Research Grant Awards
. International Relations Office (formerly known as International Research centre) has awarded 18 research grants to the outstanding academic staff members of the University of Peradeniya to conduct their researches since the year 2013 and now all grantees have completed their research successfully. It is an outcome of a grant awarded by University Grant Commission in 2011 with the aim of internationally upgrading the University of Peradeniya.
Research Grants Completion Awards - “Research Highlights” Booklet
| InRC/RG/13/01 | Dr. P.C.G. Bandaranayake Evaluating genetic resources of an endemic wild rice species, Oryza rhizomatics Vaughan, for defeating water scarcity in rice cultivation  |
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| InRC/RG/13/02 | Dr. R.P. Illeperuma EElucidating oxidative DNA damage and DNA double strand breaks in carcinogenic transformation of oral premalignant lesions caused by areca nut consumption  |
| InRC/RG/13/03 | Ms. S.T. Sudeshika Determination of Sun Protection Factor (SPF) in commercially available sunscreens in Sri Lanka  |
| InRC/RG/13/04 | Prof. D.B.M. Wickramaratne Investigation of anti-diabetic and anti-oxidant activities of the plants Adenanthera pavonona, Argyreia populifilia and Benincasa hispida  |
| InRC/RG/13/06 | Dr. M.M.P. Perera The hydro-ecological impact of agro-well development in tank cascades of the North Central dry zone of Sri Lanka  |
| InRC/RG/13/07 | Dr. (Mrs.) L. Seneheweera A musicological analysis of Sri Lankan Nurthi music  |
| InRC/RG/13/09 | Ms. S.M.W.T.P.K. Ariyarathna Environmental profile of power generation from rice husk in Sri Lanka  |
| InRC/RG/13/10 | Dr. (Mrs). S.R. Herath Use of homogenization technique to model constitutive laws for new materials  |
| InRC/RG/13/11 | Dr. (Mrs.) H.K. Nandalal Integrating remote sensing/geospatial technologies into water resource management and transportation engineering  |
| InRC/RG/13/12 | Prof. W.D.M.T.L. Dassanayake Normative data for Cambridge Neuropsychological Automated Battery (CANTAB) for Sri Lankan adults  |
| InRC/RG/13/15 | Prof. N.S. Kalupahana Identification of mechanisms responsible for insulin resistance in Sri Lankan adults  |
| InRC/RG/13/19 | Prof. V.S. Weerasinghe Assessment of the effect of theanine and caffeine on cognitive processing studied using reaction time, evoked potentials and event related potentials  |
| InRC/RG/13/20 | Dr. (Ms). S.C.K Rubasinghe Taxonomy, biogeography and evolutionary relationships of thalloid liverworts and hornworts of Sri Lanka  |
| InRC/RG/13/21 | Dr. P.C.G. Bandaranayake DNA barcoding of Sri Lankan Anopheles, Aedes and Culex mosquitoes, and determination of age structure of selected Aedes albopictus populations in relation to disease transmission and insecticide resistance  |
| InRC/RG/13/22 | Dr. E. Rajapaksha Introduction of Pet Facilitated Therapy (PFT) to correctional institutions in Sri Lanka  |
| InRC/RG/13/23 | Dr. (Mrs). S. Wickramasinghe Genotyping of bovine milk protein genes using the tetraprimer ARMS-PCR technique  |
| InRC/RG/13/24 | Prof. J.B. Ekanayake The investigation of the use of smart transformer for a dynamic Volt-Var Control (VVC)  |
| InRC/RG/14/01 | Prof. A. Senaratne Investigation of graphene production from Sri Lanka vein graphite and applications of graphene  |