Dr Rohitha Weerasinghe
Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering
Dr Rohitha Weerasinghe is a Senior Lecturer at University of Bedfordshire in Mechanical Engineering. After graduating from Imperial College London where he read gas turbine combustion, he worked in academia as well as in the industry for over 20 years. He has specific expertise in Energy, Mechanical Engineering and Automotive Engineering, Computational Fluid Dynamics and computational modelling with working experience in the building industry as an energy and sustainability specialist. He has lead academic teams in Oman and in the UK. With a wide portfolio of teaching experience at different levels ranging from diploma to postgraduate levels in Mechanical Engineering and Energy, he has an active portfolio of research in energy and powertrain applications.
Qualifications
- PhD 2000 Imperial College London
- DIC 2000 Imperial College London
- BSc Eng. Hons 1994 University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
- PGCE in HE 2014 UWE Bristol
Teaching Areas
- Thermofluids
- Mechanical Engineering
- Automotive Engineering
- Computational Fluid Dynamics
- Energy and Sustainability
Research Interests
- Thermofluids, Energy and Powertrain applications.
- Combustion and Computational Fluid Dynamics.
- Low carbon vehicle technologies, positive energy buildings.
- NetZero Apllications.
Industrial Certifications and Professional Membership
- Fellow of IMechE 2019
- Chartered Engineer 2010
- Senior Fellow HEA 2020
PhD Supervision
'Low carbon powertrain application for a boat'. Current PhD student.
Accepting PhD candidates who wish to pursue research broadly in energy, thermofluids and combustion, CFD and numerical simulations, low carbon powertrains. NetZero, building energy and related areas.
External Activities
- Course co-ordinator SLIIT Academy, Sri Lanka.
- Editorial Reviewer – ‘Sustainability’ Journal ICAEER conference committee –Co-Chair Publication reviewer
Publications
Contact Details
Dr Rohitha Weerasinghe
E: rohitha.weerasinghe@beds.ac.uk
T: +44 (0)1582 489168
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