Year: 2017

A full day workshop was conducted to the students using Power System CAD program. This is to give opportunity to the students on visualizing their theoretical knowledge through simulation package. This workshop was organized by the student societies. The Electrical and Electronic Engineering Society organized this workshop on 12th February full day. IT was selected on a weekend to give opportunity to all batch of interested students. Especially this was targeted to third year and final year students.

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The “IESL Day” event for the year of 2017, which is the first event of its kind in Sri Lanka, was organized and successfully conducted on 11th February, 2017. The event was started from 8am and finished at 4pm at the Auditorium of the Faculty of Engineering. The IESL president Eng. Mr. Jayalal Meegoda graced the event with his presence as Chief Guest. The IESL Vadakin Chapter President Eng. Mr. Barathitasan, the IESL YMS President Eng. Mr. Dayan Herath and few Engineers working in industries and organizations in Northern Province took part in the technical session. The Dean of the faculty, Head of Departments and students from all 4 departments participated in the event.

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The parent IESL has approved to form a Kilinochchi District Centre on the request of IESL Vadakkin (Northern) Chapter. Therefore it has been decided to inaugurate Killinochchi District center, which will serve members of Kilinochchi and Mullaitivu Districts. The inauguration was held on 10th February 2017 (Friday) from 6.00pm onwards at the Friends Inn hotel. The event was chaired by Eng.T.Barathithasan, Chairman of the Vadakkin Chapter. Eng. Jayavilal Meegoda, the President of the IESL, blessed the event as Chief Guest while Prof. (Eng.) A. Atputharajah, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, supported as Guest of Honor in this event. Fellows, Members, Associate Members, Faculty Academic Staff and Students participated to this event. This event was coordinated and conducted by the IESL Vadakkin (Northern) Chapter. The chairman Eng.T.Barathithasan and executive committee of the IESL Vadakkin (Northern) Chapter was thanked for conducting this successful event with the participation of more than 40 members.

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Minister of Power and Renewable Energy Mr. Ranjith Siyambalapitiya declared open Sri Lanka’s first hybrid power plant in Eluvathivu Island, Jaffna on 10th February 2017. Together with the honorable minister, Deputy Minister Mr. Ajith P. Perera, higher rank officers from the CEB and Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority and Professor Atputharajah from Faculty of Engineering were attended. Eng. D.K.P.U. Gunathilake, Deputy General Manager (North) Ceylon Electricity Board together with his team of Engineers organized this event very successfully.

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D. S. Sampath attended Prof. (Eng.) R. H. Paul 36th Memorial Oration on 9th Feb 2017 at Wimalasurendra Auditorium, Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka, Colombo. This was organized by Electrical and Electronic Engineering Sectional Committee of IESL. Lecture was delivered on the topic of ‘Enabling Power systems of the future” by Eng. (Prof) Kithsiri M Liyanage, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya.

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D. S. Sampath attended One day workshop on the use of GPS and Google Earth tools in research 9th Feb 2017 at postgraduate institute of Agriculture (Colombo branch), Sri Lanka foundation, Colombo. Workshop organized by board of study in soil science, Postgraduate institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya. This workshop targeted field experience in how to handle GPS and laboratory experiments on Google earth tools in research.

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Dr. Anburuvel, Dr. Ketheesan and Mr. D. S. Sampath attended Professional Review Workshop for Associate Members. This was held at seminar room of the National Water Supply Drainage Board at Jaffna on 7th February 2017. Eng Shavindranath Fernanado, Past President of the IESL, and Eng K.P.I.U. Dharmapala, Council Member of the IESL, enlighten the event as resource persons. This was organized by Northern (Vadakkin) Chapter of IESL.

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Dr. (Eng) SS. Sivakumar, Head Civil Chaired the meeting. Eng. M. Vignarajah (Senior Lecturer, Accreditation Manager), Dr. N. Sathiparan (Senior Lecturer, IQAC member), Ms. L. Thaksijini (Lecturer, A/Secretary ICC), Eng. P. Thivaharan (CE-Buildings), Eng. K. Muraleetharan EE Buildings), Eng. N. Suthaharan (DD-Irrigation), Eng. S. Suventhan (DE-NWSNB), Eng. S. Pushparaja (CE-CECB), Eng. V. Jegananthan (CE-RDD), Eng. Rajagobu (DD-Irrigation) attended the meeting. The meeting was held on 7th February 2017 at the Board room of this Faculty of Engineering. The below three presentations was discussed as introduction to the Faculty of Engineering and explain the requirement of the ICC meeting. It was also discussed that the industry–department collaboration in the future.

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The talent show is an annual students’ event of the Faculty of Engineering. This was organized by every batch and during the year 2017, the third batch was organizing this talent show. This was held on 6th February 2017. It was very interesting fun while the students have excellent opportunity show their talents. It bring so many talents of the students and very enjoyable event of the Faculty. Here all the academic and non-academic staff, students, sponsors and many well-wishers attend to this event. The faculty congratulated the students showed their talents at the excellent entertaining evening.

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The Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Services, Animal Husbandry, Irrigation, Water Supply, Food Supply and Distribution, Environment and Co-operative Development – Northern Province has decided to develop a water policy for sustainable management of water resources in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. As a result, a Water Resource Development Colloquium was organized by the Ministry from 28th to 30th January 2017. This is to obtain novel ideas and concerns of all stakeholders, including professionals and academics. It was focused to create a platform for constructive discussion to initiate drafting a policy document. Dean, Head of the Department of Civil Engineering, Head of the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies and few other staff members attended this conference from the Faculty of Engineering. Dr. (Eng) S.S. Sivakumar, Head Civil Engineering also delivered a presentation titled on “Quality issues to be addressed through water resources policy” during the first session of the event.

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