Evidence of Esteem

• Resource person for the panel discussion on “The Braided River: Women in Science, careers and Recognition (Elsevier)” in the European Science Open Forum (ESOF), 2022, Leiden, Netherlands - 07/2022

• Resource person for the panel discussion session on “Inclusion in Research and Journalism: The North/South Dialogue” in the European Conference on Science Journalism (ECSJ) 2022 Leiden, Netherlands - 07/2022

• Resource person for the panel discussion session on “Early Career Women Scientists from Developing Countries Describe their Prize-Winning Research in Climate Change”, at the International Conference on Gender Action and Climate Change (IGCC), 2022 (virtual) - 30/2022

• Resource person for the panel discussion session on “Minority and Women in STEM” in the Annual Meeting of American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), 2022 (Virtual) - 02/2022

• Main resource person for the webinar on “How to Prepare a Research Paper”, organized by CINEC Campus, Sri Lanka for undergraduate students [~450 participants] - 07/2020

• Presented a talk on “Deep Earth Energy”, Annual Civil Engineering Graduate Symposium – 2017 organized by the Civil Engineering Society, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka [~150 participants] - 11/2017

• Presented a talk on “Can Deep Coal Seams be Used as a Greener Energy Source?”, organised by the Department of Civil Engineering, Institute of Information Technology Sri Lanka [~300 participants] - 07/2017

• Delivered a public talk on “Deep Coal Seams as a Greener Energy Source”, Geotechnical Forum organized by the Sri Lankan Geotechnical Society (SLGS) [~150 participants] - 05/2017

• Listed as one of the top 100 Asian Scientists in the year 2023

• Awarded three President’s Awards for Scientific Research for the year 2019 by the National Research Council, Sri Lanka 

• Won the OWSD-Elsevier Foundation Awards for Early Career Women Scientists in the Developing World 2022 Awards in Climate Action and the Environment for Asia-Pacific region.

• Awarded the Bright Spark Lecture Award by the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) for the most promising young geotechnical engineer/academic in 2021

• Earned Research Outstanding Award with Distinction, Annual Research Award Ceremony, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka in 2018 and 2019

• Nominated for the Young Members Presidential Group (YMPG) of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) representing Sri Lanka.  

• Won the Best Teacher’s Portfolio Report – 2018 by the Staff Development Centre, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. 

• Awarded Departmental Best PhD Thesis Award – 2018 and nominated for the Mollie Holman Medal

• Awarded Postgraduate Publication Award (PPA) - 2017

• Awarded the Monash Graduate Scholarship (MGS) - 2013

• Awarded the Faculty of Engineering International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (FEIPRS) - 2013

• Awarded Mallika De Mel Memorial Gold award for the student with best overall performance in Engineering - 2013

• Awarded Dr. A.N. Kulasinghe Memorial scholarship for the undergraduate with the best performance in Civil Engineering - 2010

• Member, International Society of Soil Mechanics & Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) - 2017 to date

• Fellow, Higher Education Academy, UK - 2023 to date

• Member, British Geotechnical Association (BGA) - 2024 to date

• Graduate Member, Institute of Civil Engineers, UK (ICE) - 2024 to date

• Associate Member, Institute of Engineers, Sri Lanka (IESL) - 2013 to date

• Associate Engineer, Engineering Council, Sri Lanka (ECSL) - 2019 to date

• Member, Organisation for Women in Science for the Developing World (OWSD) - 2021 to date

• Full Member, Women's Engineering Society (WES) - 2024 to date

Leadership Activities

• Executive Member, Sri Lankan Geotechnical Society (SLGS) - 2018 - 2021

• Editor – Newsletter, Sri Lankan Geotechnical Society (SLGS) - 2019 - 2020

• Member of the organizing committee for the International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering (ICGE-Colombo-2020), Colombo, Sri Lanka - 2022

• Civil Engineering Track session chair for Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon - 2019), 5th International Multidisciplinary Engineering Research Conference held in Colombo, Sri Lanka. - 2019

• Civil Engineering Track co-chair for Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon - 2018), 4th International Multidisciplinary Engineering Research Conference held in Colombo, Sri Lanka. - 2018

• Member of the organizing committee for IC3G 2016, International Conference on Geo-mechanics, Geo-energy and Geo-resources held in Melbourne, Australia. - 2016

• Co-president of the organizing committee of the Civil Engineering Research Exchange Symposium (CERES) 2012 held in the Faculty of Engineering, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka. - 2012

• Member of the organizing committee for EFOR 2010, 10-year anniversary exhibition held in the Faculty of Engineering, University of Ruhuna. - 2010

Leadership Training

• Enhancing Programme Leadership by AdvanceHE - 2023

Enhancing Programme Leadership is an online program to strengthen the skills and capabilities of teaching and learning leaders within their institutions. It is designed for those who are new to leadership or seeking to build confidence in their leadership abilities.

• AURORA - 2024

Aurora is a leadership development program by Advance HE designed for women. It operates as a distinctive collaboration among leadership experts, higher education institutions, and research organizations, aiming to tackle the under-representation of women in leadership roles within the sector.

• Leading in Student Education Development - 2025

This development program is designed for staff in leadership roles within Student Education, particularly those overseeing specific areas without a direct team to manage. It aims to introduce and enhance key leadership skills relevant to their Student Education leadership responsibilities.