{"id":7437,"date":"2025-02-11T04:13:55","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T04:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/?page_id=7437"},"modified":"2025-07-30T08:50:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T08:50:54","slug":"dr-mrs-suvanthini-terensan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/?page_id=7437","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Mrs. Suvanthini Terensan"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7437\" class=\"elementor elementor-7437\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb579ca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb579ca\" 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-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36191e9\" data-id=\"36191e9\" 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tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2201\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Academic Profile<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2202\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2202\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Admin Positions<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2203\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2203\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Teaching<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2204\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2204\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Research<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2205\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2205\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Publications<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2206\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2206\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Awards<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2207\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2207\" aria-expanded=\"false\">CPD<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2208\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2208\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Outreach Activities<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2201\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Academic Profile<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2201\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2201\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><p id=\"h.p_r2h8lJatC_mM\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><strong>Education<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><p><strong>Ph.D. in Plant Molecular Pathology <\/strong>at Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular biology and Biotechnology, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.<\/p><\/li><li><strong>M.Sc. in Molecular and Applied Microbiology<\/strong> at Postgraduate Institute of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka<\/li><li><strong>B.Sc. Honors in Agriculture<\/strong>, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka<\/li><\/ul><hr \/><p id=\"h.p_U105HHchDQLm\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><strong>Academic Positions held<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>2021 \u2013 Present Senior Lecturer Grade II, Department of Agricultural Biology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jaffna<\/li><li>2014 \u2013 2021 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lecturer, Department of Agricultural Biology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.<\/li><li>2013 &#8211; 2014\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lecturer (On Contract), Department of Agricultural Biology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka<\/li><li>2013 &#8211; 2014 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Demonstrator (On Contract), Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka.<\/li><\/ul><hr \/><p id=\"h.p_cuREzNKXDrcn\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><strong>Research interests<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My current research interest centers on molecular biology, bioinformatics, and image sensing. I work on various aspects in agriculture sector such as pest management, insect diversity, value addition of agriculture products, marketing, etc.