{"id":190,"date":"2015-08-05T04:52:34","date_gmt":"2015-08-05T04:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/fes\/?page_id=190"},"modified":"2026-04-02T14:52:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T14:52:46","slug":"academic-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/fes\/academic-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row tm_bgimagefixed=””][vc_column][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1701409218560{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 15px !important;background-color: #f7f7f7 !important;border-left-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-radius: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”4754″ img_size=”300×300″ style=”vc_box_rounded” onclick=”custom_link” link=”#”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3\/4″][vc_custom_heading text=”Dr. Chaamila Pathirana” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal” link=”url:%23|title:Prof.%20Daham%20Jayawardana”][vc_column_text]Senior Lecturer and Head of the Department<\/strong><\/p>\n

B.Sc. (Hons.), M.Phil. (USJ), Ph.D. (QUT, Australia)<\/p>\n

Research interest:<\/strong> Water Quality Analysis, Wastewater treatment, Biomaterials for Environmental Remediation.<\/p>\n

Email : chaamila@sci.sjp.sc.lk<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”371″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” link=”https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=_tcJsEEAAAAJ&hl=en”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1701409230345{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 15px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-left-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-radius: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”4756″ img_size=”300×300″ style=”vc_box_rounded” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/fes\/prof-upul-subasinghe\/”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3\/4″][vc_custom_heading text=”Senior Prof. Upul Subasinghe” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fscience.sjp.ac.lk%2Ffes%2Fprof-upul-subasinghe%2F|title:Prof.%20Hemanthi%20Ranasinghe”][vc_column_text]Professor and Dean of the Faculty<\/strong><\/p>\n

B.Sc. (Hons), Ph.D. (Wales), C.I.Biol (Sri Lanka)<\/p>\n

Research interest:<\/strong> Forest and Forest Plantation Management, Forest Certification, Natural Resource Modelling, Natural Products of Forest Trees<\/p>\n

Email : upuls@sjp.ac.lk<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”371″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” link=”https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=sQGVX5sAAAAJ&hl=en”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1701409218560{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 15px !important;background-color: #f7f7f7 !important;border-left-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-radius: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”4758″ img_size=”300×300″ style=”vc_box_rounded” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/fes\/prof-hiran-amarasekera\/”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3\/4″][vc_custom_heading text=”Prof. Hiran Amarasekera” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fscience.sjp.ac.lk%2Ffes%2Fprof-hiran-amarasekera%2F|title:Prof.%20Hiran%20Amarasekera”][vc_column_text]Professor<\/strong><\/p>\n

B.Sc. (Hons), Ph.D. (Wales), C.I.Biol., F.I.Biol (Sri Lanka)<\/p>\n

Research interest:<\/strong> Wood Science, Timber Technology, Forest Based Industries and Forest Biology.<\/p>\n

Email : hiran@sjp.ac.lk<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”371″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” link=”https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=_Jm6E2MAAAAJ&hl=en”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1701409230345{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 15px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-left-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-radius: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”4759″ img_size=”300×300″ style=”vc_box_rounded” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/fes\/prof-nilanthi-bandara\/”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3\/4″][vc_custom_heading text=”Prof. (Mrs) Nilanthi Bandara” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fscience.sjp.ac.lk%2Ffes%2Fprof-nilanthi-bandara%2F|title:Prof.%20Nilanthi%20Bandara”][vc_column_text]Professor<\/strong><\/p>\n

B.Sc. (Hons), M.Sc. (Hons) (India), M.E.Des (Canada)<\/p>\n

Research interest:<\/strong> Environmental Impact Assessment, Pollution Control and Waste Management.<\/p>\n

Email : nilanthi.bandara2@gmail.com<\/a>,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 nilanthi@sjp.ac.lk<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”371″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” link=”https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=yL5xRpIAAAAJ&hl=en”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1701409218560{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 15px !important;background-color: #f7f7f7 !important;border-left-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-radius: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”4761″ img_size=”300×300″ style=”vc_box_rounded” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/fes\/dr-prasanthi-gunawardene\/”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3\/4″][vc_custom_heading text=”Prof. (Mrs.) Prasanthi Gunawardana” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fscience.sjp.ac.lk%2Ffes%2Fdr-prasanthi-gunawardene%2F|title:Prof.%20Upul%20Subasinghe”][vc_column_text]Professor<\/strong><\/p>\n

