{"id":15,"date":"2021-10-18T13:00:21","date_gmt":"2021-10-18T13:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erpitch.cmb.ac.lk\/?page_id=15"},"modified":"2021-11-19T16:01:45","modified_gmt":"2021-11-19T16:01:45","slug":"team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/erpitch.cmb.ac.lk\/index.php\/team\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"270\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/erpitch.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/madams-picture-1-270x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/erpitch.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/madams-picture-1-270x300.png 270w, https:\/\/erpitch.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/madams-picture-1.png 540w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links has-large-icon-size is-style-logos-only\"><li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-mail wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/deepthi@zoology.cmb.ac.lk\" aria-label=\"Mail: deepthi@zoology.cmb.ac.lk\"  class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M20,4H4C2.895,4,2,4.895,2,6v12c0,1.105,0.895,2,2,2h16c1.105,0,2-0.895,2-2V6C22,4.895,21.105,4,20,4z M20,8.236l-8,4.882 L4,8.236V6h16V8.236z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links has-large-icon-size is-style-logos-only\"><li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-facebook wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deepthi.wickramasinghe.56\" aria-label=\"Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deepthi.wickramasinghe.56\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M12 2C6.5 2 2 6.5 2 12c0 5 3.7 9.1 8.4 9.9v-7H7.9V12h2.5V9.8c0-2.5 1.5-3.9 3.8-3.9 1.1 0 2.2.2 2.2.2v2.5h-1.3c-1.2 0-1.6.8-1.6 1.6V12h2.8l-.4 2.9h-2.3v7C18.3 21.1 22 17 22 12c0-5.5-4.5-10-10-10z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<h5 class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-medium-font-size\">Founder of ER pitch<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Prof. Deepthi Wickramasinghe<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Department of Zoology and Environment Sciences<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">University of Colombo<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Colombo 03<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Sri Lanka<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>Current Affiliations<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>2015&nbsp; to present \u2013 Co-Director of the Career Guidance Unit, Faculty of Science, University of Colombo&nbsp;<\/li><li>2008 to date Organization of Women Water Professionals (NetWwater)<\/li><li>2010 to date&nbsp; Species Survival Commission\/ Amphibian Specialist Group (IUCN)<\/li><li>2013 \u2013 2016 &#8211; Executive Secretary of Sri Lanka Water Partnership (SLWP) <\/li><li>2019 to date Steering committee member\/&nbsp; SA Water Partnership, Global Water Partnership (GWP) <\/li><li>2018 to date Digital Belt and Road Initiative for Disaster Management (DBAR) of Asia<\/li><li>2008 to date&nbsp; of Asian University network on Environment and Disaster Management (AUEDM)<\/li><li>2005 to date of Indian Ocean Marine Affairs Corporation\/ Our Nation and the Sea group<\/li><li>2020 to date Member, Board of Directors, South Asia Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>Research Awards<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>2019 &#8211; Best exploratory project in water (Waterlex, Switzerland affiliated to UN water)<\/li><li>2017 &#8211; SUSRED Award (National Science Foundation)<\/li><li>2016 &#8211; National Research Council merit award for Research<\/li><li>2007, 2012, 2017 &#8211; Presidential Award for Excellence in Research<\/li><li>2017 \u2013 &nbsp; Senate Award for Excellence in Research, University of Colombo<\/li><li>2018 \u2013&nbsp;&nbsp; Award for excellence in academic outreach, Faculty of Science, University of Colombo<\/li><li>2019 \u2013 &nbsp; Senate Award for Excellence in Research, University of Colombo<\/li><li>2019 \u2013&nbsp;&nbsp; Award for excellence in academic outreach, Faculty of Science, University of Colombo<\/li><li>2005<em> <\/em>onwards \u2013 More than 40 competitive International Travel Grants awarded from organizations including World Water Council, IUCN, Stockholm Water Institute, World Wildlife Fund, USSDR, UNITAR<em><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\"><strong>Research affiliations<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Prof. Mike Petterson and Dr. Loic Le De (Auckland University of Technology, NZ)<\/li><li>Prof. Rajib Shaw (Keio University , Japan)<\/li><li>Prof. Mahua Mukherjee (IIT, Rookree, India)<\/li><li>Dr. Stephen Woroniecki (Link\u00f6ping University, Sweden)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:175px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color\">Team 2021<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/erpitch.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Harsha-Dahanayake1-250x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-305\" width=\"188\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/erpitch.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Harsha-Dahanayake1-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/erpitch.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Harsha-Dahanayake1-853x1024.jpg 853w, https:\/\/erpitch.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Harsha-Dahanayake1-768x922.jpg 768w, https:\/\/erpitch.