Currently, I am working as a Research Associate in Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center at Michigan State University. Before I joined Michigan State University, I worked as a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Cropping Systems Agronomy program at the University of Idaho. I got both my MS and PhD in Biology (Ecology-Track) from the Department of Environmental Sciences at the University of Toledo in December 2015 and May 2020. I have experience in conducting laboratory, controlled environment, and field research; experimental design; data management and analysis; interpretation and summation of data; and manuscript writing. I have expertise on plant physiology, plant nutrition, plant biochemistry, eco-physiology, abiotic stress, statistics, bioenergy, and agronomy. I have the ability to work independently or in a collaborative environment. I keep abreast of new science and technological developments. I have experiences in publishing research papers in high-impact peer-reviewed journals and to date, I have published thirteen peer-reviewed papers. I received the outstanding graduate student research paper award twice in 2017 and 2019, and in addition, I have presented in both regional and international conferences and rewarded several times. I am a passionate and committed scientist with demonstrated experimental and analytical skills in scientific research. I am hard working and open minded to explore the boundaries of scientific fields.

Dileepa Jayawardena

Research Associate, Michigan State University

Research Expertise

Nitrogen

Plant Physiology

Abiotic Stress

Bioenergy

Agronomy

Plant Science

Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Ecology

Cell Biology

Physiology

Genetics

Agronomy and Crop Science

Animal Science and Zoology

Molecular Biology

Soil Science

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Publications

Effects of Drought on Nutrient Uptake and the Levels of Nutrient-Uptake Proteins in Roots of Drought-Sensitive and -Tolerant Grasses

Plants

2018

Elevated CO₂ plus chronic warming reduce nitrogen uptake and levels or activities of nitrogen‐uptake and ‐assimilatory proteins in tomato roots

Physiologia Plantarum

2017

Effect of drought and carbon dioxide on nutrient uptake and levels of nutrient‐uptake proteins in roots of barley

American Journal of Botany

2020

Elevated carbon dioxide plus chronic warming causes dramatic increases in leaf angle in tomato, which correlates with reduced plant growth

Plant, Cell & Environment

2019

Confirmation of morphophysiological dormancy in sandalwood (Santalum album, Santalaceae) seeds

Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka

2015

A meta-analysis of the combined effects of elevated carbon dioxide and chronic warming on plant %N, protein content and N-uptake rate

AoB PLANTS

2021

Effects of Elevated Carbon Dioxide and Chronic Warming on Nitrogen (N)-Uptake Rate, -Assimilation, and -Concentration of Wheat

Plants

2020

Spring wheat yield and grain quality response to nitrogen rate

Agronomy Journal

2022

Elevated Carbon Dioxide and Chronic Warming Together Decrease Nitrogen Uptake Rate, Net Translocation, and Assimilation in Tomato

Plants

2021

Cellular and whole‐organism effects of prolonged versus acute heat stress in a montane, desert lizard

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological and Integrative Physiology

2020

Wheat yield and protein estimation with handheld‐ and UAV‐based reflectance measurements

Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment

2022

Comparative productivity of six bioenergy cropping systems on marginal lands in the Great Lakes Region, United States

Agronomy Journal

2023

UAV‐based NDVI estimation of sugarbeet yield and quality under varied nitrogen and water rates

Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment

2023

Grain yield, quality, and spectral characteristics of wheat grown under varied nitrogen and irrigation

Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment

2020

Education

University of Toledo

PhD, Biology (Ecology-Track) / May, 2020

Toledo, Ohio, United States of America

The University of Toledo

MS, Biology (Ecology-Track) / December, 2015

Toledo, Ohio, United States of America

Experience

Michigan State University

Research Associate-Fixed Term / April, 2021 — Present

(1) Investigated the sustainability of cellulosic bioenergy cropping systems on marginal lands in the Great Lakes Region, USA. (2) Investigated the productivity of industrial hemp varieties for grain, fiber and cellulosic bioenergy production. (3) Investigating the corn stover removal effects on grain and stover yield and quality plus soil quality.

University of Idaho

Post-Doctoral Fellow / June, 2020 — March, 2021

Investigated the effects of different water and nutrient management practices on crop growth and quality of wheat, sugar beets, hops, and garden beans.

The University of Toledo

Graduate Assistant / January, 2014 — May, 2020

(1) Conducted a meta-analysis to investigate the effects of CO2 enrichment and global warming on N and protein concentration in plant tissues and root N uptake rate. (2) Investigated root uptake rate, translocation, and assimilation of N in tomato and wheat in response to elevated CO2 and chronic warming using 15N stable isotopes and protein biochemistry. (3) Investigated phenotypic changes of leaves in three tomato cultivars, soybean, marigold, okra, and sunflower in response to elevated CO2 and chronic warming by measuring leaf angle and physiological parameters. (4) Investigated the relationship between N transporters and N uptake of tomato and barley in response to elevated CO2 and forms plus levels of inorganic N using protein- and N-analyses.

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