- Faculty of Engineering
- Department of Electrical Engineering
- Professor
Contact information
Univerity of Moratuwa
Katubadda
Moratuwa
Sri Lanka
Teaching and Administrative Activities
Energy and Environment -Postgraduate -2021
Nuclear Power Engineering -Undergraduate -2021
Applied Electricity -Undergraduate -2021
Research Coordinator of Department of Electrical Engineering -Coordinate the research degrees of the Department with the FGS. (2020 To 2022)
MSc in EI coordinator - Coordinate all MSc degree program related activities (2022 To date)
student counsellor - (2023 To date)
Research Activities
Thin Film Solar Cells
Renewable Energy
Battery Energy Storage Systems
Energy and Environment
Nano Technology
Design and Development of High-efficiency Thin-film Solar Cells by Enhancing Broadband Light Absorption (MPhil - Full time)
Machine learning empowered efficiency enhancement of thin-film solar cells using anti-reflection coatings (MPhil - Full time)
Cloud Based Energy Conserving Smart Ceiling Fans (Undergraduate)
Design of a smart jacket to enhance occupational safety (Undergraduate)
Feasibility of very large off-premise utility scale battery storage integrations to electricity distribution system in Sri Lanka for improving flexibility (Undergraduate)
Thin film solar cells
Energy and Environment
Battery Energy Storage Systems
Renewable Energy
Education and Professional Affiliations
PhD, University of Tokyo ,2009 In the Specialization of Nuclear Engineering and Management
Masters, University of Tokyo ,2006 In the specialization of Quantum Engineering and Systems Science
Bachelors, 成人头条 ,2003 In the specialization of Electrical Engineering
IEEE (Member)(2019 To date)
IESL (Associate Member)(2004 To date)
Career
1. 2017 April - up to date : Senior Lecturer GI - Department of Electrical Engineering, 成人头条, Sri Lanka.
2. 2016 April - 2017 March : Senior Lecturer (Contract) - Department of Electrical Engineering, 成人头条, Sri Lanka.
3. 2013 April - 2016 March : Special Postdoctoral Researcher - Terahertz wave Research Group, RIKEN Advanced Research Institute, Saitama, Japan.
4. 2011 October - 2013 March : Research Scientist - Department of Nuclear Eng. & Management, University of Tokyo.
5. 2009 October - 2011 September : JSPS (Japan Society for Promotion of Science) Postdoctoral Researcher- Department of Nuclear Eng. & Management, University of Tokyo.
6. 2006 June - 2007 March : Temporary Researcher - National Metrological Institute of Japan, Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Japan.
7. 2004 January - 2004 September : Temporary Instructor - Department of Electrical Engineering, 成人头条, Sri Lanka
1. 2020 May - Up to date : President, Electrical Engineering Society (EESoc) of Department of Electrical Engineering, 成人头条.
2. 2020 August - Up to date : 成人头条 Advisor, IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society (NPSS) Student Branch Chapter, 成人头条.
Honours and Awards
Japanese MONBUKAGAKUSHO Scholarship (Received 2004)
Publications*
Sahan Gunathilaka, Yasith Rajapaksha, Navindu Akalpa, Thushara Damayanthi, Tilak Siyambalapitiya,".A smart load shedding system for appliances to improve power system stability in smaller isolated grids.",2025 MERCon ,Colombo,2025,334-339
J.R. Wijesingha, G.I.P. De Silva,".Efficiency Enhancement of CIGS Solar Cells with BSF Layer and Graded-Bandgap Absorber Layer.",2023 IEEE 17th International Conference on Industrial and Information Systems (ICIIS).,Peradeniya, Sri Lanka,2023,269-274
R. M. T. Damayanthi, N. Iyomoto, H. Takahashi, M. Ohno, Y. Minamikawa and K. Nishimura,".Development of a transition edge sensor gamma-ray microcalorimeter with an epoxy coupled bulk lead absorber.",Low Temperature Detectors LTD 13 International Workshop,Palo Alto, California (USA),2009,207-210
S.A.U.A.Madusanka, D.M.O.R.Mahadiulwewa, S.P.A.A.J.Samarakoon, K.A.H.Sandeepanie,".Improving the performance of lead acid batteries using nano-technology.",2019 Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon),2019,2019
S.Oguri, J. Choi, T. Damayanthi, M. Hasttori et al. for the GroundBIRD group,".GROUNDBIRD 鈥� observing cosmic microwave polarization at large angular scale with kinetic inductance detectors and high speed rotating telescope.",Journal of Low Temperature Physics ,Vol.184, No. 3,2016
S. Hatakeyama, T. Irimatsugawa, M. Ohno, H Takahashi, R. M. T. Damayanthi, C. Otani and T. Maekawa,".Development of hard X-ray and gamma ray detector with transition edge sensor for nuclear material analysis.",IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity,Vol. 17,2015
K. Karatsu, S.Mima, S. Oguri, J. Choi, R.M.Thushara Damayanthi, A. Dominjon et al,".Development of Microwave Kinetic Inductance Detector for Cosmological Observations.",IEICE transactions on electronics,Vol. E98-C, No. 3,2015
