Dr Kelum Gamage BSc PhD CEng MIET MIEEE FHEA PgCAP

Lecturer

Profile

Dr Kelum Gamage received his B.Sc. (Hons) degree in Electrical Engineering from the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka in 2007 and, PhD in Nuclear Engineering from the Engineering Department, Lancaster University, UK in 2011.

From 2007 to 2008 he was a lecturer to the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Moratuwa and also worked as a visiting lecturer to the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) and the Institution of Engineers (IESL), Sri Lanka. Kelum was successfully appointed to the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority doctoral studentship in 2008 at the Engineering Department of Lancaster University. During his PhD project he developed a novel instrument / technique for real-time digital imaging of neutrons and gamma rays in a mixed radiation field (Patent No. GB2484315). In 2010 he was awarded the Faculty of Science and Technology Dean's award of excellence in PhD studies.

He is currently supervising 3 full-time PhD students and has authored number of peer-reviewed papers in major international journals. His research interests have financially supported by the EPSRC, ERDF (via Centre for Global Eco-innovation), Nuclear Decommissioning Authority(NDA), Sellafield Ltd., National Physical Laboratory (NPL), the HW Communications Ltd, the Hybrid Instruments Ltd and the Faculty of Science and Technology Lancaster University. In 2012 he was awarded the Engineering Department’s outstanding academic research award.

He is an editor for Journal of Energy & Power Engineering (ISSN 1934-8975, USA), and also an active reviewer for Applied Radiation and Isotopes, Nuclear Instruments & Methods in Physics Research Section A, Radiation Protection Dosimetry, Applied Energy, Energy & Buildings and Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews. He is a Chartered Engineer of the Engineering Council (UK), a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and Member of the IEEE and IET. He is also working with IET as a professional registration advisor (PRA), where advises candidates applying for CEng registration.

Hybrid wind power balance control strategy using thermal power, hydro power and flow batteries
Gelazanskas, L., Baranauskas, A., Gamage, K., Azubalis, M. expected in 2016 In: International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems. 74, p. 310–321. 12 p.
Journal article

Neutron assay in mixed radiation fields with a 6Li-loaded plastic scintillator
Balmer, M., Gamage, K., Taylor, G. 21/08/2015 In: Journal of Instrumentation. 10, 8, 15 p.
Journal article

Comparative analysis of pulse shape discrimination methods in a 6Li loaded plastic scintillator
Balmer, M., Gamage, K., Taylor, G.C. 11/07/2015 In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 788, p. 146-153. 8 p.
Journal article

Neutron gamma fraction imaging: detection, location and identification of neutron sources
Gamage, K., Taylor, G. 11/07/2015 In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 788, p. 9-12. 4 p.
Journal article

Forecasting hot water consumption in dwellings using artificial neural networks
Gelazanskas, L., Gamage, K. 13/05/2015 In: The 5th International Conference on Power Engineering, Energy and Electrical Drives (POWERENG2015). IEEE
Paper

Neural network based real-time pricing in demand side management for future smart grid
Gelazanskas, L., Gamage, K. 10/04/2015 In: Power Electronics, Machines and Drives (PEMD 2014), 7th IET International Conference on. IEEE p. 1-5. 5 p.
Paper

Detecting energy dependent neutron capture distributions in a liquid scintillator
Balmer, M., Gamage, K., Taylor, G. 11/03/2015 In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 776, p. 1-7. 7 p.
Journal article

Resilient communication for smart grid ubiquitous sensor network: state of the art and prospects for next generation
Tsado, Y., Lund, D., Gamage, K. 2015 In: Computer Communications. 16 p.
Journal article

Imaging of primary and secondary radiation - modelling and experimental results of a radioactive source and a water phantom
Gamage, K., Taylor, G., Joyce, M. 1/11/2014 In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 763, p. 412-416. 5 p.
Journal article

Performance characteristics of a polyethylene collimator with an EJ-426 detector in neutron source localisation
Gamage, K., Crompton, A., Joyce, M. 11/08/2014 In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 755, p. 1-5. 5 p.
Journal article

Real-time, fast neutron coincidence assay of plutonium with a 4-channel multiplexed analyzer and organic scintillators
Joyce, M., Gamage, K., Aspinall, M., Cave, F., Lavietes, A. 06/2014 In: IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. 61, 3 , p. 1340-1348. 9 p.
Journal article

Demand side management in smart grid: a review and proposals for future direction
Gelazanskas, L., Gamage, K. 02/2014 In: Sustainable Cities and Society. 11, p. 22-30. 9 p.
Journal article

Critical review of directional neutron survey meters
Balmer, M., Gamage, K., Taylor, G. 21/01/2014 In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 735, p. 7-11. 5 p.
Journal article

An investigation into a suitable scintillator for localising neutron capture within a detector
Balmer, M., Gamage, K., Taylor, G. 01/2014 In: Journal of Instrumentation. 9, 1
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A Monte Carlo study of the effect of coded-aperture material and thickness on neutron imaging
Hayes, S., Gamage, K. 2014 In: Radiation Protection Dosimetry. 161, 1-4, p. 265-268. 4 p.
Journal article

Control strategy for balancing wind power using hydro power and flow batteries
Baranauskas, A., Gelazanskas, L., Azubalis, M., Gamage, K. 2014 In: Energy Conference (ENERGYCON), 2014 IEEE International. Piscataway, N.J. : IEEE p. 352-357. 6 p.
Paper

Development of a directional neutron survey meter
Balmer, M., Gamage, K., Taylor, G. 2014
Speech

