{"id":64,"date":"2017-09-06T08:25:05","date_gmt":"2017-09-06T08:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/instrumentcenter\/?page_id=64"},"modified":"2024-10-29T02:40:06","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T02:40:06","slug":"dr-thusitha-n-b-etampawala","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/instrumentcenter\/dr-thusitha-n-b-etampawala\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. \u00a0Thusitha N. B. Etampawala"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3908\" src=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/instrumentcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/08\/thusitha-etampawala.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/instrumentcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/08\/thusitha-etampawala.jpg 380w, https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/instrumentcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/08\/thusitha-etampawala-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/instrumentcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2023\/08\/thusitha-etampawala-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Name : <\/strong>Prof. Thusitha N. B. Etampawala<\/p>\n<p><strong>Position :\u00a0<\/strong>Professor<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=kMphJsYAAAAJ&amp;hl=en\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-339 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/instrumentcenter\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/44\/2017\/09\/google-scholar-1.png\" alt=\"google-scholar\" width=\"149\" height=\"34\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact information:\u00a0<\/strong>Telephone (office): None\u00a0 |\u00a0 Telephone (personal): 0766911980\u00a0 |\u00a0 Email Address:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:tetampa@sjp.ac.lk\">tetampa@sjp.ac.lk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Office location:\u00a0<\/strong>1<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0Floor, Instrument Center, Faculty of Applied Sciences<\/p>\n<p><strong>Office hours:\u00a0<\/strong>8 am &#8211; 4.30 pm (12.30 &#8211; 1.30 Lunch break)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Teaching:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>PSC 102 2.0 Fundamentals of Polymer Physics<\/li>\n<li>PST 207 1.0 Solution Properties and Thermodynamics of Polymers<\/li>\n<li>PST 212 1.0 Practical<\/li>\n<li>PST 301 1.0 Polymer Blends and Composites<\/li>\n<li>PCH 362 2.0 Polymer Blends and Composites<\/li>\n<li>ASP 411 2.0 Polymer Blends and Nanocomposites<\/li>\n<li>PST 371 2.0 Advance Concepts of Thermodynamics and Statistical Thermodynamics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Work experiences:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2013-2015 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA<\/li>\n<li>2015-2017 Senior Lecturer, Department of Science and Technology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Uva Wellassa University<\/li>\n<li>2017-2018 \u2013 Senior Lecturer, Instrument Center, Office of the Dean, Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura<\/li>\n<li>2018-to date &#8211; Senior Lecturer, Department of Polymer Science and Technology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Director &#8211; 2020 to present<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>Center for Advanced Material Research, University of Si Jayewardenepura, SL<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Deputy Director &#8211; 2018 to present<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>Center for Nano composite Research, University of Si Jayewardenepura, SL<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Research interests :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Investigation of structure and property relationship of different materials such as polymer blends and polymer composites.