Academic Staff | Materials Science and Engineering

Academic Staff

Get to know our distinguished Academic Staff and their expertise

Prof. G. I. P. De Silva

Prof. G. I. P. De Silva (Head of the Department)

Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Metals and Alloys
Superconductor Materials and their Applications
Industrial Metallurgy
Selection of Materials for Engineering Applications

 

Extension: 5101

Direct Line: +94 112640440

Email: indikagip@uom.lk, head-materials@uom.lk

Prof. S.U. Adikary

Prof. S.U. Adikary

Smart Biomaterials Scaffolds
Piezoelectric Smart Structures
Ceramic Processing Simulation and Characterization

 

Extension: 5117

Direct Line: +94 112650465

Email: suadi@uom.lk

Prof. (Mrs) G.A. Sewvandi

Prof. (Mrs) G.A. Sewvandi

Energy-harvesting materials
Functional materials
Nanomaterials
Computational materials
Materials Informatics
The application of machine learning in materials science

 

Extension: 5120

Direct Line: +94 112640440

Email: galhenagea@uom.lk

Mr. V. Sivahar

Mr. V. Sivahar

Non-destructive testing Composites
Corrosion
Metallurgy

 

Extension: 5135

Direct Line: +94112650465 / +94112640441

Email: vsivahar@uom.lk

Mr. S.P. Guluwita

Mr. S.P. Guluwita

Industrial Metallurgy
Extraction Metallurgy
Construction Materials

 

Extension: 5110

Direct Line: +94 112640440

Email: sguluwita@uom.lk

Dr. D. Attygalle

Dr. D. Attygalle

Solar Cells
Sensors
Semiconductors

 

Extension: 5127

Direct Line: +94 112640440

Email: dattyga@uom.lk

Dr. (Mrs) H.S. Sitinamaluwa

Dr. (Mrs) H.S. Sitinamaluwa

Graphene-based Materials
Li-ion batteries, Supercapacitors
Nanomaterials for advanced functional devices

 

Extension: 5118

Direct Line: +94 112640440

Email: hansinees@uom.lk

Mr. V.S.C. Weragoda

Mr. V.S.C. Weragoda

Polymer Engineering and Polymeric sensors
Materials Testing
Failure analysis
Rubber and plastic product design
Mechanical Behavior of Materials

 

Extension: 5123

Direct Line: +94 112640440

Email: sampathw@uom.lk

Dr. A.M.P.B. Samarasekara

Dr. A.M.P.B. Samarasekara

Plastic and Rubber Engineering
Biodegradable Polymers
Polymer nanocomposites

 

Extension: 5124

Direct Line: +94 112640440

Email: bandu@uom.lk

Dr. D.A.S. Amarasinghe

Dr. D.A.S. Amarasinghe

Nano Structured Materials Design
Industrial Sensor Development
Refractive index pattering & photonics
Materials Characterization by EXAFS

 

Extension: 5128

Direct Line: +94 112640440

Email: amarasinghes@uom.lk

Mr. S.V. Udayakumara

Mr. S.V. Udayakumara

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

 

Extension: 5119

Direct Line: +94 112640440

Email: udayakumara@uom.lk

Dr. A.A.G.A. Abeygunawardane

Dr. A.A.G.A. Abeygunawardane

Smart Biomaterials Characterization and Simulations
Computational Multiphysics Simulation
Vision based Materials Characterization
Ballistic Materials Characterization and Simulation.

Extension: 5111

Direct Line: +94 112640440

Email: aravindag@uom.lk

Dr. (Ms.) S.A.K.V.M. Piyathilake

Dr. (Ms.) S.A.K.V.M. Piyathilake

Polymer science and engineering
Nano-scale X-ray based material characterization
Flexible polymers
Degradation of Materials

 

Extension: 5125

Direct Line: +94 112640440

Email: miyurup@uom.lk