Congratulations to Dr Asitha Cooray for Securing Presidential Awards for His Scientific Achievements

Dr. Asitha Cooray has been awarded the President’s Award for Scientific Research for his
contribution to highly-rated scientific research published in 2019 and 2020. The awards were
presented to the research articles, Halloysite nano clay supported adsorptive removal of
oxytetracycline antibiotic from aqueous media, Journal of Hazardous Materials, Vol 384, Article
No. 121301 and Heavy metal dissolution mechanisms from electrical industrial waste, Science of
The Total Environment, Vol 696, Article No.133922.