Dr. Pram Abhayawardhana is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. Her research is strongly focused on exploring innovative ideas in design, development and testing of formulated products with improved technical attributes while developing solutions to some of the foremost challenges related to environmental and human well-being. She believes the interdisciplinary approach plays an important role in creating sustainable, effective, safe and long-lasting products. Pram is interested in developing extraction methods and conducting tests to identify potentially useful material from natural resources. She investigates methods to convert abundant resources with low commercial value into high quality ingredients or products. Pram’s research collaborations also extend to exploring the utilisation of 3D printing with biodegradable natural material-based tailored formulations for applications in agriculture and conservation. Her other areas of interest involve scientifically exploring the potential benefits of natural bioactives used in evidence-based complementary and alternative medicinal systems for the prevention and treatment of human diseases.