Academic Building (B3)-Room 123
Department of Civil and Environmental Technology
Faculty of Technology
University of Sri Jayewardenepura
Mahenwatte, Pitipana North
Homagama 10200
Sri Lanka

Email: darshika@sjp.ac.lk

Dr. Darshika Wanigarathna has more than 10 years of experience in the Civil Engineering field. In addition, she has extensive experience in designing sustainable pores material for industrial separation of greenhouse gases.

She is holder of a PhD Degree  from Interdisciplinary Graduate School, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, a Master’s Degree in Environmental and Water Engineering from Faculty of  Engineering, University of Peradeniya and a Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering  Faculty of  Engineering, University of Peradeniya in Sri Lanka.

Research Keywords: : Adsorbents, Refrigerant Separation, Molecular sieves

2014
NTU research scholarship to conduct PhD studies (2014) at Nanyang Technoogical University 2014 – 2017

2009
Associate Member, Institute of Engineers, Sri Lanka (AMIESL)

• Recycling of greenhouse gases
• Gas separation
• Material design for industrial gas separation
• Design of waste containment facilities

D. K. J. A. Wanigarathna, J. Gao, B. Liu, Metal Organic Frameworks for Adsorption-based Separation of Fluorocompounds: A Review, Materials Advances 2020, 1, 310-320

D. K. J. A. Wanigarathna, J. Gao, B. Liu, Fluorocarbon Separation in a Thermally Robust Zirconium Carboxylate Metal Organic Framework, Chemistry – an Asian Journal, 13 (8), 977-981

D. K. J. A. Wanigarathna, B. Liu, J. Gao, Adsorption separation of R134a, R125, and R143a fluorocarbon mixtures using 13X and surface modified 5A zeolites, AIChE Journal 64 (2), 640-648

Wanigarathna D.K.J.A, Gao J, Takanami T, Zhang Q, Liu B. Adsorption Separation of R-22, R-32 and R-125 Fluorocarbons using 4A Molecular Sieve Zeolite. ChemistrySelect 2016;1(13):3718-3722

Hafiz Muhammad Awais Rashid, J. A. D. K. Wanigarathna, L. C. Kurukulasuriya, N. H. Priyankara, A. M. N. Alagiyawanna, Takeshi Saito, Ken Kawamoto, Characterization of Locally Available Soil as a Liner Material for Solid Waste Landfills in Sri Lanka, Environ. Earth Sci. (2017) 76:396

J. A. D. K. Wanigarathna, S. Arooran, R. Gobirahavan, L. C. Kurukulasuriya, K. Kawamoto, Long Term Effect of CaCl2 Solution on Hydraulic Conductivity of Expansive Clays and Expansive Clay- Bentonite Mixtures, 4th International Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction Management (ICSECM) – 2013, At Kandy, Sri Lanka, Volume: Construction Materials and Systems

Darshika Wanigarathana, Chandana Kurukulasooriya, Shoichiro Hamamoto, Ken Kawamto, Locally Available Expansive Soil as a Liner Material for Municipal Landfills. Proceedings of the Special Session on Water & Waste Management, International Conference on Sustainable Built Environment, (ICSBE)-2012, December 2012, Kandy, Sri Lank

Darshika Wanigarathana, Chandana Kurukulasooriya, Ken Kawamto, Suitability of Locally Available Expansive Soil for the Base Liners in Waste Containment Facilities, Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference 2013, March 2, 2013, ICTAD auditorium, Sri Lanka

J.A.D.K Wanigarathna, L.C Kurukulasuriya, Ken Kawamoto, “Bentonite enhanced expansive soil as an economical liner material for municipal landfills in Sri Lanka”, Conference on Sri Lanka Japan Collaborative Research, 30- March-2013