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Mahindawansha, Amani

wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin

Tel:  +49 (0)641 9937394

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Scientific interest

  • Stable water isotope extraction techniques and analysis
  • Evapotranspiration process from rice fields
  • Catchment hydrogelogical and geochemical investigation
    Geological and landslide hazard investigation


Scientific career

  • From 1/2015: PhD researcher at Institute for landscape ecology and resources management, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany.
  • 2012-2014 Master of science in Tropical Hydrogeology and Environmental Engineering (TropHEE), TU Darmstadt, Darmstadt Germany

    Master thesis- Intercomparison of laboratory techniques for determination of stable isotopes in soil water- Prof.Dr Christoph Schüth, Dr. Paul Königer (Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe-BGR)

  • 2006 - 2010 Bachelor of Science in Geology, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanaka
    Bachelor thesis- Isotopic, chemical and hydrogeological analysis of spring water in marble formation in Matale area, Sri Lanka

Working experience

  • 2014 June- August: Student assistant at IWW Rhenish-Westfalian Institute for Water Research (IWW) -  Data analysis using Arc GIS
  • 2011-2012 Scientist at National Building Research Organization (NBRO), Sri Lanaka -Landslide hazard investigations, hazard  Zoonation and geological map preparation and subsurface geotechnical investigations
  • 2010-2011 Geologist, Alchemy Heavy metal Pvt (Ltd) Sri Lanaka - Beach sand analysis by using magnetic mineral separation methods and microscopic mineral identification


Conference Abstracts/Workshops

  • Annual Meeting of the German Association for Stable Isotope Research (GASIR) September 2015, Heidelberg, Germany, “Evaluating the contribution of water resources to crop growth of rice and maize by stable water isotopes”, Poster
  • European Geosciences Union (EGU) General assembly April 2016 Vienna, Austria, “Contribution of water sources to plant growth in rice based cropping systems identified by stable water isotopes”, Poster
  • Joint European Stable Isotope Users Group Meeting (JESIUM) September 2016 Ghent, Belgium, “High-frequency isotopic analysis of liquid water samples using an automatic water sampling system at irrigation farming sites”, Poster
  • Summer school for environmental isotopes field techniques, August 2015, Lübeck, Germany
  • Short Course for Isotopes in Spatial Ecology and Biogeochemistry (SPATIAL) June 2016, Salt Lake city, Utah USA