{"id":209,"date":"2023-05-09T08:24:35","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T08:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/?page_id=209"},"modified":"2026-03-12T09:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T09:30:00","slug":"dahm_academic-staff","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/index.php\/dahm_academic-staff\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic staff"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Head of the Department<\/h3>\n\n\n<div id=\"awsm-team-1232\" class=\"awsm-grid-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-grid cards-style style-1 grid-3-col \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"awsm-member-1232-1231\" class=\"awsm-grid-card\">\n\t\t\t\t   <figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"458\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nuwan-sir-1-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nuwan-sir-1-1.jpg 1980w, https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nuwan-sir-1-1-275x300.jpg 275w, https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nuwan-sir-1-1-939x1024.jpg 939w, https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nuwan-sir-1-1-768x838.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nuwan-sir-1-1-1408x1536.jpg 1408w, https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Nuwan-sir-1-1-1877x2048.jpg 1877w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 458px) 100vw, 458px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t <figcaption class=\"awsm-figcaption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-personal-info\"><h3>Prof. P.B.N. Abeywardana<\/h3><span>Professor<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-contact-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-social-icons\"><span><a href=\"https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/index.php\/prof-p-b-n-abeywardana\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-link\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .awsm-contact-info -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t  <!-- <\/span> -->\n\t\t\t\t   <\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .grid -->\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Professors<\/h3>\n\n\n<div id=\"awsm-team-2333\" class=\"awsm-grid-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-grid cards-style style-1 grid-3-col \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"awsm-member-2333-2321\" class=\"awsm-grid-card\">\n\t\t\t\t   <figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2212-500x500.jpg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2212-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_2212-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t <figcaption class=\"awsm-figcaption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-personal-info\"><h3>Prof. Chandana Rohana Withanachchi<\/h3><span>Professor <\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-contact-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-social-icons\"><span><a href=\"\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-link\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .awsm-contact-info -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t  <!-- <\/span> -->\n\t\t\t\t   <\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"awsm-member-2333-2323\" class=\"awsm-grid-card\">\n\t\t\t\t   <figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/t-SIR-500x500.jpg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/t-SIR-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/t-SIR-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t <figcaption class=\"awsm-figcaption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-personal-info\"><h3>Prof. D Thusitha Mendis<\/h3><span>Professor <\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-contact-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-social-icons\"><span><a href=\"http:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/index.php\/prof-d-t-mendis\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-link\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .awsm-contact-info -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t  <!-- <\/span> -->\n\t\t\t\t   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Ambanwala<\/h3><span>Senior Lecturer<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-contact-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-social-icons\"><span><a href=\"\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-link\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .awsm-contact-info -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t  <!-- <\/span> -->\n\t\t\t\t   <\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"awsm-member-2334-2327\" class=\"awsm-grid-card\">\n\t\t\t\t   <figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/315931036_2295227890650867_8196363680115999466_n-1-500x500.jpg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/315931036_2295227890650867_8196363680115999466_n-1-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/315931036_2295227890650867_8196363680115999466_n-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t <figcaption class=\"awsm-figcaption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-personal-info\"><h3>Dr. W.M. Tikiri Bandara Wijepala<\/h3><span>Senior Lecturer<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-contact-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-social-icons\"><span><a href=\"http:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/index.php\/dr-wmtb-wijepala\/?preview=true&#038;_thumbnail_id=2343\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-link\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .awsm-contact-info -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t  <!-- <\/span> -->\n\t\t\t\t   <\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"awsm-member-2334-2329\" class=\"awsm-grid-card\">\n\t\t\t\t   <figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"267\" height=\"277\" src=\"https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Tilanka-sir.jpg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t <figcaption class=\"awsm-figcaption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-personal-info\"><h3>Mr. Thilanka Manoj Siriwardana<\/h3><span>Senior Lecturer (Transitional)<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-contact-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-social-icons\"><span><a href=\"http:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/index.php\/mr-n-d-t-m-siriwardana\/\" target=\"_blank\"><i class=\"awsm-icon-link\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .awsm-contact-info -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t  <!-- <\/span> -->\n\t\t\t\t   <\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .grid -->\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lecturer (Probationary)<\/h3>\n\n\n<div id=\"awsm-team-2332\" class=\"awsm-grid-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-grid cards-style style-1 grid-3-col \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"awsm-member-2332-7909\" class=\"awsm-grid-card\">\n\t\t\t\t   <figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-23-at-12.29.43-500x500.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-23-at-12.29.43-500x500.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-23-at-12.29.43-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t <figcaption class=\"awsm-figcaption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-personal-info\"><h3>D.P.A.B.N.Vishwanath<\/h3><span>Lecturer (Probationary)<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-contact-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .awsm-contact-info -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t  <!-- <\/span> -->\n\t\t\t\t   <\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .grid -->\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Temporary Lecturers<\/h3>\n\n\n<div id=\"awsm-team-7916\" class=\"awsm-grid-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-grid cards-style style-1 grid-3-col \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"awsm-member-7916-7911\" class=\"awsm-grid-card\">\n\t\t\t\t   <figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-25-at-15.28.35-500x500.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-25-at-15.28.35-500x500.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-02-25-at-15.28.35-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t <figcaption class=\"awsm-figcaption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-personal-info\"><h3>PJWN Nonis<\/h3><span>Temporary Lecturer <\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-contact-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> <!-- .awsm-contact-info -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t  <!-- <\/span> -->\n\t\t\t\t   <\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"awsm-member-7916-7914\" class=\"awsm-grid-card\">\n\t\t\t\t   <figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0253-2.jpg-500x500.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-awsm_team size-awsm_team wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0253-2.jpg-500x500.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/fssh.rjt.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_0253-2.jpg-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t <figcaption class=\"awsm-figcaption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"awsm-personal-info\"><h3>R.M. 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