Pinnaduwa H.S.W. Kulatilake

Background

Pinnaduwa H.S.W. was born on September 21, 1953 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Came to the United States, 1978. Son of Samee De Silva and Koruwage Theadora (Wijewardane) Kulatilake.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering with honors, University Sri Lanka, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 1976. MEng in Soil Engineering, Asian Institute of Techol., Bangkok, Thailand, 1978. Doctor of Philosophy in Civil Engineering, Ohio State University, 1981.

Career

Chief instructor in geotechnical laboratory, U. Sri Lanka, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 1976;

graduate scholar, teaching associate, Geotechnical Engineering Department of Civil Engineering U. Calgary, Calgary, Alberta., Canada, 1978;

graduate research associate, Geotechnical Engineering Department of Civil Engineering Ohio State University, Columbus, 1978-1981;

senior research associate, Geotechnical Engineering Department of Civil Engineering Ohio State University, Columbus, 1981;

graduate teaching associate mathematics, Department of Mathematics Ohio State University, Columbus, 1980-1981;

assistant professor, Geotechnical Engineering Department of Mining and Geological Engineering U. Arizona, Tucson, 1981-1988;

associate professor, Geotechnical Engineering Department of Mining and Geological Engineering U. Arizona, Tucson, since 1988;

visiting research fellow, Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, 1988;

visiting research professor, Lulea University of Technological, 1988-1989;

visiting research professor, Lulea University of Technological, 1990. Civil engineer Department of National Housing, Colombo, Sri Lanka, United Nations Gunasekara & Company, Sri Lanka, Water Supply & Drainage Board, Sri Lanka. Short-course lecturer.

Achievements

• Registered Civil Engineer, California.

Membership

Member American Society of Civil Engineers (control group member technology safety and reliability committee, EMD division properties of materials committee), American Society for Testing and Materials (head committee stability, erosion control and damage mitigation of mine slopes technology division), American Society of Mining Engineers, International Association for Civil Engineering Reliability and Risk Analysis, International Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics, International Society for Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering, International Society for Rock Mechanics, International Association for Mathematical Geology, Phi Kappa Phi.

Connections

Pinnaduwa has a child: Roy Sheyhan Kulatilake.

Father:

Samee De Silva Kulatilake

Mother:

Koruwage Theadora (Wijewardane) Kulatilake

child:

Roy Sheyhan Kulatilake