S. Hatakeyama, M. Ohno, H. Takahashi, R. M. Thushara Damayanthi, C. Otani, Takashi Yasumune, Takashi Ohnishi, Koji Takasaki and Shinichi Koyama,".Gamma ray spectrometer based on a transition edge sensor for nuclear material analysis.",Journal of Low Temperature Physics,Vol. 176, No. 3/4,2014
R. M. Thushara Damayanthi, M. Ohno, S. Hatakeyama, H. Takahashi and C. Otani,".Development of bulk superconducting absorber coupled transition edge sensor detectors for positron annihilation spectroscopy.",IEEE Trans. On Appl. Super.,Vol. 23, No. 3,2013
S. Hatakeyama, M. Ohno, R. M. Thushara Damayanthi, H. Takahashi, Y. Kuno, N. Iyomoto, K. Maehata, C. Otani, T. Usui, T. Ohnishi, H. Obayashi and K. Takasaki,".Development of hard X-ray and gamma ray spectrometer using superconducting transition edge sensor.",Radiation Measurements,Vol. 55,2013
S. Hatakeyama, M. Ohno, R. M. Thushara Damayanthi, H. Takahashi, Y. Kuno, K. Maehata, C. Otani and K. Takasaki,".Development of hard X-ray and gamma ray spectrometer using superconducting transition edge sensor.",IEEE Trans. On Applied Superconductivity ,Vol.23, No.3,2013
R. M. T. Damayanthi, M. Ohno, S. Hatakeyama, H. Takahashi, K. Maehata, T. Yasumune, N. Iyomoto,".Observation of very fast response signals from Pb absorber coupled transition edge sensor gamma-ray microcalorimeter.",Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physical Research A,691,2012
R. M. T. Damayanthi, M. Ohno, N. Iyomoto and H. Takahashi,".Characterization of signal response of lead absorber coupled transition edge sensor gamma-ray microcalorimeters.",IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity ,Vol. 21, No. 3,2011
R. M. Thushara Damayanthi, S. W. Leman, H. Takahashi, M. Ohno, Y. Minamikawa, K. Nishimura and N. Iyomoto,".Development of a gamma-ray detector with iridium transition edge sensor coupled to a Pb absorber.",IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity,Vol.19, No.3,2009
M. Ohno, H. Takahashi, K. Nishimura, Y. Minamikawa, R. M. T. Damayanthi, H. Sato, C. Otani, H. Toyokawa, H. Tanida and T. Uruga,".Development of a new TES structure using a radiation absorber self-adjusting the operating temperature.",IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity ,Vol. 19 No. 3,2009
R. M. T. Damayanthi, D.Fukuda, H.Takahashi, M.Ohkubo and M. Ohno,".Design of an optical absorption cavity for titanium transition edge sensor.",Journal of Low Temperature Physics,151,2008
D. Fukuda, G.Fujii, A. Yoshizawa, H. Tsuchida, R. M.T. Damayanthi, H. Takahashi, S. Inoue, M. Ohkubo,".High speed photon number resolving detector with titanium transition edge sensor.",Journal of Low Temperature Physics,Vol. 151,2008
Minamikawa Y., Sato H., Mori F., Damayanthi R.M.T., Takahashi H., Ohno M,".Simulation of Transient Response of Ir-TES for Position-Sensitive TES with Waveform Domain Multiplexing.",Journal of Low Temperature Physics,Vol. 151,2008
F. Mori, Y. Minamikawa , R.M.T. Damayanthi , S. Leman , N. Zen , M. Ohno , H. Takahashi , H. Toyokawa, H. Tanida , T. Uruga ,".Synchrotron beam test of a position-sensitive small-pixel Ir-TES array .",Journal of Low Temperature Physics,Vol. 151,2008
M. Ohno, F. Mori, Y.Minamikawa, R.M.T. Damayanthi, H. Takahashi, H. Sato, H. Toyokawa,".Development of high count rate TES microcalorimeters.",Journal of Low Temperature Physics,Vol. 151,2008
D. Fukuda, R. M. T. Damayanthi, A. Yoshizawa, N. Zen, H. Takahashi, K. Amemiya, and M. Ohkubo,".Titanium Based Transition Edge Microcalorimeters for Optical Photon Measurements.",IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity,Vol. 17,2007
Zen N., Takahashi H., Damayanthi R.M.T., Mori F., Fujita K., Fukuda D., Ohkubo M,".Signal analysis of a small-pixel TES in a digital operation mode.",IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity,Vol. 17, No. 2,2007
R. M. T. Damayanthi, Y. Kunieda, N. Zen, , F. Mori, K. Fujita, H. Takahashi, M. Nakazawa, D. Fukuda, M. Ohkubo,".Waveform analysis of bilayer iridium/gold superconducting transition edge sensor microcalorimeter.",Japanese Journal of Applied Physics,Vo. 45, No. 8A,2006
Zen N., Takahashi H., Kunieda Y., Damayanthi R.M.T., Mori F., Fujita K., Nakazawa M., Fukuda D., Ohkubo M,".Development of pixellated Ir-TESs.",Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physical Research A,Vol. 559,2006
Y. Kunieda, H. Takahashi, N. Zen, R.M.T. Damayanthi, F. Mori, K. Fujita, M. Nakazawa, D. Fukuda, M. Ohkubo,".Characterization of Ir/Au pixel TES.",Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physical Research A,Vol. 559,2006
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