{"id":4088,"date":"2023-11-04T09:08:39","date_gmt":"2023-11-04T09:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/che\/?page_id=4088"},"modified":"2023-11-05T05:11:26","modified_gmt":"2023-11-05T05:11:26","slug":"dr-asitha-cooray","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/che\/dr-asitha-cooray\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Asitha Cooray"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/che\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/08\/asi.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1146 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/che\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2015\/08\/asi.jpg\" alt=\"Asitha_Cooray\" width=\"209\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4><strong>Senior Lecturer<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>B.Sc. \u2013 University of Sri Jayewardenepura\/Sri Lanka\/2005<br \/>\nPh.D. \u2013 New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology\/USA\/2013<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Download Full CV &gt;<\/strong><strong>&gt;<\/strong><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: left\"><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Divisions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Analytical Chemistry and Environmental Chemistry<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333333\">Undergraduate Teaching:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>ICH 375 2.0 Industrial Applications of Green Chemistry for Sustainable Development<\/p>\n<p>CHE 452 1.0 Chemistry of Natural Waters<\/p>\n<p>ICH 455 2.0 Industrial Waste Management<\/p>\n<p>ICH 482 3.0 Industrial Minerals and their Value-added Products<\/p>\n<p>ASP 403 2.0 Soil Science and Mineral-Based Industries<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4><strong>Research interest :<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Analytical Chemistry \/ Instrumental Analysis \/ Environmental Chemistry \/ Aquatic chemistry.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>Selected Publications:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Munugoda, K.D; Talagala, T. S; Subasinghe S. M. C. U. P; Hettiarachchi D.S; Cooray A.T. Choice Modeling for the Commercial Cultivation of Underutilized Aromatic Plants for Producing Mosquito Repellents: Targeting Rural Sector Income Generation Economic Botany, 2023, 77 184 &#8211; 202.<\/li>\n<li>Fernando, A.; Liyanage, S.; Cooray, A. T. Analytical Chemistry Fluoride analysis in aqueous solutions-a comparison of two colorimetric methods. Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka 2023, 51 (2), 287-297. DOI: 10.4038\/jnsfsr.v51i2.10868.<\/li>\n<li>Cooray, A. T.; Pullin, M. J. Ferrozine colorimetry and reverse flow injection analysis (rFIA) based method for the determination of total iron in aqueous solutions at nanomolar concentrations. Journal of the Indian Chemical Society 2022, 99 (7), 100541. DOI: 10.1016\/j.jics.2022.100541.<\/li>\n<li>Weerasinghe, K.; Liyanage, S.; Kumarasinghe, U. R.; Cooray, A. T. Synthesis of a bifunctional EDTA\u2013carboxymethyl chitosan derivative and its potential as an adsorbent for the removal of Cu 2+ ions from aqueous solutions. Polymers from Renewable Resources 2022, 13 (3), 170-187. DOI: 10.1177\/20412479221122970.<\/li>\n<li>Vitharana, N. N.; Kaushalya, C.; Perera, T.; Deraniyagala, S. P.; Sameera, W.; Cooray, A. T. Dipicolylamine-Based Fluorescent Probes and Their Potential for the Quantification <span style=\"font-size: revert\">of Fe3+ in Aqueous Solutions. ACS omega 2022, 7 (32), 28342-28350. DOI:<\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert\">10.1021\/acsomega.2c02862.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: revert\">Cooray, A. T.; Siriwardana, C.; Koliyabandara, P. A.; Liyanage, S. Hydrochemistry of an <\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert\">ancient traditional irrigation reservoir in Padaviya, Sri Lanka. Journal of the Indian <\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert\">Chemical Society 2022, 99 (11), 100771. DOI: 10.1016\/j.jics.2022.100771.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: revert\">El Fadili, H.; Ali, M. B.; El Mahi, M.; Cooray, A. T. A comprehensive health risk <\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert\">assessment and groundwater quality for irrigation and drinking purposes around <\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert\">municipal solid waste sanitary landfill: A case study in Morocco. Environmental <\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert\">Nanotechnology, Monitoring &amp;amp; Management 2022, 18, 100698. DOI: <\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert\">10.1016\/j.enmm.2022.100698.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: revert\">Koliyabandara, P.; Cooray, A. T.; Liyanage, S.; Siriwardhana, C. Characterization of <\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert\">landfill leachate at the Karadiyana open dumpsite, Sri Lanka, and assessment of water <\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert\">pollution in its vicinity. Journal of the National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka 2022, 50 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert\">(1). DOI: 10.4038\/jnsfsr.v50i1.10338.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: revert\">\u00a0Wijekoon, P.; Koliyabandara, P. A.; Cooray, A. T.; Lam, S. S.; Athapattu, B. C.; <\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert\">Vithanage, M. Progress and prospects in mitigation of landfill leachate pollution: Risk, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert\">pollution potential, treatment, and challenges. Journal of hazardous materials 2022, 421, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert\">126627. DOI: 10.1016\/j.jhazmat.2021.126627.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: revert\">Ramanayaka, S.; Sarkar, B.; Cooray, A. T.; Ok, Y. S.; Vithanage, M. Halloysite nano clay <\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert\">supported adsorptive removal of oxytetracycline antibiotic from aqueous media. Journal <\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert\">of hazardous materials 2020, 384, 121301. DOI: 10.1016\/j.jhazmat.2019.121301.