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Ms Bimali Madeesha KEERTHISINGHE

Master Student

Department of Civil and Infrastructure Engineering

Asian Institute of Technology

Work Location

58 Moo 9, Km. 42, Paholyothin Highway
P.O. Box 4
Klong Luang
Pathum Thani 12120
Thailand

Nationality

Sri Lanka

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Profile URL

https://www.oceanexpert.org/expert/Bimz96

Highest Degree

MSc in Disaster Preparedness, Mitigation and Management

Job Type

Research
ECOP (Early Career Ocean Professional)

Subject Area

Biological Oceanography, Marine Ecology
Chemical Oceanography
Climatology, Meteorology
Limnology
Marine and Coastal Engineering
Marine Geology, Geophysics
Physical Oceanography
Policy, Law, Economics, Management
Pollution

Activities

[ 01/02/2018 – 17/08/2022 ] Bachelor of Science Honours in Marine and Freshwater Sciences, 
Specialized in Oceanography and Marine Geology. 
  • Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences & Technology, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka. 

[ 01/02/2024 – 30/04/2024 ] Research Assistant
Regional Resource Centre for Asia and the Pacific (RRC.AP) 
City: Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) | Country: Thailand 
  • Conduct desk-based research on specified topics
  • Undertake literature reviews and data analysis
  • Report writing and presentation creation
  • Content Creation

[ 01/11/2022 – 31/07/2023 ] Demonstrator (Teaching Assistant)
Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences & Technology, University of
Ruhuna. http://www.fmst.ruh.ac.lk , Department: Oceanography and Marine Geology 
  • Conduct and arrange practical sessions for undergraduate students (Statistics, GIS & Remote sensing)
  • Work as a coordinator for practical sessions
  • Arrange and support field visits
  • Conduct projects and research via the department

[ 29/08/2022 – 21/10/2022 ] Intern
The National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency
(NARA) http://www.nara.ac.lk/ , Department: National Institute of Oceanographic & Marine Sciences 
  • Worked on mesoscale eddy detection of the Bay of Bengal using R programming and MATLAB.
  • Analysis of the distribution of fish with oceanic conditions.
  • Mapping and data analysis using ArcGIS software.

[ 01/05/2022 – Current ] Project Assistant
The Pearl Protectors (NGO) https://pearlprotectors.org/ , City: Boralesgamuwa | Country: Sri Lanka | Email address: thepearlprotectors@gmail.com
  • Contribution of team coordination to the 'TRANSBMLitter' project
  • Data analysis through managing the database, reporting, and survey verification
  • Supporting the overall smooth functioning of the national survey

[ 05/09/2022 – 09/09/2022 ] Fundamentals of Remote Sensing and it's Oceanographic Applications
  • The International Training Centre for Operational Oceanography (ITCOocean), (INCOIS), India.  

[ 27/09/2021 – 01/10/2021 ] Fundamentals of Ocean Modeling
  • The International Training Centre for Operational Oceanography (ITCOocean), (INCOIS), India. 


Sea regions of study

Andaman or Burma Sea
Gulf of Thailand
Indian Ocean

Skills

  • Microsoft Office | ArcGis | QGis | CPCe 4.1 | IBM SPSS - IBM Analytics | Matlab | Minitab | R programming
  • Good administration and organizational skills 
  • Demonstrated ability to work and keep knowledge up to date 
  • Possess good analytical skills as well as logical skills 
  • Proven ability to meet agreed timelines and target

Working language(s)

English

Citation(s)

ResearchGate

Created: 2021-09-17 | Last Updated: 2024-06-28