Research administration, coordination and management

CURRICULUM VITAE

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Full name: Jothiratna Ganithayalage Shantha Siri

Title: Dr.

Position: Head/International Affairs Division, NSF Principal Scientific Officer

Age 49 years

Date of Birth 27

th

July 1974

Nationality Sri Lankan

Marital Status Married

EDUCATION

PhD in nanotechnology (Biological macromolecule based nanoparticles as control release delivery systems), (English medium)

Wayamba University of Sri Lanka - 2015-2020

M.Sc. in Management & Information Technology (English medium) University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka -2005-2007

B.Sc. Hons (Second Class Upper Division) in Biological Science (English medium) University of Colombo, Sri Lanka - 1996 -1999

WORK EXPERIENCE

2019 – to date Principal Scientific Officer and Head/International Affairs Division, National Science Foundation, Sri Lanka

Key responsibilities and tasks: Research grant

administration & management, facilitate international scientific cooperation & research collaboration, cross boarder cutting-edge knowledge transfer, international liaison, research proposal review, progress monitoring of ongoing projects, progress reporting (technical & financial), catalizing and mobilizing resources for leveraging project outputs, organizing local and

international scientific conferences/high level meetings, strategic planning and execution of annual action plans. J. G. SHANTHA Siri

No. 363/3, Amara Mawatha

Ambaraluwa South

Weliweriya.

SRI LANKA

Tel: 94-71-449****

E-mail: *******@***.***.**

2016 - 2019 Principal Scientific Officer and Head/Technology Division, National Science Foundation, Sri Lanka

Key responsibilities and tasks: Research grant

administration & management, technology development, R&D commercialization, technology transfer, technology negotiation, technology readiness level assessment, cross boarder cutting-edge knowledge transfer, public-private partnership building, research proposal review, progress monitoring of ongoing projects, progress reporting

(technical & financial), catalizing and mobilizing resources for technology development and innovation, intellectual property management and organizing local and international scientific conferences/high level meetings,strategic planning and execution of annual action plans.

2012 -2016 Senior Scientific Officer, Research Division, National Science Foundation under the purview of Ministry of Technology and Research, Sri Lanka.

(R&D project administration & management,

technology development, technology grant

administration, R&D commercialization, support for start-ups and liaison with international organizations in the field of science, technology & innovation)

2012 – 2013 Project coordinator of Sri Lanka component of a regional project (Sri Lanka, India & Pakistan) titled

“Nanotechnology in South Asia – Building Capabilities and Governing the Technology” funded by International Development Research Centre (IDRC), Canada.

2001 -2012 Scientific Officer, NSF under the purview of Ministry of Technology and Research, Sri Lanka.

(R&D project administration & management,

technology development, technology grant

administration, R&D commercialization, support for start-ups and liaison with international organizations in the field of science, technology & innovation)

1999- 2001 Analytical Chemist, Lindel Industrial Laboratories Ltd. 1998 - 1999 Research Assistant, Industrial Technology Institute (ITI) CORE COMPETENCIES

Multidisciplinary research project coordination, administration and management including evaluation of grant applications and progress monitoring of projects to achieve intended project outputs as well as organizational objectives within given timeframe.

Liaison with R&D teams, researchers, universities, R&D institutions and R&D centers of excellence in home as well as in abroad for leveraging project through international cooperation and collaboration.

• Preparation of project proposals aimed at harnessing international funding opportunities.

• Catalyzing and mobilizing resources towards yielding better R&D outputs through synergy and complementarity.

Preparation of manuscripts aimed at publishing in high impact journals.

Furtherance of R&D outputs towards technology development, scaling up, R&D commercialization, Start-Ups and Technology Transfer.

Intellectual Property Management

National/regional project implementation & monitoring to achieve time bound milestones and intended project outputs/outcome.

• Synthesis and characterization, functionalization and optimization of nanomaterials

Organizing national/international events such as workshops, roundtable discussions, training programmes, conferences etc.

Strategic planning and setting priorities addressing organizational and national high priority concerns.

Carrying out research on application of biocompatible nanoparticles from biological macromolecules (carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids), as control release delivery systems.

Building public-private sector partnerships for betterment of national innovation eco-system

National level policy formulation

Technology Foresight (Delphi survey, expert group analysis, scenario writing)

Implementation of ISO 9001 – 2008 Quality Management System for organizational improvement

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING/DEVELOPMENT

• International negotiation & Technology Transfer – Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, 2002

• Green productivity and Integrated Management (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001) – Asian Productivity Organization, 2007

• Science, Technology and Innovation Indicators – UNESCO Institute of Statistics, Kathmandu Office, 2010

• Technopreneurship – International Science Technology and Innovation Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2015

• Advanced course on Intellectual Property Management – World Intellectual Property Organization, 2014

• Patent drafting, prior art search, claim drafting and patent filing - World Intellectual Property Organization, 2012

OTHER ENGAGEMENTS

2022 Serve as a member to the Inter-Agency Committee on Sri Lanka’s Engagement with the International Seabed Authority, Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

2021 -2022 Member of the Panel of Judges on evaluation of applications on support schemes for fostering

innovations in ICT sector SMEs, Sri Lanka Export

Development Board.

