Bandupala Wijesinghe

Background

Wijesinghe, Bandupala was born on January 18, 1948 in Gale, Sri Lanka. Son of Francis and Babynona Wijesinghe.

Education

Master of Science with honors, Mendeleev Institute, Moscow, 1973; Doctor of Philosophy, Mendeleev Institute, Moscow, 1976; Master of Business Administration in technical management, Deakin U. and APESMA, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1997.

Career

Research assistant, Mendeleev Institute, 1973-1977; lecturer chemical engineering, U. Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, 1977-1981; senior lecturer, U. Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, 1982-1988; research fellow, U. Karlsruhe, Germany, 1981-1982; research engineer, U. New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, 1988-1993; executive engineer, DPI Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, since 1993. Member academic committee Faculty Engineering, University Moratuwa, 1985-1987. Chairman energy management committee Center for Food Technology, DPI Queensland, since 1994.

Achievements

• Bandupala Wijesinghe has been listed as a noteworthy Food processing engineer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Association Professional Engineers and Mgrs. (Australia), Institution Engineers (Australia), Institution Chemical Engineers (United Kingdom, chartered).

Interests

• Avocations: reading, gardening, watching major sports events.

Connections

Married Epage Marthupitiya, August 16, 1979. Children: Nirla, Emaya, Umesha.

Father:

Francis Wijesinghe

Mother:

Babynona Wijesinghe

Spouse:

Epage Marthupitiya

child:

Nirla Wijesinghe

child:

Emaya Wijesinghe

child:

Umesha Wijesinghe