Sumudu Rajakaruna

Sumudu Rajakaruna serves as a Postdoctoral Research Associate I at the Tfaily Lab, University of Arizona, conducting research at the intersection of environmental systems and microbial processes.

Educational background includes:

• PhD in Environmental Sciences, Wright State University, Ohio
• MS in Molecular and Applied Microbiology, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
• BS in Microbiology, University of Bangalore, India

Research focuses on biogeochemical cycling in terrestrial ecosystems, integrating molecular microbiology techniques with environmental science to study soil-sediment interactions. Current work examines microbial roles in carbon and nutrient dynamics within the Tfaily Lab's biogeochemistry research framework.

No scientific awards or grant funding details were specified in available documentation.

Active research occurs within the Tfaily Lab, which specializes in advanced biogeochemical analysis of environmental systems using interdisciplinary approaches spanning microbiology, chemistry, and ecosystem science.