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
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- 934866390 (Personal)
Addresses
- Rua da Memoria, N.º 8 - 1 Drt, 2675-409, Odivelas, Odivelas, Portugal (Personal)
Websites
- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Dissanayake-Sampath (Professional)
- https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0000-0001-6931-9384 (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Natural sciences - Earth and Environmental Sciences - Environmental Sciences
Languages
Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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Sinhala (Mother tongue) | |||||
English | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) |
Education
Degree | Classification | |
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2011/07/01 - 2016/02/02
Concluded
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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)
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Very Good with Highest Distinction |
2006/09/01 - 2008/03/31
Concluded
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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)
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Very Good (19/20) |
2004/01/01 - 2005/09/02
Concluded
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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)
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3.9/4 Cumulative GPA |
1998 - 2002/11/25
Concluded
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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)
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4.45/6.0 GPA Second Class Lower Division |
Affiliation
Science
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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
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Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental
Concluded
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Contract
Designation | Funders | |
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2019/09/25 - 2024/04/30 | Dunes: Sea Sand and People
Post-doc
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Letras, Portugal
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European Research Council
Ongoing
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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
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2017/11 - 2018/08 | Project on Intermunicipal Plan for Climate change adaptation, Portugal -AMAL
Project on Intermunicipal Plan for Climate change adaptation, Portugal -AMAL
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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
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Concluded
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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
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
Book chapter |
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Conference abstract |
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Conference paper |
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Conference poster |
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Journal article |
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Report |
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Thesis / Dissertation |
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Activities
Oral presentation
Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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2022/04/22 | Indian Ocean Tsunami in 2004- Experience in Sri Lanka. |
Escola Padre Antonio Viera. Lisbon, Portugal (Lisbon, Portugal)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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Event participation
Activity description Type of event |
Event name Institution / Organization |
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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
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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
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2023/02/27 - 2023/03/01 | At the 10th World Ocean Summit (2023), I networked to discuss the challenges/opportunities in Blue Economy.
Conference
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10th World Ocean Summit
The Economist Impact, United Kingdom
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Ad Hoc journal article review
Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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
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Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Letras, Portugal |
Course / Discipline taught
Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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
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2018 | Post-doctoral research fellow
Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
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2016 | Researcher
Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
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2015 | Researcher
Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
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2011 | Doctoral fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
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2008 | Research fellow
Universidade do Algarve Centro de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
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2006 | Erasmus Mundus scholarship
European Research Council, Belgium
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2004 | Asian Development Bank Scholarship fellow
Asian Development Bank, Philippines
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1998 | Merit Mahapola Scholarship fellow
Government of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka
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Title
2019 | Member of the the European Geosciences Union
European Geosciences Union, Germany
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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
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