Dr Kumari Gamage
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Position
School
Location
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Dr Kumari Gamage
On campus Lecturer
School of Civil Engineering
Brisbane Campus
PhD(Monash), MEng.Sc.(Monash), BSC.Eng.(Hons.)
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Dr. Kumari Gamage is a lecturer in Civil Engineering at the Engineering Institute of Technology (EIT), Brisbane, Australia. Before joining EIT in June 2024, she was a professor of Structural Engineering at the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka. She earned a B.Sc. (Hons.) in civil engineering from the University of Moratuwa and B.Eng.Sci. and PhD degrees in structural engineering from Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. Over the past 24 years, her professional experience started as a construction site Engineer, Structural design Engineer, research scholar towards the academic starting from the demonstrator/teacher to senior lecturer/professor in structural engineering. She has extended her research and practice on the lifetime integrity of structures, including structural strength assessment and retrofitting of structures using advanced composite materials, sustainable construction materials and thermal comfort in indoor environments. Dr. Kumari has published over 150 research articles in journals and conferences. She received the outstanding research excellence award every year starting from 2011 to 2023 from the University of Moratuwa. Her outstanding research publications were appreciated as the top 100 publications in STEM in Sri Lanka, which received 5 awards (The Presidential Award for research excellence) during the period from 2016 to 2021. She received 3 awards for the best paper for her publications in 2024, 2019 and 2018, in international conferences. She has supervised more than 50 research students, for the successful completion of PhD, MPhil and M.Sc. degrees. Dr. Kumari Gamage is a member of the Engineers Australia, Chartered Professional Engineer and International Professional Engineer (Int.PE), the Institute of Engineers, Sri Lanka.
Fields of Research: Civil Engineering
Research Interest: Sustainable Materials, Thermal comfort, Structural retrofitting, Fiber Reinforced Polymer composites
Over 20 years of teaching experience, which includes:
On-campus teaching – Structural Engineering related subjects for SAITM, Sri Lanka (2 years), Structural engineering-related subjects at Monash University, Australia (5 years), University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka (14 years) and Engineering Institute of Technology, Australia; and Engineering Mathematics and Business Statistics subjects at Monash College, Australia (3 years).
Online teaching – Offshore degree courses at Wolverhampton University and Kingston University, United Kingdom (5 years), Engineering Institute of Technology (EIT)
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