Jayani Bandara is currently a M. Phil Research Assistant with the Environmental Sciences Research Program at National Institute of Fundamental Studies (NIFS). She received her B.Sc. special degree in Environmental Science from the University of Peradeniya in 2018, and joined NIFS in 2020. Her research focuses on the development of a unit process using sand composites for treatment of drinking water. She has research experience related to nano zero Valent Iron in reduction of nitrate in the drinking water.