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: revert\">Koliyabandara, S.; Cooray, A. T., Sudantha, L.; Siriwardana, C. Assessment of the <\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert\">impact of an open dumpsite on the surface water quality deterioration in Karadiyana, Sri <\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert\">Lanka. Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring &amp;amp; Management 2020, 14, 100371. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert\">DOI: 10.1016\/j.enmm.2020.100371.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: revert\">De Silva, S. M.; Deraniyagala, S.; Walpita, J. K.; Jayaweera, I.; Diyabalanage, S.; <\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert\">Cooray, A. T. Masking Ability of Various Metal Complexing Ligands at 1.0 mM <\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert\">Concentrations on the Potentiometric Determination of Fluoride in Aqueous Samples. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert\">Journal of analytical methods in chemistry 2020, 2020.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: revert\">Siriwardana, C.; Cooray, A. T.; Liyanage, S. S.; Koliyabandara, S. Seasonal and spatial <\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert\">variation of dissolved oxygen and nutrients in Padaviya Reservoir, Sri Lanka. Journal of <\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert\">Chemistry 2019, 2019.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: revert\">Premarathna, K.; Rajapaksha, A. U.; Adassoriya, N.; Sarkar, B.; Sirimuthu, N. M.; <\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert\">Cooray, A. T.; Ok, Y. S.; Vithanage, M. Clay-biochar composites for sorptive removal of <\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert\">tetracycline antibiotic in aqueous media. Journal of environmental management 2019, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert\">238, 315-322. DOI: 10.4038\/jnsfsr.v50i1.10338. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: revert\">Gunarathne, V.; Rajapaksha, A. U.; Vithanage, M.; Adassooriya, N.; Cooray, A. T.; <\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert\">Liyanage, S.; Athapattu, B.; Rajakaruna, N.; Igalavithana, A. D.; Hou, D. Heavy metal <\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert\">dissolution mechanisms from electrical industrial sludge. Science of the Total <\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert\">Environment 2019, 696, 133922. DOI: 10.1016\/j.scitotenv.2019.133922.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: revert\">Thathsara SKT, Cooray A. T, Ratnaweera DR, Midiyanselage TK. A novel tri-metal <\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert\">composite incorporated polyacrylamide hybrid material for the removal of arsenate, <\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert\">chromate, and fluoride from aqueous media. Journal of Environmental Technology &amp;amp; <\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert\">Innovation. (2019) 14 \u2013 100353<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: revert\">Thathsara SKT, Cooray A. T, Midiyanselage TK, Kottegoda N, Ratnaweera DR. A novel<\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert\">Fe-La-Ce trimetallic composite for the removal of fluoride ions from aqueous media. <\/span><span style=\"font-size: revert\">Journal of Environmental Management (2018) 207, 387-395.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Awards:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>National Science Foundation award for Support Scheme for Supervision of Research<br \/>\nDegrees (SUSRED) &#8211; 2020.<\/p>\n<p>National Science Foundation award for Support Scheme for Supervision of Research<br \/>\nDegrees (SUSRED) &#8211; 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Appreciation of the Research Council of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura for<br \/>\npublishing five or more full papers in recognized indexed journals in the year 2019.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affiliations:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>American Chemical Society<br \/>\nSri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science, Section E2<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact information:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Telephone number: 077-7465392<br \/>\nWeb: <a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=p1lj1DoAAAAJ&amp;hl=en\">https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=p1lj1DoAAAAJ&amp;amp;hl=en<\/a><br \/>\nEmail : atcooray@sjp.ac.lk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senior Lecturer B.Sc. \u2013 University of Sri Jayewardenepura\/Sri Lanka\/2005 Ph.D. \u2013 New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology\/USA\/2013 Download Full &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/che\/dr-asitha-cooray\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Dr. Asitha Cooray<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_ti_tpc_template_sync":false,"_ti_tpc_template_id":"","footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/che\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4088"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/che\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/che\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/che\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/40"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/che\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4088"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/che\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4088\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4137,"href":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/che\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4088\/revisions\/4137"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/che\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}