Research Managers
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Research Management
Leadership Profile
Mrs T H P Sarojini Fernando
BSc (SL), MPhil (SL), PhD (SL)
Plant pathology specialist and long-serving RRISL research leader with extensive experience in disease management, national advisory work, and research supervision.
Primary Contact
Direct Line
+94 71 857 9364
Mrs E S Munasinghe
PhD
A Principal Research Officer at RRISL with expertise in adaptive research, environmental economics, carbon markets, and rubber cultivation. Has contributed to timber, biomass, carbon assessment, intercropping studies, and published over 60 scientific works.
034-2247383
Mrs K V V S Kudaligama
Dr. Sagari Kudaligama, Head of Biochemistry and Physiology at RRISL, specializes in rubber tree physiology, productivity improvement, wastewater treatment, climate change impacts, and rubber wood research, with over 50 publications and three patents.
+94 772640413
Mrs Anusha P Attanayake
Dr. A.P. Attanayake leads RRISL’s Raw Rubber & Chemical Analysis Department, focusing on raw rubber quality, chemical analysis, industry standards, and sustainable practices, while serving as a recognized technical expert.
+94 772930553
