Scientists at NIFS

Prof. Nimal Adikaram
Visiting Research Professor

Natural Products

Senior Prof. Jayasundera Bandara
Senior Research Professor

Energy and Advanced Material Chemistry
Prof. Suresh Benjamin
Research Professor

Evolution, Ecology and Biodiversity
Prof. Rohana Chandrajith
Adjunct Professor
Prof. Iqbal Choudhary
Adjunct Professor
Prof. Sabrina Dallavalle
Adjunct Professor
Prof. I. M. Dharmadasa
Adjunct Professor
Prof. Lakshman Dissanayake
Research Professor

Condensed Matter Physics and Solid State Chemistry
Prof. Wolfgang Dittus
Honorary Visiting Research Professor

Primate Biology
Prof. Yoshinori Fujimoto
Adjunct Professor
Prof. Naoki Hirotsu
Adjunct Professor
Prof. Nor Hadiani Ismail
Adjunct Professor
Dr. Lakmal Jayarathne
Research Fellow

Environmental Science
Senior Prof. Lalith Jayasinghe
Senior Research Professor

Natural Products

Dr. Himesh Jayasinghe
Research Fellow

Plant Taxonomy and Conservation
Prof. Senani Karunaratne
Adjunct Professor
Prof. Samantha Karunaratne
Adjunct Professor
Prof. Nikolai Kuhnert
Adjunct Professor
Prof. Ananda Kulasooriya
Honorary Visiting Research Professor
Prof. Ashoka Kumara
Research Professor

Material Processing and Device Fabrication
Dr. Kalpani Kumari
Research Fellow

Condensed Matter Physics and Solid State Chemistry
Prof. Ruvini Liyanage
Associate Research Professor

Nutritional Biochemistry
Prof. Dhammika Magana-Arachchi
Associate Research Professor

Molecular Microbiology and Human Diseases
Prof. Nazrim Marikkar
Associate Research Professor

Food Chemistry

Prof. Srinivas Nammi
Adjunct Professor
Prof. Asiri Nanayakkara
Honorary Visiting Research Professor
Dr. Nelum Piyasena
Research Fellow

Natural Products

Dr. Mahesh Premarathna
Research Fellow

Microbial Biotechnology
Prof. Renuka Ratnayake
Associate Research Professor

Microbiology and Soil Ecosystems
Prof. Rohan Senadeera
Visiting Research Professor

Condensed Matter Physics and Solid State Chemistry
Senior Prof. Gamini Seneviratne
Senior Research Professor

Microbial Biotechnology
Prof. Deepal Subasinghe
Associate Research Professor

Earth Resources and Renewable Energy
Prof. Kirthi Tennakone
Adjunct Professor
Prof. Meththika Vithanage
Honorary Visiting Research Professor

Molecular Microbiology and Human Diseases
Prof. Rohan Weerasooriya
Research Professor

Environmental Science
Prof. Chandra Wickramasinghe
Adjunct Professor
Dr. Athula Wijayasinghe
Research Fellow

Nanotechnology and Physics of Materials
Prof. Pushpakanthi Wijekoon
Adjunct Professor
Prof. Siril Wijesundara
Acting Director
Research Professor

Plant Taxonomy and Conservation
Prof. Zhenbo Xu
Adjunct Professor
Prof. Masamichi Yoshimura
Adjunct Professor
Prof. Yuansong WEI
Adjunct Professor