Academic and Professional Qualifications
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- Ph.D. in Agriculture, Graduate School of Biosphere Science, Hiroshima University, Japan (2015-2018)
- M.Sc in Agriculture, Graduate School of Biosphere Science, Hiroshima University, Japan (2013-2015)
- M.Sc in Crop Science, Post Graduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (2011-2012)
- B.Sc in Agricultural Technology & Management, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (2006-2010)
RESEARCH INTEREST:
Yield determining physiological processes of crops
Agronomy of field crops
Plant nutritional physiology with special emphasis on Nitrogen and Phosphorus
Ecosystem nutrition
Nutrient dynamics in rhizosphere
Nutritional security under changing climate
Cropping systems
ACADEMIC DISTINCTIONS & AWARDS
- Annual Research Excellence Award - 2018 in recognition of the outstanding research contribution (Category I – Probationary Lecturer) on the recommendation of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya
- National Research Council Merit Award for Scientific Publication in 2017 offered from the National Research Council of Sri Lanka
- Presidential Award for Scientific Publication in 2015 and 2018 for excellence in research awarded by the President of Sri Lanka and organized by the National Research Council
- Japanese Government Monbukagakusho Scholarship from 2012 to 2017 to carryout post graduate studies in Hiroshima University, Japan
- Hiroshima University Excellent Student Award in 2013 (This was awarded in recognition of diligence and outstanding performance during the M.Sc program in Hiroshima University, Japan)
- Prof. Y.D.A. Senanayake Gold Medal for Crop Science in 2010 (This was awarded for the most outstanding performance in the disciplines of field crops, horticultural crops, plantation crops, and industrial crops by the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka)
