PROFESSOR
Department of Plant Sciences
University of Colombo
Colombo 00300
Sri Lanka
Office: Department of Plant Sciences
Work Phone: +94 11-258 5038
Email: chandi@pts.cmb.ac.lk
Prof. Chandrika M. Nanayakkara
Department of Plant Sciences
Prof. Chandrika M. Nanayakkara
Academic & Professional Qualifications
- PhD 2005
Ph.D. (Agricultural Microbiology)
Aberdeen University, Scotland, United Kingdom
- MSc 2001
M. Sc. (Applied Microbiology)
University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
- BSc 1994
B.Sc. Hons (Botany)
University of Colombo
- CTHE 1999
Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education (CTHE)
University of Colombo
- SEDA 1999
Teaching portfolio accreditation - Staff and Educational Development Association
Staff and Educational Development Association, UK
- 2017
Training on Accreditation of Proficiency Testing Providers as per ISO/IEC 17043 and ISO 13528
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- 2009
Training on Internal Auditing of Accreditation Systems based on ISO/IEC 17011
Sri Lanka Accreditation Board for Conformity Assessment
- 2007
Laboratory Assessor Training as per ISO/IEC 17025
National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories, India, and Sri Lanka Accreditation Board for Conformity Assessment
Research Interests
- Cataloguing fungal diversity of Sri Lanka using molecular techniques
- Characterization of microorganisms of dairy origin using molecular techniques
- Biological control of plant pathogens
- Antimicrobial compounds of natural origin
- Use of biofertilizers to improve Sri Lankan agriculture
- Bioremediation