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The Department of Aeronautical Engineering was organized a guest lecture on "Pursuing a Career Related to Space Exploration" on 14th December 2018 from 1500 hrs to 1700 hrs at the mini auditorium of the university. The resource person was Dr. Nalin Samarasinha, Senior Scientist at Planetary Science Institute, USA. He also visited to the Aeronautical Engineering Laboratory during his visit to the university.
The Department of Aeronautical Engineering was first established in 1993 under the Director of Academic Studies as a separate Department at KDU. Prior to its establishment, all Officer Cadets who were enlisted to the Technical Engineering branch of the Sri Lanka Air Force through KDU were awarded bachelorettes in Defence Studies based on a Mechanical Engineering background. Considering the requirements of the nation and the evolving technologies used within the Sri Lanka Air Force, the need was felt to establish an educational element which produced competent officers with a sound Aeronautical Engineering background. The first batch of Officer Cadets for the Aeronautical Engineering degree programme was enlisted to KDU in 1993 (Intake 11) and they were graduated in the year 1997.