<\/li>\n<li>Extraction of silica from rice husk asks and optimize their characteristics comparable to that of commercially available silica used in rubber industries<\/li>\n<li>Development polymer composite sensors for detection of small molecules in solutions<\/li>\n<li>Development of rubber compounds with enhanced properties such as high thermal and electrical conductivity for different applications<\/li>\n<li>Development of embedded systems such as pizeoresistive materials for polymer products<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Selected Recent Research Publications:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><strong>Patents<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Sandani A Ekanayake, Dharani T. Abeysinghe, Pamburage J. Fernando, Narayana S. Sirimuthu,\u00a0<strong>Thusitha N. B. Etampawala<\/strong>, Laleen Karunanayake, Gamini Kumarasinghe, Buddhika A. Kumara, \u201cA process to develop electrically conductive Carbon nanotube-Latex based composites by the application of an electric field\u201d Local Patent No 20859<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">A.T. Sandaruwan, D.A.S. Amarasinghe, D. Attygalle, V.S.C.Weragoda, A.M.P.B. Samarasekara, P.E.J. Fernando, K.M.P.P.K. Pamunuwa, N.M.S. Sirimuthu,\u00a0<strong>T.N.B. Etampawala<\/strong>, L. Karunanayake, A.R. Kumarasinghe, \u201cA process to develop piezoresistive carbon nanotube-natural rubber composite for compressive stress measurement\u201d, Application No: 21698 (patent was submitted-March\u00a0<strong>2021<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">E.J. Fernando, K.M.P.P.K. Pamunuwa, N.M.S. Sirimuthu,\u00a0<strong>T.N.B. Etampawala<\/strong>, L. Karunanayake, A.R. Kumarasinghe \u201cA thermally conductive graphite loaded rubber composite and its preparation method thereof\u201d Application No: 21513 (patent was submitted-March\u00a0<strong>2021<\/strong>)<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Journal Articles<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Dipak Aryal,\u00a0<strong>Thusitha Etampawala<\/strong>, Dvora Perahia, Gary S. Grest, \u201cPhase Behavior of a Single Structured Ionomer Chain in Solution&#8221; Macromolecular Theory and Simulations, 2014, 23, 543-549.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thusitha Etampawala<\/strong>, Dilru Ratnaweera, Brian Morgan, Souleymane Diallo, Eugene Mamontov, Mark Dadmun, \u201cMonitoring the Dynamics of P3HT:PCBM Blends: A Quasi Elastic Neutron Scattering Study of Organic Photovoltaic Active Layers\u201d, Polymer, 2015, 61, 155-162<\/li>\n<li>Shiwang Cheng, Adam P. Holt, Huiqun Wang, Fei Fan, Vera Bocharova, Halie Martin, Thusitha\u00a0<strong>Etampawala<\/strong>, B. Tyler White, Tomonori Saito, Nam-Goo Kang, Mark D. Dadmun, Jimmy W. Mays, and Alexei P. Sokolov \u201cUnexpected Molecular Weight Effect in Polymer Nanocomposites\u201d Phys. Rev. Lett.\u00a0116, 3, 038302, 2016 (doi.org\/10.1103\/PhysRevLett.116.038302)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/action\/doSearch?field1=Contrib&amp;text1=Thusitha++Etampawala\"><strong>Thusitha Etampawala<\/strong><\/a><strong>,\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/action\/doSearch?field1=Contrib&amp;text1=Derek+L.++Mull\">Derek L. Mull<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/action\/doSearch?field1=Contrib&amp;text1=Jong+K.++Keum\">Jong K. Keum<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/action\/doSearch?field1=Contrib&amp;text1=David+M.++Jenkins\">David M. Jenkins<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/action\/doSearch?field1=Contrib&amp;text1=Mark++Dadmun\">Mark Dadmun<\/a>\u00a0\u201cInsights into the Morphology and Kinetics of Growth of Silver Metal\u2013Organic Nanotubes\u201d Cryst. Growth Des.\u00a02016, 16,3, 1395\u20131403 (doi.org\/10.1021\/acs.cgd.5b01509)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/action\/doSearch?field1=Contrib&amp;text1=Shiwang++Cheng\">Shiwang Cheng<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/action\/doSearch?field1=Contrib&amp;text1=Vera++Bocharova\">Vera Bocharova<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/action\/doSearch?field1=Contrib&amp;text1=Alex++Belianinov\">Alex Belianinov<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/action\/doSearch?field1=Contrib&amp;text1=Shaomin++Xiong\">Shaomin Xiong<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/action\/doSearch?field1=Contrib&amp;text1=Alexander++Kisliuk\">Alexander Kisliuk<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/action\/doSearch?field1=Contrib&amp;text1=Suhas++Somnath\">Suhas Somnath<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/action\/doSearch?field1=Contrib&amp;text1=Adam+P.