Featured Publications

THESIS PUBLICATIONS

Nandasiri, R. 2012 Masters Thesis on Antioxidant, Antihypertensive and Lipid Lowering Properties of Fruit Vinegar Beverages (available at - http://hdl.handle.net/10222/15777)

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

Imran, A., Nandasiri, R., Alashi, A.M., Aluko, R., Thiyam-Holländer, U., Eskin, N.A.M. 2021. Polyphenols from de-oiled lower grade yellow mustard meal: Effect of enzymatic oxidation (submitted to Journal of Food Biotechnology)

Fadairo, O., Nandasiri, R., Alashi, A.M., Thiyam-Holländer, U., Eskin, N.A.M. Air frying Pre-treatment and the Recovery of Lipophilic Sinapates from the Oil Fraction of Mustard Samples (submitted to Journal of Food Science)

Zago, E., Nandaisri, R., Thiyam-Holländer, U., Eskin, N.A.M. Influence of Thermal Treatments on the Antioxidant Activity of Hemp Cake Polar Extracts - (submitted to International Journal of Food Science and Technology)

Nandasiri, R., Imran, A., Thiyam-Holländer, U., Eskin, N.A.M. Rapidoxy® 100: A Novel Solvent-Free Pre-Treatment for Production of Canolol - (under review Frontiers in Nutrition Jan 2021)

Nandasiri, R., Zago, E.,  Thiyam-Holländer, U., Eskin, N. A. M. Attenuation of Sinapic Acid and Sinapine-Derived Flavor-Active Compounds Using A Factorial-Based Pressurized High-Temperature Processing - (under review JAOCS Dec 2021).

Nandasiri, R., Eskin, N. A. M., Komatsu, E., Perreault, H., Thiyam-Holländer, U. Valorization of Canola By-products: Concomitance of Flavor-active Bitter Phenolics using Pressurized Heat Treatments. Special Issue:Recovery, enhancement and functionalization of value-added bioactive materials from food processing by-products, LWT, 2021, 138, 110397

 Nandasiri, R., Eskin, M., Taron, M., Thiyam-Hollander, U., RapidOxy 100: An Innovative Solvent-Free Pre-Treatment to Assess Phenolic Compounds from Mustard and Canola Meal. J   American Oil Chemists, 2020; 97, 97.

 Nandasiri, R., Eskin, N. A. M., Thiyam-Holländer U. Antioxidative Polyphenols of Canola Meal: Effect of High Pressure, Temperature and Solvents. J Food Science 2019; 84, 11: 3117-3128.

 Liang, J., Zago, E., Nandaisri, R., Khattab, R., Eskin N.A.M., Eck, P., Thiyam-Holländer, U. Identification and quantification of main phenolic compounds of cold -pressed hemp oil by –products. J   American Oil Chemists2018; 95, 1319-1327.

Nandasiri, R., Rupasinghe, H.P.V. Inhibition of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme and Low-Density Lipoprotein Oxidation in vitro by Functional Fruit Vinegar Beverages. J Food Processing & Beverages2013; 1 (1): 4.

Jayasinghe, C.V.L., Rangama, L., Nandasiri, R., Jayakala, M.B., Karunasekara, D., Jayasekara, M.K.C.P. 2011. Authentication of Sri Lankan bee honey. International Journal of Chemical Sciences, June 2011, Sri Lanka.

BOOK CHAPTERS

Nandasiri, R., Eskin, N. A. M., Thiyam-Holländer, U. 2020. Application of Green Technology on Extraction of Phenolic Compounds in Oilseeds (Canola). Green Technology, Bioactive Compounds, Functionality, and Applications in Cold Pressed Oils. 2020; 81-96.

