Pabasara Wijeratne

Dr. Pabasara Wijeratne

Research Fellow

Details

Open to

  • Career advice
  • Collaborative projects
  • Industry Projects
  • Join a web conference as a panellist or speaker
  • Media enquiries
  • Membership of an advisory committee
  • Mentoring (long-term)
  • Mentoring (short-term)

Research fields

  • 3302 Building
  • 3301 Architecture
  • 4005 Civil engineering
  • 4010 Engineering practice and education
  • 401106 Waste management, reduction, reuse and recycling
  • 401609 Polymers and plastics

UN sustainable development goals

  • 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
  • 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
  • 13 Climate Action
  • 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
  • 3 Good Health and Well Being

Academic positions

  • Research Fellow
  • RMIT University
  • School of Property Construction and Project Management
  • Melbourne, Australia
  • 30 May 2022 – 31 Dec 2024
  • Lecturer
  • University of Moratuwa
  • Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
  • 6 Sep 2011 – 13 Oct 2012

Degrees

  • Bachelor Degree (Honours) Level, Building
  • University of Moratuwa
  • Sri Lanka
  • 2007 – 2011
  • Ph.D, Building
  • RMIT University
  • Australia
  • 2017 – 2021

Research interests

Compostable Plastics, Building Integrated PV, Solar PV, Building Energy, Waste Management and Recovery, Life Cycle Assessment, Stakeholder Behaviours and Practices, Energy Simulation, and Mixed Method Research.  

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