{"id":94,"date":"2018-09-11T10:55:47","date_gmt":"2018-09-11T10:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/?page_id=94"},"modified":"2020-07-08T06:06:51","modified_gmt":"2020-07-08T06:06:51","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/technology\/kosala\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;163&#8243; img_size=&#8221;225*300&#8243; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;Google Scholar&#8221; style=&#8221;outline-custom&#8221; outline_custom_color=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_background=&#8221;#666666&#8243; outline_custom_hover_text=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; el_class=&#8221;research-btn&#8221; link=&#8221;url:https%3A%2F%2Fscholar.google.com%2Fcitations%3Fuser%3D4rV_-5MAAAAJ%26hl%3Den||target:%20_blank|&#8221;][vc_btn title=&#8221;ResearchGate&#8221; style=&#8221;outline-custom&#8221; outline_custom_color=&#8221;#666666&#8243; 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Professional Qualifications<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"ul-card \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">PhD in Cell and Molecular Biosciences<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2014<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\">Victoria University of Wellington<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"where\">New Zealand<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">MSc in Biotechnology<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2006<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\">University of Peradeniya<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"where\">Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">BSc in Biological Sciences<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2004<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\">University of Sri Jayewardenepura<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"where\">Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">Chartered Biologist (CBiol)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2019<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\">Institute of Biology Sri Lanka<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"where\">Institute of Biology Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<h2 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Appointments<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"ul-dates \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>March 2019<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Senior Lecturer (Grade II) <\/h4><p>Department of Environmental Technology<\/p>\n<p>Faculty of Technology<\/p>\n<p>University of Colombo, Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>March 2019<\/span><span>August 2018<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Senior Lecturer (Grade II) (On contract)<\/h4><p>Department of Biosystems Technology<\/p>\n<p>Faculty of Technology<\/p>\n<p>University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>July 2018<\/span><span>August 2017<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Senior Lecturer (Grade II) (On contract)<\/h4><p>Department of Zoology<\/p>\n<p>Faculty of Applied Sciences<\/p>\n<p>University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>July 2017<\/span><span>October 2015<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Postdoctoral Research Associate<\/h4><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.geomicrobiologylab-rutgers.com\/\">Geomicrobiology Group<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences<br \/>\nRutgers University<br \/>\nNewark NJ, USA<\/p>\n<p>(Advisors: <a href=\"https:\/\/sasn.rutgers.edu\/about-us\/faculty-staff\/mihaela-glamoclija\">Prof. Mihaela Glamoclija<\/a>)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>July 2017<\/span><span>November 2015<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Visiting Researcher<\/h4><p>Geophysical Laboratory<\/p>\n<p>Carnegie Institution of Washington<\/p>\n<p>Washington DC, USA<\/p>\n<p>(Advisor: <a href=\"https:\/\/gl.carnegiescience.edu\/people\/steele\">Dr Andrew Steele<\/a>)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>February 2015<\/span><span>January 2015<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Research Assistant<\/h4><p>GNS Science<\/p>\n<p>Lower Hutt<\/p>\n<p>New Zealand<\/p>\n<p>(Advisor: <a href=\"https:\/\/niwa.co.nz\/people\/chris-daughney\">Dr Chris Daughney<\/a>)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>December 2014<\/span><span>May 2014<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Postdoctoral Research Assistant<\/h4><p>School of Biological Sciences<\/p>\n<p>Victoria University of Wellington<\/p>\n<p>New Zealand<\/p>\n<p>(Advisor: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgtn.ac.nz\/sbs\/about\/staff\/ken-ryan\">Prof. Ken Ryan<\/a>)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>July 2012<\/span><span>March 2012<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Demonstrator, Cell Biology (BIOL 111)<\/h4><p>School of Biological Sciences<\/p>\n<p>Victoria University of Wellington<\/p>\n<p>New Zealand<\/p>\n<p>(Advisor: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wgtn.ac.nz\/sbs\/about\/staff\/joe-zuccarello\">Prof. Joe Zuccarello<\/a>)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;163&#8243; 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