Lecture by Prof. Gamini Seneviratne from National Institute of Fundamental Studies and Dr. Viduranga Yashasvi Waisundara from Rajarata University of Sri Lanka
 
time: 2018-06-06


Time: 14:30-17:30, June, 8, 2018 (Friday)

Location: Dongtang Conference Room, Building #13

Title

Time

Title

Speaker

14:30-16:00

Microbial biofilm-based biofertilizers: concept and applications

Prof. Gamini Seneviratne

16:00-17:30

Kombucha 'Tea Fungus' Biofilm - Collaboration Research Perspectives

Dr. Viduranga Yashasvi Waisundara


Welcome all the teachers and students to attend!


Introduction of Speaker:

Prof. Seneviratne had obtained bachelor’s and doctoral degrees from University of Peradeniya in 1984 and 1993. He had served as research professor from 2009 to 2015 in National Institute of Fundamental Studies, and as senior research professor since 2015. At present, his research interests focus on the role of microorganisms in sustainable agriculture and food security. He has published approximately 90 papers in international journals, and served as reviewer in top international journals including <Nature>, <Soil Biology & Biochemistry>, <Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment>, etc. During 1999 to 2006, he obtained president research award many times. Besides, he was honored as a top researcher in Sri Lanka in 2002 and was listed as one of Sri Lanka’s most productive scientist in 2003 Italian third world academy of sciences.

Dr. Waisundara had obtained BSc in Food Science and Technology from the National University of Singapore in 2005 and obtained Ph.D. from School of Applied Sciences in Temasek Polytechnic in 2010 and was employed as a lecturer in Singapore since 2013. She had worked at National Institute of Fundamental Studies in Sri Lanka until 2016. At present, she is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Applied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka. Her major research filed focus on development of functional food. She has served as reviewer of <Food Chemistry> and guest editor of <Frontier in Nutrition>, receiving awards for outstanding contributions from the reviewer of Elsevier many times. Besides, she obtained Sentinels of Science Award in the field of Agricultural and Biological Sciences by Publons in 2016 and was awarded outstanding contribution in reviewing presented by the Life Sciences journal in 2014.