanka Association of Advancement of Science

Other distinction

2018 Member of the scientific committee of the CIMA
Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal