Academic and Professional Qualifications
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:
Doctor of Philosophy
Major in Meat Science
Department of Animal Science
College of Agriculture and Live Sciences
Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA
December 2011
Master of Science - Meat Science and Technology
Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture
University of Peradeniya
Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
June 2005
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
Faculty of Agriculture
University of Peradeniya,
Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
July 2001
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS:
Wijayawardana, D. A. H. D., Prabashwari, T. I. G., Vidanarachchi, J. K., Himali, S. M. C.
(2022). Development of a spent cinnamon bark-incorporated egg box and analysis of its
effectiveness on internal quality characteristics of chicken eggs. Journal of Food Processing
and Preservation, 46 (7) e16619. doi.org/10.1111/jfpp.16619
Gunathilaka, M.G.N.W.W., Prabashwari, T.I.G., Cyril, H.W. and Himali, S.M.C. (2021).
Assessment of different pickling solutions on quality characteristics of pickled quail (Coturnix
coturnix japonica) eggs. Journal of Agriculture and Value Addition, 4(2), pp.26–43. DOI:
http://doi.org/10.4038/java.v4i2.26
Pushpamali, R. M. D., Himali, S. M. C., Gunawardene, M., Samarasinghe, K, Chandrajith, R.
(2021). Multimineral fortification of chicken eggs by supplementing a combination of sodium
selenite, ferrous sulphate and zinc sulphate in layer diet. Biomedical Journal of Scientific and
Technical Research, 35(2), 27558-27567. DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2021.35.005683
Wijedasa, W. M. R. M., Wickramasinghe, Y. H. S. T., Vidanarachch, J. K. and Himali, S. M.
C. (2020). Comparison of egg quality characteristics of different poultry species. Journal of
Agricultural Science, 12, 11, pp 331-342. DOI:10.5539/jas.v12n11p331
Perera, W.P.D.S., Tharanga, K.A.D., Rajapakse, R.P.N.P., Himali, S.M.C., Jayasinghe,
G.D.T.M. and Jinadasa, B.K.K.K (2020). Chemical, microbiological and sensory evaluation
of spotted sardinella (Amblygaster sirm) stored in ice. Ceylon Journal of Science, 49(2), pp
217-221 DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/cjs.v49i2.7744
WORK EXPERIENCES:
Senior Lecturer Grade I Dec. 2017 to date
Senior Lecturer Grade II Dec.2011 to 2017
Lecturer Jan. 2004 to 2011
Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture,
University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Visiting Lecturer
Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture, University of
Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
July 2012 to date
Research Assistant
Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University,
USA
Jan. 2008 to Dec. 2011
Teaching Assistant
Department of Animal Science,
Iowa State University, USA
ACADEMIC DISTINCTIONS & AWARDS
Award for the Session’s Best Presentation (Animal Science, Food Science and Technology) at
the 6th International Conference on Agriculture, 2019, 22nd and 23rd August, Bangkok,
Thailand. (Development of a Photocatalytic Reactor Combined with Activated Carbon Filter,
Kodikara, K.C.T., Vidanarachchi, J.K., Basnayake, B, Himali, S.M.C., Gunawadena, M. and
Hettiarachchi, N.). Served as one of the internal supervisors of the student.
Award of Gold, under the technical field of “University and Tertiary Educational Institute at
“Sahasak Nimaum – 2019”, International Inventions Exhibition and Competition, Sri Lanka
Inventors Commission, Ministry of Science, Technology and Research, 22nd September, 2019.
(Development of a Photocatalytic Reactor Combined with Activated Carbon Filter, Kodikara,
K.C.T., Vidanarachchi, J.K., Basnayake, B, Himali, S.M.C., Gunawadena, M. and
Hettiarachchi, N.). Served as one of the internal supervisors of the student.
Award for the winner in the session of Invention and Innovative Competition at the Faculty of
Agriculture Undergraduate Research Symposum-2019, University of Peradeniya, 21st
February, 2020. (Development of a Photocatalytic Reactor Combined with Activated Carbon
Filter, Kodikara, K.C.T., Vidanarachchi, J.K., Basnayake, B, Himali, S.M.C., Gunawadena, M.
and Hettiarachchi, N.). Served as one of the internal supervisors of the student.
