Biography

L. M. Rifnas is a Lecturer (Currently on study leave) at the Department of Agro-Technology,  University of Colombo Institute for Agro-Technology and Rural Sciences, Weligatta, Hambantota since March 2021. He completed his BSc. in Agriculture (Hons) degree with second class upper division at the faculty of Agriculture, Eastern University of Sri Lanka and completed his MPhil degree at Faculty of Science, University of Colombo. He is currently following his PhD in Plant Science at School of Agriculture and Environment, Massey University of New Zealand.
He started his career in 2018 as a Temporary Demonstrator at Department of Agricultural Biology, Faculty of Agriculture, Eastern University of Sri Lanka, then he joined University of Colombo Institute for Agro-Technology and Rural Sciences as a Temporary Demonstrator and extended his service at the same place as a Research Assistant at World Bank funded AHEAD/ICE project.

Qualifications, Fellowships and Certifications

  • PhD Since February 2025

    PhD (Reading)

    School of Agriculture and Environment, Massey university of New Zealand

  • MPhil October 2023

    MPhil

    Department of Plant Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka - World Bank funded AHEAD/ICE Project

  • BSc Agriculture 2013-2017

    BSc. Agriculture

    Faculty of Agriculture, Eastern University of Sri Lanka

Positions

  • Till date2024 March

    Lecturer

    Department of Agro-Technology, University of Colombo Institute for Agro Technology and Rural Sciences, Weligatta, Hambantota

  • 2024 March2021 March

    Lecturer (Probationary)

    Department of Agro-Technology, University of Colombo Institute for Agro Technology and Rural Sciences, Weligatta, Hambantota

  • 2021 March2019 April

    Research Assistant

    University of Colombo Institute for Agro-Technology And Rural Sciences, Weligatta, Hambantota

  • 2019 April2018 October

    Demonstrator

    University of Colombo Institute for Agro-Technology And Rural Sciences, Weligatta, Hambantota

  • 2018 October2018 January

    Demonstrator

    Department of Agricultural Biology, Faculty of Agriculture, Eastern University of Sri Lanka