Department of Civil Engineering - Faculty of Engineering, KDU

Ms. Lathika Yashodani Hitige

Lecturer (Probationary)
  • Qualifications
  • Qualifications

    BSc in Engineering (Hons.) in Civil Engineering (First Class), General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka.


     

  • Research Interests
  • Research Interests

    • Solid waste management
    • Sediment Transportation associated with rivers in Sri Lanka.
    • Sustainable Design and Construction
    • Surveying & GIS
  • Publications
  • Publications

    • PK Hitige, LY Hitige “Climate change and Paddy Cultivation in Sri Lanka”. The 14th International Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction Management 2023
    • LY Hitige, DG Hitige, BS Jayasinghe. “A Review on Disorders due to Vibrations in Construction Sites and related Safety Practices in Sri Lanka”. The 12th International Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction Management 2021
    • LY Hitige, TMWRMB Samarakoon. 2021."Status of Solid Wastes and its Management in the Coastal Environments of Sri Lanka". International Journal of Environment Agriculture and Biotechnology (ISSN: 2456-1878).6(5):001-009.Doi:10.22161/ijeab.65.1
  • Awards
  • Awards

    • Emerging Civil Engineer Award 2020, First Runner up
      Organized by the Sri Lanka Association of the Institution of Civil Engineers.
    • Vice Chancellor’s List – 2018
      Being placed in the Vice Chancellor’s List for academic excellence with a YGPA of 4.04 in the Academic year 2018, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University.
    • Dean’s List – 2016 and 2019
      Being placed in the Dean’s List for academic excellence with a YGPA of 3.84 in the Academic year 2016, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University.
      Being placed in the Dean’s List for academic excellence with a YGPA of 3.83 in the Academic year 2019, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University
  • Experience
  • Experience

    • Lecturer (Probationary) (09th August 2023 - Present)
      Department of Civil Engineering, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University.
    • Instructor Gr II (01st April 2022 – 08th August 2023)
      Department of Civil Engineering, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University.
    • Temporary Instructor (26th August 2020– 01st April 2022)
      Department of Civil Engineering, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University.
    • RR Construction (Pvt) Ltd (January 2020 – August 2020)
      Site Engineer
    • Mäga Engineering (Pvt) Ltd (2nd July 2018- 16th December 2018)
      Training Civil Engineer
  • Memberships
  • Memberships

    • Institute of Engineers Sri Lanka (IESL), Student Member (Membership No – S26899)
    • Institution of Civil Engineers – UK, Student member (Membership No – 84397275 )