Buddhi Wijesiri

About

I conduct industry-driven, interdisciplinary research aimed at ensuring safe and adequate water resources for growing populations, contributing to the development of liveable cities. The research focuses on the following key areas:

1. Catchment-scale water quality monitoring using UAV-based non-contact remote sensing.

2. Catchment-scale water quality modeling using ensemble prediction methods.

3. Nature-based Solutions (NbS) for water treatment.

Employment

• Research Institute of Tsinghua University in Shenzhen Assistant Professor
  2026 - Present
• Queensland University of Technology Research Fellow/Lecturer
  2024 - 2026
• Queensland University of Technology Research Associate
  2022 - 2024
• Queensland University of Technology Postdoctoral Researcher
  2020 - 2021
• Shenzhen University Postdoctoral Research Fellow
  2018 - 2020
• Queensland University of Technology Postdoctoral Researcher
  2016 - 2018
• Queensland University of Technology
  ? - 2026

Education

• Queensland University of Technology PhD
  2013 - 2016
• University of Moratuwa BSc Engineering (Hons)
  2007 - 2011
• Queensland University of Technology
  ? - 2026

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (55)

• The next frontier in stormwater management and models: Multispectral and hyperspectral imaging of build-up and wash-off
  Journal of Environmental Management 2026 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.128416
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• Alternatives for Urban Stormwater Treatment
  Circular Economy Applications for Water Security 2025 DOI: 10.1201/9781003441007-14
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• Our cities will need to harvest stormwater in an affordable and green way - here's how
  2023
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• Distribution and variation of metals in urban river sediments in response to microplastics presence, catchment characteristics and sediment properties
  Beibei He, An Liu, Godfred Odame Duodu

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  • Buddhi Wijesiri
  • Godwin Adefikayo Ayoko
  • Ashantha Goonetilleke
  Science of The Total Environment 2023 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159139
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• Environmental Risks Posed by Microplastics in Urban Waterways
  Beibei He, An Liu, Godwin Adefikayo Ayoko +3 more
  SpringerBriefs in Water Science and Technology 2023 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-99-0628-4
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• Role of agricultural land practices in the behaviour of nitrates in groundwater
  Daniel Marcos Bonotto, Ayomi Jayarathne, Daniel Bonotto +3 more
  International Journal of Energy and Water Resources 2022 DOI: 10.1007/s42108-022-00208-x
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• Risk associated with microplastics in urban aquatic environments
  Beibei He, An Liu, Huabo Duan

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  • Buddhi Wijesiri
  • Ashantha Goonetilleke
  Journal of Hazardous Materials 2022 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.129587
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• Biosorption of heavy metals: Transferability between batch and column studies
  Chaamila Pathirana, Abdul M. Ziyath, Prasanna Egodawatta +5 more
  Chemosphere 2022 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.133659
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• Hydrochar: A Promising Step Towards Achieving a Circular Economy and Sustainable Development Goals
  Lokesh P. Padhye, Erick R. Bandala, Buddhi Wijesiri +2 more
  Frontiers in Chemical Engineering 2022 DOI: 10.3389/fceng.2022.867228
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• Integrating Tank Model and adsorption/desorption characteristics of filter media to simulate outflow water quantity and quality of a bioretention basin: A case study of biochar-based bioretention basin
  Nian Hong, Qin Cheng, Buddhi Wijesiri

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  • Erick R. Bandala
  • Ashantha Goonetilleke
  • An Liu
  Journal of Environmental Management 2022 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.114282
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• Heavy metals speciation in surface sediments of the Cross River Estuary, Gulf of Guinea, South East Nigeria
  Marine Pollution Bulletin 2022 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114257
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• Understanding nutrient dynamics for effective stormwater treatment design
  Buddhi Wijesiri, An Liu, Nandika Miguntanna

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  • Beibei He
  • Ashantha Goonetilleke
  Science of The Total Environment 2022 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157962
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• Emerging materials and technologies for landfill leachate treatment
  Erick R. Bandala, An Liu, Buddhi Wijesiri +2 more
  Environmental Pollution 2021 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118133
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• Water-sediment interactions and mobility of heavy metals in aquatic environments
  Lorena S. Miranda, Buddhi Wijesiri, Godwin Adefikayo Ayoko +2 more
  Water Research 2021 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117386
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• Impacts of COVID-19 pandemic on the wastewater pathway into surface water
  Erick R. Bandala, Brittany R. Kruger, Ivana Cesarino

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  • Alcides Lopes Leão
  • Buddhi Wijesiri
  • Ashantha Goonetilleke
  The Science of the Total Environment 2021 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145586
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• Source quantification and risk assessment as a foundation for risk management of metals in urban road deposited solids
  Yukun Ma, Sandya Mummullage, Buddhi Wijesiri

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  • Prasanna Egodawatta
  • James M. McGree
  • Godwin Adefikayo Ayoko
  • Ashantha Goonetilleke
  Journal of Hazardous Materials 2021 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124912
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• How gender disparities in urban and rural areas influence access to safe drinking water
  Utilities Policy 2021 DOI: 10.1016/j.jup.2020.101141
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• Influence of the hierarchical structure of land use on metals, nutrients and organochlorine pesticides in urban river sediments
  Buddhi Wijesiri, An Liu, Ayomi Jayarathne +4 more
  Ecological Engineering 2021 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2020.106123
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• A Framework for Stormwater Quality Modelling under the Effects of Climate Change to Enhance Reuse
  Buddhi Wijesiri, Erick R. Bandala, An Liu +1 more
  Sustainability 2020 DOI: 10.3390/su122410463
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• Kinetic modelling and performance evaluation of vertical subsurface flow constructed wetlands in tropics
  G.M.P.R. Weerakoon, K.B.S.N. Jinadasa, Jagath Manatunge

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  • Buddhi Wijesiri
  • Ashantha Goonetilleke
  Journal of Water Process Engineering 2020 DOI: 10.1016/j.jwpe.2020.101539
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