++Holt\">Adam P. Holt<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/action\/doSearch?field1=Contrib&amp;text1=Olga+S.++Ovchinnikova\">Olga S. Ovchinnikova<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/action\/doSearch?field1=Contrib&amp;text1=Stephen++Jesse\">Stephen Jesse<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/action\/doSearch?field1=Contrib&amp;text1=Halie++Martin\">Halie Martin<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/action\/doSearch?field1=Contrib&amp;text1=Thusitha++Etampawala\"><strong>Thusitha Etampawala<\/strong><\/a><strong>,<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/action\/doSearch?field1=Contrib&amp;text1=Mark++Dadmun\">Mark Dadmun<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/action\/doSearch?field1=Contrib&amp;text1=Alexei+P.++Sokolov\">Alexei P. Sokolov<\/a>\u00a0\u201cUnraveling the Mechanism of Nanoscale Mechanical Reinforcement in Glassy Polymer Nanocomposites\u201d Nano Lett.\u00a02016, 16,6, 3630\u20133637 (doi.org\/10.1021\/acs.nanolett.6b00766)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/action\/doSearch?field1=Contrib&amp;text1=Adam+P.++Holt\">Adam P. Holt<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/action\/doSearch?field1=Contrib&amp;text1=Vera++Bocharova\">Vera Bocharova<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/action\/doSearch?field1=Contrib&amp;text1=Shiwang++Cheng\">Shiwang Cheng<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/action\/doSearch?field1=Contrib&amp;text1=Alexander+M.++Kisliuk\">Alexander M. Kisliuk<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/action\/doSearch?field1=Contrib&amp;text1=B.+Tyler++White\">Tyler White<\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/action\/doSearch?field1=Contrib&amp;text1=Tomonori++Saito\">Tomonori Saito<\/a>, \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/action\/doSearch?field1=Contrib&amp;text1=David++Uhrig\">David Uhrig<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/action\/doSearch?field1=Contrib&amp;text1=J.+P.++Mahalik\">J. P. Mahalik<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/action\/doSearch?field1=Contrib&amp;text1=Rajeev++Kumar\">Rajeev Kumar<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/action\/doSearch?field1=Contrib&amp;text1=Adam+E.++Imel\">Adam E. Imel<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/action\/doSearch?field1=Contrib&amp;text1=Thusitha++Etampawala\"><strong>Thusitha Etampawala<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/action\/doSearch?field1=Contrib&amp;text1=Halie++Martin\">Halie Martin<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/action\/doSearch?field1=Contrib&amp;text1=Nicole++Sikes\">Nicole Sikes<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/action\/doSearch?field1=Contrib&amp;text1=Bobby+G.++Sumpter\">Bobby G. Sumpter<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/action\/doSearch?field1=Contrib&amp;text1=Mark+D.++Dadmun\">Mark D. Dadmun<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/action\/doSearch?field1=Contrib&amp;text1=Alexei+P.++Sokolov\">Alexei P. Sokolov<\/a>\u00a0\u201cControlling Interfacial Dynamics: Covalent Bonding\u00a0versus\u00a0Physical Adsorption in Polymer Nanocomposites\u201d ACS Nano\u00a02016, 10,7, 6843\u20136852 (doi.org\/10.1021\/acsnano.6b02501)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aip.scitation.org\/author\/Etampawala%2C+Thusitha+N\"><strong>Thusitha N. Etampawala<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/aip.scitation.org\/author\/Aryal%2C+Dipak\">Dipak Aryal<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/aip.scitation.org\/author\/Osti%2C+Naresh+C\">Naresh C. Osti<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/aip.scitation.org\/author\/He%2C+Lilin\">Lilin He<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/aip.scitation.org\/author\/Heller%2C+William+T\">William T. Heller<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/aip.scitation.org\/author\/Willis%2C+Carl+L\">Carl L. Willis<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/aip.scitation.org\/author\/Grest%2C+Gary+S\">\u00a0Gary S. Grest<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/aip.scitation.org\/author\/Perahia%2C+Dvora\">Dvora Perahia<\/a>, \u201cAssociation of a multifunctional ionic block copolymer in a selective solvent\u201d J. Chem. Phys.