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BD Rohitha Prasantha (Rop)

BD Rohitha Prasantha (Rop)

Research Officer (Gr. IV)

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Professor in Food Science & Technology

  • Education

    • Humboldt University of Berlin

      1999 - 2003
      Dr.rer.agr. AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURE OPERATIONS, AND RELATED SCIENCES PhD

    • Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya

      1987 - 1993
      B.Sc. Agric. Agriculture Second Class Upper

  • Experience

    • Rice Processing Research and Development Centre

      Apr 1997 - Apr 2000
      Research Officer (Gr. IV)

      R&D on Rice processing and postharvest operations and product development. Millers and Farmers training.

    • The Julius Kühn Institute (JKI) Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants

      Oct 1999 - Apr 2003
      Guest Scientist

      Doctoral Research – Stored product Protection

    • University of Peradeniya

      Aug 2003 - now
      Professor in Food Science & Technology

    • US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS)

      Jan 2012 - Jul 2012
      Postdoctoral Researcher

      Post-Doctoral Training CA storage of walnuts and control of stored product pests.

    • Katholieke Universiteit te Leuven

      Jan 2016 - Jul 2016
      Postdoctoral Fellow

      Postdoctoral Training on Postharvest Technology. CA storage of Banana.

    • U.S. Department of Commerce

      Oct 2016 - Nov 2016
      Training Programme- Sri Lanka technology transfer consultations

      Intellectual Property, Technology Transfer, and Commercialization.

    • Asian Productivity Organization (APO), Japan

      Dec 2020 - Dec 2020
      Advanced Postharvest Technologies for Horticultural Crops

    • U.S. Department of Commerce

      Sept 2022 - Sept 2022
      Sri Lanka Technology Transfer: Value Sharing Through Licensing

  • Licenses & Certifications