{"id":12941,"date":"2026-01-08T08:40:39","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T08:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/chemical\/?page_id=12941"},"modified":"2026-03-16T05:39:51","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T05:39:51","slug":"prof_parakrama_karunaratna","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/chemical\/prof_parakrama_karunaratna\/","title":{"rendered":"Prof. Parakrama Karunaratna"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12941\" class=\"elementor elementor-12941\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64740ad e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"64740ad\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76c8940 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"76c8940\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Phone No: +94 77 612 6110<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-location-arrow\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M444.52 3.52L28.74 195.42c-47.97 22.39-31.98 92.75 19.19 92.75h175.91v175.91c0 51.17 70.36 67.17 92.75 19.19l191.9-415.78c15.99-38.39-25.59-79.97-63.97-63.97z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Office Location: Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, 20400, Sri Lanka<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27d63de e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" 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Graduated from the same faculty and obtained a PhD from the University of Nova, Lisbon Portugal. Was a Commonwealth fellow at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial Collage, London. Teach subject matters related to Chemical Engineering, Energy, Air Pollution Control, Health and safety, and Environmental Management. Research areas include air pollution, nanomaterial synthesis and their industrial applications and renewable energy.<br \/>Have served as a consultant to the Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Industry and commerce, UNEP, UNDP, National Cleaner Production Centre, and private sector organizations in the areas of environment and safety. <br \/>Have been a member of the mirror committee of the Sri Lanka Standards Institute on ISO 14001 series and Technical Expert to the Sri Lanka Accreditation Board in accreditation of GHG verification bodies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c294b53 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c294b53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-654e615 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"654e615\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Educational Qualifications<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f84ad6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f84ad6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-left: 107.75pt; text-indent: -107.75pt;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">BSc\u00a0 \u00a0 :<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"> B.Sc. Honours Degree in Engineering, <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">Major in Chemical Engineering combined with Mechanical Engineering<\/span><span style=\"text-indent: -107.75pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">,<\/span><\/p><p style=\"margin-left: 107.75pt; text-indent: -107.75pt;\"><span style=\"text-indent: -107.75pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">University of Peradeniya<\/span><span style=\"text-indent: -107.75pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"text-indent: -107.75pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">Sri Lanka, 1992 (First Class Honours)<\/span><\/p><p><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">PhD\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 : <\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">PhD in Chemical Engineering, University of Nova, Lisbon, Portugal<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-21658222\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-21658222\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-1e526eb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1e526eb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-166327d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"166327d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Areas of Research:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4b83f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4b83f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Value addition to Sri Lankan Minerals<\/li><li>Scaling up of nanomaterial synthesis Processes<\/li><li>Air pollution and its health impacts<\/li><li>Biomass gasification and combustion<\/li><li>Sustainability and circular economy<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b69f15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b69f15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Selected Research Publications:<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e21f476 