Our Team

Nalin is the Deputy Director Research and Environmental Management at the Center for Environmental Studies, University of Peradeniya. He was graduated from University of Peradeniya in 2007 and earned a PhD in seed biology from University of Kentucky in 2013. He is passionate about raising environmental awareness to conserve nature for our future generations.

Kalpage is a Professor in the department of chemical and Process engineering, University of Peradeniya. Graduated from the University of Moratuwa in 1994 and earned a PhD in Chemical Engineering in 2005 from the University of Birmingham, UK. His expertise are in the fields of Environmental and energy engineering

Maheshi is a professor at the Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya. She graduated from University of Peradeniya in 2005 and obtained her PhD in the field of Life Cycle Assessment from KU Leuven, Belgium in 2015. She is passionate about sustainable consumption and production in order to preserve the resources for future generations.

Samantha Dissanayaka is a Senior Lecturer attached to the Department of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya. Graduated from the same University in 2011 and completed the PhD in Hiroshima University, Japan in 2018. His key interest is on developing environmental-friendly agronomic practices to enhance crop productivity in different cropping systems under global environmental change.

Dinushika is a Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Peradeniya. She graduated from the University of Colombo in 2018 and is currently reading for her MA in Sociology in the field of Environmental Sociology. She is keen on identifying environmental management tools at the societal level and applying integrated knowledge to find solutions to environmental issues. Raising environmental consciousness through a multidisciplinary approach is a concern for her.

Chathurika is a Lecturer attached to the Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya. Graduated from the same University in 2014 and completed M.phil from PGIS, University of Peradeniya. She is conducting research on climate change impacts on coral reefs, sea turtle conservation, seagrass restoration and shipwreck biodiversity.

Sachith is the Senior Lecturer attached to the Department of Statistics and Computer Science, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. After graduating with a BSc (Hons) in Computer Science in 2005, he completed the MSc (Statistics, 2011) and PhD (Mathematics, 2015) at Texas Tech University.

Pramuka is a Probationary Lecturer attached to the Department of Statistics and Computer Science, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. Graduated with a BSc (Hons) in Computer Science in 2019. He is interested in the field of Computer Vision, Multimedia and Advance VFX techniques.