{"id":1666,"date":"2021-04-30T06:00:42","date_gmt":"2021-04-30T06:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ageng.agri.ruh.ac.lk\/?page_id=1666"},"modified":"2023-11-30T05:47:48","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T05:47:48","slug":"academic-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ageng.agri.ruh.ac.lk\/?page_id=1666","title":{"rendered":"Academic Staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1666\" class=\"elementor elementor-1666\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5fbf7de elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5fbf7de\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f8d13a\" data-id=\"2f8d13a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06528e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"06528e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01be1ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"01be1ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Academic Staff<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8929c02 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"8929c02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f486a3f elementor-grid-2 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"f486a3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"de72168\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;],&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-885519b\" data-id=\"885519b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bad603d elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bad603d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ageng.agri.ruh.ac.lk\/?staff_ac=professor-g-y-jayasinghe\">Senior Professor G.Y. Jayasinghe<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f9c9ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f9c9ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tB.Sc. Agric. (Ruhuna), M.Sc. Microbiology (Kelaniya), M.Sc. Environment science and Technology (Ryukyus, Japan), Ph.D. Environmental Science and Technology (Kagoshima, Japan)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d18a9f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d18a9f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32a4778 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"32a4778\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/ageng.agri.ruh.ac.lk\/?staff_ac=professor-g-y-jayasinghe\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5379a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5379a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Specialized Areas<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4429ce0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4429ce0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3c3dc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3c3dc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u2022 Environmental Engineering \r\n\u2022 Hydrology and Climatology \r\n\u2022 Disaster Management \r\n\u2022 Green Infrastructure \r\n\u2022 Water Resource Management \r\n\u2022 Environmental Modelling\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-1710\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-1710 staff_ac type-staff_ac status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"1812\" class=\"elementor elementor-1812 post-1710 staff_ac type-staff_ac status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry ast-article-single\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<style>#post-1710 .elementor-1812 .elementor-element.elementor-element-de72168:not(.elementor-motion-effects-element-type-background), #post-1710 .elementor-1812 .elementor-element.elementor-element-de72168 > .elementor-motion-effects-container > .elementor-motion-effects-layer{background-image: url(\"https:\/\/ageng.agri.ruh.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/WR.png\");}<\/style>\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de72168 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"de72168\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;],&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-885519b\" data-id=\"885519b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bad603d elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bad603d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ageng.agri.ruh.ac.lk\/?staff_ac=emeritus-professor-k-d-n-weerasinghe\">Emeritus Professor K.D.N. Weerasinghe<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f9c9ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f9c9ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEngineer Agronomist M.Sc., Ph.D. (Friendship, Moscow)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d18a9f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d18a9f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32a4778 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"32a4778\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/ageng.agri.ruh.ac.lk\/?staff_ac=emeritus-professor-k-d-n-weerasinghe\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5379a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5379a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Specialized Areas<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4429ce0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4429ce0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3c3dc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3c3dc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u2022 Irrigation Engineering and Agronomy \r\n\u2022 Agricultural Climatology Rural Energy Management\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-1702\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-1702 staff_ac type-staff_ac status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"1812\" class=\"elementor elementor-1812 post-1702 staff_ac type-staff_ac status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry ast-article-single\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<style>#post-1702 .elementor-1812 .elementor-element.elementor-element-de72168:not(.elementor-motion-effects-element-type-background), #post-1702 .elementor-1812 .elementor-element.elementor-element-de72168 > .elementor-motion-effects-container > .elementor-motion-effects-layer{background-image: url(\"https:\/\/ageng.agri.ruh.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/PLAG.png\");}<\/style>\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de72168 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"de72168\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;],&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-885519b\" data-id=\"885519b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bad603d elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bad603d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ageng.agri.ruh.ac.lk\/?staff_ac=senior-professor-p-l-a-g-alwis\">Emeritus Professor  P.L.A.G. Alwis<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f9c9ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f9c9ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tB.Sc. Agric.(Ruhuna), M.Sc. Agric. (Montpellier, France), Ph.D. Agric. Machinery (Montpellier, France)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d18a9f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d18a9f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32a4778 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"32a4778\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/ageng.agri.ruh.ac.lk\/?staff_ac=senior-professor-p-l-a-g-alwis\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5379a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5379a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Specialized Areas<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4429ce0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4429ce0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3c3dc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3c3dc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u2022 Farm Machinery Designing\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-1691\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-1691 staff_ac type-staff_ac status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"1812\" class=\"elementor elementor-1812 post-1691 staff_ac type-staff_ac status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry ast-article-single\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<style>#post-1691 .elementor-1812 .elementor-element.elementor-element-de72168:not(.elementor-motion-effects-element-type-background), #post-1691 .elementor-1812 .elementor-element.elementor-element-de72168 > .elementor-motion-effects-container > .elementor-motion-effects-layer{background-image: url(\"https:\/\/ageng.agri.ruh.