{"id":145,"date":"2020-08-04T09:18:22","date_gmt":"2020-08-04T09:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.ikasthuri.com\/contact-us\/"},"modified":"2024-02-11T02:03:38","modified_gmt":"2024-02-11T02:03:38","slug":"contact-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/contact-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Contact Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"145\" class=\"elementor elementor-145\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c5ca19e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c5ca19e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&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-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cdc9b23\" data-id=\"cdc9b23\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d5ae2e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7d5ae2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contact us<\/h1>\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fb055b\" data-id=\"1fb055b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ee63dd1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ee63dd1\" data-element_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-729d385\" data-id=\"729d385\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98bd747 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"98bd747\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! 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elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-content{width:100%}@media (min-width:768px){.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-left .elementor-image-box-wrapper,.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-right .elementor-image-box-wrapper{display:flex}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-right .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:right;flex-direction:row-reverse}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-left .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:left;flex-direction:row}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-top .elementor-image-box-img{margin:auto}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-top .elementor-image-box-wrapper{align-items:flex-start}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-middle .elementor-image-box-wrapper{align-items:center}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-bottom .elementor-image-box-wrapper{align-items:flex-end}}@media (max-width:767px){.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-img{margin-left:auto!important;margin-right:auto!important;margin-bottom:15px}}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-img{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-title a{color:inherit}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-description{margin:0}<\/style><div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"757\" height=\"757\" data-src=\"https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PS.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-786 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PS.jpg 757w, https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PS-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/PS-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 757px) 100vw, 757px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 757px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 757\/757;\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Professor G.L.L.P. Silva<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Department of Animal Science <br>Faculty of Agriculture<br>University of Peradeniya <\/p><\/div><\/div>\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d8a8a9c\" data-id=\"d8a8a9c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b46cdb3\" data-id=\"b46cdb3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8b21ef0\" data-id=\"8b21ef0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-29998df elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"29998df\" data-element_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-10f71e9\" data-id=\"10f71e9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e829cf1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e829cf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7a41394 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7a41394\" data-element_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-9b3e041\" data-id=\"9b3e041\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47c9454 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47c9454\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Team members and advisors<\/h2>\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e4fbc8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e4fbc8\" data-element_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-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-47aab04\" data-id=\"47aab04\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e192d81 elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"e192d81\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" data-src=\"https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/DKNG-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-790 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/DKNG-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/DKNG-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/DKNG-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/DKNG-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/DKNG.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 768\/768;\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Professor D.K.N.G. Pushpakumara<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Department of Crop Science <br>Faculty of Agriculture<br>University of Peradeniya <\/p><\/div><\/div>\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c742e0\" data-id=\"3c742e0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e470a8f elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"e470a8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" data-src=\"https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/LS.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-791 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/LS.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/LS-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/LS-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/LS-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/LS-768x768.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1200\/1200;\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Professor L.D.B. Suriyagoda<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Department of Crop Science<br>\nFaculty of Agriculture<br>\nUniversity of Peradeniya <\/p><\/div><\/div>\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6243fff\" data-id=\"6243fff\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-746cdac elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"746cdac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" data-src=\"https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/JW.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-793 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/JW.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/JW-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/JW-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/JW-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/JW-768x768.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1200\/1200;\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Professor J. Weerahewa<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Department of Agricultural Economics &amp; Business Management  <br>Faculty of Agriculture<br>University of Peradeniya <\/p><\/div><\/div>\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24a0389\" data-id=\"24a0389\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6b50b5 elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"e6b50b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" data-src=\"https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/RMCP.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-794 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/RMCP.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/RMCP-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/RMCP-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/RMCP-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/RMCP-768x768.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1200\/1200;\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Professor R.M.C.P. Rajapakshe<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Department of Soil Science <br>Faculty of Agriculture<br>University of Peradeniya <\/p><\/div><\/div>\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6205531 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6205531\" data-element_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-bc32e8a\" data-id=\"bc32e8a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-436fc55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"436fc55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a3ae12c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a3ae12c\" data-element_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-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-65fd9ee\" data-id=\"65fd9ee\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-286e613 elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"286e613\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" data-src=\"https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1671516146Untitled-768x768.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-796 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1671516146Untitled-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1671516146Untitled-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1671516146Untitled-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1671516146Untitled-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/1671516146Untitled.png 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 768\/768;\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Professor C.M.B. Dematawewa<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Department of Animal Science <br>Faculty of Agriculture<br>University of Peradeniya <\/p><\/div><\/div>\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5251d85\" data-id=\"5251d85\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10de4e0 elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"10de4e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" data-src=\"https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/UV.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-797 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/UV.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/UV-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/UV-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/UV-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/UV-768x768.