Liyana Nayan

Completed a one month internship at the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv), a partner institution to the UFZ. Provided support in the EU funded H2020 ECOPOTENTIAL project which assess the cultural ecosystem services in three European national parks. Main task of internship was designing questionnaire to asses visitors' motivation to visit the national park, as well as actual benefit derived from the park, utilizing various scientific literature and technical reports

Completed a three month internship with Knowledge-as-a-Service Business unit, contributing as an integral member of a small, yet highly capable team specializing in market intelligence. Supported in various key tasks including account-based marketing, industry tracking, competitor insight, country analysis, trends identification. Together with the team, supported and provided crucial information for clients from various sizes (SME to Fortune 500) and industries (IT Services, Manufacturing, Public sector)

Involved in student's lab works for final year project on vermicomposting; assisting in composting process, obtaining total organic carbon content, total Kjedahl nitrogen content and total organic matter measurement to study the viability of vermicompost battery, as well as editing and reviewing papers