2020 – 2021 Served as a member to the Sub-Committee (Science, Technology, Research) on National Heritage Sites,

National Biodiversity Secretariat, Ministry of

Environment.

2013 -2018 Served as a member of “Advisory Committee on Electronic Sector” of Export Development Board of Sri Lanka

2018-2019 Member- Technical Committee on evaluation of applications for National Export Awards, National

Chamber of Exporters.

2012 – 2013 Served as a member of “National Mirror Committee on Nanotechnology to ISO Standards” of Sri Lanka

Standards Institution.

2011 – 2013 Project Coordinator – Regional project on Nanotechnology Phase II, Funded by International

Development Research Center, Canada.

2011 – 2013 Coordinator of the National Committee on Nanotechnology.

2009- 2011 Coordinator of the National Committee

on Energy.

2023 UNEP/ISC Technology Foresight

JOB RELATED TRAINING ACQUIRED

INTERNATIONAL

Title of training Duration Institute, country and year Training workshop on

Technopreneurship for

South countries

5 days International Science, Technology and

Innovation Center (ISTIC Center),

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

( 2015)

Advance course on

Intellectual Property

Management

One

month

World Intellectual Property Organization

(WIPO), 2014

Distance learning course

on Patent Drafting

Two

months

World Intellectual Property Organization

(WIPO), 2010

Technology Watching One

month

Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand (2003)

Technology Foresight

3 days National Institute of Science and Technology Policy (NISTEP), Japan (2006)

Cleaner Production and

Energy Conservation

3 days NAM S&T Centre, India (2008)

Sustainable utilization NAM S&T Centre together with National of energy and

biodiversity resources

for wealth creation and

development

4 days Academy of Sciences, Uganda (2009)

Capacity building

Workshop on Science,

Technology and

Innovation Indicators

4 days UNESCO Institute for Statistics, UNESCO

Kathmandu Office, Nepal (2010)

Training on Life Cycle

Analysis in

Nanotechnology

3 days The Energy & Resources Institute, India

NATIONAL

Title of training Duration Institute and year

Management of

technology for

company and the nation

1 day Department of Industrial Management,

University of Kelaniya (2004)

National Training

course on Radiation

safety in using

Radioisotopes fro

research and industrial

applications

5 days Atomic Energy Authority (2006)

Cultivation of high

value crops in protected

houses including

hydroponics

3 days Department of Agriculture

ISO 9001:2008 Quality

Management System

and preparation of

Quality Manual

2 days Sri Lanka Standards Institution (2007)

Green Productivity and

Integrated Management

Systems (ISO 9001,

ISO 14001, OHSAS

18001)

3 days Sri Lanka Standards Institution together with Asia Productivity Organization (2007)

Exploring opportunities

in Nano-science and

Nanotechnology

5 days University of Peradeniya (2008)

Training workshop on

Energy conservation

and management

3 days Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority (2009) Internal Auditing as per

ISO 9001:2008 QMS

2 days Sri Lanka Standards Institution (2010)

Training Course on

Patent Drafting

5 days World Intellectual Property Organization

(2011)

International workshop

on solar energy

materials, solar cells

and solar energy

applications

3 days Institute of Fundamental Studies, Kandy (2011) Training Workshop on 3 days National Science Foundation, Colombo (2011) Foresight Analysis

Procurement process

PUBLICATIONS

(a) Research Publications

(i) Research papers published in peer reviewed Journals 1. J. G. Shantha Siri, C. A. N. Fernando and S. N. T. De Silva, Nanotechnology and Protection of Intellectual Property: Emerging Trends, Recent Patents on Nanotechnology. 14

(4): 307-327, 2020.

2. J. G. Shantha Siri, C. A. N. Fernando and S. N. T. De Silva, A Novel Method to Produce Cost Effective, Environment Friendly Superabsorbent from Eichhornia crassipes for Improved Water Retention in Soil, Asian Journal of Biotechnology and Bioresource Technology. 6(2): 1- 10, 2020.

