Professor Weeratunge Malalasekera

BSc, PhD, DIC

  • Professor of Computational Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer

Background

Weeratunge was born in Sri Lanka and attended St. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia, Colombo. He graduated from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, in 1983 and went on to obtain a Ph.D. and D.I.C. from Imperial College of Science, Technology, and Medicine, University of London, in 1988. From 1984 to 1985, he served as an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Peradeniya. Between 1985 and 1989, he worked as a Research Assistant, later becoming a Postdoctoral Research Assistant (1989), in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Imperial College, London. In 1989, Weeratunge joined Loughborough University as a lecturer. He became a Professor at Loughborough University in 2007 and holds the title of 'Professor of Computational Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer.’ 

Interests and Expertise

  • Energy and related technologies
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modelling and applications
  • CFD simulation of I.C. engine combustion
  • Radiative Heat Transfer (Monte Carlo, Discrete Transfer and Discrete Ordinates)
  • Combustion modelling and furnace simulations

Qualifications and Awards 

  • Ph.D., D.I.C, Mechanical Engineering, Imperial College London, 1988. 
  • B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, First Class Honours, University of Peradeniya,  Sri Lanka, 1983.