Senior Lecturer (Gr I)
Department of Agricultural Chemistry, Faculty of Agriculture
University of Jaffna
ssubajiny@univ.jfn.ac.lk, subajiny.sivakanthan@agri.jfn.ac.lk
Biography
Educational Background
2024 - Ph.D. (Joint-Queensland University of Technology, Australia and University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka)
2017 - M.Phil. in Food Science and Technology
University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
2007 - B.Sc.(Hons.) in Agriculture
University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka
Academic Positions
Senior Lecturer (Gr I) - July 2023 to date
Senior Lecturer (Gr II) - July 2017 to July 2023
Lecturer (Prob.) - August 2010 to July 2017
Assistant Lecturer - August 2008- August 2010
Demonstrator -March 2008 - August 2008
Research Interests
Food lipid chemistry (oil structuring (interesterification, oleogelation) , oxidation of edible oils, trans fat and fatty acid profile analysis), antioxidants, characterization of phytochemicals/ bioactives from plant sources, and sustainable innovations (bioplastics from food wastes), in-vitro digestion of food materials
Hands-on experience in wide range of food analysis techniques including basic food analysis, chromatography (column, thin layer, GC MS, LC-MS), mass spectrometry, spectroscopy (UV-visible, FTIR), physical properties analysis (rheology, thermal analysis (Differential Scanning Calorimetry), thermogravimetric analysis (simultaneous thermal analysis), particle size and zeta potential analysis (Mastersizer and Zeta sizer), microscopic analysis (polarized light microscopy, confocal laser scanning microscopy, atomic force microscopy), and food texture analysis.
Researcher Profiles/ Researcher IDs
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