Ms Asgiri Jayasekara
Higher Degree by Research Candidate
School of Agriculture, Food and Wine
College of Science
Asgiri Jayasekara is an MPhil candidate at the University of Adelaide. She obtained her Bachelor of Food and Nutrition Science and a First-class Honours from the University of Adelaide in 2021 and 2023 respectively. Her current research focuses on mapping and monitoring food waste from Australian Quick Service Restaurants. She is supervised by Helen Morris, Dr Olena Kravchuk and Prof Sarah Wheeler.
Mapping and monitoring pre-consumer food waste from Quick Service Restaurants in Australia
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 - 2022 | Teaching Assistant | University of Adelaide |
| 2005 - 2012 | Technical Assistant | Industrial Technology Institute |
| Language | Competency |
|---|---|
| English | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Sinhala; Sinhalese | Can read, write, speak and understand spoken |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | University of Adelaide | Australia | Honours in Food and Nutrition Science (First-Class) |
| 2021 | University of Adelaide | Australia | Bachelor of Food and Nutrition Science |
2024 - 2025 University of Adelaide Research Scholarship Program
2022 Teaching Assistant - Food Preservation and Packaging III, The University of Adelaide
| Date | Role | Membership | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 - ongoing | Member | Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology (AIFST) | Australia |
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