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2202\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Admin Positions<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2202\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2202\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><section id=\"h.p_dFy9I7t8HUZl\" class=\"yaqOZd\"><div class=\"mYVXT\"><div class=\"LS81yb VICjCf j5pSsc db35Fc\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"hJDwNd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd Ft7HRd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd purZT-AhqUyc-II5mzb ZcASvf-AhqUyc-II5mzb pSzOP-AhqUyc-qWD73c Ktthjf-AhqUyc-qWD73c JNdkSc SQVYQc\"><div class=\"JNdkSc-SmKAyb LkDMRd\"><div class=\"\"><div class=\"oKdM2c ZZyype Kzv0Me\"><div id=\"h.p_ZrSPp5jJHUZi\" class=\"hJDwNd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd Ft7HRd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd jXK9ad D2fZ2 zu5uec OjCsFc dmUFtb wHaque g5GTcb GNzUNc\"><div class=\"jXK9ad-SmKAyb\"><div class=\"tyJCtd mGzaTb Depvyb baZpAe\"><p id=\"h.p_ZYqsyOSXHUZk\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><strong>Faculty level<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section id=\"h.p_2LHtluOXHlFT\" class=\"yaqOZd\"><div class=\"mYVXT\"><div class=\"LS81yb VICjCf j5pSsc db35Fc\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"hJDwNd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd Ft7HRd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd purZT-AhqUyc-II5mzb ZcASvf-AhqUyc-II5mzb pSzOP-AhqUyc-qWD73c Ktthjf-AhqUyc-qWD73c JNdkSc SQVYQc\"><div class=\"JNdkSc-SmKAyb LkDMRd\"><div class=\"\"><div class=\"oKdM2c ZZyype Kzv0Me\"><div id=\"h.p_jIGGsQ99HlFQ\" class=\"hJDwNd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd Ft7HRd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd jXK9ad D2fZ2 zu5uec OjCsFc dmUFtb wHaque g5GTcb GNzUNc\"><div class=\"jXK9ad-SmKAyb\"><div class=\"tyJCtd mGzaTb Depvyb baZpAe\"><ul><li>March 2025 \u2013 Present\u00a0<br \/>Head, Department of Agricultural Biology, Faculty of agriculture, University of Jaffna<\/li><li>2024 &#8211; Present <br \/>Faculty Coordinator for academic mentoring committee, University of Jaffna<\/li><li>2023- Present <br \/>Course coordinator for Scientific Writing for Agriculture undergraduates<\/li><li>2023- Present <br \/>Course coordinator for Social harmony and Active citizens for Agriculture undergraduates<\/li><li>2023 &#8211; Present <br \/>Faculty coordinator, Strategic Plan and Management Committee, University of Jaffna<\/li><li>2022 &#8211; Present <br \/>Academic Advisor, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jaffna<\/li><li>2022 &#8211; Present <br \/>Student Counselor at the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jaffna<\/li><li>2021 &#8211; 2022 <br \/>Academic member, Canteen Committee, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jaffna<\/li><li>2022 &#8211; Present <br \/>Member, Technical evaluation committee, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jaffna <br \/>2015 &#8211; 2016 <br \/>Faculty representative, Sports Advisory board, University of Jaffna<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>University level<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>2022 &#8211; Coordinator, British council\u2019s Going Global Partnership \u2013 UNICYCLE project<\/li><li>2022 &#8211; Faculty coordinator, management committee of Social Reconciliation Center, University of Jaffna<\/li><li>2015 &#8211; 2016\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Faculty representative, Sports Advisory board, University of Jaffna<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section id=\"h.p_Pwm7y4NAHxAw\" class=\"yaqOZd\"><div class=\"mYVXT\"><div class=\"LS81yb VICjCf j5pSsc db35Fc\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"hJDwNd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd Ft7HRd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd purZT-AhqUyc-II5mzb ZcASvf-AhqUyc-II5mzb pSzOP-AhqUyc-qWD73c Ktthjf-AhqUyc-qWD73c JNdkSc SQVYQc\"><div class=\"JNdkSc-SmKAyb LkDMRd\"><div class=\"\"><div class=\"oKdM2c ZZyype Kzv0Me\"><div id=\"h.p_rH5flUbNHxAt\" class=\"hJDwNd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd Ft7HRd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd jXK9ad D2fZ2 zu5uec OjCsFc dmUFtb wHaque g5GTcb GNzUNc\"><div class=\"jXK9ad-SmKAyb\"><div class=\"tyJCtd mGzaTb Depvyb baZpAe\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section id=\"h.p_dtdHVe6-H3ko\" class=\"yaqOZd\"><div class=\"mYVXT\"><div class=\"LS81yb VICjCf j5pSsc db35Fc\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"hJDwNd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd Ft7HRd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd purZT-AhqUyc-II5mzb ZcASvf-AhqUyc-II5mzb pSzOP-AhqUyc-qWD73c Ktthjf-AhqUyc-qWD73c JNdkSc SQVYQc\"><div class=\"JNdkSc-SmKAyb LkDMRd\"><div class=\"\"><div class=\"oKdM2c ZZyype Kzv0Me\"><div id=\"h.p_xTv1Su-mH3kl\" class=\"hJDwNd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd Ft7HRd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd jXK9ad D2fZ2 zu5uec OjCsFc dmUFtb wHaque g5GTcb GNzUNc\"><div class=\"jXK9ad-SmKAyb\"><div class=\"tyJCtd mGzaTb Depvyb