Academic and administrative positions

• Present2018

  Professor in Environmental Science

  Department of Zoology and Environment Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Colombo

• 20172017

  Founding Director

  Center for Environmental Initiatives, University of Colombo

• 20112006

  Research Scientist

  Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, USA

• 20072007

  Lecturer - Advanced Study Program 2007 Colloquium on Regional Biogeochemistry

  National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), Bou lder, Colorado, USA.

• 20021999

  Environmental Associate

  Ministry of Forestry and Environment, Sri Lanka

• 19981996

  Graduate Teaching Assistant in Biology

  University of Wyoming, USA

• 19921991

  Assistant Lecturer

  Department of Zoology, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

• 20182012

  Senior Lecturer Gr I

  Department of Zoology and Environment Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Colombo

• 20122011

  Senior Lecturer - Environmental Conservation and Managem ent Program (ENCM)

  University of Kelaniya

• Present2013

  Coordinator MSc/PG Diploma in Climate Change and Environmental Management

  Faculty of Science, University of Colombo

• Present2014

  Coordinator Environmental Science Special (Hons) degree programme

• 20022002

  Visiting Lecturer - MSc program in Human Geography

  University of Sri Jayawardenepura, Sri Lanka

• Present2012

  Career Guidance Counsellor/Chairperson/Academic mentor

  Faculty of Science, University of Colombo

• Present2021 January

  Coordinator of the Academic Mentoring Programme

  Faculty of Science, University of Colombo

Positions held in professional bodies/ services

• Present2021 January

  Member

  National Mirror Committee on Circular Economy (Sri Lanka Standard Institute)

• Present2020

  Member

  National Expert Committee on Climate Change Mitigation

• Present2018

  Member, Library Committee

  Faculty of Science, University of Colombo

• Present2017

  Conference Chair

  International Conference on Climate Change (ICCC)

• Present2017

  Editorial Board (Member) of the Climate Change Magazine

  Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment of Sri Lanka

• Present2017

  National Expert for preparation of the greenhouse gas inventory under Sri Lanka’s Third National Communication (TNC) on Climate Change

  Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment

• Present2015

  Member

  National Mirror Committee on Environment Management (Sri Lanka Standard Institute)

• Present2014

  Council member and Coordinator for Research and Training of Life Cycle Assessment & Design for Sustainability Network (LCADeSnet) of Sri Lanka

• 20202019

  Climate Change Specialist

  Project for Establishment of Light Rail Transit System in Colombo

• 20192018

  Environment Sector Expert in preparation of the Northwestern Province Development Plan 2019-2023

• 20172017

  Guest Editor

  Environmental Development Journal of the Elsevier

• 20182015

  Member and representative of University of Colombo for Academic and Research Forum for REDD+

  Sri Lanka UN-REDD Programme

• 20152013

  Member, Arts Council of the University

• 20132011

  National Expert for the Transport Sector under the Climate Change Technological Needs Assessment conducted by the Ministry of Environment, Sri Lanka

• 20112006

  Participating Scientist (Co-Investigator (with Prof. Scott Denning)) in the North American Carbon Program (NACP)

• 20102008

  Sector Expert for the National Greenhouse Gas (GHG) inventory for Agriculture and Land Use Change & Forestry (LUCF) sectors of the Second National Communication (SNC)

  Sri Lanka