Lakshitha De Silva
Lakshitha De Silva

Lecturer

I am a Lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, specializing in fluid dynamics and mechanical engineering with experience in both computational and experimental methods. I teach across Aeronautical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering streams, and I take great satisfaction in mentoring students on their curricular and extracurricular projects. Alongside my academic work, I also serve as an entrepreneur and consultant mechanical engineer, working with both Sri Lankan and international clients on research and development projects that deliver innovative solutions in fluid dynamics and broader engineering domains. My long-term vision is to strengthen collaboration between academia and industry to develop sustainable, practical solutions that meet the future challenges of humankind. I am currently seeking suitable PhD opportunities as the next step in my academic career, with the goal of further strengthening my expertise and expanding my ability to contribute to impactful, industry-relevant research.

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Experience

  1. Lecturer

    University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
    Lecturing on Aircraft systems and maintenance, Aircraft avionics and human factors, Aerodynamics. Project Supervision of Glider and UAV design project (2nd and 3rd year students), Aircraft design project (3rd year students), Final year projects (4th year students)
  2. Visiting Lecturer

    Faculty of Engineering, University of Sri Jayawardhanapura, Sri Lanka
    Solid Mechanics and Finite Element Method (FEM)
  3. Lecturer

    IMC-AIC Campus, Colombo, Sri Lanka
    Part-time permanent lecturer in mechanical engineering
  4. Visiting Lecturer

    OREL Corporations (PVT) LTD, Colombo, Sri Lanka
    Visiting Instructor and trainer for ANSYS software suite
  5. Co-founder and Lead Engineer - ThermoFluids

    Dynamics LK (Pvt) Ltd, Colombo, Sri Lanka
    Research and development of mechanical engineering solutaions for local and international clients.
  6. Trainee Engineer

    Southern Spars International (Pvt) Ltd, Biyagama, Sri Lanka
    Design and development of carbon fiber composite components.

Education

  1. Master of Philosophy

    University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
    Thesis title ”Investigation of the Aerodynamics of Bioinspired Flapping Wings”. Experimental and computational investigation of pitching and plunging wings inspired by kinematics of birds to improve future Flapping Wing Bioinspired Aerial Vehicles (FWBAVs) performance.
  2. Bachelor of Science (Engineering)

    University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
    Honors degree with second-upper class
Technical Skills
Simulation Software
ANSYS Design Modeler/ SpaceClaim
Ansys Fluent/ CFX/ Structural
OpenFOAM
NI-LabVIEW
SIMULIA Abaqus
Solidworks
AutoCAD
SolidEdge
Programming Languages
Python
C++
MATLAB
Languages
100%
English
100%
Sinhala