Ph.D. in Hydrology and Water Resources, University of Twente, The Netherlands
M.Eng. in Water Engineering and Management, Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand
B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Professional Affiliations;
Jeewanthi Sirisena graduated in Civil Engineering at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka in 2009 and undertook M.Eng. in Water Engineering and Management at the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand in 2014. She earned her PhD in Hydrology and Water Resources at the University of Twente, The Netherlands in 2020. After her bachelor’s degree, she worked as an Irrigation Engineer at Irrigation Department in Sri Lanka. After finishing her master's, she has been working at Lanka Hydraulic Institute as a research engineer and involved in international projects related to hydrology.
In 2022 she joined Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS) as a postdoc researcher. She is working on climate extremes, hydrology, and climate change impacts. She is the author of more than 20 research publications.
Expertise
Main Discipline / Specialisation
Projects
2022-2024: CASCO, Italy. Hazard and risk modeller
2021-2022: Consultancy services for physical-based mathematical modelling for estimation of sediment rate and sediment transport in seven (7) river basins, India. Sediment modeling expert
2020: Globally available precipitation products evaluation for runoff simulation in the Irrawaddy River Basin, Myanmar. Expert in Hydrological modelling
2014-2016: Design & Construction Supervision of Flood Mitigation in Galle Municipal Council Area, Sri Lanka. Expert in hydrological and flood modelling and drainage design
2015: Hydrological investigation for water supply project, Sri Lanka. Expert in hydrological and sediment modelling
2012: Flood forecast model development, Thailand. Hydrological modeller
2009-2010: Pro-Poor Economic Advancement and Community Enhancement Project (PEACE), Sri Lanka. Irrigation network design engineer