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1200\/1200;\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Professor W.A.U. Vitharana<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Department of Soil Science <br>Faculty of Agriculture<br>University of Peradeniya <\/p><\/div><\/div>\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b15e498\" data-id=\"b15e498\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97e18d8 elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"97e18d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" data-src=\"https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Untitledfdhfgh.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-799 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Untitledfdhfgh.jpg 500w, https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Untitledfdhfgh-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Untitledfdhfgh-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/500;\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Professor W.M.T. Madhujith<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Department of Food Science &amp; Technology <br>Faculty of Agriculture<br>University of Peradeniya <\/p><\/div><\/div>\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2366757\" data-id=\"2366757\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bc4a28 elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"4bc4a28\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" data-src=\"https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/KSH.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-800 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/KSH.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/KSH-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/KSH-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/KSH-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/KSH-768x768.jpg 768w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1200\/1200;\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Professor K.S. Hemachandra<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Department of Biology  <br>Faculty of Agriculture<br>University of Peradeniya <\/p><\/div><\/div>\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-149eebb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"149eebb\" data-element_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-8e3c085\" data-id=\"8e3c085\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d0e3f3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d0e3f3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c0888a9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c0888a9\" data-element_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-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2ec9ce4\" data-id=\"2ec9ce4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0aa755f elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"0aa755f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"263\" height=\"263\" data-src=\"https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Prof.Devaka1-263x263-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-969 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Prof.Devaka1-263x263-1.jpg 263w, https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Prof.Devaka1-263x263-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 263px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 263\/263;\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Professor H. D.K.G. A. Weerakoon<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Department of Zoology and Environment Sciences<br>\nUniversity of Colombo\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b6dc64\" data-id=\"1b6dc64\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-279e22d elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"279e22d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" data-src=\"https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/JS.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-801 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/JS.jpg 600w, https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/JS-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/JS-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 600\/600;\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Professor. J. Sinniah<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Department of Animal Science<br>Faculty of Agriculture<br>University of Jaffna<\/p><\/div><\/div>\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f7877f\" data-id=\"3f7877f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8050bbc elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"8050bbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-src=\"https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/KJ.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-802 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/KJ.jpg 300w, https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/KJ-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/300;\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Mr. K. Jevanan<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Department of Agronomy<br>Faculty of Agriculture<br>University of Jaffna<\/p><\/div><\/div>\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b128ed6\" data-id=\"b128ed6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d91d45f elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"d91d45f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" data-src=\"https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CW.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-803 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CW.webp 350w, https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CW-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CW-150x150.webp 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 350px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 350\/350;\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr. C. Wijesundara<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Department of Zoology<br>Faculty of Science<br>University of Peradeniya<\/p><\/div><\/div>\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-522bf13 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"522bf13\" data-element_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-ad5074f\" data-id=\"ad5074f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87efaed elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"87efaed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-53d3e25 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"53d3e25\" data-element_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-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-54f442f\" data-id=\"54f442f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c625bc elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"0c625bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" data-src=\"https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/KTP.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-970 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/KTP.jpg 512w, https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/KTP-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/KTP-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 512px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 512\/512;\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dr. K.T. Premakantha<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Director General of National Zoological Gardens\nSri Lanka \n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c34d40\" data-id=\"9c34d40\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-993efd7 elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"993efd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" data-src=\"https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ranga-P.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-971 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ranga-P.jpg 200w, https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Ranga-P-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 200\/200;\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Mr. Ranga Pallawela<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Former Chief Executive Officer <br>\nJanathakshan Gte Ltd\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a47f52e\" data-id=\"a47f52e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-46ba3be\" data-id=\"46ba3be\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f69fdc0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f69fdc0\" data-element_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-ae2c3ef\" data-id=\"ae2c3ef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1257b6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1257b6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-de4d4e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"de4d4e0\" data-element_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-49fafd8\" data-id=\"49fafd8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ff9094 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ff9094\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Postgraduate Research Students<\/h2>\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\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8240b57 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8240b57\" data-element_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-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-addb7a9\" data-id=\"addb7a9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efb04e9 elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"efb04e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" data-src=\"https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/AL-768x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-808 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/AL-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/AL-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/AL-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/AL.jpg 784w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 768px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 768\/768;\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Mr. W.A.M. Lowe<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Department of Animal Science <br>Faculty of Agriculture<br>University of Peradeniya <\/p><\/div><\/div>\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-15987c0\" data-id=\"15987c0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0be1b3 elementor-position-top elementor-vertical-align-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"f0be1b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" data-src=\"https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/K.A.N.L.-Kuruppuarachchi.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-956 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/K.A.N.L.-Kuruppuarachchi.png 500w, https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/K.A.N.L.-Kuruppuarachchi-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/buddhi.nsf.gov.lk\/ikasthuri\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/K.A.N.L.-Kuruppuarachchi-150x150.png 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 500px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 500\/500;\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Mrs. K.A.N.L. 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