baZpAe\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2203\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Teaching<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2203\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2203\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><section id=\"h.p_3XCJzvnzEBv6\" class=\"yaqOZd\"><div class=\"mYVXT\"><div class=\"LS81yb VICjCf j5pSsc db35Fc\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"hJDwNd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd Ft7HRd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd purZT-AhqUyc-II5mzb ZcASvf-AhqUyc-II5mzb pSzOP-AhqUyc-qWD73c Ktthjf-AhqUyc-qWD73c JNdkSc SQVYQc\"><div class=\"JNdkSc-SmKAyb LkDMRd\"><div class=\"\"><div class=\"oKdM2c ZZyype Kzv0Me\"><div id=\"h.p_ItOIZjVVEBv2\" class=\"hJDwNd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd Ft7HRd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd jXK9ad D2fZ2 zu5uec OjCsFc dmUFtb wHaque g5GTcb GNzUNc\"><div class=\"jXK9ad-SmKAyb\"><div class=\"tyJCtd mGzaTb Depvyb baZpAe\"><section id=\"h.p_3XCJzvnzEBv6\" class=\"yaqOZd\"><div class=\"mYVXT\"><div class=\"LS81yb VICjCf j5pSsc db35Fc\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"hJDwNd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd Ft7HRd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd purZT-AhqUyc-II5mzb ZcASvf-AhqUyc-II5mzb pSzOP-AhqUyc-qWD73c Ktthjf-AhqUyc-qWD73c JNdkSc SQVYQc\"><div class=\"JNdkSc-SmKAyb LkDMRd\"><div class=\"\"><div class=\"oKdM2c ZZyype Kzv0Me\"><div id=\"h.p_ItOIZjVVEBv2\" class=\"hJDwNd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd Ft7HRd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd jXK9ad D2fZ2 zu5uec OjCsFc dmUFtb wHaque g5GTcb GNzUNc\"><div class=\"jXK9ad-SmKAyb\"><div class=\"tyJCtd mGzaTb Depvyb baZpAe\"><p id=\"h.p_CYabXF4zEBv5\" class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\"><strong>Undergraduate Teaching<\/strong><\/p><p>As a lecturer with nine years of teaching experience for undergraduate students at the faculties of Agriculture, Science and Technology, University of Jaffna, I am committed to keeping up with the latest developments in educational theory and practice while teaching the following courses for the undergraduates of faculties of agriculture, technology, science, allied health science and arts;<\/p><ul><li>Cell biology and crop botany<\/li><li>Plant physiology and environmental biology<\/li><li>Genetics and plant breeding<\/li><li>Crop protection<\/li><li>Social harmony<\/li><li>Economic entomology<\/li><li>Basic microbiology and phytopathology<\/li><li>Agricultural biotechnology<\/li><li>Laboratory techniques<\/li><li>Active citizens<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><section id=\"h.p_KT2ktebYEHaz\" class=\"yaqOZd WxWicb\"><div class=\"IFuOkc\">As a visiting lecturer, I&#8217;ve been teaching Social Harmony to first-year Law students in the Faculty of Arts since 2023. Since 2017, I&#8217;ve also been facilitating life skill programs for students in Science, Allied Health Sciences, and Arts. Additionally, I teach cell biology to Faculty of Technology. Since 2017, I have been teaching the Active Citizen program to students across various faculties, including Agriculture, Science, and Arts, University of Jaffna and the University of Ruhuna.<\/div><\/section><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2204\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Research<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2204\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2204\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><section id=\"h.p_woEm5tUAEwM4\" class=\"yaqOZd\"><div class=\"mYVXT\"><div class=\"LS81yb VICjCf j5pSsc db35Fc\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"hJDwNd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd Ft7HRd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd purZT-AhqUyc-II5mzb ZcASvf-AhqUyc-II5mzb pSzOP-AhqUyc-qWD73c Ktthjf-AhqUyc-qWD73c JNdkSc SQVYQc\"><div class=\"JNdkSc-SmKAyb LkDMRd\"><div class=\"\"><div class=\"oKdM2c ZZyype Kzv0Me\"><div id=\"h.p_9uwVrIwCEwM0\" class=\"hJDwNd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd Ft7HRd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd jXK9ad D2fZ2 zu5uec OjCsFc dmUFtb wHaque g5GTcb GNzUNc\"><div class=\"tyJCtd mGzaTb Depvyb baZpAe\"><p><strong>a. Postgraduate Supervision<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><p><b>M.Phil. (On going)\u00a0<\/b><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Mrs. S. Sathya at the Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Jaffna for research titled \u201cMolecular characterization and diversity analysis of Bipolaris oryzae causing brown spot in rice and its associated pathogens\u201d<\/p><ul><li><p><b>M.Sc. