{"id":610,"date":"2023-11-24T09:25:35","date_gmt":"2023-11-24T09:25:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.sjp.ac.lk\/cwar\/?page_id=610"},"modified":"2024-03-04T17:46:57","modified_gmt":"2024-03-04T17:46:57","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.sjp.ac.lk\/cwar\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"610\" class=\"elementor elementor-610\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27541495 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"27541495\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca00daa elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-he-personal-information\" data-id=\"ca00daa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"he-personal-information.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t            <h2 class=\"he-block-title he-title-style3\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/research.sjp.ac.lk\/cwar\/team\/\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span>   Senior Director<\/span><\/a>            <\/h2>\n                    <div class=\"he-personal-information he-align-center\">\n            <div class=\"he-pi-image\">\n                <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"425\" src=\"https:\/\/research.sjp.ac.lk\/cwar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/single-image-vc-pathmalal-manage.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-324\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.sjp.ac.lk\/cwar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/single-image-vc-pathmalal-manage.png 400w, https:\/\/research.sjp.ac.lk\/cwar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/single-image-vc-pathmalal-manage-282x300.png 282w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>            <\/div>\n\n            <div class=\"he-pi-name\"><span>Senior Professor Pathmalal M. Manage<\/span><\/div><div class=\"he-pi-intro\">Prof. Pathmalal M. Manage holds esteemed positions at the university, serving as the Vice Chancellor of the University, Professor of Zoology, Former Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, Co-chair of the Research Council, and founder and Senior Director of the Centre for Water Quality and Algae Research. Under Prof. Manage&#039;s guidance, the Centre for Water Quality and Algae Research is positioned to make significant strides in the fields of biology, water quality, and environmental management. 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