ඉන්ජිනේරු රස්සාව අතහැරලා Discovered 200 new Plant species in Sri Lanka – Dr. Himesh Jayasinghe
Description
In this podcast we will talking about Dr. Himesh Jayasinghe’s incredible journey of switching fields from Engineering to Plant Science. He is the author of the book "DISCOVERY: Additions to the Flora of Ceylon" where shares the discovery of more than 200 new native plant species from Sri Lanka. Dr. Jayasinghe received his undergraduate degree from the University of Moratuwa where he specialized in Civil Engineering. He was always passionate about studying nature and would always choose projects that took him close to the natural habitats of Sri Lanka. With mentoring of Dr. Syril Wijesundara he embarked on his PhD at the National Institutes of Fundamental Studies in Sri Lanka.
Time stamps
00:00 About Guest
01:13 Himesh’s story
02:09 Ambitions as a school boy
03:36 Importance of Plant Science
06:40 Changing from Engineering to Plant Science
09:56 Do Environmental people ruin Civil engineering projects
15:13 Inspiration behind the book: “Discovery”
18:55 Training the eye to identify plants
20:29 Purpose behind the book
21:34 How to classify plants?
29:59 Opportunities for Plant Science in Sri Lanka
34:16 Advice for future students
37:16 Fieldwork pictures
56:24 How to contact Dr. Himesh
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