Master of Philosophy, Food Science &Technology (1992 – 1997)
University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
Thesis titled ‘Analysis of hypocholesterolaemic plant Constituents of some common food articles and the Effect of a selected few on the blood cholesterol’
Bachelor of Science, Honours Degree in Botany
Second Class Upper Division (1986 – 1990),University of Jaffna
Thesis titled ‘Ecological studies on Some common weeds and crops’
- Environmental Biology
- Plant Virology
- Economic Botany
- Rhizosphere Biology
- Food Science & Nutrition
- Plant Physiology
- Head/ Department of Botany 2011 – 2017
- Coordinator for the course unit Basic Science for Non Science students from 2007-2010
- Treasurer of JSA 2014-2015(22ndExecutive committee)
- Student Counsellor from 2014 March – 2015 September
- One of the activity coordinators of Activity 3 of QIG (W-2) HETC Project from 2012
- Member of the Board of Management of Siddha Medicine 2016
- Member of Career Guidance cell, Faculty of Science,U.O.J 2016
- Member of Research Advisory Committee for Palmyrah Research
Research interest
- Mass propagation and study of Biocontrol agents in controlling plant diseases
- Identification of botanicals having antimicrobial activity
- Extraction of agar from Red algae
- Endophytic fungi
- Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhiza
Award
ADB Scholarship for short term training in Australia
Grants
- University Research Grant – 2015 (204,447/=):utilized, Research title: Extraction of agar from red algae in the northern coastal area: its physicochemical properties and feasibility of using in microbiological culture media
- University Research Grant – 2014 (131,600/=) : utilized, Research title : Control of Brinjal collar rot pathogen by sustainable biological means in Jaffna peninsula.
Completed a short term training programme in plant pathological techniques in the University of New England, Australia from March.-June, 2003 funded by ADB and submitted a report to Faculty Board of Science, University of Jaffna.