President ’s Award for Scientific Publication (2007 , 2009 , 2011, 2013 , 2014 , 2015)
2014
Award for Excellence in Research, Faculty of Science, University of Colombo.
2014
Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science, General Research Committee Award (Life time award for excellence in research carried out in Sri Lanka)
Awarded by the University of Colombo for
2010
National Research Council Merit Award
2006
Excellence in Research - Merit award in Biotechnology for 2004 Awarded by the National Science Foundation, S ri Lanka
2004,2006
Presidential Research Awards
Grants/Fellowhips
1990-1992
Post - doctoral fellowship & Visiting fellowship - awarded by the Natural Sciences & Engineering Research Council of Canada. Tenured at the Tree Physiology & Biotechnology Laboratory, Faculty of Forestry & Environmental Management, University of New Brunswick, Canada