Research Awards for M Phil / PhD Degrees

Name of the Grantee Year Awarded Title of the Research Proposal (with the abstract) Name(s) of the Supervisors Progress up to 31st Aug. 2012
Mrs. Fareena Ruzaik 2008

A Geographical perspective of the issues related to the disposal of urban solid waste in the Wet and Intermediate Agro -Ecological zones in Sri Lanka

Prof. Jayanthi De Silva
Prof. Ranjith Mahanama
Completed : Review of Literature, Data collection (Primary & Secondary), Analyzing secondary data, Date Tabularization & Analysis of primary dataWriting of Thesis : In progress

Chapter -1 : Structured and drafted.

Chapter- 2 , 3, 4 & 5 : Completed

Chapter- 6 : In Progress

Chapter-7 : Contents has been organized

Mrs. M. O. Perera 2011 Socio-Economic Impact of the Export Processing Zones located in Katunayake, Biyagama and Koggala. – A comparative Study Prof. Yoga Rasanayagam 1.)Literature reviewing
2.)Preliminary arrangements for data collection
S.T.K.Kulatunga 2011/2012 Understanding Female Headship in the Context of Gender and Post Conflict Economic Development  Dr. Rajith Lakshman 1.)Literature reviewed
Mahinda Pushpakumara 2012 Investment in Human Capital Portfolio in Sri Lanka: Case of University Graduates in Sri Lanka  Prof. Athula Ranasinghe 1.) Submitted a abstract to faculty symposium
2.)Collected secondary data from census and Statistics Department
3.)Drafted chapter on Literature related to the tropic
E.M. Savithri Ranasinghe 2012 A Study on Seasonal Rainfall Variability in Sri Lanka  for the  Period of  1961-2010. Prof. (Mrs.)  C. S. de Silva
Dr. R. U. K. Piyadasa
1.) Getting to grip with  methods of data analysis
2.)Collecting information for the   literature review

 

 

 

Higher Education for Twenty First Century  (HETC) 2011,  Ministry of Higher Education – Research Grant for MPhil / PhD Degrees

Name of the Grantee Year Awarded Title of the Research Proposal (with the abstract) Name(s) of the Supervisors Progress up to 31st Aug. 201

Ms. C.M.K.N.K. CHANDRASEKARA

2011  Land use and land cover change in the Negombo coastal region and its impact on water resources Prof. K.D.N.Weerasinghe, Department of Agric. Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, Mapalana, Kamburupitiya.Dr. Sumith Pathirana,  School of Environmental Science and Management, Southern Cross University, PO BOX 157, Lismore NSW 2480, Australia

Dr. Ranjana U. K.  Piyadasa, Department of Geography, University of Colombo, Colombo