Performance of time-critical smart grid applications in narrow band power line communication
Tsado, Y., Lund, D., Gamage, K. 2014
Conference paper

Resilient wireless communication networking for smart grid BAN
Tsado, Y., Lund, D., Gamage, K. 2014 In: IEEE International Energy Conference (ENERGYCON-2014). Piscataway, N.J. : IEEE p. 846-851. 6 p.
Paper

Sector-shaped fast organic liquid scintillation detectors based neutron coincidence counter
Gamage, K., Joyce, M., Cave, F. 2014 In: Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 92, p. 1-5.
Journal article

Energy management methods in scalable smart grid
Gelazanskas, L., Gamage, K. 8/11/2013
Poster

A Monte Carlo model for neutron coincidence counting with fast organic liquid scintillation detectors
Gamage, K., Joyce, M., Cave, F. 2013
Conference paper

A Monte Carlo study of scintillator-based coded-aperture neutron imaging
Hayes, S., Gamage, K. 2013
Conference paper

A comparison of Geant4 and MCNP for modelling liquid scintillators
Balmer, M., Gamage, K., Taylor, G. 2013
Speech

BLDC motor power control techniques appraisal: novel current control technique
Ratcliffe, M., Gamage, K. 2013 In: Power Engineering, Energy and Electrical Drives (POWERENG), 2013 Fourth International Conference on. Piscataway, N.J. : IEEE p. 1700-1705. 6 p.
Paper

Communication technologies for smart grid ubiquitous sensor network system
Tsado, Y., Gamage, K., Lund, D. 2013 In: Power Engineering, Energy and Electrical Drives (POWERENG), 2013 Fourth International Conference on. Piscataway, N.J. : IEEE p. 1706-1712. 7 p.
Paper

Critical review of directional neutron survey meters
Balmer, M., Gamage, K., Taylor, G. 2013
Conference paper

Estimation of the contribution of primary and secondary radiation to a pinhole volume from a water phantom
Gamage, K., Taylor, G., Joyce, M. 2013
Conference paper

Investigation of three-dimensional localisation of radioactive sources using a fast organic liquid scintillator detector
Gamage, K., Joyce, M., Taylor, G. 2013 In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 707, p. 123-126. 4 p.
Journal article

Location and identification of neutron sources using fast organic liquid scintillator detector
Gamage, K., Joyce, M., Taylor, G. 2013
Conference paper

Scintillator based coded-aperture imaging for neutron detection
Hayes, S., Gamage, K. 2013
Conference paper

A 4-channel Multiplex Analyzer for Real-time, Parallel Processing of Fast Scintillators
Joyce, M., Gamage, K., Aspinall, M., Cave, F.D., Lavietes, A. 10/2012
Conference paper

Investigation of three-dimensional localisation of neutron sources using parallel axis imaging
Gamage, K., Joyce, M., Taylor, G. 10/2012
Conference paper

A comparison of collimator geometries for imaging mixed radiation fields with fast liquid organic scintillators
Gamage, K., Joyce, M., Taylor, G. 08/2012 In: IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science. 59, 4, p. 1432-1437. 6 p.
Journal article

A digital approach to neutron-gamma imaging with a narrow tungsten collimator aperture and a fast organic liquid scintillator detector
Gamage, K., Joyce, M., Taylor, G. 07/2012 In: Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 70, 7, p. 1223-1227. 5 p.
Journal article

Real-time, digital imaging of neutrons and gamma rays with a fast liquid scintillation detector
Joyce, M., Akurugoda Gamage, K. 5/10/2011
Conference paper

A comparison of four different digital algorithms for pulse-shape discrimination in fast scintillators.
Gamage, K., Joyce, M., Hawkes, N.P. 21/06/2011 In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 642, 1, p. 78-83. 6 p.
Journal article

Combined digital imaging of mixed-field radioactivity with a single detector.
Gamage, K., Joyce, M.J., Adams, J. 11/04/2011 In: Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment. 635, 1, p. 74-77. 4 p.
Journal article

A comparison of collimator geometries for imaging mixed radiation fields with fast liquid organic scintillators
Akurugoda Gamage, K., Joyce, M. 2011
Conference paper

An analytical approach to gamma-ray self-shielding effects for radioactive bodies encountered nuclear decommissioning scenarios
Akurugoda Gamage, K., Joyce, M. 2011 In: Applied Radiation and Isotopes. 69, 10, p. 1521-1532. 11 p.
Journal article

Digital approaches to neutron-gamma imaging with a narrow tungsten collimator aperture and a fast organic liquid scintillator
Akurugoda Gamage, K., Joyce, M., Taylor, G. 2011
Conference paper

Real-time digital imaging of neutrons and gamma rays with a fast liquid scintillator detector
Gamage, K., Joyce, M. 2011
Speech

Digital approaches to field neutron spectrometry.
Hawkes, N., Akurugoda Gamage, K.A., Taylor, G. 12/2010 In: Radiation Measurements. 45, 10, p. 1305-1308. 4 p.
Journal article

Improvements in and relating to gamma ray and neutron detection.
Gamage, K., Joyce, M.J. 11/11/2010
Patent

Digital approaches to field neutron spectrometry-NPL Report IR 23.
Akurugoda Gamage, K.A., Hawkes, N., Taylor, G. 09/2010 National Physical Laboratory
Working paper

Real-time digital measurement gamma-neutron ratios in mixed radiation fields arising from standard isotopic sources
Gamage, K., Joyce, M., Hawkes, N. 2010
Conference paper

Digital approaches to neutron spectrometry
Hawkes, N., Gamage, K., Taylor, G. 2009
Conference paper