3. J. G. Shantha Siri, C. A. N. Fernando and S. N. T. De Silva, Eco-Friendly Chitosan Nanoparticles Cross Linked with Genipin: Basis to Develop Control Release Nanofertilizer', Journal of Scientific and Technical Research. 7 (1): 1-9, 2017. 4. J. G. Shantha Siri, C. A. N. Fernando and S. N. T. De Silva, Chitosan Nanoparticles for Effective and Safe Drug Delivery: Potential Big Deal in Intellectual Property Business. Journal of Scientific and Technical Research. 7 (1): 10-15, 2017. 5. J. G. Shantha Siri, C. A. N. Fernando and S. N. T. De Silva, A novel method to produce cost effective, environment friendly superabsorbent from water hyacinth for sustainability- driven medical applications, International Journal of Clinical & Medical Informatics. 3(1) 28- 34., 2020

6. B. Deepachandi

, S. Weerasinghe

, H. Gunathilake, T. P. Andrahennadi

, M. N.

Wickramanayake, J.G. Shantha Siri, V. Chandrasekharan, P. Soysa and Y. Siriwardana,

Prevalidation of an ELISA for Detection of a New Clinical Entity: Leishmania donovani- Induced Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, International Journal of Analytical Chemistry. 4: 1-8, 2020 7. J. G. Shantha Siri, C. A. N. Fernando and S. N. T. De Silva, A Green Control Release NPK Fertilizer Based on Micro/Nanoparticle of Chitosan Impregnated Activated Coir Fiber, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology – Asia.11(4), 2021

(b) Conference Proceedings

R. Rupasinghe, J. G. Shantha Siri, Planning a regulatory framework for nanotechnology related activities in Sri Lanka, National Nanotechnology Conference, Colombo, 2012. J. G. Shantha Siri, C. A. N. Fernando and S. N. T. De Silva, A green approach to synthesize chitosan nanoparticles from shrimp exoskeleton: basis to develop control release nanofertilizer, Wayamba University Research Congress, 2017.

J. G. Shantha Siri, C. A. N. Fernando and S. N. T. De Silva, Preparation of Chitosan nanoparticles impregnated activated coir fiber as novel sustained plant nutrient delivery system, Wayamba University Research Congress, 2018.

J. G. Shantha Siri, C. A. N. Fernando and S. N. T. De Silva, Preparation of Chitosan nanoparticles impregnated activated Eichhornia crassipes (water hyacinth) petiole as novel sustained plant nutrient delivery system, 7th YSF Symposium, National Science and Technology Commission, 2018

J. G. Shantha Siri, C. A. N. Fernando and S. N. T. De Silva, Chitosan Nanoparticles impregnated Activated Coir Fiber: a Novel Approach to Develop Sustained Plant Nutrient Delivery System, SLCARP International Agricultural Research Symposium, 13 th

and 14

th

August, 2018, Colombo.

J. G. Shantha Siri, C. A. N. Fernando and S. N. T. De Silva, Chitosan nanoparticle based environmentally friendly sustained plant nutrient delivery system, Wayamba University Research Congress, 2019

J. G. Shantha Siri, C. A. N. Fernando and S. N. T. De Silva, A novel approach for preparation of chitosan nanoparticle based green nanofertilizer with control release NPK and enhanced water retention in soil. Wayamba University Research Congress, 2020

(c) Chapters of Books

1. “ Present Status, Initiatives, Achievements and Future Trends Towards Energy Conservation for Sustainability” by Shantha Siri, p 106 -118 in “Cleaner Production and Energy Conservation for Sustainable Development”, S&T NAM Centre, India 2010, ISBN 81-7035-636-9

2. “ Trends in sustainable utilization of renewable energy resources of Sri Lanka for facing the energy challenge” by Shantha Siri, p 126-135 in “ Sustainable Utilization of Energy and Biodiversity Resources for Wealth Creation and Development”, S&T NAM Centre, India, 2010, ISBN 978-**-****-*** 2

(d) Books

A simplified guide to identification of some selected aquatic ornamental plants in Sri Lanka”, by Wijesundara S, Shantha Siri JG and, 2004, ISBN 955-590-038-8

(e) Other

NSF Policy Brief on “Alternative Energy: meeting future energy changes” Patent

J. G. Shantha Siri; C A N Fernando, A green nanofertilizer based on chitosan nanoparticles impregnated activated coir fiber for control release of plant macronutrients (NPK) and method for making the same. (21050)

SPOKEN LANGUAGES

Sinhala Excellent in written, spoken and listening comprehension

English Excellent in written, spoken and listening comprehension

Tamil Good in written, spoken and listening comprehension NON-RELATED REFEREES

1. Prof. C A N Fernando 2. Dr Thamara F. Dias

Dept. of Nanoscience Former Additional Director

Wayamba University of Sri Lanka National Science Foundation Kuliyapitiya Sri Lanka, Tel: +94-778******

Tel: +94-71-810**** E-mail: **********@*****.***

E-mail: ************@*****.***

3. Dr Lawrence Banks

Director General

International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Trieste, Italy.

e-mail: *****@*****.***

Tel: +39-040-*******/31

I hereby certify that the above information given by me is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge.

Date: …27/09/2023 Signature

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