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Ms. Thenuvanthany Balachandran, MSc research at Open University of Sri Lanka, 2021, Impact Assessment of marine litter towards livelihood of coastal areas in Northern Province<\/p><\/div><p><strong>b. Undergraduate Supervision<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Ms. Anushika Christy Mohanathas, BSc research at Department of Agricultural Biology, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 2024, Characterization of Aromatic Properties in mexican mint and Gardenia for morphological, molecular, and GC-MS Analysis<\/li><li>Mr. Anantharasa Kishanthan, BSc research at Department of Agricultural Biology, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 2024, Genetic analysis for improving Blast disease resistance in Attakkari rice<\/li><li>Ms. Sulakshana Thevaranjan, BSc research at Department of Agricultural Biology, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 2024, Evaluating mouthpart structures in selected ant species to analyze morphological adaptations<\/li><li>Ms. Achinthi, BSc research at Department of Agricultural Biology, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 2024, Development of tissue culture protocol for premium curry leaves<\/li><li>Ms. Nishara Jayasooriya, BSc research at Department of Zoology, University of Jaffna, 2022, The morphological and molecular characterization of Brinjal fruit and shoot borer.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Ms. Shyarini Rashmika, BSc research at Department of Zoology, University of Jaffna, 2022, Assessing the level of resistance of different brinjal varieties against Brinjal\u00a0fruit and shoot borer.\u00a0\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Ms. K. W. I. Sathsarani, BSc research at Department of Agricultural Biology, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 2021, Characterization of mealy bug species associated with different host plants using morphological and molecular-based methods.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Ms. Rasitha Jameen, B.Sc at University of Jaffna, 2016, Evaluation bedding materials in organic manure production<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Ms. Tharani Thillainathan, B.Sc at University of Jaffna, 2015, In-vitro screening of salinity tolerant rice cultivars at seedling stage and assessment of growth parameters<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>c. Research Grants Received<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>University Grants Commission (Sri Lanka) Grant for university teachers for higher studies \u2013 2018- Rs. 2,260,200.00<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>University Research Grant, University of Jaffna &#8211; 2022 \u2013 Rs. 800 000.00 for the project of detection of rice blast resistant genes in local rice cultivars grown in Northern Province, Sri Lanka<\/li><li>University Business Linkage (UBL) Research Grant \u2013 2023 \u2013 Rs. 1 Million for studying the Finest Curry leaf trees to explore global exportation<\/li><li>Co-investigator in University Business Linkage Research Grant- 2023- \u201cSri Lankan Paddy Leaf Disease Detection Using Deep Learning Techniques\u201d under the research grant No. AHEAD\/RA3\/UBL\/JFN\/OVAA\/44.<\/li><li>Principal Investigator for the NUS\/NARP grant for 2025 worth 3.6 Million LKR for the research on \u201cIntegrating Genomic and Field Approaches for Resistance Analysis of Attakkari Rice Cultivars Against Major Pest and Diseases in Northern Sri Lanka\u201d<\/li><li>National Research Council (NRC) Investigator-Driven Grant \u2013 2025 \u2013 Rs. 2.991 Mn for the project Selection of Attakkari Rice for Enhanced Rice Blast Resistance through Pathotype Identification and Genome Sequencing (Grant No. NRC IDG 24-086)<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>d. Consultancy Services<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lead consultant for the World Vision Sri Lanka for preparing the roadmap and implementation of Environmental Sustainability and Climate Action (ESCA) in 2025.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Written an IEE for the proposed Nagarkovil-Eluthumatuwal bridge renovation for the RDD, Sri Lanka.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coordinator for the Young Leadership Programme for the school children in Northern Province with the CFLI, Canada since 2024\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Proposal writing team member for developing an action plan for waste management in The Jaffna Municipal Council area under the Healthy City initiative of the WHO\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Proposal writing team member from the University of Jaffna for the Marks for Centenary; a special project to attract tourism under the National Youth Platform created to mark the 75th Independence Day, year 2023 by the Government of Sri Lanka. I was involved in the proposal writing to create tourism related projects in Jaffna.