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CM.png\");}<\/style>\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de72168 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"de72168\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;],&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-885519b\" data-id=\"885519b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bad603d elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bad603d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ageng.agri.ruh.ac.lk\/?staff_ac=senior-professor-c-m-navaratne\">Emeritus Professor C.M. Navaratne<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f9c9ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f9c9ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tB.Sc. Agric. (Ruhuna), M.Sc. Computing (UK), Ph.D. Agro-climatology, Irrigation and Water Management (Ruhuna)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d18a9f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d18a9f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32a4778 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"32a4778\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/ageng.agri.ruh.ac.lk\/?staff_ac=senior-professor-c-m-navaratne\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5379a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5379a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Specialized Areas<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4429ce0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4429ce0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3c3dc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3c3dc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u2022 Irrigation and Water Management\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-1700\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-1700 staff_ac type-staff_ac status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"1812\" class=\"elementor elementor-1812 post-1700 staff_ac type-staff_ac status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry ast-article-single\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<style>#post-1700 .elementor-1812 .elementor-element.elementor-element-de72168:not(.elementor-motion-effects-element-type-background), #post-1700 .elementor-1812 .elementor-element.elementor-element-de72168 > .elementor-motion-effects-container > .elementor-motion-effects-layer{background-image: url(\"https:\/\/ageng.agri.ruh.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/SW.png\");}<\/style>\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de72168 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"de72168\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;],&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-885519b\" data-id=\"885519b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bad603d elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bad603d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ageng.agri.ruh.ac.lk\/?staff_ac=professor-s-wijetunga\">Professor S. Wijetunga<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f9c9ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f9c9ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tB.Sc. Agric. (Ruhuna), M.Phil. in Environmental Engineering (Southern Yangtze, China)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d18a9f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d18a9f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32a4778 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"32a4778\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/ageng.agri.ruh.ac.lk\/?staff_ac=professor-s-wijetunga\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5379a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5379a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Specialized Areas<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4429ce0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4429ce0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3c3dc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3c3dc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u2022 Waste Water Treatment Engineering \r\n\u2022 Anaerobic Digestion \r\n\u2022 Environmental Engineering\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-1695\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-1695 staff_ac type-staff_ac status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"1812\" class=\"elementor elementor-1812 post-1695 staff_ac type-staff_ac status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry ast-article-single\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<style>#post-1695 .elementor-1812 .elementor-element.elementor-element-de72168:not(.elementor-motion-effects-element-type-background), #post-1695 .elementor-1812 .elementor-element.elementor-element-de72168 > .elementor-motion-effects-container > .elementor-motion-effects-layer{background-image: url(\"https:\/\/ageng.agri.ruh.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/CP.png\");}<\/style>\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de72168 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"de72168\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;],&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-885519b\" data-id=\"885519b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bad603d elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bad603d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ageng.agri.ruh.ac.lk\/?staff_ac=mrs-c-p-rupasinghe\">Mrs. C.P. Rupasinghe<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f9c9ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f9c9ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSenior Lecturer B.Sc. Agric. (Ruhuna), M.Sc. in Agricultural Engineering (AIT, Thailand)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d18a9f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d18a9f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32a4778 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"32a4778\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/ageng.agri.ruh.ac.lk\/?staff_ac=mrs-c-p-rupasinghe\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5379a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5379a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Specialized Areas<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4429ce0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4429ce0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3c3dc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3c3dc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u2022 Post Harvesting Technology \r\n\u2022 Farm Mechanization \r\n\u2022 Bio-Energy \r\n\u2022 Precision Agricultural Technology\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-1704\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-1704 staff_ac type-staff_ac status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"1812\" class=\"elementor elementor-1812 post-1704 staff_ac type-staff_ac status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry ast-article-single\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<style>#post-1704 .elementor-1812 .elementor-element.elementor-element-de72168:not(.elementor-motion-effects-element-type-background), #post-1704 .elementor-1812 .elementor-element.elementor-element-de72168 > .elementor-motion-effects-container > .elementor-motion-effects-layer{background-image: url(\"https:\/\/ageng.agri.ruh.