Our People
Academic Staff
Meet our distinguished faculty members who bring expertise, innovation, and dedication to materials science and engineering education and research.
Prof. G. I. P. De Silva
Head of DepartmentProfessor
Research Interests:
- Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Metals and Alloys
- Superconductor Materials and their Applications
- Industrial Metallurgy
- Selection of Materials for Engineering Applications
Prof. S.U. Adikary
Professor
Research Interests:
- Biomaterials - Smart Piezoelectric Fibula Scaffold
- Bio-degradable Scaffolds
- Hydroxyapatite Nano Particles
- Smart materials - Piezoelectric Nano Generators
- Piezoelectric Devices
- Smart Structures
- Ceramic Structures - Numerical Modelling of Drying & Sintering Behavior of Ceramic Bodies
- Synthesize and Characterizations of Ceramic Structures
Prof.(Mrs) G.A. Sewvandi
Professor
Research Interests:
- Energy-harvesting materials
- Functional materials
- Nanomaterials
- Computational materials
- Materials Informatics
- The application of machine learning in materials science
Mr. V. Sivahar
Senior Lecturer Grade I
Student Counsellor · Director/Quality Assurance · Chairman/IQAU
Research Interests:
- Non destructive testing
- Composites
- Corrosion
- Metallurgy
Mr. S.P. Guluwita
Senior Lecturer Grade I
Research Interests:
- Industrial Metallurgy
- Extraction Metallurgy
- Construction Materials
Mr. S.V. Udayakumara
Senior Lecturer Grade 1
QA Coordinator – Department of Material Science & Engineering
Research Interests:
- Extraction of natural dyes and adhesives from local resources
- Development of bio-based natural coatings for sustainable applications
- Design and fabrication of composites using waste natural materials
- Utilization of natural fibers in composite development
Dr. (Mrs) H.S. Sitinamaluwa
Senior Lecturer Grade I
Research Interests:
- Graphene based Materials
- Li-ion batteries
- Supercapacitors
- Nanomaterials for advanced functional devices
Mr. V.S.C. Weragoda
Senior Lecturer Grade II
Research Interests:
- Polymer Engineering and Polymeric sensors
- Materials Testing
- Failure analysis
- Rubber and plastic product design
- Mechanical Behavior of Materials
Dr. A.M.P.B. Samarasekara
Senior Lecturer Grade II
Research Interests:
- Plastic and Rubber Engineering
- Biodegradable Polymers
- Polymer nanocomposites
- Polymer degradation
- Polymer testing
- Synthesis and modification of natural polymers
Dr. D.A.S. Amarasinghe
Senior Lecturer Grade II
Student Counsellor
Research Interests:
- Design and fabrication of nano-systems and nanostructured materials that have industrial applications
- Refractive index pattering & photonics
- Development of sensors and quality control equipments for industrial use
- Materials Characterizaion by EXAFS
Dr. A.A.G.A. Abeygunawardane
Senior Lecturer Grade II
Research Interests:
- Smart and multifunctional materials
- Bio-mechanics and bio-materials
- Computational mechanics and simulations
- Mechanics of advanced materials
Dr.(Ms.) S.A.K.V.M. Piyathilake
Senior Lecturer Grade II
Research Interests:
- Polymer science and engineering
- Nano-scale X-ray based material characterization
- Flexible polymers
- Degradation of Materials