Senior Lecturer (Department of Mechanical Engineering)
Dr. Sameera Samarasekara is an academic at the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, with a comprehensive understanding of engineering. His expertise lies in conducting field experiments and utilizing numerical simulations to analyze climate change and natural hazards. He holds a Bachelor’s degree with first-class honours in Civil Engineering from the University of Moratuwa, followed by a Master of Science in Civil Engineering and a Master’s of Sustainability Science, as well as a PhD in Coastal Engineering from the University of Tokyo. His research focuses on coastal erosion, seawater quality, seagrass, salinity intrusion, integrated water resources management, coastal hazards, and ocean energy. Currently, he serves as the president of SLAAS-Section C.
Journal Papers
Hasitha Siriwardana, R.S.M. Samarasekara, Damsara Anthony, and Meththika Vithanage “Measurements and analysis of nitrogen and phosphorus in oceans: Practice, frontiers, and insights”, Heliyon.”, Volume 10, issue 7, March 2024, E28182, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e28182
J. Sujivakand, R.S.M. Samarasekara, H.P.A.M. Siriwardana, D.R. Anthony, and Hasitha Siriwardana “Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for Coastal Protection Assessment: A Study of Detached Breakwater and Groins at Marawila Beach, Sri Lanka”, Regional Studies in Marine Science.”, Volume 69, January 2024, 103282, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2023.103282
Damsara Anthony, Hasitha Siriwardana, Sanduni Ashvini, Shiran Pallewatta, Sameera Maduranga Samarasekara, Sampath Edirisinghe, Meththika Vithanage, “Trends in marine pollution mitigation technologies: Scientometric analysis of published literature (1990-2022)”, Regional Studies in Marine Science, Volume 66, 15 December 2023, 103156, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2023.103156
Pallewatta, R.S. M. Samarasekara, A. U. Rajapaksha, and M. Vithanage, “Oil spill remediation by biochar derived from bio-energy industries with a pilot-scale approach during the X-Press Pearl maritime disaster,” Mar. Pollut. Bull., vol. 189, p. 114813, 2023, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.114813.
Samarasekara, R.S.M, Sahthy, M., Siriwardana, A. and Siriwardana, H., 2022. Assessment of wave climate change and its impact on littoral drift along the Kalutara and Kalpitiya beaches in Sri Lanka. Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka, 50(4), pp.813–826. http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/jnsfsr.v50i4.10823
R. S. M. Samarasekara, J. Sasaki, R. Jayaratne, T. Suzuki, R. A. S. Ranawaka, and S. D. Pathmasiri, On the status and mechanisms of coastal erosion in Marawila Beach, Sri Lanka, Natural Hazards. Vol.103, pp.1261–1289 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11069-020-04034-4
V.P.B. Valenzuela, R.S.M. Samarasekara, A.S. Kularathna, G.C.C. Perez, F. Norikazu, R.N. Crichton, M. Quiroz, R. Yavar, I. Izumi, R. Aranguiz, O. Motoharu, M. Esteban, Comparative Analysis of Tsunami Recovery Strategies in Small Communities in Japan and Chile. Geosciences (2019), 9, 26. https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences9010026
R. S. M. Samarasekara, J. Sasaki, R. Jayaratne, T. Suzuki, R. A. S. Ranawaka, and S. D. Pathmasiri, Historical changes in the shoreline and management of Marawila Beach, Sri Lanka, from 1980 to 2017, Ocean and Coastal Management. vol. 165, pp. 370–384, (2018). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ocecoaman.2018.09.012
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Funding Agency |
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Competitive Research Grant (CRG) |
Science and Technology Human Resource Development Project (STHRDP) [Ministry of Education, Sri Lanka] |
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Project |
Affiliation |
Student name |
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Anthropogenic Macronutrient (N and P) dispersion in coastal waters |
MPhil, BoS-FoE |
Mr. Hasitha Siriwardana |
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Coastal erosion and Salinity intrusion: A study in Marawila |
MPhil, BoS-FoE |
Mr. Dinusha Wijerathne |
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The effects of climate change, and pollution on seagrass |
MPhil, BoS-FoE |
Ms. S.Y.S Samarage |
Phone: Ext. –
E-mail: samarasekara@sjp.ac.lk