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e21f476\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Publications in Peer Reviewed International Journals <\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Nirodha Abayalath, Indeepa Malshani, Rajitha Ariyaratne, Shizhen Zhao, GuangcaiZhong, Gan Zhang, Aruna Manipura, Anoma Siribaddana, Parakrama Karunaratne,Suranga P. Kodithuwakku. Characterization of airborne PAHs and metals associatedwith PM10 fractions collected from an urban area of Sri Lanka and the impact on airwayepithelial cells, Chemosphere, Volume 286, Part 2, January 2022<\/li><li>M.R. Abeywardena, M.A.D.H. Yashomala, R.K.W.H.M.K. Elkaduwe, D.G.G.P.Karunaratne, H.M.T.G.A. Pitawala, R.M.G. Rajapakse, A. Manipura, M.M.M.G.P. G.Mantilaka, Fabrication of water-repellent polyester textile via dip-coating of in-situsurface-modified superhydrophobic calcium carbonate from dolomite, Colloids andSurfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 629 (2021) 127397<\/li><li>Abewardana M, Elkaduwa., R.K.W.H.M.K., D G G P, Karunaratne Mantilaka,M.M.M.G.P.G., Pitawala, H.M.T.G.A., Karunaratne, D.G.G.P. Rajapakse, R.M.G.,Surfactant Assisted Synthesis of Precipitated Calcium Carbonate Nanostructures usingDolomite: Effect of pH on Morphology and Particle Size, Advanced Powder Technology,November 2019.<\/li><li>Tharindu Ranathunge, D G G P Karunaratne, R.M.G. Rajapakse, Davita Watkins,Doxorubicin loaded magnesium oxide nanoflakes as pH dependent carriers forsimultaneous treatment of cancer and hypomagnesemia, Nanomaterials 2019, 9, 208;doi:10.3390\/nano9020208<\/li><li>Weerasundara L, Amarasekara RW, Magana-Arachchi DN, Ziyath AM, KarunaratneDGGP, Goonetilleke A, Vithanage M, Microorganisms and heavy metals associated withatmospheric deposition in a congested urban environment of a developing country: SriLanka, Sci Total Environ., Volumes 584\u2013585, 15 April 2017, Pages 803-812 (2017)<\/li><\/ul><div><strong>Conference Full Paper<\/strong><\/div><ul><li>\u00a0M. M. M. G. P. G. Mantilaka, H. M. T. G. A. Pitawala, D. G. G. P. Karunaratne, R. M. G.Rajapakse, Stearic acid coated calcium carbonate nanocrystallites from dolomitic marblesfor polymer industries, Peradeniya University International Research Sessions, July 2014,Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka \u2013 Accepted for publication<\/li><li>G. M. C. Ruwan Bandara, K. G. Chathuranga Senarathna, M. M. M. G. P. G. Mantilaka,D. G. G. P. Karunaratne, H. M. T. G. A. Pitawala, R. M. G. Rajapakse, Flame-retardantand anticorrosive surface coatings of polyaniline\/magnesium hydroxide nanocompositesprepared from dolomite, Peradeniya University International Research Sessions, July2014, Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka<\/li><li>R. A. Amarasinghe, M. M. M. G. P. G. Mantilaka, H. M. T. G. A. Pitawala, D. G. G. P.Karunaratne, R. M. G. Rajapakse, Adsorption of methylene blue from aqueous solution bycalcium carbonate nanoparticles, University International Research Sessions, July 2014,Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka \u2013 Accepted for publication<\/li><li>M.M.M.G.P.G. Mantilaka, D.G.G.P. Karunaratne, R.M.G. Rajapakse, H.M.T.G.A. Pitawala,Synthesis and Characterization of Precipitated Calcium Carbonate\/Poly (methyl methacrylate)Nanocomposite using Sri Lankan Marble, Proceedings of the 28th Annual Sessions, GeologicalSociety of Sri Lanka, 24th Feb. 2012 Colombo, Sri Lanka<\/li><\/ul><div><b>Conference Abstract<\/b>\u00a0<\/div><ul><li>D G G P Karunaratne, \u00b7 SHS Weerasinghe \u00b7 S M W T P K Ariyaratne, Life Cycle Assessment ofuse of Biochar as a soil amendment, Indian Life Cycle management Conference, New Delhi, India<\/li><li>M.M.M.G.P.G. Mantilaka, W.P.S.L. Wijesinghe, R.M.G. Rajapakse, D.G.G.P. Karunaratne,H.M.T.G.A. Pitawala, Surfactant-Assisted Synthesis of Nanosized Precipitated CalciumCarbonate and Magnesium hydroxide from Marble, Book of abstracts of the PeradeniyaUniversity Research Sessions, Sri Lanka, Vol.17, p 182, 2012.<\/li><li>Madugalla, T.B.N.S., Pitawala, H.M.T.G.A. and Karunaratne, D.G.G.P., Characterisation of SriLankan marble by petrographical methods Book of abstracts of the Peradeniya UniversityResearch Sessions, Sri Lanka, Vol.17, p 214, 2012.<\/li><li>Madugalla, T.B.N.S., Pitawala, H M T. G. A. and Karunaratne, D.G.G.P., 2013. Petrographic andGeochemical Characteristics of Marbles in Central Sri Lanka; Potential Applications in Industries,Geological Society of Sri Lanka (Abs.), Proceedings of the 29th annual session.