First Name: Jayantha
Surname: Pasdunkorale Arachchige
B.Sc.(Math.), M.Sc.(Ind. Math.), Ph.D. (Comp. Math.)
Senior Lecturer Grade I
Department of Mathematics
University of Ruhuna
Matara
Sri Lanka

Contact Information
Dr. P. A. Jayantha, Department of Mathematics, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka
E-mail: jayantha AT maths.ruh.ac.lk Phone: +94 (0)41 2227018 Ext. 4202; Mobile: +94 (0)714 951 256; Fax: +94 (0)41 2222701

Research Publications

Conferences/Workshops

Awards/Scholarships

Work Experience

Education

Personal Details

Referees

Personal Details

Last Name:

Jayantha

Surname:

Pasdunkorale Arachchige

Gender:

Male

Citizenship:

Sri Lankan Sinhalese

Home address

"Ranagiri", Ranaviru Captain Rohitha Mawatha, Ahangama
Sri Lanka

Address for correspondence:

Department of Mathematics, University of Ruhuna
Matara, Sri Lanka

Civil status

Married

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Education

 

Tertiary Institution 3

Qualification

Doctor of Philosophy (Computational Mathematics)

Name of Educational Institution

Queensland University of Technology, Australia

Date

May 19, 2003

Thesis Title

Accurate Finite Volume Methods for the Numerical Simulation of Transport in Highly Anisotropic Media

Supervisors

Professor Ian W. Turner, Professor D. L. Sean McElwain

Tertiary Institution 2

Qualification

Master of Science Degree in Industrial Mathematics

Name of Educational Institution

University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka

Date

May 01,1998

Division or Class

Merit Pass

Thesis Title

An Analysis of Direct Resistance Heating of a Circular Sheet Metal using Finite Difference Techniques

Supervisors

Professor (Mrs.) Sunethra Weerakoon, Professor G. K. Watugala , Professor D. A. Tantrigoda

Tertiary Institution 1

Qualification

Bachelor of Science (Special) Degree in Mathematics

Name of Educational Institution

University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka

Date

September 01,1991

Division or Class

First Class (Honours)

Secondary Education

Qualification

G.C.E (Advanced Level) Examination

Name of Educational Institution

Mahinda College, Sri Lanka

Period of study

1974-1983

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Work Experience

Positions held

Position Title

Place of Work

Period

Dean

Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna

July 18, 2007 - July 17, 2010

Head

Department of Mathematics, University of Ruhuna

June 01, 2007 - July 17, 2007

Head

Department of Computer Science, University of Ruhuna

February 01, 2003 - January 31, 2006

Director

Computer Unit, University of Ruhuna

February 01, 2003 - January 31, 2006

 

Employment details
Details of all the jobs, beginning with present job.

Job Title

Place of Work

Period

Senior Research Fellow

School of Mathematical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology

29/01/2011 - Current

Senior Research Assistant

School of Mathematical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology

03/11/2010 - 28/01/2011

Senior Lecturer Grade I

Department of Mathematics, University of Ruhuna

01/05/2004 - 31/10/2010 (On sabbatical leave from 01/11/2010)

Senior Lecturer Grade II

Department of Mathematics, University of Ruhuna

06/01/2003 - 30/04/2004

Research Assistant
(Mini-Postdoctoral Position)

School of Mathematical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology

September 2002 - December 2002

Tutor(Casual)

School of Mathematical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology

July 1999 - November 2002

Senior Lecturer Grade II

Department of Mathematics, University of Ruhuna (on study leave)

05/07/1999 - 05/01/2003

Senior Lecturer Grade II

Department of Mathematics, University of Ruhuna

01/05/1998 - 04/07/1999

Lecturer

Department of Mathematics, University of Ruhuna

12/03/1992 - 30/04/1998

Temporary Tutor

Department of Mathematics, University of Ruhuna

16/09/1991- 11/03/1992

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Awards/Scholarships

Financial support from CIMPA (International Centre for Pure and Applied Mathematics) to participate in CIMPA-IMAMIS-PHILIPPINES School on Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations in Manila, Philippines(August/September 2007)

Financial support from Lahore University of Management Sciences to participate in 2nd Summer Workshop on Theoretical Computer Science. (June/July 2003)

Financial support from the Australian National University (ANU) and the Queensland University of Technology to attend the Summer School in Computational Mathematics organised by the Department of Mathematical Sciences at ANU, Canberra. (January 2002)

Received financial support under the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Postgraduate Conference Grants-in-Aid Scheme to participate the International Conference on Recent Advances in Computational Mathematics held in Matsuyama, Japan in October 2001.

Received an award to cover living allowances from the Faculty of Science at QUT for the period of my PhD programme. (1999-2002)

International Postgraduate Research Scholarship (IPRS) for undertaking studies towards PhD in Mathematics from the Queensland University of Technology, Australia. (1999-2002)

Merit Scholarship for the Masters Degree in Industrial Mathematics from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka. (1997/1998)

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Research Publications

Jayantha Pasdunkorale A. and Graeme J. Pettet, 2011, "A Finite Volume method with linearisation in time for the solution of advection-reaction-diffusion systems" Applied Mathematics and Computation, Submitted

P. A. Jayantha and I. W. Turner, 2005, "A Second Order Control-Volume Finite-Element Least-Squares Strategy for Simulating Diffusion in Strongly Anisotropic Media" Journal of Computational Mathematics, Vol. 23(1), pp. 1-16. (Cited by)

