{"id":12857,"date":"2025-01-12T15:22:11","date_gmt":"2025-01-12T15:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/civileng.helashop.lk\/?page_id=12857"},"modified":"2025-11-14T15:59:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T10:29:49","slug":"visiting-academics-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/visiting-academics-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Visiting Academics"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12857\" class=\"elementor elementor-12857\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2912201 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2912201\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eee01f3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eee01f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ab69f1 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"5ab69f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"306\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ProfRajibBMallick-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13362\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ProfRajibBMallick-1.jpg 306w, https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ProfRajibBMallick-1-263x300.jpg 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 306px) 100vw, 306px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Prof.Rajib B.Mollick<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering\nWorcester Polytechnic Institute\nUSA<\/p><\/div><\/div>\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-bf8272f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bf8272f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7d83c8 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"d7d83c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"331\" height=\"355\" src=\"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DrGNanayakkara-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13352\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DrGNanayakkara-1.jpg 331w, https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DrGNanayakkara-1-280x300.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 331px) 100vw, 331px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr.Gamunu Nanayakkara<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Department of Accounting Finance &amp; Economics\nGriffith University,\nNathan Campus\nAustralia<\/p><\/div><\/div>\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-f7e3734 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f7e3734\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0aed2a9 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"0aed2a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"362\" height=\"347\" src=\"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ProfBarryJones-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13338\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ProfBarryJones-1.jpg 362w, https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ProfBarryJones-1-300x288.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 362px) 100vw, 362px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Prof.Barry Jones<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">College of Architecture and Environmental Design\nDepartment of Construction Management\nCalifornia Polytechnic State University USA<\/p><\/div><\/div>\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-b12d7ff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b12d7ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dc8b73 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"7dc8b73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ProfShrikantha-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-13328\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ProfShrikantha-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ProfShrikantha-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ProfShrikantha-1-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Prof.Shrikantha Herath<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><br>\nUnited Nations University\nTokyo<br><\/p><\/div><\/div>\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-f338516 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f338516\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84f4b06 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"84f4b06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"353\" height=\"353\" src=\"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DrDAKFernando.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13369\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DrDAKFernando.jpg 353w, https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DrDAKFernando-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DrDAKFernando-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DrDAKFernando-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 353px) 100vw, 353px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr.D.A.K.Fernando<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Griffith School of Engineering\nNathan Campus\nAustralia<br><br><br>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\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-0a194a9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0a194a9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40cd8d8 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"40cd8d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ProfSIlanko.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13379\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ProfSIlanko.jpg 360w, https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ProfSIlanko-300x295.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Prof.S.Ilanko<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">University of Waikato\nNew Zealand<br><br>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\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-dd79f65 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dd79f65\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9fb6a1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b9fb6a1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3c4c74 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"c3c4c74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"348\" height=\"343\" src=\"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ProfBSBKarunaratne.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13389\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ProfBSBKarunaratne.jpg 348w, https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ProfBSBKarunaratne-300x296.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ProfBSBKarunaratne-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 348px) 100vw, 348px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Prof.B.S.B.Karunaratne<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><br><br>University of Peradeniya\nPeradeniya\nSri Lanka<\/p><\/div><\/div>\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-6c81a42 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6c81a42\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52f36bf elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"52f36bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"305\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ProfNirmalaKhandan.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13394\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ProfNirmalaKhandan.jpg 305w, https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/ProfNirmalaKhandan-269x300.jpg 269w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 305px) 100vw, 305px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Prof.Nirmala Khandan<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Ed &amp; Harold Foreman Endowed Chair\nDepartment of Civil Engineering\nCollege of Engineering\nNew Mexico State University USA<\/p><\/div><\/div>\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-3ad7280 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3ad7280\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-231ece9 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"231ece9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"302\" height=\"350\" src=\"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/EngWimalasena.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13401\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/EngWimalasena.jpg 302w, https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/EngWimalasena-259x300.jpg 259w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 302px) 100vw, 302px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Eng.Wimalasena Gamage<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\"><br><br>\nPresident of the Institution of Engineers\nSri Lanka<\/p><\/div><\/div>\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-6d806ee e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6d806ee\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c6a7da elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"9c6a7da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DrAskeyHarinda-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-13405\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DrAskeyHarinda-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DrAskeyHarinda-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/DrAskeyHarinda-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr.Askey Harinda Lakmal<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Department of Civil Engineering\nGeneral Sir John Kotelawala Defence University\nRatmalana\nSri Lanka<\/p><\/div><\/div>\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-04f23de e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"04f23de\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6614a7f elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"6614a7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"290\" height=\"351\" src=\"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MsSKodithuwakku.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13409\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MsSKodithuwakku.jpg 290w, https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/civileng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/MsSKodithuwakku-248x300.jpg 248w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 290px) 100vw, 290px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Ms.S.Kodithuwakku<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">University of Kelaniya\nSri Lanka<br><br><br>\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\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-d9a9dd7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d9a9dd7\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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