Waruna Seneviratne
Waruna Seneviratne, Ph.D.
Sr. Research Scientist / Director of Advanced Technologies Lab for Aerospace Structures
National Institute for Aviation Research, Wichita State University
Dr. Seneviratne is the director of the Automated Technology Laboratory for Aerospace Structures (ALTAS) at Wichita State University’s National Institute for Aviation Research. He manages a research portfolio that includes projects from the FAA, DoD, DHS, NASA, and aircraft industry in the areas of advanced manufacturing and inspections, durability and damage tolerance, certification, and aging of composite aircraft structures.
He is an active member of Composite Materials Handbook (CMH-17) and his previous research findings have contributed to damage tolerance, disbond delamination, data review, and statistics working groups, and supported world-wide composite damage tolerance and maintenance workshops sponsored by FAA, USN, and EASA.
Prior to joining Wichita State, Dr. Seneviratne worked as a Stress Analyst for Airbus in Wichita and was responsible for performing detailed stress analysis on the Airbus A380 passenger aircraft wings per FAA and EASA regulations and preparation of certification documents