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info@sliit.lkCAREER SUMMARY
- July 2019 - now: Assistant Lecturer– School of Natural Sciences, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology
- Feb 2019 – July 2019: Instructor–School of Natural Sciences, Sri Lanka Institute of Information Technology
- 2018 March -2019 February: Temporary Demonstrator, Department of Chemistry, University of Colombo
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
- B.Sc. (Hons.) in Chemistry (Special) -First Class Honors, Faculty of Science, University of Colombo
RESEARCH INTERESTS AND MEMBERSHIP
Research Interests
- Wastewater purification, Synthesis of porous materials, Synthesis of metal nanoparticles, Synthetic organic Chemistry, Natural Product Chemistry
RESEARCH CLUSTERS
Computer-aided drug discovery
This cluster focuses on using molecular docking and dynamics simulations in discovery of plant-derived compounds with potential therapeutic effects
ONGOING RESEARCH
- Wastewater purification by using different porous materials
- Synthesis of transition metal doped ilmenite, Rutile, and zircon and their applications
PUBLICATIONS
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Effect of surfactants on morphology and textural parameters of silica nanoparticles derived from paddy husk and their efficient removal of methylene blue
Himasha Gunathilaka, Charitha Thambiliyagodage, Leshan Usgodaarchchi, Sajeevan Angappan, (International Conference on Innovations in Energy Engineering & Cleaner Production IEECP21)
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Porous Carbon Materials in Biomedical Applications
Charitha Thambiliyagodage, Shanitha Mirihanaa, Himasha Gunathilaka, “Biomedical Journal of Scientific and Technical Research”
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Investigation of the mechanism of C (aryl) - O and C (aryl) - N coupling in modified Ullmann condensation
Gunathilaka, K. A. L. H., Arulanandan, S., Abeytunga, D. T. U. and Dissanayake, D. P., (Research Symposium on Pure and Applied Sciences, 2018 Faculty of Science, University of Kelaniya)
