Rate My Professor Rahula Attalage

Professor Rahula Attalage is a distinguished academic in mechanical engineering with extensive expertise in energy engineering. He earned his PhD in Energy Engineering from École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris, France in 1992, a Degree of Profound Studies (D.E.A.) in Energy Engineering from the same institution in 1988, a Master of Engineering in Energy Technology from the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand in 1986, and a Bachelor of Science of Engineering (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka in 1982. His professional career began as a Rotating Equipment Engineer at the State Fertilizer Manufacturing Corporation of Sri Lanka. In 1993, he joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Moratuwa as Senior Lecturer Grade II, progressing to Professor in 2003 and Senior Professor in 2011. He served as Head of the Department from 2002 to 2005, Director of the Postgraduate Studies Division, Faculty of Engineering from 2008 to 2012, and Deputy Vice-Chancellor from 2012 to 2017. Currently, he holds the positions of Pro Vice-Chancellor (Academic) and Professor in Mechanical Engineering at the Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology (SLIIT). Additional roles include Commissioner at the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka from 2009 to 2019, Chairman of the National Institute of Fisheries & Nautical Engineering from 2004 to 2005, and Director on the Board of Sri Lanka Transport Board in 2006. He has been a Visiting Professor at Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan from 2006 to 2008, and Visiting Faculty at the Energy Program of the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand from 1998 to 1999.