Postgraduate supervision
Mrs.A.Shanthamareen - Treatment of leachate and dairy wastewater using microalgae- Reading MPhil -2021/22- University of Jaffna- (Joint supervisor Dr.B.Ketheesan)
Miss.K.Srikantha- Purification and characterization of bacteriocin produced by lactic acid bacteria isolated from natural fermented food products- MPhil -2017/18- University of Jaffna- (Joint supervisor-Prof.R.Kapilan)
Miss.S.Sarvanandan- Assessment of consume awareness on food labels and the effect of the level of awareness on buying behaviour of consumers in Jaffna district- MSc-2014- University of Peradeniya (Joint Supervisor- Prof.T.Madhujith)
Undergraduate supervision
Research Grants
Deputy Project Coordinator for the project entitled as “Cultivation of micro algae for bio lipid production: Optimization of net energy and mathematical modeling of bio processes” Development Oriented research Project (DOR) under the Accelerating Higher Education Expansion and Development (AHEAD) program financed by the World Bank through Ministry of Higher Education and Highways of Sri Lanka, Duration 2019-2021
Co-Investigator for the project entitled as “Evaluation of antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of selected seaweeds available in Northern region of Sri Lanka” University of Jaffna Research Grant Duration 2019-2020.
Principal investigator for the project entitled as "Evaluation of oxidative stability and frying performance of coconut and sesame oil blends" University of Jaffna Research Grant, Duration 2018-2019
Co-investigator for the project entitled as “Purification and characterization of bacteriocin produced by lactic acid bacteria isolated from natural fermented food products” NRC grant, No.16-071, Duration 2016-2018
Principal investigator for the project entitled as “Effect of processing on antioxidant activity of selected vegetables” University of Jaffna Research Grant, Duration 2016-2017
Principal investigator for the project entitled as “Debittering of citrus fruit juices and Palmyra pulp” University of Jaffna Research Grant, Duration 2015-2016
Co-investigator for the project entitled as “Preliminary Studies on Extraction of Alginates from Brown Seaweeds available in Coastal Region of Jaffna Peninsula” University of Jaffna Research Grant, Duration 2015-2016
Council for Agricultural Research Policy, Sri Lanka (2010-2013) scholarship awarded for PhD Programme under ICAR-CARP work plan 2008-2009
Co-investigator for the project entitled as “Baker’s yeast cell mass production by utilizing locally available carbon and nitrogen sources” University of Jaffna Research Grant, Duration 2007-2008
Consultancy service
Consultant for the project on “Quality improvement of Palmyrah based food products using proper packaging techniques” carried out by Palmyrah Research Institute, Kaithady in 2014
Consultant for the project on “Evaluating the efficiency and effectiveness of different Palmyrah jaggery and bottled toddy processing plant available in Sri Lanka” carried out by Palmyrah Research Institute, Kaithady in 2017