Professor
B.Sc. (USJP), Ph.D.(Wayne State University, USA)
Biosketch:
B.Sc. – University of Sri Jayewardenepura/Sri Lanka/ 1999
Ph.D. – Wayne State University/USA/2008
Visiting scholar – MEXT fellow/ Kyushu University/ Japan/2012- 2013
Research interest :
Analytical and environmental chemistry, Chromatography/mass spectrometry, Micro extraction techniques and method development in chromatography.
Selected Publications:
Y. Chen, S.D.M Chinthaka, M T Rodgers, Silver Cation Affinities of Monomeric Building Blocks of Polyethers and Polyphenols Determined by Guided Ion Beam Tandem Mass Spectrometry, The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2013, 117, 34, 8274.
S. D. M. Chinthaka and M. T. Rodgers, “Sodium Cation Affinities of Commonly used MALDI Matrices Determined by Guided Ion Beam Tandem Mass Spectrometry:” J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom. (2012) 23,676-689.
S.D.M. Chinthaka and M. T. Rodgers, “Potassium Cation Affinities of MALDI Matrices Determined by Guided Ion Beam Tandem Mass Spectrometry: Application to Benzoic Acid Derivatives” Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 2007, 111, 8152-8162.
S.D.M. Chinthaka. Y. Chu N. S Rannulu, and M.T. Rodgers, “Sodium Cation Affinities of MALDI Matrices Determined by Guided Ion Beam Tandem Mass Spectrometry: Application to Benzoic Acid Derivatives” Journal of Physical Chemistry A. 2006, 110(4), 1426-1437.
Madushika Perera, , Dilrukshi Wijayarathna, Sulochana Wijesundera, , Manoj Chinthaka,, Gamini Seneviratne, Sharmila Jayasena, Biofilm mediated synergistic degradation of hexadecane by a naturally formed community comprising Aspergillus flavus complex and Bacillus cereus group, BMC microbiology, https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-019-1460-4
Sathya Ganegoda, SDM Chinthaka, Pathmalal M Manage. Geosmin contamination status of raw and treated waters in Sri Lanka, J. of national science foundation of Sri Lanka, 47(2), 2019.
Multivariate analysis of physico-chemical and microbial parameters of surface water in Kelani river basin M Mahagamage, SDM Chinthaka, PM Manage International Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies 1 (1)
Awards:
- NSF SUSRES award 2017
Affiliations:
- Member of Institute of Chemistry, Sri Lanka.
- Member of American Society of Mass Spectrometry
Contact information
Telephone number: +94112758460
Email : sdmchin@sjp.ac.lk