\u00a0145, 18, 184903 &#8211; 2016 (doi.org\/10.1063\/1.4967291)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aip.scitation.org\/author\/Osti%2C+N+C\">C. Osti<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/aip.scitation.org\/author\/Etampawala%2C+T+N\"><strong>T. N. Etampawala<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/aip.scitation.org\/author\/Shrestha%2C+U+M\">U. M. Shrestha<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/aip.scitation.org\/author\/Aryal%2C+D\">D. Aryal<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/aip.scitation.org\/author\/Tyagi%2C+M\">M. Tyagi<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/aip.scitation.org\/author\/Diallo%2C+S+O\">S. O. Diallo<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/aip.scitation.org\/author\/Mamontov%2C+E\">E. Mamontov<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/aip.scitation.org\/author\/Cornelius%2C+C+J\">C. J. Cornelius<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/aip.scitation.org\/author\/Perahia%2C+D\">D. Perahia<\/a>\u00a0\u201cWater dynamics in rigid ionomer networks\u201d J. Chem. Phys.\u00a0145, 22, 224901 &#8211;\u00a0 2016 (doi.org\/10.1063\/1.4971209)<\/li>\n<li>Prasad Sirimanne,\u00a0<strong>Thusitha Etampawala<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cAn Enhancement of Efficiency of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell by Minimizing Formation of Aggregation of Sq2 dye by Co-absorption of N719 dye\u201d, International Journal of Scientific Engineering and Applied Science, 2016, 2(8), 168 \u2013 173<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/action\/doSearch?field1=Contrib&amp;text1=Mehran++Tehrani\">Mehran Tehrani<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/action\/doSearch?field1=Contrib&amp;text1=Thusitha+Nanda+Bandara++Etampawala\"><strong>Thusitha Nanda Bandara Etampawala<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/action\/doSearch?field1=Contrib&amp;text1=Mark++Dadmun\">Mark Dadmun<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pubs.acs.org\/action\/doSearch?field1=Contrib&amp;text1=Mohammad+Abir++Hossain\">Mohammad Abir Hossain<\/a>\u00a0\u201cResolving Hierarchical Structures in Carbon Nanotube Networks Using Small- and Ultrasmall-Angle Neutron Scattering\u201d J. Phys. Chem. C. 2017, 121, 40, 22442\u201322451 (doi.org\/10.1021\/acs.jpcc.7b06114)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Thusitha Etampawala<\/strong>, MehranTehrani, Ali Nematollahi, Lilin He, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S156611991730424X#!\">Mark Dadmun<\/a>\u00a0\u201cThe impact of solvent doping on the morphology and performance of spray-coated PEDOT:dPSS: A USANS and SANS study\u201d Organic Electronics 2017, 51, 86 -93 (doi.org\/10.1016\/j.orgel.2017.08.030)<\/li>\n<li>G. Kondarage, H.M.J.C. Pitawala, T. Kirushanthi, D. Edirisinghe,\u00a0<strong>Thusitha N. Etampawala<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cCeramic Waste-Based Natural Rubber Composites: An Exciting Way for Improving Mechanical Properties\u201d Journal of Advanced Chemical Sciences, 2018, 4,3, 576-582 (doi.org\/10.30799\/jacs.191.18040303)<\/li>\n<li>Kirushanthi,\u00a0<strong>Thusitha N. Etampawala<\/strong>, Dilhara Edirisinghe, Jagath Pitawala, D.R. Ratnaweera \u201cDevelopment of Agro-Industrial Waste Reinforced Natural Rubber Composite: A Potential Formulation for Rubber Flooring Product\u201d Journal of Advanced Chemical Sciences 2018, 4,3, 571-575 (doi.org\/10.30799\/jacs.190.18040302)<\/li>\n<li>A.R.W.M.M.C.G. Bandara, H.G.I.M. Wijesinghe, A.M.W.K. Senevirathna,\u00a0<strong>Thusitha