JAYANTHA OBEYSEKERA (Obey)
Chief Modeler, Hydrologic & Environmental Systems Modeling, South Florida Water Management District, 3301 Gun Club Road, West Palm beach, Florida 33406 (jobey@sfwmd.gov)
Affiliate Research Professor, Center for Environmental Studies, College of Science, Florida Atlantic University (jobeysek@fau.edu)
Education
Undergraduate: University of Ceylon, Civil Engineering (Hons.), Sri Lanka, B.Sc., 1975.
Graduate: University of Roorkee, India, P.G. Diploma., 1977. M.Eng.,1977‑1978, Colorado State University, Ph.D., 1981.
Diplomate, American Water Resources Engineers
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION AND NATIONAL COMMITTEES
- Member, Surface Runoff Committee of the American Geophysical Union (term expired)
- Member of the National Research Council committee to review recent hydrologic studies of the Klamath River Basin in Oregon and California (term completed)
- Member of the National Research Council committee on Sustainable Water & Environmental Management in California Bay-Delta
- Member of the National Research Council panel on Bay Delta Conservation Plan
- External agency member to the US Army Corps of Engineers to review the hydrologic modeling of the New Orleans in the aftermath of hurricane Katrina
- Member of the organizing committee of the Federal interagency conference on hydrologic modeling and sediment transport
- Member of the United States National Climate Assessment and Development and Advisory Committee (NCADAC) appointed by The Secretary of Commerce, US Department of Commerce
REGISTRATION
Registered Professional Engineer (No. 40202), State of Florida
PROFESSIONAL CAREER
Oct. 2011 to present : Chief Engineer, Hydrologic & Environmental Systems Modeling, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, Florida
Oct 2011: Appointed Affiliate Research Professor, Florida Atlantic University.
Oct. 2003 to Sep. 2011: Director, Hydrologic & Environmental Systems Modeling Department, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, Florida
May, 1995 to Sep. 2003: Director, Hydrologic Systems Modeling Division, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, Florida
May, 1991: Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Geography & Geology Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida (served on graduate committees)
May, 2000: Courtesy Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida (served on graduate committees)
Jan. 1987 to Sep. 1987: Water Resources Engineer
Sep. 1987 to May. 1988:Staff Water Resources Engineer
May. 1988 to Sep. 1989: Senior Water Resources Engineer
Oct. 1989 to April, 1995: Supervising Professional Water Resources Engineer, Supervising Professional Civil Engineer, South Florida Water Management District, West Palm Beach, Florida.
Jan. 1985 – Dec. 1986: Assistant Professor in Civil Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado.
Aug. 1982 – Dec. 1984: Research Scientist, International Water Resources Institute, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, D.C.
Sep. 1981 – July 1982: Research Associate, Hydrology and Water Resources Program, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado.
Aug. 1978 – Aug. 1981: Research Assistant, Hydrology and Water Resources Program, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado.
July 1976 – May 1978: UNESCO Fellowship Holder, School of Hydrology, University of Roorkee, Roorkee, India.
Jan. 1976 – June 1976: Assistant Lecturer in Civil Engineering, University of Sri Lanka, Katubedda, Sri Lanka.
July 1975 – Dec 1975:Engineering Assistant, Hydrology Division, Irrigation Department, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Mar. 1975 – June 1975:Instructor in Civil Engineering, University of Sri Lanka, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.