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contributed in the field research and report writing for the commissioned report on the biodiversity and ecosystem analysis in the riparian zone of the Kanagarayan River, Mullaitivu for the Central Environment Authority, Mullaitivu (2021).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Involved in the field research and report writing for the commissioned report on the biodiversity and ecosystem analysis in the riparian zone of the Akkarayan River, Kilinochchi for the Divisional Secretariat, Kilinochchi (2021).\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Currently work on the biodiversity survey in the Chundikulam National Park in the Northern province collaborating with the Center for Children\u2019s\u2019 Happiness and the Thinnai group, Sri Lanka.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m actively engaged with a team of trainers from the University of Jaffna to train students from the university and schools in life skill and prevention of drugs, alcohol, smoking and relationship issues.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I have conceptualized and acting as a coordinator for an exchange event with the Rajarata University of Sri Lanka to create a cross-cultural dialogue forum using food and heritage as medium. The program is planned to be conducted in September and October 2023.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I have written the proposal and coordinated a capacity development program held in July 2023 for undergraduates from the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jaffna to develop a network of farming community and other stakeholders along with the faculty community including students.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m involved in the proposal development and implementation of an entrepreneurship training programme for the school children as an expert facilitator in Northern Province with the AHEAD trust, an NGO located in Jaffna. Year 2023.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m a member of the working committee at the University of Jaffna to develop a skill development programme for university and school students. Year 2023.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m involved in the working committee for developing a proposal and implementing harm reduction approach to combat drug abuse in the Northern Province along with other academics from the University of Jaffna.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019m the proposal developer and coordinator for the school-based home garden competition for schools from the Northern Province organized by Section B of the Jaffna Science Association. Year 2022.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2205\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Publications<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2205\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2205\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><section id=\"h.5f73a440ed103fc8_104\" class=\"yaqOZd\"><div class=\"mYVXT\"><div class=\"LS81yb VICjCf j5pSsc db35Fc\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"hJDwNd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd Ft7HRd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd purZT-AhqUyc-II5mzb ZcASvf-AhqUyc-II5mzb pSzOP-AhqUyc-qWD73c Ktthjf-AhqUyc-qWD73c JNdkSc SQVYQc\"><div class=\"JNdkSc-SmKAyb LkDMRd\"><div class=\"\"><div class=\"oKdM2c ZZyype Kzv0Me\"><div id=\"h.5f73a440ed103fc8_107\" class=\"hJDwNd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd Ft7HRd-AhqUyc-uQSCkd jXK9ad D2fZ2 zu5uec OjCsFc dmUFtb wHaque g5GTcb GNzUNc\"><div class=\"jXK9ad-SmKAyb\"><div class=\"tyJCtd mGzaTb Depvyb baZpAe\"><p class=\"CDt4Ke zfr3Q\" dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Full papers published in peer reviewed journals<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Terensan, S., Weerasena, O. V. D. S. J., Kottearachchi, N. S., Silva, J. N., &amp; Fernando, H. N. S. (2024). Plant Pathology Influence of cultivar selection on blast and brown spot diseases. Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka, 52, 3.<\/li><li>Terensan, S., Salgadoe, A. S. A., Kottearachchi, N. S., &amp; Weerasena, O. J. (2024). Proximally sensed RGB images and colour indices for distinguishing rice blast and brown spot diseases by k-means clustering: Towards a mobile application solution. Smart Agricultural Technology, 9, 100532.<\/li><li>Terensan, S., Fernando, H. N. S., Silva, J. N., Kottearachchi, N. S., &amp; Weerasena, O. V. D. S. J. (2024). A simplified laboratory approach for isolating M. oryzae spores from rice samples infected with multiple pathogens. Journal of Microbiological Methods, 224, 107012.