Educational Qualifications:

Working Experience:

• Senior Lecturer G II – from 03/06/2022
• Lecturer (Unconfirmed) – From 03/06/2019 to 02/06/2022
• Ph.D. Research assistant – From 02/07/2012 to 01/09/2017
• Temporary Demonstrator – From 10/10/2011 to 30/06/2012

Member of the Editorial board:

Annual Research Sessions 2022 – Faculty of Technology, EUSL

Reviewer:

• Australasian Plant Pathology – journal of the Australasian plant pathology society, published by Springer Nature, from 2022, March. 
• Agrieast – Journal of Agriculture, Volume 15 (1), Faculty of Agriculture, EUSL

• Researchgate 
  https://www.researchgate.net/profile/D-M-Hunupolagama
• orcid 
  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9369-8070
• Web of Science 
  https://publons.com/researcher/AGU-3587-2022/

1. D. M. Hunupolagama and P. N. Yapa (2010). Vesicular arbuscular mycorrhizal pteridophytes in Sri Lanka. In proceedings of RUSL research symposium, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka. pp 27-2
2. D. M. Hunupolagama and P. N. Yapa (2011). Study on Soybean( Glycine max) root growth performance under microbial inoculation, mycorrhizal association and chemical fertiliser application. In proceedings of 2nd annual research sessions, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka. pp 111-114
3. D. M. Hunupolagama, R. L. C. Wijesundera, N. V. Chandrasekharan, H. S. Kathriarachchi and W. S. S. Wijesundera (2013).A study of Colletotrichum sp. causing anthracnose of Lycopersicum esculentum (tomato) in Sri Lanka. In the proceedings of the 69th annual sessions of the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science. pp235.
4. D. M. Hunupolagama, R. L. C. Wijesundera, N. V. Chandrasekharan, H. S. Kathriarachchi and W. S. S. Wijesundera (2014). Use of growth parameters for grouping Colletotrichum species that cause anthracnose of rubber in Sri Lanka. In proceedings of HETC Symposium, Higher education for the twenty-first-century project. pp 95
5. D. M. Hunupolagama, R. L. C. Wijesundera, N. V. Chandrasekharan, H. S. Kathriarachchi and W. S. S. Wijesundera (2014).Characterization of isolates of Colletotrichum sp. causing anthracnose on selected fruit crops in Sri Lanka – in proceedings of the 34th annual sessions of the Institute of biology Sri Lanka. pp 37
6. D. M. Hunupolagama and P. N. Yapa (2011). Variation of soil microbial populations in different ecosystems of Sri Lanka. In proceedings of 4th international geographical conference, University of Sri Jayawardhanapura. pp 43
7. D. M. Hunupolagama, P. N. Yapa and T. C. Bamunuarachchige (2011). Crop yield and economic comparisons of conventional and organic farming of Soybean in the dry zone of Sri Lanka. In Proceedings of International conference on modern trends in innovative management, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka. pp 63
8. D. M. Hunupolagama and P. N. Yapa (2011). Enhancing arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal population of Soybean field soil in the dry zone of Sri Lanka. In Proceedings of the international symposium of agriculture and environment, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka. pp 34
9. D. M. Hunupolagama, T. H. P. S. Fernando, R. L. C. Wijesundera, N. V. Chandrasekharan and W. S. S. Wijesundera(2014) A high yielding and low-cost protocol for extract genomic DNA from Colletotrichum sp. which can effectively use in phylogenetic studies. Proceedings of 10th International Mycological Congress, Thailand. pp 75
10. Hunupolagama DM, Wijesundera RLC, Chandrasekharan NV, Wijesundera WSS, Kathriarachchi HS, Fernando THPS (2015) – Characterization of Colletotrichum isolates causing avocado anthracnose and first report of C. gigasporum infecting avocado in Sri Lanka. Plant Pathology & Quarantine 5(2), 132–143, Doi 10.5943/ppq/5/2/10
11. D. M. Hunupolagama,  N. V. Chandrasekharan, W. S. S. Wijesundera, H. S. Kathriarachchi, T. H. P. S. Fernando, R. L. C. Wijesundera (2017). Unveiling Members of Colletotrichum acutatum Species Complex Causing Colletotrichum Leaf Disease of Hevea brasiliensis in Sri Lanka. Curr Microbiol (2017) 74:747–756. DOI 10.1007/s00284-017-1238-6

Research Projects

• Arbuscular mycorrhizal pteridophytes in Sri Lanka (2009 - 2010)
• variation of soil microbial populations in different ecosystems of Sri Lanka ( 2010-2011)
• Effect of native soil, Microbial inoculations and chemical fertilizers on growth and yield of Soybean (2010 - 2011)
• Morphological, genetic and pathogenic characterization of Colletotrichum sp. in Sri Lanka (2012 - 2017)

Research interests:

• Microbial Biofertilizers
• Mycology
• Commercial aspects of Microbial Biotechnology

• Fundamentals of Molecular Biology
• Molecular biological Techniques
• Environmental Biotechnology
• Research Methodology

• Head, Department of Biosystems Technology
• Chairman - Faculty research committee
• Member - Sports advisoty board
• Member - Research councill
• Coordinator - AHEAD Project
• Coordinator - Industrial Training
• Member - SER writing Team
• Focal point - Action Plan, FOT
• Student counsellor
• Senior Tressure