PhD : University of Tokyo, Japan, (1998) in Environmental Engineering

MEng : Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand (1994) in Water & Wastewater Engineering

BScEng : University of Peradeniya (1991)

Stage I of Charted Institute of Management Association Examination (CIMA), UK

1999 to date - Senior Lecturer, Laboratory, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya.

1994 to 1995 - Executive/ (Environmental), National Development Bank of Sri Lanka.

1991 to 1992 - Planning and Design Engineer Soil and Water Ltd (Finland), Consultants to the Kandy District Water Supply and Sanitation Project.

1999 to date - Senior Lecturer, Laboratory, Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya.

1998 to 1999 - JSPS Research Fellow, Department of Urban Engineering, University of Tokyo, Japan.

Water and Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Technologies,

Appropriate Sanitation Technologies

Solid Waste Management

Water Resources Management

Water Quality Monitoring

GEMUNU HERATH (2006); Overview of Groundwater Management, the Agrowell Program, and the Impact of the 2004 Tsunami in Sri Lanka, journal of the International Review for Environmental Strategies, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies, vol. 6 number 2, pp. 373-386.p align="justify">Dissanayaka, S.M. and Kumaraswamy, M.M. (2001) Developing a decision support system for building project procurement, Construction Engineering and Architectural Management, Vol.6 n:3, pp 337-349.

GEMUNU HERATH (2006): Pollution inflows to Mahaweli river from Kandy city suburbs; a case study from Sri Lanka, International Water Association (IWA) publication on Southeast Asian Water Environment 1, pp 131-139.

Dissanayaka, S.M. and Kumaraswamy, M.M. (1999) Reconstructing Procurement and Team Relationships, The International Journal of Computer-Integrated Design and Construction, Special Issue, Chapman and Hall, U.S.A.

GEMUNU HERATH and UDITHA RATNAYAKE (2006); Policy needs for a Sustainable Management of Groundwater Resources in Sri Lanka, Proceedings, 32nd WEDC conference, November 13-17, Colombo Sri Lanka, pp 131-134.

GEMUNU HERATH and UDITHA RATNAYAKE (2006); Groundwater Management Issues in Sri Lanka, Proceedings of the fourth International Symposium on southeast Asian water environment, December 6-8, Bangkok, Thailand pp. 83-90.

GEMUNU HERATH and UDITHA RATNAYAKE (2006); Water Quality Issues in Lower Kelani Basin, Proceedings the International Conference on Water in the Humid Tropics, December 4 2006, Kandy, Sri Lanka.

GEMUNU HERATH and THUSITHA AMARESEKERA (2007); Assessment of Urban and Industrial Pollution on water quality: Kelani River, Southeast Asian Water Environment 2, International Water Association publishing, 2007, pp 91-98.

GEMUNU HERATH and UDITHA RATNAYAKE (2007); Urban Groundwater Management Issues in Sri Lanka, “Engineer”, Journal of the Institute of Engineers, Sri Lanka, Vol. XXXX, No. 4, October 2007, pp 123-128.

GEMUNU HERATH and UDITHA RATNAYAKE (2008); Groundwater Quality Problems and Issues in the Dry-Zone of Sri Lanka with Special Reference to Fluoride contamination and the Chronic Kidney Disease, Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on southeast Asian water environment, October 29-31, Bandung, Indonesia pp. 415-422.

GEMUNU HEATH and UDITHA RATNAYAKE (2008); Sustainable groundwater management in Sri Lanka – Policy needs, proceedings workshop on “Groundwater in Sri Lanka –“A most precious but highly threatened resource”, Occasional Publication 1-2008, National Academy of Sciences of Sri Lanka, pp 18-29.

UDITHA RATNAYAKE and GEMUNU HERATH, (2008); Trends of Change of Water Resources of Uda Walawe River Basin, Proccedings of Workshop on Walawe Basin Case Study for World Water Assessment Programme, Embilipitiya, Sri Lanka

MANNAPPERUMA WMGCK, ABEYASEKERA CL, WERELLAGAMA DRIB, HERATH GBB (2008); A chromogenic method for detecting coliform bacteria and Escherichia coli for water quality assessment in Sri Lanka, Proceedings Peradeniya University research sessions 2008, pp 332-334.

GEMUNU HERATH and UDITHA RATNAYAKE (2009); Water Pollution Issues in Lower Kelani Basin, Proceedings, ‘Symposium on Effective Synergization of Water Resources and Natural Landscape’ 4 -5 April 2009, Postgraduate Institute of Science, University of Peradeniya.

GEMUNU HERATH (2009); Sustainability Issues of the Groundwater Use in the Asian Region, Symposium on Sustainable Infrastructure Development in Asia, 14-15 September 2009, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka PP 42-49.

GEMUNU HERATH, UDITHA RATNAYAKE, SHINICHIRO OHGAKI AND YATSUKA KATAOKA (2010); Issues of Groundwater Management in Asia Region, Proceedings of the International Symposium on Coastal Zones and Climate Change: Assessing the Impacts and Developing Adaptation Strategies, 12 – 13 April 2010, Monash University, Australia.

G B B HERATH, G N PARANAVITHANA and C S KALPAGE (2010); Evaluate the Treatment Efficiency of Coir Fibre as an Attached Growth Media for Synthetic Wastewater, Proceedings, annual research sessions 2010, University of Peradeniya, Vol. 15 Part II, pp. 724.

G. M. P. R. WEERAKOON, M. I. M. MOWJOOD, G. B. B. HERATH AND K. B. S. N. JINADASA (2011); “A Comparison of Vertical Sub-surface Flow and Horizontal Sub-surface Flow Constructed Wetland mesocosms in Tropics”, SAITM Research Symposium on Engineering Advancements, 27th – 28th May 2011, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 59 - 63

G.B.B. HERATH and S.M.S.SAMARAKOON (2011); Water Quality Index for Assessment of Water Quality of Mahaoya In Sri Lanka, accepted for publication, Proceedings, International Conference on “Community and Water Services Challenges for Sustainability” 29 Sep – 1 October 2011, Kandy, Sri Lanka.

V. RAVI, G.B.B. HERATH and M. MANOBAVAN (2011); Groundwater Contamination from Unplanned Septic Tanks a Relationship Between Fecal Contamination and Septic Tank Location, accepted for publication, Proceedings, International Conference on “Community and Water Services Challenges for Sustainability” 29 Sep – 1 October 2011, Kandy, Sri Lanka.

W.M.G.C.K. MANNAPERUMA, C.L. ABAYASEKARA, G.B.B. HERATH and D.R.I.B.WERELLAGAMA (2011); Comparison of Sri Lanka Standard Multiple -Tube Fermentation Method with Alternative Bacteriological Methods to Detect Indicator Bacteria in Water, Water Professionals’ Day Symposium – 2011, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, 1 October 2011.

G. M. P. R. WEERAKOON, S. D. PRATHEEP, M. I. M. MOWJOOD, G. B. B. HERATH and K. B. S. N. JINADASA (2011); “Performance of Tropical Constructed Wetlands Subject to Variable Hydraulic Loading Rates”,105th Annual Sessions – IESL, 24th – 25th October 2011, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 256 – 263