Academic history
Professor – Since February 2024
Senior Lecturer Grade II – Since 01.03.2018.
Lecturer (Confirmed) – 01.03.2016 – 01.03.2018.
Lecturer (Probationary) - March 2013 to March 2016.
Temporary Lecturer - October 2012 to March 2013.
Research Assistant - December 2011 to October 2012.
Demonstrator - May 2009 to December 2011.
Teaching interest
·Environmental engineering (AEN32012).
Energy environment and waste management (AENS41012).
Electrical power and machines.
Cleaner production technology.
Renewable energy for sustainable environment.
Chemometrics in environmental engineering applications.
Energy recovery from biomass.
Engineering mechanics.
Farm machinery and tillage engineering.
Numerical applications in Agriculture.
Environmental toxicology (Visiting - Technology Faculty) (BTG207TC2).
Renewable energy technology (Visiting - Technology Faculty) (BTG308TC2).
Research Interests
Hydrothermal carbonisation (HTC) of biomass.
Hydrochar characterization and its environmental applications.
Techno-economic analysis of HTC using Aspen Plus.
Academic and administrative contributions
Head of the Department since 03.11.2021.
Editor - in - Chief for the Journal of Dry Zone Agriculture (JDZA) since December 2021.
Member of the QUT alumni association.
Member of the University Senate since November 2021.
Trilateral South-South Cooperation (TSSC) Project Coordinator of the Faculty (Chinese Agricultural University and the University of Jaffna).
Life member of Jaffna Science Association.
Member of Faculty Board of Faculty of Agriculture University of Jaffna.
Convener of ICDA 2021.
Chairperson of the Section B of the Jaffna Science Association (JSA) (2021).
Member of the Jaffna University Teachers Association.
Chairperson of the COVID 19 vigilance committee of the Faculty of Agriculture (2021).
Liaison officer (Science and Technology Management Information System (STMIS) (2020/2021) (NSF and the Faculty of Agriculture).
Academic advisor for 31st batch students (2020/2021).
Moderator of the JSA webinar series (2021).
Chairperson of the subtheme, Climate change, environmental management and cleaner agriculture of the ICDA2020.
Student counselor (2014/2015; 2016/2017; 2020/2021/2022).
Coordinator of the outreach activities of the faculty of Agriculture University of Jaffna (2014).
Co-controlling examiner for the examination conducted by Department of Examination Sri Lanka for A/L bio-systems stream students in 2015.
Examiner to evaluate home garden completion organized by Jaffna Science Association (JSA) Sri Lanka.
Reviewer of research articles to JSA.
Reviewer of 4th National Symposium on Agriculture 2021 (NSA-2021),
Faculty of Agriculture, EUSL.
Reviewer of the journal of air, soil and water research (2021/2022).
Postgraduate thesis examiner at PGIA, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
Examiner for research projects of the BSc in Green Technology students of the University of Ruhuna.
Reviewer of the iPURSE 2021 of the University of Peradeniya.
Visiting lecturer and examiner at the Department of Biosystems Technology, Faculty of Technology, University of Jaffna.
Coordinator to the faculty library committee
Reviewer of the FARS2021 and ASRC2021 of the Vavuniya campus.
Reviewer of the ICDA 2021/2022/2023.
Faculty coordinator to the UBL.
Reviewer of the 10th YSF Research Symposium 2021.
Reviewer of the 5th National Symposium on Agriculture, 2022 organized by the Faculty of Agriculture, the Eastern University of Sri Lanka.
Delivered a chairperson address on Hydrothermal Carbonization (HTC) as an effective strategy for biomass processing at the JSA annual session 2022.
Editorial board member of the Journal of the Jaffna Science association since 2022.
Resource person for the workshop on the climate smart agriculture organized by the World Vision Lanka in February 2022.
Technical session chair of the JSA annual session 2022.
Resource person for the workshop on effective field practices for crop irrigation conducted for farmers by AHEAD operations in March 2022.
Full scientific member of YSF since 2022.
Session evaluator at the 10th YSF research symposium 2022.
Expert service for the curriculum revision of the Faculty of Technology, University of Jaffna, in March 2022.
Chairman of the technical evaluation committees at the Faculty of Agriculture since 2022.
Chairman of the technical evaluation committees of the AHEAD project 2023.
Reviewer to the Vavuniya Journal of Science - 2022.
