Chamil Abeykoon
Biography
Chamil Abeykoon is an Associate Professor at the Department of Materials at the University of Manchester and his work is affiliated with the Aerospace Research Institute, the Northwest Composites Centre, Henry Royce Institute for Advanced Materials, and the National Graphene Institute. Chamil received the B.Sc. (Hons.) degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, in 2007, with the award of best performance in mechanical engineering, and the Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering from the Queens University Belfast, U.K., in 2011, with several publications, in which one of his publications received the Young Author Best Paper Award from the IEEE in 2011. So far, he has authored 100+ peer-reviewed journals/conference papers. Moreover, he has authored a monograph, “Polymer Extrusion: A Study on Thermal Monitoring Techniques and Melting Issues.” His current research interests include: process monitoring, modeling, and control; soft sensors and soft sensing; process instrumentation; renewable energy technologies; 3D printing, phase change materials; and heat transfer. He is a Chartered Engineer and an Associate Member of the professional bodies, including IESL, IMechE, IOM3 and ICPM; and also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, U.K. Moreover, he is currently serving as an Associate Editor of 8 academic journals including Composites Communications and Journal of Fluid Flow, Heat and Mass Transfer. Also, he is serving as a visiting professor of Southwest University, China, and He has been served on scientific committees, and he has also been invited for keynote speeches at several international conferences.