Ms. K.C.T. Kodikara, Reg. No: (AG/13/ASF/021) was awarded a certificate with a gold medal in the category of Food Technology in "Sahasak Nimawum 2019" International Inventions Exhibition & Competition which was held from 20-22 September 2019 at Sri Lanka Exhibition and Convention Centre organized by the Sri Lanka Inventors Commission operative under the purview of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Research.

She has won this award for her final year undergraduate research project titled, Development of a Photocatalytic Reactor Combined with Activated Carbon Filter. Her research was supervised by Prof. J.K. Vidanarachchi, Prof. Ben Basnayake, Dr. S.M.C. Himali, Mr. Manju Gunawadena and Mr. Nirmal Hettiarachchi.

Ms. Chamali Kodikara (Ag/ASF/13/21) won the gold medal for the best oral presentation for her innovative research findings at the 6th International Conference on Agriculture 2019, Bangkok, Thailand. Her presentation was based on her last year's undergraduate research work on the topic of "Nanotechnology in Fish Odour Removal Applications: Design and Development of a Photocatalytic Reactor Combined with Activated Carbon Filtration".

The AGRICO 2019 was a prestigious event organized with a motivation to provide an excellent international platform for the Agriculturists, Policy Makers, Young Individuals, Horticulturalists, Agricultural Engineers, Industry Experts, Stakeholders, Agronomists and all other enthusiastic participants around the world to share their research findings with the global experts. The 6th International Conference on Agriculture 2019 – (AGRICO 2019) was held from 22nd –23rd August 2019 in Bangkok, Thailand.