Best Performance Award” at the Biennial Conference on Science and Technology (BICOST IX)—2023 by the NASTEC ITI was the Best Institution among the R & D institutions reviewed by NASTEC from 2017-2021

An Apparatus and Method to Convert Low Grade Graphite Below 40% to 98-99% Carbon in Mass Scale

Awarded to Dr. I. R.M.Kottegoda, Dr. R. C. Lakshman De Silva, Eng. AnuraSooriyaArachchi, Mr.A. M. K. Lahiru Abeykoon, 

Mr.K.Lasitha Gayan Lakmal, Mr.G.Shiran Manjula Aponsu,Mr.K.A. Iroshan Indika,Mr.H. M. Hasitha Prabath Bandara,Mr.P. Krishantha De Silva, Mr.R.A.K. Priyalal Ranasingha, Mr.M.Udaya Nimalsiri, Mr.Nawalage Lal Perera, Mr.K. Vajira Sujith Kumara,

 Mr. G.A.Sarath Kumara

Gold Medal

In the “Open Category” under the technical field of ‘Engineering’ for “An Apparatus and Method to convert low grade Graphite below 40% to 98-99% carbon in mass scale”.

Awarded to Dr. Iresha Kottegoda, Mr. Anura Sooriya Arachchi, Dr. Chinthaka de Silva, Mr. Lahiru Abyekoon, Mr. Kalpa Sandaruwan, Mr. Gayan Lakmal, Mr. Manjula Aponsu, Mr. Iroshan Indika, Mr. Prabath Bandara, Mr. Krishantha de Silva, Mr. Priyala Ranasinghe, Mr. Udaya Nimalasiri, Mr. Lal Perera, Mr. Vajira Kumara and Mr. Sarath Kumara

In the “Open Category” under the technical field of “Applied Sciences & Technology” for “An Apparatus and Method of Preparation of Graphene and reduced Graphene oxide on mass scale in few minutes”.

Awarded to Dr. Iresha Kottegoda, and Dr. Chinthaka de Silva

Gold Medal

In the “Open Category” under the technical field of “Environmental Conservation’ for “Home compressor”.

Awarded to Mr. Yoga Milani, Mr. Ruwan Wickramasinghe, Dr. Chinthaka de Silva, Mr. Anura Sooriya Arachchi and Mr. Kalpa Sandaruwan

GOLD MEDAL

Geneva International Invention Award Gold Medal for the invention of “Safety coconut husk feeding mechanism to extract Bristol fibre from traditional fibre extraction processes” at the 43rd International Inventors Exhibition and Competition in Geneva
Awarded to Eng. Anura Sooriya Arachchi

2016

This award was created to reward innovations with significant social or economic impact produced with major contribution from the submitting organization, in line with WAITRO’s objective of enabling the development of action-oriented partnerships for sustainable development. The awards are given in two categories; Social Innovation and Business Innovation.
ITI was the only institution in the world to get nominated for the finalists in both categories.
Finalist in innovation award 2016 in Business Innovation category was received for the Kithual Activation and Sap Production Enhancing Reagent (KASPER) developed by ITI.
Research Team Dr. G.A.S. Premakumara, Mr. P. Ranasinghe and Mr. H.P.P. S. Somasiri
Finalist in innovation award 2016 Social Innovation category was received for the Red clay low cost domestic water filter for removal of fluoride, arsenic and cadmium from drinking water developed by ITI.
Research Team Dr. I.P.L. Jayarathna, Dr. I.R.M. Kottegoda, Mr. J.T.S.T. Jayawaradane, Mr. R.C.W. Arachchi, Ms. H.A.M.I.T. Hettiarachchi.

2022

WAITRO IMPACT Award 2022 an International Award received from the Worlds Association of Industrial & Technological Research Organizations– Selected as a Finalist in the in the competition held from 14-15 November 2022 in Cape Town, South Africa, for the project outcomes presented on “Enhancing preservation of fruits using Nanotechnology; Developing and Adopting new technologies to minimize postharvest losses in Sri Lanka” and its impact on Sustainable Development Goals. This project was an IDRC, Canada funded research project conduct by a ITI team of Prof. Ilmi Hewajulige (Principal Investigator), Dr. Shanthi Wilson Wijeratnam, Mr. Nisala Gunesekara, Ms. Yoga Milani, Ms. Shiranthi Perera, Dr. Dineth Samarawickrama, Mr. Anura Sooriyarachchi and Ms. Manori Wijemanna.