Awards and Grants

AWARDS

  • 2018
    Presidential Award for Scientific Publication
  • 2016
    Senate Award for Research Excellence, University of Colombo
  • 2015
    National Research Council (NRC) Merit Award

GRANTS

  • 2017
    NSF Grant: RG/2017/EB/01
    Diversity, distribution and habitat types of arboreal tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) of Sri Lanka. - Principal Investigator
  • 2014
    University Grant, University of Colombo: AP/3/2/2014/RG/06
    Using insects as indicators of environmental health: Applications with tiger beetles (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae) of Sri Lanka. (Principal Investigator)
  • 2012
    NSF Grant: RG/2012/NRB/02
    Habitat specificity and habitat types of tiger beetles (Coleoptera: Cicindelidae) of Sri Lanka. (Principal Investigator)
  • 2010
    University Grant, University of Colombo: AP/3/2/2010/S/7
    The tiger beetles (Coleoptera, Cicindelidae) of Sri Lanka: Their distribution, habitat types and habitat preferences. (Principal Investigator)
  • 2003
    NSF Grant: RG/2003/ZOO/01
    Taxonomy, diversity and distribution of tiger beetles of Sri Lanka. (Research Student)