The University of Peradeniya’s Department of Mechanical Engineering is delighted to welcome Dr. Chinthaka Jacob to our academic community. A proven researcher with extensive global experience, Dr. Jacob specializes in the highly advanced fields of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Respiratory Flows, and Geophysical Fluid Dynamics. His appointment represents a major step forward in strengthening the department’s research excellence and innovative capacity. We look forward to the incredible knowledge and international perspective he will share with our “Pera Mech” undergraduates and postgraduate researchers.