Thinojah Thiruchchelvam
  • Lecturer
  • M.Sc. in Environmental and Water Eng. (Peradeniya, SL), B.Sc. (Hons) in Civil Engineering, (Jaffna, SL)
  • thinojah@tech.jfn.ac.lk
  • Institute of Engineers Sri Lanka: Associate Member, AMIE (SL)
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  • Water and Wastewater Treatment
  • Groundwater Quality Monitoring
  • Water Resource Management
  • Waste disposal technologies

Currently Teaching:

  • Environmental Engineering Technology (ETC316TE3)
  • Introduction to Computer Aided Design (ETC210TC3)
  • Highway and Transportation System Design (ETC403TE3)

Previously taught:

  • Fluid Mechanics (ETC211TC3)
  • Building Services (ETC205BC2)

Journal Publications

  1. Thinojah, T. Ketheesan, B. and Herath, G.B.B. "Design of Up-flow Aerated Filters for the Removal of Iron from Groundwater", Water Supply, 20(8), pp.3233-3241. September 2020. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2166/ws.2020.229

Conference Proceedings

  1. Thinojah, T. Ketheesan, B. and Herath, G.B.B. "Potential of Granular Activated Carbon Filters for Iron Removal from Groundwater", Proceedings of the WaSo 2020 Final Conference.pp.422-432, December 2020.
  2. Thinojah, T. Ketheesan, B. and Herath, G.B.B. "Design of Up-flow Aerated Filters for the Removal of Iron from Groundwater", Water and Development Congress & Exhibition, IWA. Colombo, Sri Lanka. December 2019.
  3. Thinojah, T. and Ketheesan, B."Operational Performance of Up-flow Filters for the treatment of Iron from Synthetic Groundwater", 5th International Conference on Dry Zone Agriculture. Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.pp.104-105. December 2019.
  4. Thinojah, T. Ketheesan, B. and Herath, G.B.B. "Removal of Iron from Groundwater Using Granular Activated Carbon Filters", Young Members Technical Conference, Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka. October 2019
  1. Late Eng. Nimal Chandrasena Best Paper Award-Second Place- 2019 / 2020 for the paper published In Young Members Section Technical Conference- 2019 / 2020. (Paper Title: Removal of Iron from Groundwater Using Granular Activated Carbon Filters)