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Department of Geography

Faculty of Arts - University of Peradeniya

Ms. RMK Kumarihamy

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About Me

Kumuduni Kumarihamy is a geographer, specialized in Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems. She completed her undergraduate and master’s studies at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka and doctoral studies at Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand. Currently, she serves as a lecturer at the Department of Geography, University of Peradeniya.

Education

Ph.D

AIT, Thailand

M.Sc

PGIA, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

B.A

University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Current Positions

Lecturer - Department of Geography, University of Peradeniya

2011 - To Present

Warden - Sarasavi Medura Hall, University of Peradeniya

2022 - To Present

Positions Held

Research Assistant - Engineering Design Centre, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya.

2009 - 2011

Research Assistant - Environmental Studies Unit, Open University of Sri Lanka.

2008 - 2009

Postgraduate Researcher and South Asian Water Fellowship Holder - Post Graduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya

2006 - 2008

Research Assistant - Centre for Environmental Studies, University of Peradeniya

2005 - 2006

Awards

South Asian Water Fellowship -

2006- 2008

Erasmus+ student mobility grant -

2017

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLES

Wickramagamage P, Wickramanayake N, Kumarihamy K, Vidanapathirana E, Larson M (2012) A comparative study of elevation data from different sources for mapping the coastal inlets and their catchment boundaries, Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka.

http://dl.nsf.ac.lk/handle/1/8398

N. Wikramanayake, P. Wickramagamage, R. M. K. Kumarihamy, E. Vidanapathirana, M. Larson and R. RANASINGHE. 2010. Seasonally closed inlets of Sri Lanka: classification and field observations. Physics of Estuaries and Coastal Seas, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Amarasekara M.G.T.S, Kumarihamy R.M.K, Dayawansa N.D.K, Ranjith Premalal De Silva (2009) The Impact of Inappropriate Management on Some Soil Properties and Stream Water Quality: A Case Study in the Kurundu Oya Sub Catchment of Upper Mahaweli Catchment, Sri Lanka, Journal of Soil Science Society of Sri Lanka.

http://publications.iwmi.org/pdf/H042858.pdf

CONFERENCE PAPERS

Kumarihamy RMK and Dayawansa NDK (2009) Sustainable land use planning for Kurundu Oya Catchment: A Participatory GIS approach for IWRM - Fourth South Asia Water Resource Conference, May 4th -6th, Kathmandu, Nepal

Kumarihamy RMK and Dayawansa NDK (2009) Participatory approach to identify priority areas for conservation: A GIS application for Kurundu Oya Catchment Sri Lanka - Proceedings of the 29th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing, Colombo Sri Lanka.

http://www.a-a-r-s.org/acrs/proceeding/ACRS2008/Papers/TS%2024.6.pdf

Research Interests

Spatial analysis and decision making

Geo-statistics

Geo-visualization

Other Academic Contributions

Senior Academic Sub Warden, Wijewardena, University of Peradeniya – 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2018

Senior Treasurer, Geography Society, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka - 2013/2014


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