Reviewer of the 27th International Forestry and Environment Symposium 2023 of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
Reviewer to the Indian Journal of Physics - 2022.
Examiner at the University College, Jaffna - 2022
Senior Treasurer of the Students, Union of the Faculty of Agriculture - 2022
Resource person for the workshop conducted on farm mechanization for the students from the School of Agriculture, Parantan - June, 2022.
Resource person for the workshop conducted on climate smart agriculture for the staff from the Department of Agriculture, Northern Province in July 2022.
Resource person for the workshop conducted on climate smart agriculture for farmers from Kilinochchi district in August 2022.
The reviewer for the International Journal of Energy Research - August 2022.
Reviewer of the FARS2022.
Panel member of the academic session organized by the Uva Wellassa University - 2022
Resource person for the workshop on drinking water quality at MAS Holdings - September 2022
Chairman of the procurement committee for the wing operation of the AHEAD project - 2022
Member of the students welfare committee - 2022
Sports coordinator - 2022
Research repository coordinator of the Faculty of Agriculture - 2022
Editorial committee member of the WASPAR proceedings - 2023
Subject expert to the curriculum development committee of the Faculty of Animal Science and Export Agriculture, Uva Wellassa University - 2023
Session evaluator at the 10th YSF research symposium 2023.
Resource person for the workshop on the climate smart agriculture organized by the HARTI for agricultural officers - 2023
Keynote address on ICP-OES and its environmental applications in a workshop organized by S and D chemicals -2023
Keynote address in the international conference organized by the TRIARD, India -2023
Subject expert to the curriculum development for offering a certificate course on food technology at the University College, Jaffna - 2023
Selection committee member of the University College, Jaffna - 2023
Speaker of the theme seminar at the annual sessions of the JSA - 2023
Reviewer of the Journal of Agriculture and Value Addition (Uva Wellassa University) - 2023
Editorial committee member of the journal of the JSA (2022/2023)
Resource person for the RO plant training at the MAS Holdings - 2023
Guest speaker for the world water day celebration at the MAS Holdings - 2023
Guest speaker for the water symposium of the Nothern Province - 2023
Guest speaker of the orientation programme at the faculty of agriculture (GPA calculation) - 2023
Guest speaker of the orientation programme at the faculty of agriculture (stress management) - 2021
Editorial committee member of the WASPAR proceedings - 2023
Member of the intellectual property assessment committee of the UBL -2023 (Development of complete feed block for cattle feeding, online application store for software and agriculture project management system)
Member of the project team of the WASPAR - 2022/2023
Recipient of the university research grant - 2016/2022
Member of the international collaboration team of the Faculty of Agriculture - 2022/2023
Member of the TEC of the canteen committee of Kilinochchi premises - 2023
Member of the panel of examiners to select public officers to the BSc (Hons) degree programme - 2022/2023
Editorial committee member of the YSF thematic publication - 2023
Editorial committee member of the journal of the Faculty of Graduate Studies - 2023
Reviewer of the international postharvest research symposium - 2023
Editorial committee member of the YSF thematic publication - 2023
Reviewer of the journal: environmental science and pollution research (Springer)-2022/2023
Reviewer of the National Symposium on Agriculture & Life Sciences,Uva Wellassa University - 2024
Thesis examiner - University of Vauniya and Eastern University - 2023
Reviewer of the journal: Frontiers in Environmental Science
Reviewer of the journal: Cleaner and Responsible Consumption (Elsevier)
Reviewer of the journal: Biochar (Springer; IF -12.7)
Reviewer of the journal: Materials Today Communications (Elsevier; IF -3.8)
Reviewer of the journal:Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers (Elsevier; IF - 5.5)
Reviewer of the journal:Water, Air, & Soil Pollution (Springer; IF -3.8)
Reviewer to the Journal: Journal of Responsible Production and Consumption (Emerald Publishing)
Reviewer to the Journal: Current Topics in Chemistry (Bentham Science)
Reviewer of the 6th International Research Conference (TRInCo 2024) - Eastern University of Sri Lanka
Reviewer of the Journal: Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering (Elsevier)
Reviewer of the Journal: Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering (Elsevier)
Young Editorial Board Member of Water Science and Engineering (WSE) - Elsevier (2025-2029)
Convener: Second International Conference on Digital Technologies for
Sustainable Agriculture (ICDTSA - 2025)