Welcoming new member to TMC Mt. Lavinia

TMC Mt. Lavinia welcomes Jagath Manatunge as its new member. Manatunge is a Professor of Environmental Engineering at the University of Moratuwa with degrees in Civil Engineering from Moratuwa, Environmental Technology from Imperial College, UK, and a PhD from Saitama University, Japan. He is a Chartered Engineer and a member of various professional organisations, including the IESL and the Institute of Environmental Professionals in Sri Lanka.

He is the Chair of the Advisory Committee for the China-Sri Lanka Joint Research Centre and an Adviser on environmental policy at the Center for East Asian Development Studies in Tokyo. He is the Editor of the IESL Annual Transactions and is on the editorial boards of the Journal of the National Science Foundation and IESL. Currently, he is the President of the Old Royalists Engineering Professionals’ Association.

He has received the Chevening Award, Monbukagakusho Scholarship, fellowships from JSPS and JST, 14 Outstanding Research Awards, four Presidential Awards, and the prestigious CVCD Excellence Award.

His professional contributions, spanning more than 30 years, include work on projects for the World Bank and ADB, advising Sri Lankan Government agencies like the Ministry of Environment, UDA, and CEA, and involvement in infrastructure projects, policy formulation, and master plans for urban and institutional development.