The people behind Sayura

Researchers

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  CMST

  Dilhara Wijetunga, Ph.D.

  Research Fellow

  Holding a B.Sc. Honors in Zoology from Department of Zoology, USJ and PhD related to plastic degradation. She is a marine and coastal environmental researcher at CMST, USJ, and lead multiple projects as Team Leader, Coordinator and as CO-Researcher, in particular related to plastic flow from land to the ocean, carbonate chemistry, microplastics in aquatic systems contributing to a growing body of work on the ecological health of Sri Lanka's coastal and inland waters. She works closely with the CMST team on field sampling and environmental monitoring initiatives.
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  CMST

  P H Ashanka

  Doctoral Researcher

  P.H. Ashanka is a doctoral Researcher at the Center for Marine Science and Technology (CMST). She holds a BSc (Hons) in Zoology from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura and an MSc in Sustainable Built Environment from the Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya. Research interests: Ocean acidification, marine carbonate chemistry, chemical oceanography, and environmental chemistry.
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  CMST

  Madhawa Manukularathna

  Research Fellow / Postgraduate Candidate

  Madhawa Pramod Manukularathne, with a BSc (Hons) in Aquatic Resources Management, was a demonstrator at the Faculty of Urban and Aquatic Bio-Resources and has been managing Fairway Aquariums since 2024. He is a PADI-Advanced certified diver and currently a research assistant at the Center for Marine Science and Technology, focusing on coral reef health monitoring.