B.Sc. (Hons), Ph.D. (Edinburgh), M.I.Biol (Sri Lanka)<\/p>\n

Research interest:<\/strong> Environmental and Resource Economics, Ecological Economics, Natural Resource Management, Environmental Policy.<\/p>\n

Email : prasanth@sjp.ac.lk<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”371″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” link=”https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=E7roJZEAAAAJ&hl=en”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1701409230345{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 15px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-left-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-radius: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”4763″ img_size=”300×300″ style=”vc_box_rounded” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/fes\/dr-daham-jayawardana\/”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3\/4″][vc_custom_heading text=”Prof. Daham Jayawardana” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fscience.sjp.ac.lk%2Ffes%2Fdr-daham-jayawardana%2F”][vc_column_text]Professor<\/strong><\/p>\n

B.Sc. Sp. (Geology), M.Sc. (Japan), Ph.D. (Japan)<\/p>\n

Research interest:<\/strong> Geology, Soil Science, Trace Element Mobility in Water and Soil, Geographical Information System.<\/p>\n

Email : daham@sci.sjp.ac.lk<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”371″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” link=”https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?hl=en&user=k-36-_UAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1774267804353{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 15px !important;background-color: #f7f7f7 !important;border-left-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-radius: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”4588″ img_size=”300×300″ style=”vc_box_rounded” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/fes\/dr-thilak-chandratilake\/”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3\/4″][vc_custom_heading text=”Dr. G. G. T. Chandrathilake” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fscience.sjp.ac.lk%2Ffes%2Fdr-thilak-chandratilake%2F|title:Dr.%20Thilak%20Chandratilake”][vc_column_text]Senior Lecturer (on sabbatical leave)<\/strong><\/p>\n

B.Sc. (Hons,USJ), M.Sc.(Env.Eng, Saitama), Ph.D.(U Tokyo)<\/p>\n

Research interest:<\/strong> Ecohydrology, Water Resource Management, and Urban Forestry<\/p>\n

Email : thilakawansha@sjp.ac.lk<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”371″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” link=”https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=4vRDuXMAAAAJ&hl=en”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1701409230345{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 15px !important;background-color: #ffffff !important;border-left-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-radius: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”4765″ img_size=”300×300″ style=”vc_box_rounded” onclick=”custom_link” link=”https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/fes\/dr-pasan-dunuwila\/”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3\/4″][vc_custom_heading text=”Dr. Pasan Dunuwila” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fscience.sjp.ac.lk%2Ffes%2Fdr-pasan-dunuwila%2F|title:Dr.%20Pasan%20Dunuwila”][vc_column_text]Senior Lecturer II<\/strong><\/p>\n

B.Sc. Eng. (Japan) M.Sc. Eng. (Japan) and \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ph.D. Eng. (Japan)<\/p>\n

Research interest:<\/strong>\u00a0Environmental Engineering, Cleaner Production and Green Technology<\/p>\n

Email : dunuwila@sjp.ac.lk<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=”371″ img_size=”full” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” link=”https:\/\/scholar.google.co.jp\/citations?user=9wCzTNkAAAAJ&hl=en”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner css=”.vc_custom_1774267804353{border-top-width: 1px !important;border-right-width: 1px !important;border-bottom-width: 1px !important;border-left-width: 1px !important;padding-top: 20px !important;padding-right: 15px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;padding-left: 15px !important;background-color: #f7f7f7 !important;border-left-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-left-style: solid !important;border-right-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-right-style: solid !important;border-top-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-top-style: solid !important;border-bottom-color: #e8e8e8 !important;border-bottom-style: solid !important;border-radius: 10px !important;}”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/4″][vc_single_image image=”4769″ img_size=”300×300″ style=”vc_box_rounded” onclick=”custom_link” link=”#”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3\/4″][vc_custom_heading text=”Dr. Sandali Dissanayake” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Roboto%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:700%20bold%20regular%3A700%3Anormal” link=”url:%23|title:Dr.%20Thilak%20Chandratilake”][vc_column_text]Senior Lecturer II<\/strong><\/p>\n

B.Sc. (OUSL), M.Sc. (USJP), Ph.D (USJP)<\/p>\n

Research interest:<\/strong> Wildlife Ecology, Biodiversity Conservation, and Sustainable Tourism Development<\/p>\n

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