Mr. K.K.D.W.S.Kannangara

Position: Lecturer

waruna@geo.sab.ac.lk

Office: +94-0453453071

Qualifications

MSc in Geodetic Engineering, University of Bonn, Germany, 2022

BSc (Hons) in Surveying Sciences, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, 2004

Profile

Waruna Kannangara is a Lecturer at the Department of Surveying and Geodesy, Faculty of Geomatics at the Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka. Following his graduation he has served as a surveyor, quantity surveyor and cost consultant to reputed foreign and local organizations in Sri Lanka, U.A.E, and the Maldives and gained sound knowledge in surveying and quantity surveying. He joined the Faculty of Geomatics in 2015 and at present, he is coordinating the land surveying field practical programs and teaching construction surveying and quantity surveying to undergraduate students.

Membership of Professional Bodies/Associations

Student Member - International Association of Geodesy (IAG), 2022

Member of AACE International (Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering)

Research Interests

Positioning and navigation

Gravity anomalies in Sri Lanka

Crustal Deformation

Sea Level Rise

Satellite Altimetry

Current Research Projects

Co investigator: An Investigation into Sea Level Rise in Sri Lankan Waters with Satellite Altimetry, Sabaragamuwa University Research Grant 2016 - SUSL/RG/2015/16 – Rs. 195,000.00

Recent Publications

Gunathilaka, M.D.E.K. and Kannangara, W.S., 2021. An Investigation into Sea Level Rise in Sri Lankan Waters with Satellite Altimetry. Journal of Geospatial Surveying, 1(2), pp.14–22. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/jgs.v1i2.30

Gunathilaka, M.D.E.K., Kannangara, K.K.D.W.S., and Samarapperuma S.A.H.M. (2017). Estimation of Sea Level Rise in Colombo with Satellite Altimetry Data. KDU IRC 2017, Ratmalana, 3-4 August 2017.