<\/li><li>Terensan, S., Fernando, H.N.S., Silva, J.N., Perera, S.C.N., Kottearachchi, N.S. and Weerasena, O.J., 2022. Morphological and molecular analysis of fungal species associated with blast and brown spot diseases of Oryza sativa. Plant Disease, 106(6), pp.1617-1625.<\/li><li>Terensan, S., Fernando, H.N.S., Silva, J.N., Perera, S.A., Kottearachchi, N.S. and Weerasena, O.V.D.S., 2021. In silico molecular and morphological analysis of rice blast resistant gene Pi-ta in Sri Lankan rice germplasm. Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, 19(1), pp.1-12.<\/li><li>Suvanthini, S. and Thirukkumaran, G. 2016. Evaluation of information and advisory support received by the farmers in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, Archives of Applied Science Research, 8 (5):33-37<\/li><li>Tharani, T., Suvanthini, S. and Thirukkumaran. G. 2016. In-vitro screening of salinity tolerant rice cultivars at seedling stage and assessment of growth parameters, Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology Research, 6 (5): 1-5<\/li><li>Suvanthini, S., Mikunthan, G. and Thurairatnam, S. 2013. Arthropod fauna and diseases associated with the medicinal crop, Ashwagantha (Withania somnifera) grown in Jaffna, Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka Journal of Indigenous medicine, 3(1): 170 \u2013 173<\/li><li>Suvanthini, S., Mikunthan, G. and Thurairatnam, S. 2013. Potential of Withania somnifera Dunal Cultivation as a Medicinal Crop in Jaffna District. American-Eurasian Journal of Agricultural &amp; Environmental Science,13(3): 357361<\/li><li>Suvanthini, S., Mikunthan, G. and Thurairatnam, S. 2012. Bio efficacy of aqueous extracts of Withania somnifera (Dunal) against Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) and Callosobruchus chinensis (L.). Journal of Natural products and plant resources, 2(6): 633 \u2013 635.<\/li><li>Suvanthini, S., Mikunthan, G., Thurairatnam, S. and Pakeerathan, K. 2012. Evaluation of Withania somnifera extracts on a storage pest Rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae. Journal of Annals of Biological Research, 3(11): 50505053.<\/li><\/ul><\/div><p><strong>Book Chapters<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Suvanthini, T. Managing Evolving Dynamics of Fungal Diseases in Rice to Strengthen Food Security in Sri Lanka, Young Scientists Forum (YSF) Chapter E-book 2024\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gajapathy, K., Suvanthini, T., Arthiyan, S. 2024. Ecotourism in Chundikulam and other potential areas: A drive for reconciliation in the Northern Sri Lanka. Tourism and Peace. University of Jaffna and University of Pondicherry. Pp. 93-112.<\/span><\/p><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Extended Abstracts<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">T. Wijesinghe, S. Terensan,\u00a0 N.S Kottearachchi, Exploration of Blast resistant genes and their allelic determinant in Sri Lankan rice varieties using their domain structures for utilization in Breeding, Proceedings of 22 nd Agricultural Research Symposium (2024) 1-5<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Extended Abstracts\/ Full papers:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Sathsarani, K.W.I., Suvanthini, T., Gajapathy, K. Characterization of mealybug species associated with different host plants using morphological and molecular methods. Proceedings of the 12th Annual Scientific Sessions, IBMBB, University of Colombo. 31st May 2023. Pp. 21.<\/li><li>Jayasooriya, J.A.N.C., Suvanthini, T., Gajapathy, K. Assessing the resistance of selected brinjal varieties in Sri Lanka against Leucinodes orbonalis Guenee. Proceedings of the 12th Annual Scientific Sessions, IBMBB, University of Colombo. 31st May 2023. Pp. 43.<\/li><li>Gunachandra, K.S.R., Suvanthini, T., Gajapathy, K. Morphological and molecular characterization of brinjal shoot and fruit borer (Leucinodes orbonalis Guenee) from selected locations in Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the 12th Annual Scientific Sessions, IBMBB, University of Colombo. 31st May 2023. Pp. 18.<\/li><li>Thenuvathany,B., Dahanayaka,D.D.G.L., Muraleetharan,S., Suvanthini,T., Gajapathy.K. Identification of microplastics in slected beaches in Jaffna district, Sri Lanka. Proceedings of the First International Conference on Environmental Governance-2021 held in BMICH, Sri lanka. 24th-25th November 2021. pp.36.<\/li><li>Terensan. S, Fernando H.N.S., Silva. J. N., Kottearachchi. N.S and Weerasena. O.V.D.S.J. 2020. Molecular differentiation of blast and brown spot diseases in rice, The 7th International Conference on Agriculture (AGRICO 2020).<\/li><li>Suvanthini Terensan, Ovitigala Vithanage Don Sisira Jagathpriya Weerasena, Nisha Sulari Kottearachchi. 2018. Diversity of rice blast resistant gene Pi-ta in Sri Lankan rice accessions. 