{"id":2080,"date":"2022-10-12T06:44:04","date_gmt":"2022-10-12T06:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geo.jfn.ac.lk\/?page_id=2080"},"modified":"2026-01-26T10:11:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T10:11:32","slug":"rajasooriyar","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.geo.jfn.ac.lk\/index.php\/rajasooriyar\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr.L.D.Rajasooriyar"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2080\" class=\"elementor elementor-2080\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-82e0b36 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"82e0b36\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ae89ab\" data-id=\"0ae89ab\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-994103e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"994103e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.geo.jfn.ac.lk\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor\/assets\/images\/placeholder.png\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0582c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e0582c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Dr.(MS.)L.D.Rajasooriyar<\/span><\/h2><h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\" style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Senior Lecturer Gr.I<\/span><\/h5><h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">B.A. [Hons](Jaffna), <\/span><\/h5><h5 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">M.Phil, Ph.D (East Anglia)<\/span><\/h5><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><i class=\"far fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/i><\/span><span style=\"color: #3366ff; font-size: 14px; text-align: center;\">lorraine.rajasooriyar@gmail.com<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-621bddd\" data-id=\"621bddd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-807931f elementor-tabs-view-horizontal elementor-widget elementor-widget-tabs\" data-id=\"807931f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"tabs.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1341\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1341\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Academic Profile<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1342\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1342\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Publications<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1343\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1343\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Teaching<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1344\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1344\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Activities<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1345\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1345\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Admin Roles<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1346\" class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-desktop-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1346\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Awards<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tabs-content-wrapper\" role=\"tablist\" aria-orientation=\"vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"true\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1341\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Academic Profile<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1341\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1341\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"false\"><h3>Dr.(Ms.) Lorraine Dushyanthi Rajasooriyar<\/h3><p><strong><em>B.A (Hons)<\/em><\/strong> Geography, University of Jaffna<\/p><p><strong><em>M.Phil.<\/em><\/strong> Groundwater hydrology, University of Jaffna and University of Peradeniya<\/p><p><strong><em>Ph.D.<\/em><\/strong> Hydrochemistry, University of East Anglia, Norwich, England, UK and International Water Management Institute (IWMI).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1342\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Publications<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1342\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1342\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=bUmHBtEAAAAJ&amp;hl=en\">https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=bUmHBtEAAAAJ&amp;hl=en<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1343\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Teaching<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1343\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1343\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><h3><strong>Teaching and research:<\/strong><\/h3><p>My teaching is primarily based on subjects related to physical geology and Geography, groundwater hydrology and water resource management. My research experience was focused on groundwater (quality and quantity) and my interests were principally concerned with hydrogeological, geochemical and geophysical assessment techniques related to the behaviour of groundwater and its occurrence in different geological (crystalline and sedimentary) and geographical settings. The ongoing research are on geochemistry of salinization of shallow groundwaters in selected areas of the Jaffna peninsula and the surrounding islands as well as monitoring of water quality in RO (Reverse Osmosis) plants. I am currently engaged in issues related to \u2018water security\u2019 in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka and promote my research focuses in areas such as environmental epidemiology.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1344\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Activities<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1344\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1344\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1345\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Admin Roles<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1345\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1345\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-tab-title elementor-tab-mobile-title\" aria-selected=\"false\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"-1\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1346\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Awards<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1346\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1346\" tabindex=\"0\" hidden=\"hidden\"><h3><strong>Post-Doctoral Awards, Scholarships &amp; Fellowships<\/strong><\/h3><ul><li><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Junior Professional Scholarship on training and research programme on \u2018Groundwater Governance in Theory and Practice in Asia\u2019. <strong><em>2006<\/em><\/strong>. IIT &amp; IIRS India. Awarded by the International Water Management Institute (IWMI).<\/li><li>President\u2019s Award <strong><em>2014<\/em><\/strong> for Scientific Publication on high impact International Journals.<\/li><li>Australian Awards Fellowship on &#8216;Sustainable Groundwater Management through Integrated Water Management-<strong><em>2016.<\/em><\/strong><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dr.(MS.)L.D.Rajasooriyar Senior Lecturer Gr.I B.A. [Hons](Jaffna), M.Phil, Ph.D (East Anglia) \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0lorraine.rajasooriyar@gmail.com Academic Profile Publications Teaching Activities Admin Roles Awards Academic Profile Dr.(Ms.) Lorraine Dushyanthi Rajasooriyar B.A (Hons) Geography, University of Jaffna M.Phil. 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