{"id":4490,"date":"2025-01-13T06:06:10","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T06:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/che\/?page_id=4490"},"modified":"2025-01-30T08:36:52","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T08:36:52","slug":"dr-samindi-m-jayawickrama","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/che\/dr-samindi-m-jayawickrama\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Samindi M. Jayawickrama"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Senior Lecturer<\/strong><\/h4>\n

B.Sc.(Honors) (USJP), M.Sc.(KU), Ph.D.(KU)<\/p>\n

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Biosketch:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

B.Sc. Special Degree (Chemistry) (Honours)\u2013 University of Sri Jayewardenapura, Sri Lanka,
\n2014
\nM.Sc. (Applied Chemistry) \u2013 Kyushu University, Japan, 2017
\nPh.D. (Applied Chemistry) \u2013 Kyushu University, Japan, 2020<\/p>\n

Divisions:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Physical Chemistry<\/p>\n

Research interest:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Fabrication of highly efficient polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell catalyst layers using
\nplant-based polymers
\nDesign of cost-effective and highly efficient polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell catalyst
\nlayers using polymer-wrapped carbon materials.<\/p>\n

Selected publications:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Nishshanka, B., Kumarasinghe, I., Shepherd, C., Paranirubasingam, P., Mohotti, D.,
\nJayawickrama, S. M., Ariyarathna, R., Post-blast histological changes to three animal bones
\nexposed to close-range chemical detonation, International Journal of Legal Medicine, 2024,
\nhttps:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s00414-024-03270-8.<\/p>\n

Nishshanka, B., Shepherd, C., Ariyarathna, R., Jayawickrama, S. M., The effects of a range of
\nprojectiles on bullet ricochet evidence from 1 mm sheet metal, Science &amp; Justice, 63, 2023,
\n651. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.scijus.2023.08.003<\/p>\n

Wu, D., Kayo, N., Jayawickrama, S. M., Phua, Y. K., Tanaka, N., Fujigaya, T., Effect of alcohol
\ncontent on the ionomer adsorption of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell catalysts,
\nInternational Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 48(15), 2023, 5915.
\nhttps:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.ijhydene.2022.11.116<\/p>\n

Nishshanka, B., Shepherd, C., Jayawickrama, S. M., Ariyarathna, R. Ricochet of 9 mm pistol
\nbullets on glazed ceramic tiles: An empirical study in support of shooting incident
\nreconstruction, Journal of Forensic Science, 68, 2023, 101.
\nhttps:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/1556-4029.15180<\/p>\n

Phua, Y. K., Weerathunga, D. T. D., Wu, D., Kim, C., Jayawickrama, S. M., Tanaka, N.,
\nFujigaya, T., Effect of carbon nanotube-based catalyst layer surface roughness on polymer
\nelectrolyte membrane fuel cell performance, Sustainable Energy &amp; Fuels, 6(20), 2022,4636.
\nhttps:\/\/doi.org\/10.1039\/D2SE00857B<\/p>\n

Wu, D., Jayawickrama, S. M., Fujigaya, T., Effect of polymer-coating on acetylene black for
\nthe durability of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell, Journal of Power Sources, 549,
\n2022, 232079. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jpowsour.2022.232079<\/p>\n

Yoshihara, R., Wu, D., Phua, Y. K., Nagashima, A., Choi, E., Jayawickrama, S. M., Fujigaya, T.,
\nIonomer-free electrocatalyst using acid-grafted carbon black as a proton-conductive
\nsupport, Journal of Power Sources, 529, 2022, 231192.
\nhttps:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jpowsour.2022.231192<\/p>\n

Jayawickrama, S. M., Wu, D., Nakayama, R., Inoue, G., Fujigaya, T., Effect of
\npolybenzimidazole coating on carbon supports for ionomer content optimization in polymer
\nelectrolyte membrane fuel cells, Journal of Power Sources, 496, 2021, 229855.
\nhttps:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jpowsour.2021.229855<\/p>\n

Jayawickrama, S. M., Fujigaya, T., Effect of polymer \u2013 coating on carbon blacks for Pt
\nutilization efficiency of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells, Journal of Power Sources,
\n482, 2021, 228932. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.jpowsour.2020.228932<\/p>\n

Weerathunga, D. T. D., Jayawickrama, S. M., Phua, Y. K., Nobori, K., Fujigaya, T., Effect of
\npolytetrafluoroethylene particles in cathode catalyst layer based on carbon nanotube for
\npolymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells, Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan, 92,
\n2019, 2038. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1246\/bcsj.20190208<\/p>\n

Jayawickrama, S. M., Han, Z., Kido, S., Nakashima, N., Fujigaya, T., Enhanced platinum
\nutilization efficiency of polymer-coated carbon blacks as an electrocatalyst in polymer
\nelectrolyte membrane fuel cells, Electrochemical Acta, 312, 2019, 349.
\nhttps:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.electacta.2019.05.007<\/p>\n

Awards:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Encouragement Award from Kyushu University Platform of Inter\/Transdisciplinary Energy Research Support Program for Doctoral Students (2019)
\nMEXT Super Global Scholarship by the Government of Japan (2019 \u2013 2020)
\nKyushu University Doctoral Student Scholarship (2018 \u2013 2019)
\nMEXT Super Global Scholarship by the Government of Japan (2017 \u2013 2018)KMMF (Konosuke Matsushita Memorial Foundation) Scholarship by Panasonic, Japan (2015\u2013 2017)
\nThe L.A.C Alles Memorial Award from the Department of Chemistry at the University of Sri
\nJayewardenepura, Sri Lanka (2014)<\/p>\n

Affiliations:<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Secretary, Chemistry Alumni Association, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka
\nMember of Japan Electrochemical Society
\nResearch staff member of World Premier International Research Center- International
\nInstitute for Carbon-Neutral Energy Research at Kyushu University, Japan.<\/p>\n

Contact information<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Telephone number: 0704 149 944<\/p>\n

Web: Google Scholar\/Samindi Madhubha Jayawickrama<\/a><\/p>\n

Email: samindimj@sjp.ac.lk<\/p>\n

Room: 2L035<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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