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/JN.png\");}<\/style>\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de72168 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"de72168\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;],&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-885519b\" data-id=\"885519b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bad603d elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bad603d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ageng.agri.ruh.ac.lk\/?staff_ac=dr-b-m-s-jinendra\">Dr. B.M.S. Jinendra<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f9c9ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f9c9ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSenior Lecturer B.Sc. Agric. (Ruhuna), Msc. Environmental Information and Bio-production Engineering (Kobe, Japan), PhD. Bio-measurement Engineering (Kobe, Japan)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d18a9f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d18a9f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32a4778 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"32a4778\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/ageng.agri.ruh.ac.lk\/?staff_ac=dr-b-m-s-jinendra\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5379a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5379a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Specialized Areas<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4429ce0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4429ce0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3c3dc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3c3dc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u2022 NIR Spectroscopy \r\n\u2022 Electronics Automation &amp; Smart Farming Tools\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-1707\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-1707 staff_ac type-staff_ac status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"1812\" class=\"elementor elementor-1812 post-1707 staff_ac type-staff_ac status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry ast-article-single\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<style>#post-1707 .elementor-1812 .elementor-element.elementor-element-de72168:not(.elementor-motion-effects-element-type-background), #post-1707 .elementor-1812 .elementor-element.elementor-element-de72168 > .elementor-motion-effects-container > .elementor-motion-effects-layer{background-image: url(\"https:\/\/ageng.agri.ruh.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Awanthi-profile-scaled.jpg\");}<\/style>\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de72168 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"de72168\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;],&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-885519b\" data-id=\"885519b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bad603d elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bad603d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ageng.agri.ruh.ac.lk\/?staff_ac=mrs-m-g-g-awanthi\">Dr. M.G.G. Awanthi<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f9c9ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f9c9ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSenior Lecturer B.Sc. Agric.(Ruhuna), M.Phil. (Jayewardenepura), Ph.D. (Kagoshima, Japan)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d18a9f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d18a9f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32a4778 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"32a4778\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/ageng.agri.ruh.ac.lk\/?staff_ac=mrs-m-g-g-awanthi\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5379a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5379a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Specialized Areas<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4429ce0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4429ce0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3c3dc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3c3dc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u2022 Post Harvest Technologies \r\n\u2022 Climate Change &amp; Carbon Foot Print\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-1696\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-1696 staff_ac type-staff_ac status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"1812\" class=\"elementor elementor-1812 post-1696 staff_ac type-staff_ac status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry ast-article-single\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<style>#post-1696 .elementor-1812 .elementor-element.elementor-element-de72168:not(.elementor-motion-effects-element-type-background), #post-1696 .elementor-1812 .elementor-element.elementor-element-de72168 > .elementor-motion-effects-container > .elementor-motion-effects-layer{background-image: url(\"https:\/\/ageng.agri.ruh.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/KMTS.png\");}<\/style>\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de72168 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"de72168\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;],&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-885519b\" data-id=\"885519b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bad603d elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bad603d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ageng.agri.ruh.ac.lk\/?staff_ac=mr-k-m-t-s-bandara\">Dr. K.M.T.S. Bandara<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f9c9ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f9c9ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSenior Lecturer B.Sc. Agric. (Ruhuna), M.Phil. in Agricultural Machinery (Ruhuna), Ph.D. (Kagoshima, Japan)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d18a9f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d18a9f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32a4778 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"32a4778\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/ageng.agri.ruh.ac.lk\/?staff_ac=mr-k-m-t-s-bandara\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5379a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5379a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Specialized Areas<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4429ce0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4429ce0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3c3dc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3c3dc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u2022 Agricultural Machinery \r\n\u2022 Mechatronics\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-4388\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-4388 staff_ac type-staff_ac status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"1812\" class=\"elementor elementor-1812 post-4388 staff_ac type-staff_ac status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry ast-article-single\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<style>#post-4388 .elementor-1812 .elementor-element.elementor-element-de72168:not(.elementor-motion-effects-element-type-background), #post-4388 .elementor-1812 .elementor-element.elementor-element-de72168 > .elementor-motion-effects-container > .elementor-motion-effects-layer{background-image: url(\"https:\/\/ageng.agri.ruh.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/anupa.png\");}<\/style>\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de72168 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"de72168\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;],&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-885519b\" data-id=\"885519b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bad603d elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bad603d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ageng.agri.ruh.ac.lk\/?staff_ac=dr-k-anupa\">Dr. K. Anupa<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f9c9ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f9c9ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSenior Lecturer B. Eng Mechanical (China), MSc. Information Eng. (Ryukyus, Japan), PhD. Interdisciplinary studies (Ryukyus, Japan)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d18a9f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d18a9f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32a4778 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"32a4778\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/ageng.agri.ruh.ac.lk\/?staff_ac=dr-k-anupa\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5379a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5379a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Specialized Areas<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4429ce0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4429ce0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3c3dc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3c3dc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u2022 Mechanical engineering\r\n\u2022 Wind energy\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-1694\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-1694 staff_ac type-staff_ac status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"1812\" class=\"elementor elementor-1812 post-1694 staff_ac type-staff_ac status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry ast-article-single\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<style>#post-1694 .elementor-1812 .elementor-element.elementor-element-de72168:not(.elementor-motion-effects-element-type-background), #post-1694 .elementor-1812 .elementor-element.elementor-element-de72168 > .elementor-motion-effects-container > .elementor-motion-effects-layer{background-image: url(\"https:\/\/ageng.agri.ruh.