Jayantha Pasdunkorale A. and Ian W. Turner, 2003, "A Second Order Finite Volume Technique for Simulating Transport in Anisotropic Media", The International Journal of Numerical Methods for Heat & Fluid Flow, Vol. 13(1), pp. 31-56. Received a Highly Commended Award of Excellence from Editor. (Cited by)

Pasdunkorale A. Jayantha and Ian W. Turner, 2003, "On the Use of Surface Interpolation Techniques in Generalised Finite Volume Strategies for Simulating Transport in Highly Anisotropic Porous Media", Journal of Computational and Applied Mathematics , Vol. 152, pp. 199-216. (Cited by)

Jayantha Pasdunkorale A. and Ian W. Turner, 2003,"Generalised Finite Volume Strategies for Simulating Transport in Strongly Orthotropic Porous Media", Australian & New Zealand Industrial and Applied Mathematics Journal, Vol. 44(E), pp. C443-C463. (Cited by)

P. A. Jayantha and I. W. Turner, 2001,"A Comparison of Gradient Approximations for use in Finite-Volume Computational Models for Two-Dimensional Diffusion Equations", Numerical Heat Transfer, Part B: Fundamentals, Vol 40, No.5, pp. 367-390. (Cited by)

P. A. Jayantha and G. K. Watugala , 1998,"An Analysis of Direct Resistance Heating of a Circular Sheet Metal using Finite Difference Techniques '' , Proceedings of First Annual Research Sessions (Mar. 1998), Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka, pp. 265-282

P.A.Jayantha and G.K.Watugala, 1998,"An Analysis of Direct Resistance Heating of a Circular Sheet Blank using moving electrodes", Proceedings of Fifty Fourth Annual Session: Part I - Abstracts, Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS), pp. 241-242

A summary of citations from scopus for four articles above by Jayantha and Turner.
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Conferences/Workshops

CIMPA-IMAMIS-PHILIPPINES School on Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations, Ateneo de Manila University, Manila, Philippines, August 27 - September 8, 2007

RISCMAP - Ruhuna International School on Computational and Mathematical Physics , Department of Mathematics, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka, December 20-25, 2004, (A report)

2nd Summer Workshop on Theoretical Computer Science, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan, Jun. 30- Jul. 12, 2003

EMAC2002 - 5th Biennial Engineering Mathematics and Applications Conference, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia, September 29 - October 02, 2002

Winter Workshop on Iterative Methods for Large Sparse Linear Systems, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane,  Australia, 8-10 July 2002

Summer School in Computational Mathematics, School of Mathematical Sciences, Australian National University, Canberra,  Australia, Jan. 14-19, 2002

PhD mini conference - Centre in Statistical Science and Industrial Mathematics, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia,  - Nov. 19, 2001

ICRACM2001 - "On the Use of Surface Interpolation Techniques in Generalised Finite Volume Strategies for Simulating Transport in Highly Anisotropic Porous Media", International Conference on Recent Advances in Computational Mathematics, Matsuyama, Japan, Oct.10-13, 2001

CTAC2001 - "Generalised Finite Volume Strategies for Simulating Transport in Strongly Orthotropic Porous Media", The 10th Biennial Computational Techniques and Applications Conference, University of Queensland, Brisbane,  Australia, July 16 - 18, 2001

Postgraduate Workshop - Centre in Statistical Science and Industrial Mathematics, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane,  Australia,  June 8, 2001

Postgraduate Workshop - Centre in Statistical Science and Industrial Mathematics, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane,  Australia, June 9, 2000

SLAAS98 - "An Analysis of Direct Resistance Heating of a Circular Sheet Blank using Moving Electrodes", 54th Annual Sessions of Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science - University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka, December 14 - 18, 1998

"An Analysis of Direct Resistance Heating of a Circular Sheet Metal using Finite Difference Techniques", Research Sessions of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka, March 27, 1998

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Referees

 

Name

Professor Graeme Pettet

Address

School of Mathematical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia

Telephone, Fax, Email

Tel:  +61 7 3138 5238, Fax: +61 7 3864 2310, Email: g.pettet@qut.edu.au

Name

Professor Susirith Mendis

Address

The Vice Chancellor, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka

Telephone, Fax, Email

Tel:  +94 41 2227005, Fax: +94 41 2222683, Email: vcsm@admin.ruh.ac.lk

 

Name

Professor Ian W. Turner

Address

School of Mathematical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia

Telephone, Fax, Email

Tel:  +61 7 3138 2259, Fax: +61 7 3864 2310, Email: i.turner@qut.edu.au

 

Name

Dr. Nihal Yapage,

Address

Head, Department of Mathematics, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka

Telephone, Fax, Email

Tel: +94 4 1222 7018 Ext. 4201, Fax: +94 4 1222 2683, Email: head@maths.ruh.ac.lk

 

Name

Professor(Mrs) Sunethra Weerakoon

Address

Department of Mathematics, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Gangodawila, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka

Telephone, Fax, Email

Tel:+94 1 1280 3470, +94 7 7703 8161, Email:sunethra.weerakoon@gmail.com

 

Name

Professor D. L. Sean McElwain

Address

School of Mathematical Sciences, Queensland University of Technology, GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, QLD 4001, Australia

Telephone, Fax, Email

Tel:  +61 7 3138 5185, Fax: +61 7 3864 2310, Email: s.mcelwain@qut.edu.au

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E-mail:

jayantha AT maths.ruh.ac.lk .