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Academic Staff member

Mr. S. S. Abeywickrama

Lecturer (Confirmed)

B.Sc.(Ruh)
B.Tech.(Engineering in Electronic & Communication)
M.Sc.(Applied Electronics)

Email - sisila@phy.ruh.ac.lk


  • Level (II)
  • PHY2112-Electronics
  • PHY2222-Electronics Practical
  • Level(III)
  • PHY3282-Microcontrollers and Applications
  • Electronics
  • Embedded systems
  • Electronic Instrumentation
  • 1.Design and construction of a low-cost AC conductivity meter to test solutions, Hansini K.L.T, Abeywickrama S.S., Wickramasuriya N.T., Proceedings of “7th Ruhuna International Science and Technology Conference (RISTCON 2020)”, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, 2020.
  • 2.A Robotic Camera for Monitoring Meteors Entering the Earth’s Atmosphere near the Equator,H.D.S. Amaradasa, G.D.K. Mahanama, S.S. Abeywickrama, A.G.P.D. Alahakoon, K.P.S.C.Jayarathna, N.C. Wickramasinghe, Advances in Astrophysics, Vol. 4, No. 3, 86-95, August 2019.
  • 3.Development of an autonomous wide-field camera unit for monitoring optical transients that occur in the atmosphere, H.D.S.Amaradasa, G.D.K.Mahanama, S.S.Abeywickrama, A.G.P.D. Alahakoon K.P.S.C.Jayarathna, N.C.Wickramasinghe, SLAAS 74th Annual Session, Dec 04-08, 2018, University of Colombo.
  • 4.Development of a prototype computerized driving system for the locally made Newtonian telescope, K.G.Samararathna, H.D.S.Amaradasa, S.S.Abeywickrama, E.M.Ranatunga, G.D.K.Mahanama , RESCON 2018, Nov 9-10, 2018, University of Peradeniaya.
  • 5.Study of the improvements of solar cell performances by concentration, K.M. Liyanage, S.S. Abeywickrama, G.D.K. Mahanama, Solar Asia 2018 int. conf. National Institute of Fundamental Studies, Kandy, Sri Lanka, 4-6 January 2018, 217-220.
  • 6.Design and implementation of an altazimuth driver for an a Newtonian telescope coupled to a DSLR camera, H.D.S. Amaradasa, S.S. Abeywickrama, E.M. Ranatunga, G.D.K. Mahanama, S. Baduge, J.G.V. Priyankara,S.D. Gunawardhana, , RISTCON 2017, University of Ruhuna, 26 January 2017,46.
  • 7.Study of thin telescopic mirror fabrication and mirror cell optimization, H.D.S. Amaradasa, S.S. Abeywickrama, E.M. Ranatunga, G.D.K. Mahanama, iCMA Proceedings 2016, 12-14 October 2016.
  • 8.Testing astronomical optical standards of locally made parabolic mirrors for Newtonian Reflecting Newtonian Telescopes, H.D.S. Amaradasa, S.S. Abeywickrama, E.M. Ranatunga, G.D.K. Mahanama, RISTCON 2016, University of Ruhuna, 28 January 2016, 40.
  • 9.Preliminary results on the parabolic primary mirror making study for the application in Newtonian Reflecting Telescope, H.D.S.Amaradasa, S.S.Abeywickrama, E.M.Ranatunga, G.D.K. Mahanama, Astrobiology Research Conference, 22-23 August 2015, University of Peradeniya.
  • 10.Designing and Analysis of Solar and Grid Connected Hybrid Electricity System for Domestic Use, C.M.K. Liyanage, C.P. Rupasinghe, G.D.K. Mahanama,S.S. Abeywickrama, National Energy Symposium 2014, 21 November 2014, 1-14.
  • 11.A low cost automated device for releasing a certain mass of small seeds or powder materials, T.P.Wickramasinghe, E.M. Ranatunga, S.S.Abeywickrama, RITSCON 2014, Jan 20-22, 2014, University of Ruhuna, 108.
  • Won the Second Place for the invention titled “A monochromatic LED ReplacementLamp” in the category of Universities and Tertiary Educational Institutes under the Technical field of Physics of “Sahasak Nimavum 2017” National Exhibition for Inventionsand Innovations organized by the Sri Lanka Inventors commission.
  • The Winner of “E W KARUNARATHNE AWARD-2011” for the best undergraduateproject in Electrical Engineering of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka.
  • Obtained a Merit Award under the category of Universities and Tertiary EducationalInstitutes for the invention titled “Number plate recognizable gate” presented at RuhunaInventions and Innovations Exhibition-2017 at the Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna.
  • Obtained a Merit Award under the category of Universities and Tertiary EducationalInstitutes for the invention titled “Low-Cost Programmable School Belling system” presented at Ruhuna Inventions and Innovations Exhibition-2017 at the Faculty of Science,University of Ruhuna.