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-21658223\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-21658223\" data-tab-index=\"3\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-d58d7f0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d58d7f0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81f71c0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"81f71c0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c299cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c299cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong style=\"font-size: medium; text-align: start;\" data-start=\"237\" data-end=\"258\">Founder President<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: medium; text-align: start;\"> \u2013 Life Cycle Assessment and Design for Sustainability Network, Sri Lanka\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-size: medium; text-align: start;\" data-start=\"372\" data-end=\"507\"><p data-start=\"374\" data-end=\"507\"><strong data-start=\"374\" data-end=\"409\">Chairman \u2013 Evaluation Committee<\/strong>, Sri Lanka National Energy Efficiency Awards (Since 2011)\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-size: medium; text-align: start;\" data-start=\"508\" data-end=\"662\"><p data-start=\"510\" data-end=\"662\"><strong data-start=\"510\" data-end=\"570\">Chairman \u2013 Eco Labelling of Building Materials Committee<\/strong>, Green Building Council of Sri Lanka (2019\u2013Present)\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-size: medium; text-align: start;\" data-start=\"663\" data-end=\"795\"><p data-start=\"665\" data-end=\"795\"><strong data-start=\"665\" data-end=\"700\">UNIDO Appointed National Expert<\/strong> on Unintentional Persistent Organic Pollutants (UPOPs)\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-size: medium; text-align: start;\" data-start=\"796\" data-end=\"931\"><p data-start=\"798\" data-end=\"931\"><strong data-start=\"798\" data-end=\"830\">NSF Research Grant Recipient<\/strong> \u2013 Rs. 20 million+ for Dolomitic Lime value addition research\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-size: medium; text-align: start;\" data-start=\"932\" data-end=\"1063\"><p data-start=\"934\" data-end=\"1063\"><strong data-start=\"934\" data-end=\"981\">Vehicular Emission Trust Fund Grant Awardee<\/strong> \u2013 Ambient air quality monitoring in Kandy\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-size: medium; text-align: start;\" data-start=\"1064\" data-end=\"1181\"><p data-start=\"1066\" data-end=\"1181\"><strong data-start=\"1066\" data-end=\"1099\">International Research Fellow<\/strong> \u2013 Imperial College London, UK (2009\u20132010)\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-size: medium; text-align: start;\" data-start=\"1182\" data-end=\"1320\"><p data-start=\"1184\" data-end=\"1320\"><strong data-start=\"1184\" data-end=\"1219\">Editor &amp; Editorial Board Member<\/strong> \u2013 Multiple national and international conference proceedings\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li style=\"font-size: medium; text-align: start;\" data-start=\"1321\" data-end=\"1463\"><p data-start=\"1323\" data-end=\"1463\"><strong data-start=\"1323\" data-end=\"1363\">Principal Investigator \/ Team Leader<\/strong> for several UNDP, UNEP, GIZ, UNIDO funded national projects<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-21658224\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-21658224\" data-tab-index=\"4\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 4;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-6f7f044 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f7f044\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-018d8a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"018d8a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Professional Memberships<\/b><\/p><ul data-start=\"200\" data-end=\"1316\"><li data-start=\"1535\" data-end=\"1585\"><p data-start=\"1537\" data-end=\"1585\">Member \u2013 Sri Lanka Energy Managers Association<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1586\" data-end=\"1669\"><p data-start=\"1588\" data-end=\"1669\">Founder President \u2013 Life Cycle Assessment and Design for Sustainability Network<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1586\" data-end=\"1669\"><p data-start=\"1588\" data-end=\"1669\">Director \u2013 Sri Lanka Sustainable Consumption and Production Forum<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-790d753 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"790d753\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Administrative &amp; Leadership Roles<\/b><\/p><ul data-start=\"1484\" data-end=\"2021\"><li data-start=\"1484\" data-end=\"1641\"><p data-start=\"1486\" data-end=\"1641\">Head, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Peradeniya (2001\u20132004, 2023\u20132026)\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1808\" data-end=\"2021\"><p data-start=\"1810\" data-end=\"2021\">Deputy Director \u2013 Consultancies, Centre for Environmental Studies\u00a0 \u00a0<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1808\" data-end=\"2021\"><p data-start=\"1810\" data-end=\"2021\">Chairman \u2013 Board of Study, General Programme in Engineering\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1808\" data-end=\"2021\"><p data-start=\"1810\" data-end=\"2021\">Faculty Coordinator \u2013 HETC Project (World Bank)<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1808\" data-end=\"2021\"><p data-start=\"1810\" data-end=\"2021\">Coordinator \u2013 MSc in Industrial Chemistry