{"id":14,"date":"2019-02-20T01:20:05","date_gmt":"2019-02-20T06:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/plant.sciences\/chandrika-nanayakkara\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2024-12-14T08:38:26","modified_gmt":"2024-12-14T14:08:26","slug":"awards-and-grants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/plant.sciences\/chandrika-nanayakkara\/awards-and-grants\/","title":{"rendered":"Awards and Grants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column]<h2 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Academic Distinctions \/ Fellowships<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"timeline \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">1994<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Awarded the \u201cProfessor B.L.T. de Silva Memorial Prize\u201d for the most outstanding student at the final Special Degree (Botany) examination in Science, University of Colombo.<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        \n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">1992<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Awarded the \u201cUniversity of Colombo Botany Department Staff Prize\u201d for the best performance in Botany at the first and second examinations in Science, University of Colombo.<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        \n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">1986<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Mahapola Higher Education Scholarship (Merit) based on the performance at the G. C.E (A\/L) Examination<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        \n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2012\/2013<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">IWMI Award 2012\/2013 sponsored by International Water Management Institute for the winner of the Competition on \u2018Water Resources Development and Management for future challenges; Role of Engineer Meeting Future Challenges of Water Resources Development\/Management in Sri Lanka\u2019. Best Technical Paper (over 35 y of age) by Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka was awarded to the joint paper \u2018Floating wetlands for management of algal washout from waste stabilization pond effluent: A case study at Hikkaduwa waste stabilization pond\u2019 authored by Kalubowila, S., Jayaweera, M., Nanayakkara, C.M. and Gunatilleke, N De S.<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        \n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space]<ul class=\"timeline \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2010<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Cochran Fellowship \u2013 2010- Tenable in the USA \u2013 Training received on \u201cBiotechnology \u2013 Executive Training for Minister Level\u201d offered by the USDA\/FAS.<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        \n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2002<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">ADB grant for human resource development in Universities- for Doctoral studies<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        \n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space]<h2 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Awards Received<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"timeline \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2021<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">National Awards for Excellence in Agricultural Research: Non-plantation Sector- Second Prize -2021; Sri Lanka Council for Agricultural Research<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        \n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2021<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">National Awards for Excellence in Agricultural Research: Non-plantation Sector- Third Prize- 2021; Sri Lanka Council for Agricultural Research<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        \n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2021<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">National Awards for Excellence in Agricultural Research: Livestock, Fisheries and Aquatic Resources \u2013 Second Prize- 2021; Sri Lanka Council for Agricultural Research<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        \n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2019<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Presidential Award (Category-Patent)<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        \n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2017; 2018; 2019; 2020<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Faculty of Science Research Award for Excellence in Research<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        \n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2016; 2017; 2018; 2019; 2020; 2021; 2022<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">University of Colombo Senate Award for Excellence in Research (Commendation)<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        \n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2017<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Support Scheme for Supervision of Research Degrees (SUSRED) 2017. Category: Ph. D.: Was awarded to the dissertation titled \u201cInvestigating metabolites of selected macrofungi for anticancer activity, induction of apoptosis and isolation of active compounds, by National Science Foundation, Sri Lanka<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        \n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2017<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">Best poster presentation-Section D, at the 73rd Annual Session of Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science. Title: Antimicrobial peptides in web silk of Nephilengys malabarensis (hermit spider) are secreted by the aggregate gland<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        \n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2015; 2016; 2018<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">NRC Merit Award for Scientific Publication<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        \n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"date\">2012\/2013<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"circle\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"data\"><div class=\"subject\">IWMI Award 2012\/2013 sponsored by International Water Management Institute; Best Technical Paper (over 35 y of age) by Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka was awarded to the joint paper \u2018Floating wetlands for management of algal washout from waste stabilization pond effluent: A case study at Hikkaduwa waste stabilization pond\u2019 authored by Kalubowila, S., Jayaweera, M., Nanayakkara, C.M. and Gunatilleke, N De S.<\/div><div class=\"text row\">\n\t\t    <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n\t\t        \n\t\t    <\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<h2 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Research Grants Received<\/h2>\n[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 1332px\" width=\"856\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"169\"><strong>Title<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"192\"><strong>Grant No., awarding body and period of award<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"109\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Total Award<\/strong><strong>(Rs)<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"102\"><strong>Involvement<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"169\">Development of a phosphate biofertilizer for improved phosphorus nutrition of rice<\/td>\n<td width=\"192\">NARP\/16\/UC\/SC\/01<\/p>\n<p>National Agricultural Research Plan of Ministry of Agriculture<\/p>\n<p>2016-2018 (2 y)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"109\">2,020,900\/<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"102\">Principal Investigator<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"169\">Development of a biofertilizer for cinnamon and pepper<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"192\">AP\/3\/2\/2016\/CG\/28<\/p>\n<p>University of Colombo<\/p>\n<p>2016-2019<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"109\">2,564,300\/<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"102\">Principal Investigator<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"169\">Use of microorganisms to improve solubility of phosphate fertilizer<\/td>\n<td width=\"192\">RG\/2011\/AG\/06<\/p>\n<p>National Science Foundation<\/p>\n<p>2013-2016<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"109\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">1,914,250\/<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"102\">Principal Investigator<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"169\">Use of Phosphate solubilizing bacteria as biofertilizers to improve Sri Lankan agriculture<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"192\">09-71.<\/p>\n<p>National Research Council<\/p>\n<p>2011-2014<\/td>\n<td width=\"109\">Principal investigator<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"102\">Principal Investigator<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"169\">A study of the diversity of macrofungi in selected dry zone forest reserves and investigation of their bioactive compounds<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"192\">11-40<\/p>\n<p>National Research Council<\/p>\n<p>2013-2015<\/td>\n<td width=\"109\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">7,446,980\/<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"102\">Collaborator<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"169\">Isolation, identification and characterization of health beneficial bacteria and pathogenic microflora of dairy origin in Sri Lanka.<\/td>\n<td width=\"192\">RG\/2016\/AG\/02<\/p>\n<p>National Science Foundation<\/p>\n<p>2016-2019<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"109\">2,000,500\/<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"102\">Collaborator<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"169\">Identification and characterizations of the effects of elevated CO<sub>2<\/sub> and temperature on rice plant growth and its microbiome with special emphasis on biofertilizer establishment and effectiveness<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/td>\n<td width=\"192\">Project CRP\/LKA23-01<\/p>\n<p>2024-2027<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"109\">Euro 30,000<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"102\">Principal Investigator<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<\/table>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Title Grant No., awarding body and period of award Total Award(Rs) Involvement Development of a phosphate biofertilizer for improved 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