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Harsha-Dahanayake1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Harsha Dahanayake<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links items-justified-center\"><li class=\"wp-social-link 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d=\"M20,4H4C2.895,4,2,4.895,2,6v12c0,1.105,0.895,2,2,2h16c1.105,0,2-0.895,2-2V6C22,4.895,21.105,4,20,4z M20,8.236l-8,4.882 L4,8.236V6h16V8.236z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/erpitch.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/lihini1-250x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-306\" width=\"188\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/erpitch.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/lihini1-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/erpitch.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/lihini1-853x1024.jpg 853w, https:\/\/erpitch.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/lihini1-768x922.jpg 768w, https:\/\/erpitch.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/lihini1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Lihini Prematilaka<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links items-justified-center\"><li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-mail wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/lihini9531@gmail.com\" aria-label=\"Mail: lihini9531@gmail.com\"  class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M20,4H4C2.895,4,2,4.895,2,6v12c0,1.105,0.895,2,2,2h16c1.105,0,2-0.895,2-2V6C22,4.895,21.105,4,20,4z M20,8.236l-8,4.882 L4,8.236V6h16V8.236z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/erpitch.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/thisaru2-250x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-345\" width=\"188\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/erpitch.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/thisaru2-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/erpitch.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/thisaru2-853x1024.jpg 853w, https:\/\/erpitch.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/thisaru2-768x922.jpg 768w, https:\/\/erpitch.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/thisaru2.jpg 1068w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Thisaru Perera<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links items-justified-center\"><li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-mail wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thisaruanjanaperera@gmail.com\" aria-label=\"Mail: thisaruanjanaperera@gmail.com\"  class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" role=\"img\" 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class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Vihanga Amarakoon<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links items-justified-center\"><li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-mail wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/vihanga.shylock@gmail.com\" aria-label=\"Mail: vihanga.shylock@gmail.com\"  class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"> <svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M20,4H4C2.895,4,2,4.895,2,6v12c0,1.105,0.895,2,2,2h16c1.105,0,2-0.895,2-2V6C22,4.895,21.105,4,20,4z M20,8.236l-8,4.882 L4,8.236V6h16V8.236z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/erpitch.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/dilisha1-250x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-309\" width=\"188\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/erpitch.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/dilisha1-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/erpitch.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/dilisha1-853x1024.jpg 853w, https:\/\/erpitch.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/dilisha1-768x922.jpg 768w, https:\/\/erpitch.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/dilisha1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Dilisha Gunawardena<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links items-justified-center\"><li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-mail wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"http:\/\/dilishagunawardena@gmail.com\" aria-label=\"Mail: dilishagunawardena@gmail.com\"  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class=\"wp-block-image size-medium is-resized is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/erpitch.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/shermila1-250x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-302\" width=\"188\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/erpitch.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/shermila1-250x300.jpg 250w, https:\/\/erpitch.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/shermila1-853x1024.jpg 853w, https:\/\/erpitch.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/shermila1-768x922.jpg 768w, https:\/\/erpitch.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/shermila1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 188px) 100vw, 188px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Shermila Jayarathna<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links items-justified-center\"><li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-mail wp-block-social-link\"><a 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