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/WBMAC.png\");}<\/style>\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de72168 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"de72168\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;],&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-885519b\" data-id=\"885519b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bad603d elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bad603d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ageng.agri.ruh.ac.lk\/?staff_ac=mr-w-b-m-a-c-bandara\">Dr. W.B.M.A.C. Bandara<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f9c9ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f9c9ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSenior Lecturer B.Sc. Agric. (Ruhuna), M.Sc. Agric. (Ryukyus, Japan), Ph.D. (Kagoshima, Japan)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d18a9f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d18a9f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32a4778 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"32a4778\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/ageng.agri.ruh.ac.lk\/?staff_ac=mr-w-b-m-a-c-bandara\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5379a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5379a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Specialized Areas<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4429ce0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4429ce0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3c3dc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3c3dc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u2022 Energy and Biomass \r\n\u2022 Engineering Design \r\n\u2022 Agricultural Systems Modelling\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-1693\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-1693 staff_ac type-staff_ac status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"1812\" class=\"elementor elementor-1812 post-1693 staff_ac type-staff_ac status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry ast-article-single\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<style>#post-1693 .elementor-1812 .elementor-element.elementor-element-de72168:not(.elementor-motion-effects-element-type-background), #post-1693 .elementor-1812 .elementor-element.elementor-element-de72168 > .elementor-motion-effects-container > .elementor-motion-effects-layer{background-image: url(\"https:\/\/ageng.agri.ruh.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Pranith-v2.png\");}<\/style>\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de72168 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"de72168\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;],&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-885519b\" data-id=\"885519b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bad603d elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bad603d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ageng.agri.ruh.ac.lk\/?staff_ac=mr-p-p-ruwanpathirana\">Dr. P.P. Ruwanpathirana<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f9c9ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f9c9ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSenior Lecturer B.Sc. Agric. (Ruhuna), M.Phil. in Agricultural Engineering (Ruhuna), PhD (Kagoshima, Japan)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d18a9f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d18a9f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32a4778 elementor-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"32a4778\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-xs\" href=\"https:\/\/ageng.agri.ruh.ac.lk\/?staff_ac=mr-p-p-ruwanpathirana\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5379a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5379a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Specialized Areas<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4429ce0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4429ce0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3c3dc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3c3dc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\u2022 Environmental Modelling \r\n\u2022 Precision Agricultural Technology\r\n\u2022 NIR Spectroscopy\r\n\u2022 Computer Aided Drawing  \r\n\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article id=\"post-8257\" class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item ecs-post-loop post-8257 staff_ac type-staff_ac status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"1812\" class=\"elementor elementor-1812 post-8257 staff_ac type-staff_ac status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry ast-article-single\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<style>#post-8257 .elementor-1812 .elementor-element.elementor-element-de72168:not(.elementor-motion-effects-element-type-background), #post-8257 .elementor-1812 .elementor-element.elementor-element-de72168 > .elementor-motion-effects-container > .elementor-motion-effects-layer{background-image: url(\"https:\/\/ageng.agri.ruh.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/indunil_v2.png\");}<\/style>\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de72168 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" 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Dissanayake<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f9c9ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f9c9ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLecturer (Probationary), B.Sc. Agric. 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href=\"https:\/\/ageng.agri.ruh.ac.lk\/?staff_ac=mr-o-d-i-p-dissanayake\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-angle-double-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5379a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5379a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Specialized Areas<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4429ce0 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" 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type-staff_ac status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop\" data-elementor-id=\"1812\" class=\"elementor elementor-1812 post-8305 staff_ac type-staff_ac status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry ast-article-single\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<style>#post-8305 .elementor-1812 .elementor-element.elementor-element-de72168:not(.elementor-motion-effects-element-type-background), #post-8305 .elementor-1812 .elementor-element.elementor-element-de72168 > .elementor-motion-effects-container > .elementor-motion-effects-layer{background-image: url(\"https:\/\/ageng.agri.ruh.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Tharupath.jpeg\");}<\/style>\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de72168 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"de72168\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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Tharupath<\/a><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f9c9ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f9c9ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tLecturer (Probationary), B.Sc. Agric. 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