Dr. K.M.T.S. Bandara

Senior Lecturer

Department of Agricultural Engineering & Environmental Technology,
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna,
Mapalana, Kamburupitiya,
Sri Lanka 81100

Research Interests

Qualifications

PhD | Kagoshima University, Japan
MPhil in Agricultural Machinery | University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka
BSc in Agriculture | University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka

Biography

Dr. K.M.T.S. Bandara is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Agricultural Engineering and Environmental Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna. His teaching and research focus on agricultural machinery and mechatronics, with an emphasis on designing practical, cost-effective technologies to improve agricultural operations and processing.

Journal Publications

Total: 9

Dissanayaka, S. G. C., Bandara, K. M. T. S., & Alwis, P. L. A. G. (2019). Design and development of vacuum pressure operating type remote controlled precision paddy seeder. International Symposium on Agriculture and Environment, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna , p. 18.

Perera, P. C. D., Bandara, K. M. T. S., Wijeweera, A. A., Wickramasinghe, W. M. R. H., & Kumara, K. L. W. (2019). A preliminary investigation on potential use of cinnamon outer corky layer as a substrate for Pleurotus ostreatus (oyster mushroom) cultivation. 16th Academic Sessions, University of Ruhuna , p. 49.

Bandara, K. M. T. S., Jinendra, B. M., Alwis, P. L. A. G., & Hettiarachchi, N. K. (2019). Comparison of vibration power applied into a modified bark peeling tool for the reduction of force required for cinnamon processing ( Cinnamomum zeylanicum ). International Symposium on Agriculture and Environment, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna , p. 97.

Kumara, K. M. U. K., Bandara, K. M. T. S., & Alwis, P. L. A. G. (2017). Design and development of pneumatic operating type semi-automated seeder to optimize precision paddy seeding. International Symposium on Agriculture and Environment, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna.

Bandara, K. M. T. S., Jinendra, B. M., Alwis, P. L. A. G., Hettiarachchi, N. K., & Wijesinghe, K. G. G. (2017). Comparison of operating force required for traditional cinnamon ( Cinnamomum zeylanicum ) peeling processes with respect to diameter and peelability of sticks. International Symposium on Agriculture and Environment, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna , p. 74.

Bandara, H. G. C. P., Bandara, K. M. T. S., & Alwis, P. L. A. G. (2017). Design and development of pneumatic operating type seeder to enhance the paddy ( Oryza sativa ) production in Sri Lanka. International Symposium on Agriculture and Environment, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna , p. 18.

Madubasha, A. A., Bandara, K. M. T. S., Alwis, P. L. A. G., & Jinendra, B. M. S. (2016). Design and development of low cost nursery seeder for cinnamon ( Cinnamomum zeylanicum ). International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research , 1507–1510.

Ruwanpathirana, P. P., Jinendra, B. M. S., & Bandara, K. M. T. S. (2016). Rapid detection of soil organic carbon using shortwave near infrared (SW-NIR) spectroscopy. International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research . ISSN 2229-5518.

Bandara, K. M. T. S., Weerasinghe, K. D. N., Sampath, L. A., Chathuranga, A. L. K., & Wijesinghe, K. G. G. (2013). Industrial adaptation and validation of appropriate technologies to improve cinnamon ( Cinnamomum zeylanicum ) quill processing. 12th Academic Sessions, University of Ruhuna .