{"id":427,"date":"2017-10-09T17:20:28","date_gmt":"2017-10-09T17:20:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/zoo\/?page_id=427"},"modified":"2025-11-06T01:12:24","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T01:12:24","slug":"past-academic-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/zoo\/contact\/past-academic-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Past Academic Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#E8E8E8\">\n<td width=\"18%\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4104  alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/zoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/06\/Naya1-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"193\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/zoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/06\/Naya1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/zoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/06\/Naya1-769x1024.jpg 769w, https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/zoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/06\/Naya1-40x53.jpg 40w, https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/zoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/06\/Naya1-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/zoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/06\/Naya1-1153x1536.jpg 1153w, https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/zoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/06\/Naya1-1538x2048.jpg 1538w, https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/zoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2023\/06\/Naya1-scaled.jpg 1922w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/td>\n<td width=\"82%\">\n<div id=\"hcard-New-Member\" class=\"vcard\">\n<h4>\u00a0<\/h4>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/zoo\/dr-nayana-wijayathilaka\/\"><span class=\"given-name\">Dr. Nayana Wijayathilaka<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n<p class=\"org\">B.Sc. , Ph.D. (Peradeniya)<\/p>\n<p class=\"org\"><strong>Senior Lecturer\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><em>nayanaw@sci.sjp.ac.lk\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"org\">Research Interests: Bioacoustics, Niche modeling, Phylogeny, Biogeography, Ecology, Behaviour and Conservation<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=fI2LbjkAAAAJ&amp;hl=en&amp;authuser=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-282\" src=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/zoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/09\/google-scholar_98212.png\" alt=\"google-scholar_98212\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Nayana_Wijayathilaka\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-294\" src=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/zoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/09\/rg2.png\" alt=\"rg2\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a>\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7376-7355\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1898 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/zoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/09\/ORCID1.png\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#E8E8E8\">\n<td width=\"18%\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-826 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/zoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/09\/Prof_Alwis-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"prof_alwis\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/zoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/09\/Prof_Alwis-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/zoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/09\/Prof_Alwis.jpg 238w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"82%\">\n<div id=\"hcard-Prof.-S.M.D.A.U.-De-Alwis\" class=\"vcard\">\n<h4>Prof. S. M. D. A. U. De Alwis<\/h4>\n<h5 class=\"org\">B.Sc.(Kelaniya),M.Sc.(Bergen,Norway),Ph.D (Bergen,Norway)<\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"org\"><strong><b>Professor emeritus<\/b>\u00a0<\/strong><br \/><em>uthpala.dealwis@yahoo.com<\/em><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"org\">Research Interests: Aquaculture, Coastal Resources Management, Research on Freshwater and brackish water fish<\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"org\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-318\" src=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/zoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/09\/google-scholar_grey.png\" alt=\"google-scholar_grey\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-317\" src=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/zoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/09\/rg2_grey.png\" alt=\"rg2_grey\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#E8E8E8\">\n<td width=\"18%\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-827 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/zoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/09\/Dr_Karunarathne-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"dr_karunarathne\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/zoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/09\/Dr_Karunarathne-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/zoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/09\/Dr_Karunarathne.jpg 238w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"82%\">\n<div id=\"hcard-Dr.-M.-M.-S.-C.-Karunaratne\" class=\"vcard\">\n<h4>Dr. M.M.S.C. Karunaratne<\/h4>\n<h5 class=\"org\">B.Sc. (Vidyodaya), Ph.D (Southampton,UK)<\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"org\"><strong>Senior Lecturer<\/strong><br \/><em>swinithak@gmail.com<\/em><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"org\">Research Interests: Stored product insect research, Insect Biodiversity, Agricultural Insect Pest Management.<\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"org\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-318\" src=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/zoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/09\/google-scholar_grey.png\" alt=\"google-scholar_grey\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0<a><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-294\" src=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/zoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/09\/rg2.png\" alt=\"rg2\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#E8E8E8\">\n<td width=\"25%\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0px 0px 0px 10px\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-825 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/zoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/09\/Prof_piyasiri-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"prof_piyasiri\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/zoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/09\/Prof_piyasiri-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/zoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/09\/Prof_piyasiri.jpg 238w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"75%\">\n<div id=\"hcard-Prof.-S.-Piyasiri\" class=\"vcard\">\n<h4><span class=\"fn n\"><span class=\"given-name\">Prof. S.\u00a0Piyasiri<\/span><br \/><\/span><\/h4>\n<h5 class=\"org\">B.Sc.(Peradeniya), Ph.D.(Vienna)<\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"org\"><strong>Senior Professor of Zoology<\/strong><br \/><em>swarna@sjp.ac.lk\u00a0<\/em><\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"org\">Research Interests: Limnology, Aquatic Sciences, GIS and Water Resources Management<\/h5>\n<h5 class=\"org\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=0UHPQNkAAAAJ&amp;hl=en&amp;authuser=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-282\" src=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/zoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/09\/google-scholar_98212.png\" alt=\"google-scholar_98212\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Swarna_Piyasiri2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-294\" src=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/zoo\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/09\/rg2.png\" alt=\"rg2\" width=\"30\" height=\"30\" \/><\/a><\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Dr. Nayana Wijayathilaka B.Sc. , Ph.D. (Peradeniya) Senior Lecturer\u00a0nayanaw@sci.sjp.ac.lk\u00a0 Research Interests: Bioacoustics, Niche modeling, Phylogeny, Biogeography, Ecology, Behaviour and Conservation \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Prof. S. M. D. A. U. 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