Our team

Founding Director

Prof. Meththika Vithanage

Professor of Water Quality
Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland (GEUS)
Founding Director, Ecosphere Resilience Research Centre, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka

Work Email – meththika@sjp.ac.lk
LinkedIn Profile Link – https://www.linkedin.com/in/meththika-vithanage-
Google Scholar Profile Link
https://scholar.google.com.hk/citations?hl=zh-CN&user=jcCDYcIAAAAJ

Director

Dr. Anushka U. Rajapaksha

Work Email – anurajapaksha@sjp.ac.lk
LinkedIn Profile Link – https://www.linkedin.com/in/

Google Scholar Profile Link
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=lUX5ef0AAAAJ&hl=en

Research assistant

Ms. Keshani Jayathilaka

Work Email – keshani@sjp.ac.lk
LinkedIn Profile Link – https://www.linkedin.com/in/keshani-jayathilaka
https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en

Area of Expertise: Plant biotechnology

Research assistant

Mr. K. Reinurshan

Work Email – reinurshan@sjp.ac.lk
LinkedIn Profile Link – https://www.linkedin.com/in/reinurshan
Area of Expertise: Environmental science and Geo spatial analysis

Research assistant

Mr. Sandun Sandanayake

Work Email – sandun@sci.sjp.ac.lk
LinkedIn Profile Link – https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandun-sandanayake-9692a7158/
Area of Expertise: Groundwater, geochemistry, water quality

Research assistant

Mr. Manura Nandula Weerasinghe

Work Email – manuraweerasinghe@sjp.ac.lk
LinkedIn Profile Link – https://www.linkedin.com/in/manura29/
Area of Expertise: Environmental Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Emerging Contaminants, Geochemistry, Microplastics

Research assistant

Ms. M.C.S Godage 

Work Email – chathumishanalika@sci.sjp.ac.lk
LinkedIn Profile Link – http://www.linkedin.com/in/chathumi-godage
Area of Expertise: Environmental Chemistry and Analytical Chemistry,

Research assistant

Mr. R.S.P.K.Abhishek

Work Email – abhishek@sci.sjp.ac.lk
LinkedIn Profile Link – http://www.linkedin.com/in/praveen-abhishek-9492a7220

Area of Expertise: Carbon dynamics, Microplastics, Water quality, Marine Science

Research assistant

Ms. Dilsandi Senaya

Work Email – dilsandi@gmail.com
LinkedIn Profile Link – http://www.linkedin.com/in/dilsandi-senaya-751573205

Area of Expertise: Microplastics, Environmental Contaminants, Analytical Chemistry

Research assistant

Ms. S.H. Sashini Gunarathna

Work Email – sashinigunarathna@sci.sjp.ac.lk
LinkedIn Profile Link – http://www.linkedin.com/in/sashini-gunarathna-b8954a26b

Area of Expertise: Carbon dynamic, Blue carbon ecosystems, Adsorption, Biochar

Research assistant

Ms. D.M.T.J. Dhanapala

 

Research assistant
Work Email – thanujajd1996@gmail.com
LinkedIn Profile Link – http://www.linkedin.com/in/thanuja-janadari-741300362

Area of Expertise: Agriculture