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Sharman Perera
B.Eng., M.A.Sc, Ph.D. (OnTechU), P.Eng.

Director Nuclear Facilities, Manager Sub Critical Assembly, Associate Teaching Professor

Laboratory Lecturers

Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science

Contact information

2000 Simcoe Street North
Oshawa, Ontario L1G 0C5
Office: ERC 4027

905.721.8668 ext. 5505
905.721.3370 (fax)

sharman.perera@ontariotechu.ca

Research topics

  • Nuclear Facility Design, Engineering Lab Design, Use of Virtually Reality, CAD, CAE and Monte Carlo Codes for Undergraduate Teaching Lab Design

Education

Ph.D., Nuclear Engineering, Ontario Tech University, 2024
M.A.Sc., Mechanical Engineering, Toronto Metropolitan University, 2004
B.Eng, Aerospace Engineering, Toronto Metropolitan University, 2001

Courses

Nuclear Reactor Design
Environmental Effects of Radiation
Radiation Protection
Engineering Design
Fluid Mechanics
Thermodynamics Cycles
Mechanical Equipment Systems
Hydro Electric Power Systems

Research and expertise

Publications and presentations

  • Selected publications and presentations
    1. Fan, Z., Brown, K., Nistor, S., Seepaul, K., Wood, K., Uribe-Quevedo, A., Perera, S., Waller, E., Law, S., “Calandria Tube Virtual Reality Safety Assembly,” 8th International Conference on Serious Games and Application for Health, Segah 2020, Online, Aug 2020

    2. Brown, K., Galipeau, N., Perera, S., “ Development and Verification of Americium-Beryllium Neutron Source Facility using Monte Carlo N-Particle code
    “, 2019 CNS Conference

    3. Badal, H., Perera, S., Waller, E., Tokuhiro, A., “ Facility Design to Accommodate a Subcritical Assembly at the Ontario Tech University,” 3rd International CNS Conference on Fire Safety & Emergency Preparedness for the Nuclear Industry – FSEP 2019, Westin Hotel, Ottawa, ON, Canada, Oct 2019


    4. Nguyen, M., Smith, J., Carr, B., Allison, N., Rushing, J., Lindo, T., Sharman, P., S., Uribe-Quevedo, A., Waller E., Tokuhiro, A., “Development of a Model for Attenuating Radiation in VR for Nuclear Safety Awareness”,7th International Conference on Serious Games and Application for Health - Segah 2019, Kyoto, Japan, Aug 2019

    5. Momin, G., Panchal, R., Liu, D., Perera, S., Waller, E., Tokuhiro, A., “ Case Study: Enhancing Human Reliability Tools for Nuclear Maintenance,” ASME 2018 Power & Energy Conference, Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA, June 2018.

    6. Brown, K, Galipeau, N, Perera, S, “ Development and Verification of Americium-Beryllium Neutron Source Facility Model using Mote Carlo N-Particle Code,” 42nd CNS/CNA Student Conference at 38th Annual CNS Conference, Saskatoon, SK, June 2018.

    7. Galipeau, ., Nijhawan, M., Perera, S., Roberts, C., Waker, A., “ Design Process and build of an Automated Neutron Spectrometer concept”, 41st Annual CNS/CAN Student Conference, Niagara Falls, June 4-June 7 2017

    8. Bellingham, A., Nandakumar, R., Sharp, R., Valookaran, S., Ravindran, T., Perera, S., Waller, E., “ Environmental Radiation (ENRAD) sampling robot,” 41st Annual CNS/CAN Student Conference, Niagara Falls, June 4-June 7 2017

    9. Wijayaratne, U., Bereznai, G., Perera, S., “ A Review of Flow Accelerated Corrosion in CANDU feeder pipes”, 37TH Annual CNS Conference, Niagara Falls, June 4-June 7 2017

    10. Perera S, Labana T, Waller E, Harvel G, Ulrich R. Brown C. “ Integrated Engineering Design Approach for Undergraduate Teaching”, 26th CANCAM, Victoria, British Columbia, May 29 – June 1, 2017

    11. Wijayaratne, U., Bereznai, G., Perera, S., “ ’Ageing’ An Important Phenomenon for a Safe Future in Nuclear Industry ”, 1st International Conference on Nuclear Power Plants: Structures, Risk & Decommissioning, Croydon, London, 6-Feb. 2017

    12. Allcock, J., Waller E.J., Perera, S., Agelin-Chaab, M., “ Experimental modelling of a vertical loop geothermal system for undergraduate teaching applications”, CSME proceedings, CSME International Congress 2014, Ontario, June 1-3, 2014

    13. “Material characterization of high-density concrete using different analytical techniques to support licensing requirements for a class 11 radiation facility ”, Joshi, A., Perera, S., Waller, E., Eascott, J., Waker, A., Machrafi, R., Canadian Nuclear Society 37th Student conference, Toronto, June 2013

    14. “The development of a Monte Carlo Model of an Americium-Beryllium Neutron Source Facility,” Zavatti, R., Price, T., Perera, S., Canadian Nuclear Society 37th Student conference, Toronto, June 2013

    15. “Academic Design of Canada’s Energy Systems and Nuclear Research Center,” Bereznai, G., Perera, S., Proceedings of the 2010 European Nuclear Conference, Barcelona, Spain, 30 May – 02 June 2010