5th International rice congress 2018, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore. 15th to 17th October 2018.<\/li><li>Suvanthini Terensan, Uthayanathan Priyatharsan and Gunaratnam Thirukkumaran. 2017. Handpicking is an efficient practice for Blister beetle Mylabris pustulata (Meloidae: Coleoptera) in garden. 4th International Conference of Agriculture and Forestry 24 &amp; 25th August 2017, Colombo, Sri Lanka, pp 8. <br \/>Suvanthini, S., Plant R gene and its application in defense. 2015. Pirayoga Vingnana Suder, Jaffna Science Association, Section B &#8211; Applied Sciences, Jaffna, Sri Lanka 8(1): 57-61.<\/li><li>Suvanthini, S., Mikunthan, G. and Thurairatnam, S. 2013. Potential of cultivation of medicinal plants in Jaffna to promote indigenous drug preparation with special reference to ashwagandha. Journal of Siddha Symposium, 1(1):7787.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Magazines\/ Newsletters<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>\u201cPasumai Oil: \u2013 newsletter released by the outreach committee of the faculty of agriculture, university of Jaffna, Grain discoloration in paddy (in Tamil) 2024 (issue 1), pp 2-4.<\/li><li>\u201cPest distribution in paddy (Tamil)\u201d, \u2018:Psasumthokai\u2019 (Magazine), Vol 19. PP 1-2<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2206\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Awards<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2206\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2206\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><h3><strong>Scholarship\/ Fellowship<\/strong><\/h3><p>2017\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>International Visitor Leadership Program<\/strong> (Washington, California, St. Luis and Florida)<\/p><p>Funded ($ 22500.00) by Department of State, Washington<\/p><p><strong>Project Title: <\/strong>U.S. Agricultural Trade and Food Safety<\/p><h3>Medals<\/h3><ul><li><strong>2012\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Prof. A. Thurairajah Gold Medal<\/strong> for the All Round Performance in the University Career, University of Jaffna<\/li><li>2012\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <strong>Prof. A. Thurairajah Gold Medal<\/strong> for the All Round Performance in the Faculty Level, University<\/li><\/ul><h3>Research Awards<\/h3><ul><li>2010 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Canberra Tamil Association Prize for the <strong>Best Research project<\/strong> submitted in the Fourth examination in B.Sc. Agriculture Honours degree<\/li><\/ul><h3>Other Awards<\/h3><ul><li>2010 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 University Prize for the <strong>Best Performance<\/strong> in the Fourth examination in Agriculture<\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2010 \u00a0 <\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Canberra Tamil Association Prize for the <\/span><b>Best Research project<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> submitted in the Fourth examination in B.Sc. Agriculture Honours degree<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2207\" aria-expanded=\"false\">CPD<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2207\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2207\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><strong>Trainings on University Teaching:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2020 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GIS as an Effective Decision Supporting Tool, IESL <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2007\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Promoting Life Skills to students of the University of Jaffna, Social Harmony IBG\/IRQUE, World Bank Funded Project<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong>Other Professional Trainings Attended:<\/strong><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2021 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Women in STEM (Food security) salon series, U.S. Department of State, Oct.21 \u2013 Nov.16, 2021\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2020 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Virtual Facilitator training workshop for active citizens, British council\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2018\u00a0 <\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facilitated Earth Day program at American Corner, Jaffna, Sri Lanka\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2016\u00a0 <\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Active Citizen Facilitator development workshop, Thulhiriya, Sri Lanka Organized by the British council\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2013\u00a0 <\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">G.C.E. (A\/L) Practical