B.Sc. Food Science and Technology (Special) Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
FGPA 3.70 First Class Honours

Professional Qualifications:
January 2023- Present Graduate Temporary Teaching Assistant - Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

• Missions or tasks realized: Conducting practical classes on Basic Science Practical, Food Analysis, Biochemistry, and Human Nutrition, Food Chemistry and Agricultural Product Quality and Processing while assisting in grading and evaluation of performances of students.

Extra-Curricular Activities:
Software Skills

• · MS Office Package
• · Adobe Premier Pro
• · Adobe Photoshop

Innovation

• · Developed the cassava starch separating method and produced Instant Cassava Noodles at Pro Food Pro Pack exhibition-2019

Leadership

•  Former Secretary of the Society of Pera FamiAnnites , University of Peradeniya in 2020- 2021
• Coordinator of the FoodTechTalks in 2020-2021, Society of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya
• Contributed as team member in FoodTechthon 21 organized by Society of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya

Sports

• · Active participation in Table Tennis team which was represented the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya in 2019

Publications

Nikalansooriya N.M.A.I., Somaratne G.M., Maithreepala S.D., Gunasekara D.C.S., Abeysiriwardena D. S. D. Z., Chandrasekara A., Dahanayake T.N., Karunarathna H.K.A.T. and Madhumali K.D.U. (2021), Recruitment and Management of a Healthy Human Panel for Clinical Trials to Analyze the Post-prandial Glycemic Response of Food. Proceedings of the 8th Faculty of Agricultural Undergraduate Research Symposium held in Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 28th December 2022, pp. 280.

Dahanayake T.N., Somaratne G.M., Madarasinghe S., Jayawardena R., Nikalansooriya N.M.A.I., Karunarathna H.K.A.T. and Madhumali K.D.U. (2021), Characterization of Physicochemical Properties and Post-prandial Glycemic Response of Garlic and Bee Honey Combined Product. Proceedings of the 8th Faculty of Agricultural Undergraduate Research Symposium held in Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 28th December 2022, pp.160.