SCIENTIFIC LETTERS

Nandaisri, R., Eskin, N.A.M., Canolol: A Promising Antioxidant with Inspiring Foresight (under review – Academia Letters)

Imran, A., Nandasiri, R., Eskin, N.A.M. Kaempferol and Related Flavonoids in Brassica: Occurrence and Extractability (In progress)

Experience

RESEARCH AND TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2016 Jan - Present  Research Assistant, University of Manitoba, Canada

2013Jul - 2014 Mar Research Assistant, Dalhousie University, Canada

2010 Sep - 2012 Dec Research Assistant, Dalhousie University, Canada

2009 Mar - 2009 Jul  Quality Assurance Research Trainee, LION Brewery Ceylon, Sri Lanka

2008 Sep - 2009 Feb Research Trainee, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

2021 Jan – To Date   Sessional Instructor, University of Manitoba, Canada

2021 Jan – To Date  Teaching Assistant, University of Manitoba, Canada

2020 Jan – 2020 Apr Teaching Assistant, University of Manitoba, Canada

2017 Jan – To Date  Grader/Marker, University of Manitoba, Canada

2017 Jun - 2018 Apr Grader/Marker, University of Manitoba, Canada

2017 Jun - 2018 Apr Grader/Marker, University of Manitoba, Canada

2017 Jan - 2017 May Part Time Teaching Assistant, University of Manitoba, Canada

2013 May - 2013 Jul  Nutrition Consultant, Fonterra Brands Lanka Ltd, Sri Lanka

2011 Sep - 2012 Jan  Teaching Assistant, Dalhousie University, Canada

2010 Dec - 2013 Jan  Teaching and Marking Assistant, Dalhousie University, Canada

2010 May - 2010 Aug   Nutrition Consultant, Fonterra Brands Lanka Ltd, Sri Lanka

2010 Feb - 2010 May   Instructor (Contract), ChildFund Sri Lanka

STUDENT MENTORSHIPS

2020 Dec - To Date  Research project mentor, University of Manitoba (Thu Min MSc) Project on “Impact of pressurized acidification pre-treatments on its phenolic composition of mustard samples”

2018 May - To Date  Research project mentor, University of Manitoba (Afra Imran MSc) Project on “Impact of thermal pre-treatments and enzymatic treatments on its phenolic composition of mustard samples”

2016 May - 2016 Jul  Research project mentor, for Mitacs Globalink Intern, (Faiz Khan BTec) Project on “Extraction of Phenolics compounds from Canola and Hemp” (currently Ph.D. student)

Awards

2021 Feb - Selected as the one of the 15 sponsored students for the Canadian Crops Convention, Organized by the Canada Grains Council

2021 Jan  - Faculty of Graduate Studies Special Award Funded by University of Manitoba, Canada

2020 Apr - Faculty of Graduate Studies Special Award Funded by University of Manitoba, Canada

2020 Jan - Nominated for the Processing Division Student Award from American Oil Chemist Society

2020 Jan - 2020 Apr Graduate Research Assistantship Funded by The Department of Food and Human Nutritional Sciences, University of Manitoba, Canada

2019 Nov   Murphy Foundation Graduate Student Award funded by University of Manitoba, Canada

2019 Apr   Student Travel Award Funded by Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Manitoba

2019 April    Student Travel Award Funded by Graduate Students Association, University of Manitoba

2019 April   Canadian Institute of Food Science and Technology (CIFST) Student Travel Award Funded by University of Manitoba, Canada

2019 Feb  Lipid oxidation and Quality Division Student Travel Grant from American Oil Chemist Society

2018 Sep   Faculty of Graduate Studies Special Award funded by University of Manitoba, Canada

2018 Feb   Emerging Leader Award awarded by Student Life, University of Manitoba, Canada

2017 Sep  Murphy Foundation Graduate Student Award funded by University of Manitoba, Canada

2017 Sep  Faculty of Graduate Studies Special Award funded by University of Manitoba, Canada

2016 Jan - 2019 Apr  GETS Scholarship funded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC), Canada

2016 Jan - 2019 Jan  Graduate Research Assistantship by the Department of Human Nutrition, University of Manitoba, Canada

2010 Sep - 2012 Dec  Graduate Research Assistantship by the Department of Environmental Sciences, Dalhousie University, Canada

2011 Dec  Rotary Club International Student Scholarship by the rotary club of Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada

2008 Aug  Best Local Raw Material Award for Innovative “Avocado Ice-cream” by the Food Processors Association of Sri Lanka, Pro-Food Pro-pack International Food Exhibition, Sri Lanka