{"id":169,"date":"2015-08-11T06:01:30","date_gmt":"2015-08-11T06:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/?page_id=169"},"modified":"2026-08-21T07:59:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T07:59:23","slug":"academic-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/academic-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"169\" class=\"elementor elementor-169\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4f519a4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4f519a4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-13928d02\" data-id=\"13928d02\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63fd5632 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63fd5632\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<table style=\"width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse\"><tbody><tr><td style=\"width: 130px;padding: 10px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/dr-r-m-silva\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius: 6px\" src=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/05\/rms_2023.jpg\" width=\"110\" \/><br \/><\/a><\/td><td style=\"padding: 10px\"><h4 style=\"margin: 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/dr-r-m-silva\/\">Dr. R.M. Silva<\/a><\/h4><p style=\"margin: 5px 0\">Senior Lecturer and Head of the Department<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding: 10px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/dr-sarath-banneheka\/\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius: 6px\" src=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/05\/BMSGB.png\" width=\"110\" \/><br \/><\/a><\/td><td style=\"padding: 10px\"><h4 style=\"margin: 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/dr-sarath-banneheka\/\">Prof. Sarath Banneheka<\/a><\/h4><p style=\"margin: 5px 0\">Professor<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding: 10px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/mr-p-dias\/\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius: 6px\" src=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2015\/08\/Untitled-11.jpg\" width=\"110\" \/><br \/><\/a><\/td><td style=\"padding: 10px\"><h4 style=\"margin: 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/mr-p-dias\/\">Mr. P. Dias<\/a><\/h4><p style=\"margin: 5px 0\">Senior Lecturer<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding: 10px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/dr-ravindra-lokupitiya\/\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius: 6px\" src=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2015\/08\/Untitled-1.jpg\" width=\"110\" \/><br \/><\/a><\/td><td style=\"padding: 10px\"><h4 style=\"margin: 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/dr-ravindra-lokupitiya\/\">Dr. Ravindra Lokupitiya<\/a><\/h4><p style=\"margin: 5px 0\">Senior Lecturer <span style=\"background-color: transparent\">(Sabbatical leave)<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding: 10px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/dr-chitraka-wickramarachchi\/\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius: 6px\" src=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/07\/Chitraka_USJP_Photo-e1532878838623.jpg\" width=\"110\" \/><br \/><\/a><\/td><td style=\"padding: 10px\"><h4 style=\"margin: 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/dr-chitraka-wickramarachchi\/\">Dr. Chitraka Wickramarachchi<\/a><\/h4><p style=\"margin: 5px 0\">Senior Lecturer<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding: 10px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/dr-withanage-niroshan-n-k-perera\/\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius: 6px\" src=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2018\/07\/Niroshan-e1532876772619.jpg\" width=\"110\" \/><br \/><\/a><\/td><td style=\"padding: 10px\"><h4 style=\"margin: 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/dr-withanage-niroshan-n-k-perera\/\">Dr. Withanage Niroshan N. K. Perera<\/a><\/h4><p style=\"margin: 5px 0\">Senior Lecturer<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding: 10px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/dr-chuthiri-jayasinghe\/\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius: 6px\" src=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/05\/Dr_Chathuri_2023.png\" width=\"110\" \/><br \/><\/a><\/td><td style=\"padding: 10px\"><h4 style=\"margin: 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/dr-chuthiri-jayasinghe\/\">Dr. Chathuri Jayasinghe<\/a><\/h4><p style=\"margin: 5px 0\">Senior Lecturer<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding: 10px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/dr-thiyanga-talagala\/\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius: 6px\" src=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/03\/TSTdepartment.jpeg\" width=\"110\" \/><br \/><\/a><\/td><td style=\"padding: 10px\"><h4 style=\"margin: 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/dr-thiyanga-talagala\/\">Dr. Thiyanga S. Talagala<\/a><\/h4><p style=\"margin: 5px 0\">Senior Lecturer<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding: 10px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/dr-neluka-devpura\/\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius: 6px\" src=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2023\/05\/IMG_2339-768x1024.jpg\" width=\"110\" \/><br \/><\/a><\/td><td style=\"padding: 10px\"><h4 style=\"margin: 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/dr-neluka-devpura\/\">Dr. Neluka Devpura<\/a><\/h4><p style=\"margin: 5px 0\">Senior Lecturer (Sabbatical leave)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding: 10px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/dr-manjula-perera\/\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius: 6px\" src=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2015\/08\/Untitled-15.jpg\" width=\"110\" \/><br \/><\/a><\/td><td style=\"padding: 10px\"><h4 style=\"margin: 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/dr-manjula-perera\/\">Dr. Manjula Perera<\/a><\/h4><p style=\"margin: 5px 0\">Lecturer<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding: 10px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/dr-prasansha-liyanaarachchi\/\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius: 6px\" src=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2026\/03\/Dr.-Liyanaarachchi.jpeg\" width=\"110\" \/><br \/><\/a><\/td><td style=\"padding: 10px\"><h4 style=\"margin: 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/dr-prasansha-liyanaarachchi\/\">Dr. Prasansha Liyanaarachchi<\/a><\/h4><p style=\"margin: 5px 0\">Senior Lecturer (On Contract)<\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding: 10px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/ms-buddhi-karunasena\/\"><br \/><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-radius: 6px\" src=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2019\/10\/buddhi-e1571376382693.jpg\" width=\"110\" \/><br \/><\/a><\/td><td style=\"padding: 10px\"><h4 style=\"margin: 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/ms-buddhi-karunasena\/\">Ms. Buddhi Karunasena<\/a><\/h4><p style=\"margin: 5px 0\">Probationary Lecturer<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. R.M. Silva Senior Lecturer and Head of the Department Prof. Sarath Banneheka Professor Mr. P. Dias Senior Lecturer Dr. Ravindra Lokupitiya Senior Lecturer (Sabbatical leave) Dr. Chitraka Wickramarachchi Senior Lecturer Dr. Withanage Niroshan N. K. Perera Senior Lecturer Dr. Chathuri Jayasinghe Senior Lecturer Dr. Thiyanga S. Talagala Senior Lecturer Dr. Neluka Devpura Senior Lecturer &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/academic-staff\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Academic Staff<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_ti_tpc_template_sync":false,"_ti_tpc_template_id":"","footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/169"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=169"}],"version-history":[{"count":109,"href":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/169\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4551,"href":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/169\/revisions\/4551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/sta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=169"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}