Praveen Amarasinghe

Overview

Praveen Amarasinghe is a graduate student from Sri Lanka who was motivated by the positive impact that agricultural technology can have on the world. He completed his bachelor's degree in Agricultural Technology and Management, with a focus on Agricultural Engineering at the University of Peradeniya. During his undergraduate studies, he conducted research on modeling the temperature of a single coffee bean during far-infrared roasting.

After graduation, Praveen worked as a temporary lecturer in the same department, where he conducted practical sessions for undergraduate students and was involved in various projects and research related to instrumentation, automation, and food processing.

With the aim of pursuing a career in research, Praveen then joined the Advanced Soil and Plant Sensing Laboratory, MSU to pursue research in the area of plant MIR spectroscopy.

Education

• B.Sc. in Agricultural Technology and Management, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Experience Record

• January 2023 – Present, Graduate Research Assistant, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, USA
• October 2021 – December 2022, Lecturer (Temporary), Department of Agricultural Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya, SL

Publications

Conference Proceedings, Presentations, and Abstracts

• Amarasinghe, A.A.P.S., Amaratunga, K.S.P., Abeyrathne, R.M.R.D., Mowjood, M.I.M., Kariyawasam, H.K.P.P., & Ekanayake, E.M.A.C. (2021). Modeling and Simulation of the Temperature Profile Inside Coffee Beans Roasted Under Far-infrared Radiation. In Proceedings of the 7th faculty of agriculture undergraduate research symposium (FAURS) (p. 103).
• W.H.T.D. Wickramahewa, K.S.P. Amaratunga, R.M.R.D. Abeyrathna, M.I.M. Mowjood, A.A.P.S. Amarasinghe, H.K.P.P. Kariyawasam, E.M.A.C. Ekanayake (2022). Development of a Control Program for Coffee Roasting Profile. In Proceedings of the Young Scientists’ Conference on Multidisciplinary Research-2022 Young Scientists’ Association, National Institute of Fundamental Studies, Sri Lanka