Eroshan Sandeepa Gamage is a PhD candidate at CEMEF, Mines Paris – PSL University, developing explicit finite element and phase-field methods to simulate machining of 3D-printed Inconel 718 (ANR CENTURION project). His MSc at the University of Moratuwa developed meso-scale models of the non-linear bending of ultra-thin woven fibre composites for deployable space structures, published in Composite Structures (2026).
Open to industry R&D roles from early 2028 — aerospace, advanced manufacturing, simulation software and numerical-methods development — in Germany, France, Switzerland or the USA.
My story
I grew up in a small village in Sri Lanka with limited resources and a lot of encouragement from my family. A childhood fascination with the cosmos turned into a passion for engineering: I ranked in the top 1% of the national G.C.E. Advanced Level examinations and entered the University of Moratuwa, the country’s leading technological university.
My first semester fell short of expectations. By immersing myself in structural mechanics and calculus I turned it around, earning Dean’s List honours in four semesters and graduating with first-class honours. Since then my work has moved from measuring deformation, to modelling it, to building the solvers that model it.
Education
| Degree | Institution | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| PhD, Computational Mechanics and Materials | CEMEF, Mines Paris – PSL University, France | Oct 2024 – Dec 2027 (expected) |
| MSc in Civil Engineering (major component by research) | University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka | Aug 2023 – Sep 2024 |
| BSc (Hons) Civil Engineering — First Class, GPA 3.74/4.2 | University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka | Oct 2018 – Jul 2023 |
Experience
- Doctoral researcher, CEMEF, Mines Paris – PSL (2024 – present): explicit FE solver development in FORGE, contact, phase-field fracture. PhD research →
- Graduate Research Assistant, Deployable Structures Laboratory, University of Moratuwa (2023 – 2024): multiscale modelling of ultra-thin woven composites; mentored undergraduate teams in the Structural Design Challenge. MSc research →
Skills
- Methods: finite element method development, explicit time integration, elastoplasticity, contact mechanics, phase-field fracture, multiscale modelling, digital image correlation
- Software: FORGE (solver development, user subroutines), Abaqus (Standard/Explicit), SAP2000
- Programming: Python, Fortran, MATLAB
- Image processing: Ncorr 2D, Dragonfly, ImageJ
- Languages: English (IELTS 8.0), Sinhala (native), French (basic)
Awards
- 1st Runner-Up, Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Challenge, Civil Engineering Research Symposium (2024)
- Dean’s List, University of Moratuwa — semesters 3, 4, 7 and 8
- Mahapola Higher Education Merit Scholarship, Ministry of Higher Education, Sri Lanka
- G.C.E. A/L: island rank 151 of ~35,000 (top 1%), Anuradhapura District 4th place (2017)
- More on the Achievements page
Leadership and service
- Treasurer, ADSFA (Association des Doctorants en Sciences Fondamentales et Appliquées), France — 2025 – present
- Chairman, External Affairs Committee, Civil Engineering Society, University of Moratuwa — 2022 – 2023
- Project Co-Chairperson, Skill Up with CES seminar series — 2021
- Team leader, comprehensive design project for a sustainable Faculty of Technology building complex (nine students, three semesters) — Other projects →