Mr.Manuja Promodya Hendawitharana

Name: Manuja Promodya Hendawitharana

Contact Information: manujapromodya@nara.ac.lk

Academic Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science (Honors) Zoology special
  • (Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka) Graduated with Second Class upper division).

Research Interests : Coral Reef Ecology, Biofouling, Marine Invasive Species, Reef Fish  Ecology, Marine Conservation

Research Experience: 

  •  SIX months experience as a Marine Scientist at Sri Lanka Wildlife Conservation Society(SLWCS), Marine Project, Kalpitiya, Sri Lanka.
  • Work experience as a member of Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) team under Dr. R.R.M.K.P. Ranatunga - 2018 - Point Pedro Project & Pesale Nothern Fisheries Harbour development Projects. 

Professional Qualifications:

  • PADI open water diver (Diver ID- 1909AD0247)
  • One year experience as a Teaching Assistant in the Department of Zoology, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.

Publications And Presentations:

Full Papers

  • Hendawitharana, M. P and Ranatunga, R.R.M.K.P. (2020), Macrofouling assemblages in coastal waters adjacent to the Port of Colombo, Sri Lanka. Regional Studies in Marine Science, p. 101424.

Abstracts:

  • Hendawitharana, M.P. and Ranatunga, R.R.M.K.P., 2019. “Community structure and seasonal settlement patterns of biofouling organisms at Dikkowita Fisheries Harbor, Sri Lanka” (Abstract). In: Proceedings of the 25th Anniversary Scientific Sessions of Sri Lanka Association for Fisheries and Aquatic Resource(SLAFAR), Sri Lanka. vol.25, p.15.
  • Hendawitharana, M.P. and Ranatunga, R.R.M.K.P., 2019. “Biofouling community assemblage in coastal waters adjacent to Port of Colombo, west coast of Sri Lanka” (Abstract). In: Proceedings of 24th International Forestry and Environment Symposium, Sri Lanka. vol.24, p.51.
  • Hendawitharana, M.P. and Ranatunga, R.R.M.K.P., 2019.” Occurrence of non-indigenous species in coastal waters adjacent to Port of Colombo, west coast of Sri Lanka” (Abstract). In: Proceedings of the 10th Students Conference in Conservation Science(SCCS), 2019, Bangalore, India.

Tranings:

  • Training program on marine debris sampling based on a protocol developed by Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization, Australia at Kotelawala Defense University, Sri Lanka (19/29 March 2019). 
  •  Workshop series on conservation science organized by Student Conference on Conservation Science at Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India (15- 18 October, 2019).
  •  Workshop on Wildlife study techniques organized by Department of Zoology, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka and funded by Accelerating Higher Education Expansion and Development (AHEAD) project. (24-25 January, 2020).
  • Short Course on Introduction to R. Institute of Applied Statistic Sri Lanka (IASSL) – 2020. September 28th and October 5th)