Training for Biology Teachers, organized by the Department of Botany, University of Jaffna and the National Institute of Education (NIE), Sri Lanka\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2012 \u00a0 \u00a0 Biodynamic Farming, organized by the Social Organizations Networking for Development (SOND) and Department of Agricultural Biology, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2011 Operation and Maintenance of Farm Machinery at Sri Lanka, West German Farm Mechanization Training Centre, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2016\u00a0 <\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prevention of Sports injuries&amp; first aid, Sports council, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka <\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2208\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Outreach Activities<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2208\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2208\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><ul><li>Coordinator and facilitator for the Youth leadership program organized by the CFLI, Canada, 2024. <\/li><li>Resource person in a panel for the Women Equity program conducted by the American Corner, Jaffna in August 2023. <\/li><li>Facilitator for the capacity development program through life skill for the new entrants at the Faculty of Science, University of Jaffna in July 2023. <\/li><li>Resource person for a workshop in using molecular techniques in plant pathology conducted by the University of Vavuniya for undergraduates. Year 2023. <\/li><li>Consultant for the UNDP GEF SGP Phase 7 for the NGO named Save a Life. As a subject-matter expert in the field of agriculture, it is my responsibility to support the plan and assist in its execution. Year 2023. <\/li><li>Proposal writer for the UNDP GEF SGP application for the Center for Children\u2019s Happiness to implement a project in Mannar Jaffna landscape. Year 2023. <\/li><li>Facilitator for five-day workshop of British Council\u2019s Going Global Partnership \u2013 UNICYCLE 2022, University of Jaffna, March 2022 <\/li><li>Moderator for the webinar on Prospects of tropical dry forest in Sri Lanka: ways forward to conservation and utilization, organized by the Jaffna Science Association, November 2021 <\/li><li>Resource person for the soft skill development program organized by the Faculty of Allied Health Science, University of Jaffna, August 2021 <\/li><li>Facilitator for the Active citizens, the British council (Climate change) for the faculty of Science (June 2021) and Faculty of Arts (July to September, 2021), University of Jaffna <\/li><li>Member of the panel of judges for the evaluation of action projects of the undergraduates, Department of Chemistry, the University of Jaffna, organized by the English speakers\u2019 club of the University of Jaffna, December 2021 <\/li><li>Resource person for the webinar for school students on the importance of the English language in higher education, June 2021 in collaboration with American spaces, Sri Lanka and American corner, Jaffna <\/li><li>Speaker at the webinar on Rescuing our environment- Act together, Environmental day 2021, organized by the American corner, Jaffna <\/li><li>Speaker at the Earth Day program, 2019, organized by the American Corner, Jaffna <\/li><li>Facilitator for the Active citizens program of the British council organized by the University of Ruhuna, January 2017 <\/li><li>Resource person for the workshop on water conservation for the school students in the Delft Island organized by Jaffna Science Association, September 2016 <\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr. Mrs. Suvanthini Terensan Ph.D(UOC, Sri Lanka), M.Sc (UOP, Sri Lanka), B.Sc in Agriculture (Hons) (UOJ, Sri Lanka) Senior Lecturer Grade II +94 770725056 suvanthinit@univ.jfn.ac.lk Website Academic Profile Admin Positions Teaching Research Publications Awards CPD Outreach Activities Academic Profile Education Ph.D. in Plant Molecular Pathology at Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular biology and Biotechnology, University of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"full-width-page.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7437","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7437","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7437"}],"version-history":[{"count":49,"href":"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7437\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8289,"href":"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7437\/revisions\/8289"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/agri.jfn.ac.lk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7437"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}