N.B. Etampawala\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cCellulose Whiskers Derived from Banana Pseudo-Stem as Potential Reinforcement Filler for Tyre Tread Compounds\u201d Journal of Advanced Chemical Sciences 2019, 5, 3, 652-655 (doi.org\/10.30799\/jacs.214.19050302)<\/li>\n<li>P. N. Gunawardhana, C. A. Gunathilake, K. E. D. Y. T. Dayananda, D. M. S. N. Dissanayake, M. M. M. G. P. G. Mantilaka, C. S. Kalpage, R. M. L. D. Rathnayake, R. M. G. Rajapakse, A. S. Manchanda,\u00a0<strong>Thusitha N. B. Etampawala<\/strong>, B. G. N. D. Weerasekara, P. N. K. Fernando\u00a0and Rohan S. Dassanayake \u201cSynthesis of Hematite Nanodiscs from Natural Laterites and Investigating Their Adsorption Capability of Removing Ni2+\u00a0and Cd2+\u00a0Ions from Aqueous Solutions\u201d J. Compos. Sci.\u00a02020,\u00a04(2), 57 (doi.org\/10.3390\/jcs4020057)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0269749120363727#!\">Sammani Ramanayaka<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0269749120363727#!\">Manish Kumar<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0269749120363727#!\"><strong>Thusitha Etampawala<\/strong><\/a><strong>,<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0269749120363727#!\">Meththika Vithanage<\/a>\u00a0\u201cMacro, colloidal and nano biochar for oxytetracycline removal in synthetic hydrolyzed human urine\u201d Environmental pollution 2020, 267, 115683 (doi.org\/10.1016\/j.envpol.2020.115683)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0950061820337983#!\">H.M.J.Subashi De Silva,<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0950061820337983#!\">S.Vishvalingam,<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0950061820337983#!\"><strong>T.Etampawala<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0\u201cEffect of waste rice husk ash from rice husk fuelled brick kilns on strength, durability and thermal performances of mortar\u201d Construction and Building Materials 2021, 268, 121794 (doi.org\/10.1016\/j.conprbuildmat.2020.121794)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Awards :<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>President\u2019s Award for Scientific Publications, 2017 (Awarded by the H.E. The President of Sri Lanka)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Industry Exposure:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>R &amp; D Consultant, ACL Plastics, 2017 to 2020<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Academic and Professional Qualifications<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Sc. (Honors) in Chemistry &#8211; 2006<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>D. in Physical Chemistry (Polymer Chemistry\/Physics) 2013<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>Clemson University, Clemson, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Post-doctoral Research Associate &#8211; January 2014 \u2013 August 2015<br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong>The University of Tennessee affiliated with Chemical Science Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Research group:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Present :<\/strong>\u00a05 MSc, 5 undergraduates and 3 Research Assistants Postgraduates<\/li>\n<li><strong>Past\u00a0<\/strong>(2015 \u2013 2022):\u00a01 MPhil, 3 MSc &amp; Over\u00a010\u00a0Undergraduates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Name : Prof. Thusitha N. B. Etampawala Position :\u00a0Professor Contact information:\u00a0Telephone (office): None\u00a0 |\u00a0 Telephone (personal): 0766911980\u00a0 |\u00a0 Email Address:\u00a0tetampa@sjp.ac.lk Office location:\u00a01st\u00a0Floor, Instrument Center, Faculty of Applied Sciences Office hours:\u00a08 am &#8211; 4.30 pm (12.30 &#8211; 1.30 Lunch break) Teaching: PSC 102 2.0 Fundamentals of Polymer Physics PST 207 1.0 Solution Properties and Thermodynamics of &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/instrumentcenter\/dr-thusitha-n-b-etampawala\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Dr. \u00a0Thusitha N. B. 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