EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

Ph.D. - Doctor of Philosophy
School of Marine Biology and Aquaculture
James Cook University, Townsville, QLD 4811
AUSTRALIA.

M.Sc. - Master of Science in Aquaculture (CGPA-3.79/4)
Asian Institute of Technology
Pathumthani, 12120, THAILAND.

B.Sc. (sp) Hons.- Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
2nd Class Upper Division
University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya 20400, SRI LANKA.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

Training on “Aquatic Resources Conservation and Green Aquaculture for Lancang-Mekong Countries” sponsored by the Office of Fisheries Law Enforcement for Yangtze River Basin, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs of the People’s Republic of China. (13th- 17th, Dec.2021 in Wuxi, the People’s Republic of China viaZoom)

Training on “Small and Terrible Significant Bacterial Diseases in Aquaculture” conducted by the Fish Health Section, Asian Fisheries Society virtually on 8 th December 2021 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Training on “Evaluation process for the doctoral program candidate’s applications” received to the University of Rovira i Virgili, Barcelona,Spain 2021under the MSCA MFP-COFUND, European Union on 29th November, 2021.

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS:

R. Rajeevan, U. Edirisinghe and A.R.S.B. Athauda. 2021. Role of giant freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) in livelihoods of the rural fishers of Northern Province of Sri Lanka. International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies. 2021; 1; 9(2): 44-51.

Rajeevan, R., Edirisinghe, U. and Athauda, A.R.S.B. 2018. Length-weight relationships and condition factor of giant freshwater prawn,

Macrobrachium rosenbergii (De Man, 1879) in five perennial reservoirs in Northern Province, Sri Lanka. International Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Studies 2018; 6(5): 283-287.

Rajeevan, R., Edirisinghe, U. and A.R.S.B. Athauda. 2020. Diversity and Distribution of Fin-fish and Prawn Species Assemblages of the Catch in Five Perennial Reservoirs in Northern Province, Sri Lanka. Tropical Agricultural Research Vol. 31 (3): 95-105.

Rajeevan, R., Edirisinghe, U. and A.R.S.B. Athauda.2019. Performance of Macrobrachium rosenbergii in Perennial Reservoirs: A Comparative Assessment of Fisheries in Five Perennial Reservoirs in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. Tropical Agricultural Research Vol. 30 (3): 69-79.

Veronika. K., Edirisinghe, U., Sivashanthini, K. and A.R.S.B. Athauda. 2018. Length- weight Relationships of Four Different Sea Cucumber Species in North-East Coastal Region of Sri Lanka. Tropical Agricultural Research Vol. 29 (2): 212-217.

A. R. Mudalige., C.N. Walpita., A.R.S.B. Athauda., S. J. Perera., P.N. Chandrarathna. 2022. Initial success of captive breeding and larval rearing of endemic fresh water food fish Systomus spilurus (Günther, 1868) in Sri Lanka. AgInsight 2022, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, P.O. Box 02, Belihuloya, Sri Lanka. Pp. 245-247.

Edirisinghe, E.P.S.K.K., Athauda. A.R.S.B. and A.R. Mudalige. 2020. Hormonal Sex Reversal of Dwarf Gourami (Trichogaster lalius) for Value Addition to the Female. Vol. 12. SLJAP, December. Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. Pp. 22-28.

WORK EXPERIENCES:

Member of the University Admission CommitteeUniversity of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. (Nov. 2021 to date)

Member of the Steering Committee on Fisheries & Aquaculture National Science Foundation (NSF) Ministry of Science, Technology and Research Colombo, Sri Lanka. (October, 2021- August, 2022)

Head/ Department of Animal Science
Faculty of Agriculture
University of Peradeniya
Sri Lanka. (June, 2018 – January, 2020)

Senior Student Counselor
Faculty of Agriculture
University of Peradeniya
Sri Lanka. (2019)