Our Staff
Dr. N.W.I.A. Jayawardana
Senior Lecturer/HeadDepartment of Animal and Food Sciences
Faculty of Agriculture
P: 0772965793
F: +94 25 2221614
E: isurijayawardana@yahoo.com Research Interests
Food and Nutrition
Food Science and Technology
Prof. A.M.J.B. Adikari
Professor in Animal ScienceDepartment of Animal and Food Sciences
Faculty of Agriculture
P: 071-8262001
F: +94 25 222 1610
E: adikariamjb@agri.rjt.ac.lk Research Interests
Animal genetics and breeding, Molecular Genetics
Prof. W.A.D. Nayananjalie
Professor in Animal ScienceDepartment of Animal and Food Sciences
Faculty of Agriculture
P: +94 714458671
F: +94 25 2221614
E: deepthin@agri.rjt.ac.lk Research Interests
Animal Nutrition
Dr. S.C. Somasiri
ProfessorDepartment of Animal and Food Sciences
Faculty of Agriculture
P: +94 25 222 1614
F: +94 25 222 1614
E: sharinisc@yahoo.com Research Interests
Crop livestock farming systems, Forage crops for Livestock, Forage systems and management, Livestock production and management, Microlivestock production, Farm animal diseases, Livestock feeding and nutrition
Mrs. C.A.K. Dissanayake
Senior LecturerDepartment of Animal and Food Sciences
Faculty of Agriculture
P: Office: 0252221614 Mobile:0715342218
F: 0252221614
E: chamdissanayake@yahoo.com Research Interests
Postharvest technology
Food packaging
Food processing
Dr. (Mrs.) R.H.G.R. Wathsala
Senior LecturerDepartment of Animal and Food Sciences
Faculty of Agriculture
P: 070-1747491
F: +94252221614
E: wathsalarasika@yahoo.com Research Interests
Aquaculture and Fisheries
Environmental Physiology
Toxiocology
Molecular Biology
Dr. D.W.M.M.M. Kumari
LecturerDepartment of Animal and Food Sciences
Faculty of Agriculture
P: +94 25 222 1614
F: +94 25 222 1614
E: meemali231@gmail.com Research Interests
Food Chemistry
Food Analysis
Mrs. M.A.A.P. Kumari
Lecturer (Transitional)Department of Animal and Food Sciences
Faculty of Agriculture
P: +94 25 222 1614
F: +94 25 222 1614
E: a.pubudu@yahoo.com Research Interests
Meat Science, Poultry and Swine Managment, Aquatic microbiology
Mr. W.V.V.R. Weerasingha
Senior LecturerDepartment of Animal and Food Sciences
Faculty of Agriculture
P: +94 25 222 1614
F: +94 25 222 1614
E: vviraj@agri.rjt.ac.lk Research Interests
Dairy Technology, Fish Postharvest Technology, Wildlife Conservation
Dr. Gayan Thilakarathna
Lecturer (Probationary)Department of Animal and Food Sciences
Faculty of Agriculture
P: +94 25 222 1614
F: +94 25 222 1614
E: gayanthilakarathna@gmail.com Research Interests