ABHIRAM GUNARATNAM

Role - Editor In Chief
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Publication 7
Conference 33

Subject :
Agriculture Science
Designation:
Associate Professor
Organisation:
Uva Wellassa University
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City: Badulla

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About
Contribution

Biography

I'm an academic and researcher with nearly 10 years of experience in this field. I obtained my bachelor's degree and master's degree from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. I completed my PhD at Massey University, New Zealand in Agricultural Engineering and Environmental Sciences. My main research interests are precision agriculture, climate-controlled agriculture, environmental engineering and food engineering.

Experience

10 Years

Specialization and Research Area

precision agriculture climate-controlled agriculture environmental engineering food engineering

Education

2021-09
Qualification Type: Doctoral Degree

Degree: PhD in Agricultural Engineering and Environmental Sciences

Department: School of Agriculture and Environmental Science

Collage: Massey University, New Zealand

7

Total Publication

33

Conference

3

Seminar

2

Workshop

12

Awards and honors

7

Reviewer in Journal

23

Membership

2

Total Book Contribution

Publications

2020, October Springer Springer
Journal of Biosystems Engineering

Abhiram, G., Manathunga, M. M. K. D., Raveendran, K., & Withanage, N. S.
2022, August Springer Formulation and Characterisation of Polyester-Lignite Composite Coated Slow-Release Fertilisers.
J Coat Technol Res

Gunaratnam, A., Bishop, P., Jeyakumar, P., Grafton, M., Davies, C. E., & McCurdy, M.
2022, October MPDI The N dynamics of newly developed lignite-based controlled-release fertilisers in the soil-plant cycle
Plants

Gunaratnam, A., Bishop, P., Jeyakumar, P., Grafton, M., Davies, C. E., & McCurdy, M.
2018, July Eastern University, Sri Lanka Optimization of feeding rate and pressure of Orthodox Roller in Black Tea production.
AGRIEAST Journal of Agricultural Sciences

Abhiram, G., Jinthushayi, S., & Withanage, N. S.
2018, May Galore Knowledge Publication Pvt. Ltd. The correlation of colour and viscosity changes of rice flour with gelatinization percentage under Infrared heating
International Journal of Research & Review

G. Abhiram
2022, February Engineers Australia System management and environmental control of an instrumented bank of lysimeters.
Chemeca 2021

McCurdy, M., Gunaratnam, A., Bishop, P., Grafton, M., Jeyakumar, J., & Davies, C.
2021, August Soil Science Australia and the New Zealand Society of Soil Science Joint Conference, Australia Evaluating n-controlled release fertilizer formulations using a new controlled environment lysimeter design
Soils – Investigating in our future.

Gunaratnam Abhiram, Miles Grafton, Paramsothy Jeyakumar, Peter Bishop, Clive Davies and Murray McCurdy
2020, March Fertilizer and Lime Research Centre, Massey University Study the influence of soil moisture and packing incremental level on soil physical and hydraulic properties
Nutrient Management in Farmed Landscapes

Gunaratnam, A., Grafton, M., Jeyakumar, P., Bishop, P., Davies, C., & McCurdy, M.
2019, March Fertilizer and Lime Research Centre, Massey University. Assessment of nitrogen fertilizers under controlled environment–a lysimeter design.
Nutrient loss mitigations for compliance in agriculture

Gnaratnam, A., McCurdy, M., Grafton, M., Jeyakumar, P., Bishop, P., & Davies, C.
2019, April Chemical Engineering Megatrends and Elements Instrumentation of a bank of lysimeters: Sensors and sensibility.
Chemeca 2019

McCurdy, M., Davies, C., Gunaratnam, A., Grafton, M., Bishop, P., & Jeyakumar, P.
2019, January Massey University, New Zealand A humidification column design to control the environmental variables for a lysimeter study.
School of Agriculture and Environment 2019 Symposium

Gunaratnam A., McCurdy M., Grafton M., Jeyakumar P., Bishop P. and Davies C.
2018, November Massey University, New Zealand. A Novel Lysimeter Design to Measure the Effect of Commercially Available Nitrogen Fertilizers on Perennial Ryegrass under Control Environment.
School of Agriculture and Environment 2018 Symposium

Gunaratnam A., Bishop P., Grafton M., Jeyakumar P., Davies C., McCurdy M.

Honors & Awards

The Rohana Wicrkeramasinghe Memorial Award for the best final year research presentation, 2012.
Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment Scholarship for undertake the PhD at Massey University, New Zealand in 2018
Kathleen Spragg Agricultural Research Trust grant, New Zealand in 2020.
Helen E. Akers Postgraduate Scholarship, Massey University.
Uva Wellassa University Research Award for scientific publication 2018.

Memberships

The member of Agricultural Engineering Association, Sri Lanka.
Member of New Zealand Society of Soil Science (NZSSS)
Life-time member of Eurasia Research
The member of INENG.
The member of CAP-NET Lanka.

Seminar/ Conference / workshop

Conference : 2022, July, Badulla, Sri Lanka
6th International Research Conference of Uva Wellassa University

Organisation Committee Member
Conference : 2021, August, Badulla, Sri Lanka
2nd International Conference on Science, Engineering and Management (ICSEM-2021)

Organisation Committee Member
Conference : 2018, January, Badulla, Sri Lanka
2nd International research symposium, Uva wellassa University

Organisation Committee Member