Personal profile
Biography
My work focuses on chemical, physical and biological factors that influence soil nitrogen (N) mineralization. Recently, I have estimated the nitrous oxide (N2O) emission in New Zealand agricultural drains, particularly known as N2O transfer velocity. In past, I worked the soil, water, and plant research projects that used stable isotope techniques to quantify the carbon and N fractionation and transformation between different pools. Currently, I am trying to quantify the soil N in cropping agriculture in Western Australia (WA). Generating empirical data by operating various experiments, I am planning to improve N recommendation models. Stable isotopes, especially 15N will be used for these studies. I am an ambitious environmental and analytical research students with various research experiences.
Education/Academic qualification
Soil Science, MSc, Lincoln University
4 Aug 2015 → 1 Sep 2016
Award Date: 28 Apr 2017
Applied Science, Graduate Diploma, Lincoln University
14 Feb 2011 → 18 Nov 2011
Award Date: 19 Jun 2012
Laboratory Technology, Graduate Diploma, Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology
14 Feb 2006 → 28 Nov 2006
Award Date: 30 Mar 2007
Science, BSc, University of Kelaniya
26 Feb 1992 → 20 Nov 1994
Award Date: 30 Apr 1995
Research expertise keywords
- Soil nitrogen transformations
- Stable isotopes
- Microbial activity and nutrient cycling in rehabilitated soils
Industry keywords
- Agriculture and Food