Uditha C. Bandara
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Apt # 301, Cell: 315-***-****
Seattle, WA 98125 Office: 509-***-****
OBJECTIVE Seeking a position to employ my expertise in numerical modeling of contaminant fate
and transport and hydrodynamics in surface and subsurface water bodies.
EXPERIENCE Postdoctoral Research Associate Spring 2010-present
Computational Science and Mathematics Division, Pacific Northwest National Labo-
ratory (PNNL), Richland, WA.
• Developing, implementing and validating high performance computational algo-
rithms to model transport phenomena in porous media with application to CO2
sequestration.
• Optimizing and integration of computational algorithms to simulate subsurface
biogeochemical processes with existing high performance models.
• Performing and interpreting numerical simulations in supercomputing clusters.
Research Assistant Fall 2005-Fall 2009
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Clarkson University, Potsdam,
NY.
• Developing and improving 3D numerical models to predict water quality, efflu-
ent/contaminated sediment fate and transport in coastal water bodies. I devel-
oped the following numerical models to simulate:
– Interaction, transport and fate of oil and sediments in coastal waters.
– Bubble breakup and coalescence in marine oil/gas blowouts.
– Fate and transport of oil leaks from sunken/broken ships in the ocean.
• Literature review, analysis and numerical representation of physico-chemical pro-
cesses, computer coding, data preparation for model inputs, results visualiza-
tion/interpretation in terms of plots and animations, and model validation.
Instructor-Fluid Mechanics Summer 2009
School of Engineering, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY.
• Successfully completed lecturing and grading.
Teaching Assistant-Fluid Mechanics Spring 2009
School of Engineering, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY.
• Conducted lab classes and helping sessions for undergraduates.
Site Engineer Fall 2003-Fall 2005
National Water Supply and Drainage Board, Sri Lanka.
Worked for a water supply project costing $ US 120 million to supply drinking water
to greater Colombo area, Sri Lanka.
Teaching Assistant Spring 2003-Fall 2003
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri
Lanka.
• Conducted design, lab, and field classes for undergraduates in Hydraulics, Envi-
ronmental, Structures, and Surveying.
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EDUCATION Ph.D, Civil and Environmental Engineering, December 2009
Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY. (GPA 3.96/4.0)
Dissertation: Modeling Aggregation and Breakup Processes
for Oil/Gas Spill Models and Oil-Sediment Transport Models.
Advisor: Prof. Poojitha Yapa
M.S., Civil and Environmental Engineering, July 2007
Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY. (GPA 3.96/4.0)
Thesis: Modeling Deepwater Oil/Gas Transport Processes.
Advisor: Prof. Poojitha Yapa
B.S.Eng.(Hons), Civil and Environmental Engineering, December 2002
University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. (GPA 5.06/6.0)
JOURNAL • Bandara, U. C., Tartakovsky, A. M., and Palmer, B. J. (2011). “Effects of
PUBLICATIONS wettability alteration on the long term safety of CO2 sequestration in deep saline
aquifers: a pore-scale study,” Geophysical Research Letters.(in preparation)
• Bandara, U. C., Tartakovsky, A. M., and Palmer, B. J. (2011). “Pore-scale
investigation of CO2 storage mechanisms in geological formations,” International
Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control.(accepted for publication)
• Bandara, U. C., and Yapa, P. D. (2011). “Fate and Transport of Oil in Sediment
Laden Coastal Waters,” Journal of Hydro-environment Research.(in press)
• Bandara, U. C., and Yapa, P. D. (2011). “Bubble Sizes, Breakup, and Coales-
cence in Deepwater Gas/Oil Plumes,”Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 137(7),
729.
• Yapa, P. D., Dasanayaka, L. K., Bandara, U. C., and Nakata, K. (2010). “A
Model to Simulate the Transport and Fate of Gas and Hydrates Released in
Deepwater,”Journal of Hydraulic Research 48(5): 559-572.
CONFERENCE • Bandara, U. C., Tartakovsky, A. M., and Palmer, B. J. (2011). “Pore-scale
PRESENTA- investigation of CO2 sequestration in deep saline formations,” Poster, Tenth An-
TIONS nual Conference on Carbon Capture & Sequestration. Pittsburgh, PA, May 2-5,
• Yapa, P. D., Dasanayaka, L. K., Bandara, U. C., and Nakata, K. (2008).
“Impact of an Accidental Release of Methane Gas in Deepwater,”,Proceedings,
OCEANS’08 MTS/IEEE,, Quebec, Canada, September 15-18.
• Suzuki, S., Sukizaki, S., Ishihara, Y., Yabe, I., Nakata, K., Yapa, P. D., Dasanayaka,
L. K., Bandara, U. C., (2008). “Research Activities by the Marine Environment
Survey and Assessment Subgroup in the Research Consortium for Methane Hy-
drate Resources (MH21 Project) in Japan,” Proceedings, OCEANS ’08 MTS/IEEE,
Quebec, Canada, September 15-18.
• Yapa, P. D., Dasanayaka, L. K.,Bandara, U. C., Sukizaki, S., and Suzuki, S
(2008). “A Model for Gas and Hydrates Plumes in Deep Ocean,”, Proceedings,
OCEANS’08 MTS/IEEE KOBETECHNO-OCEAN’08 (OTO’08), Kobe,Japan,
April 8-11.
COMPUTER • Parallel processing: MPI, Global Arrays
SKILLS
• Languages: FORTRAN90, C/C++, Shell scripting, Matlab
• Software : Tecplot, Fluent, AutoCAD, LaTex, ArcGIS, Adobe Photoshop
• Operating systems : Windows, Linux, Mac
LEADERSHIP • Vice President of Civil Engineering Society, University of Peradeniya. 2002
SKILLS
• Assistant Secretary of Civil Engineering Society, University of Peradeniya. 2001
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ACTIVITIES • Member of Seattle-Kings cricket team 2010-present
• Captain of high school cricket team. 1990-1993
• Member of high school volleyball team. 1990-1995
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