Visiting Researcher to the Faculty of Engineering

Eng. S.Kuganesan engages with research works of Jaffna lagoon under the supervision of Dr. (Eng.) S.S.Sivakumar at the Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Jaffna. He will be with the Faculty for one month from mid July 2014. Eng. Kuganesan is currently working as a Hydro-power/Water Resources Engineer in Energy Division at Norconsult AS, leading engineering and design consultancy in Norway.

Eng. S.Kuganesan engages with research works of Jaffna lagoon under the supervision of Dr. (Eng.) S.S.Sivakumar at the Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Jaffna. He will be with the Faculty for one month from mid July 2014. Eng. Kuganesan is currently working as a Hydro-power/Water Resources Engineer in Energy Division at Norconsult AS, leading engineering and design consultancy in Norway. He has also worked as a Project Engineer in Mullaitivu district, Sri Lanka in the World Bank funded North East Irrigated Agriculture Project (NEIAP). His research interests include improving the hydrological modeling, advancement of runoff forecasting, water utilization of intermittent rivers, salt water intrusion in to the ground water aquifer. He obtained BScEng degree in 2002 from University of Peradeniya and master’s degree in Hydropower Development from Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Norway.