Programme<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1808\" data-end=\"2021\"><p data-start=\"1810\" data-end=\"2021\">President \u2013 Engineering Faculty Teachers\u2019 Union\u00a0<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1808\" data-end=\"2021\"><p data-start=\"1810\" data-end=\"2021\">Senior Student Counsellor, University of Peradeniya\u00a0<\/p><\/li><\/ul><div><div><b>National &amp; International Consultancy \/ Expert Roles<\/b><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><ul><li>Expert \u2013 Adaptation\/Mitigation, Biennial Transparency Report (UNFCCC, 2025\u201326)\u00a0<\/li><li>Team Leader &amp; Technical Expert, Chemical Management Needs Assessment \u2013 UNDP\u00a0<\/li><li>Local Consultant, National Ecolabel Framework \u2013 Ministry of Environment \/ GIZ\u00a0<\/li><li>Waste Sector Specialist, OCPP Programme \u2013 CEFAS \/ NCPC\u00a0<\/li><li>Project Manager, Air Quality Management Plans \u2013 Kandy &amp; Kurunegala Cities\u00a0<\/li><li>National Mitigation Expert, Third National Communication to UNFCCC\u00a0<\/li><li>Team Leader, Minamata Convention Implementation \u2013 Mercury Waste Management\u00a0<\/li><li>Chairman, National Scientific Advisory Panel \u2013 Biochar Systems Project (APN)<\/li><\/ul><div><div><b>Standards, Accreditation &amp; Policy Work<\/b><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><ul><li>Member \u2013 National Mirror Committee on Environmental Management (SLSI)\u00a0<\/li><li>Technical Expert \u2013 GHG Validation &amp; Verification Bodies Accreditation (SLAB)\u00a0<\/li><li>Technical Consultant \u2013 Sri Lanka Accreditation Board (GHG Assertions)\u00a0<\/li><li>\u00a0Member \u2013 Inter-Agency Working Group, Switch Asia SCP Programme\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><b>\u00a0Training, Workshops &amp; Capacity Building<\/b><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><ul><li>\u00a0Resource Person \u2013 ISO 14001, Cleaner Production, Green Productivity, Chemical Safety\u00a0<\/li><li>\u00a0Trainer \u2013 Pakistani Consultants (Karachi), Cleaner Production Programme\u00a0<\/li><li>\u00a0Academic Coordinator \u2013 Certificate Course in Industrial Health &amp; Safety\u00a0<\/li><li>\u00a0Associate Programme \u2013 Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-21658225\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-21658225\" data-tab-index=\"5\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 5;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-42038e5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"42038e5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d594ea7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d594ea7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c30a76a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c30a76a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">CP1020 Design and Innovation<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">CP305\/ CP4060 Energy System Design<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">CP310\/ CP4070&nbsp;<\/span><font face=\"Times New Roman, serif\">Sustainability Assessment and Eco-innovation<\/font><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">CP311\/ CP4080&nbsp;<\/span><font face=\"Times New Roman, serif\">Energy and Environmental Management in Process Industry<\/font><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">CP312\/ CP3030&nbsp;<\/span><font face=\"Times New Roman, serif\">Industrial Safety and Health<\/font><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">CP313\/ CP3070 Independent Study (Research supervision)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">CP407\/ CP4010Process Engineering Research Project I (Research supervision)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">CP408\/ CP4020 Process Engineering Design Project I<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">CP409\/&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;\">CP4050 Process Engineering Design Project II<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">CP410\/ CP4030&nbsp;<\/span><font face=\"Times New Roman, serif\">Industrial Fluid Mechanics<\/font><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;\">CP411\/ CP4040 Process Engineering Research Project II (Research supervision)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">CP506\/CP5160 Industrial Pollution Control System Design<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">CP508\/ CP5070&nbsp;<\/span><font face=\"Times New Roman, serif\">Energy Technology for Process Industry<\/font><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a567eaf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a567eaf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back Prof. Parakrama Karunaratna Professor of Chemical and process engineering Email: dpkaru@eng.pdn.ac.lk Phone No: +94 77 612 6110 Office Location: Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, 20400, Sri Lanka About Research Publications Awards &hellip; 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