Dr. D. R. L. Dodangodage Senior lecturer Email: rdodangodage@sjp.ac.lk Telephone (Extension):0112758357 Research Interest: Atmospheric Spectroscopy, High resolution IR spectroscopy, Aerosols, Upper troposphere lower stratosphere (UTLS), Atmospheric pollution, Trace gases, Quantum decoherence.
Academic Qualifications
- PhD, Physics /Atmospheric spectroscopy, Old Dominion University, USA, 2024
- MSc, Physics, Old Dominion University, USA, 2020
- BSc(Hons), Physics, USJ, 2014
Teaching and Academic Responsibilities
- Classical Mechanics
- Space Physics
Research Interests
- Atmospheric Spectroscopy, High resolution IR spectroscopy, Aerosols, Upper troposphere lower stratosphere (UTLS), Atmospheric pollution, Trace gases, Quantum decoherence.
Recent Publications
- Dodangodage, R., Bernath, P. F., Boone, C., Lecours, M., & Schmidt, M. Atmospheric ethylene (C2H4) observations from the Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment Fourier Transform Spectrometer (ACE-FTS). Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, 346, 109603, 2025.
- Dodangodage R, Bernath PF, Boone C, Lecours M, Schmidt M. HFC-23 from updated Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment Fourier transform spectrometer (ACE-FTS) retrievals. Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfe,. 338, 109416, 2025.
- Dodangodage R, Bernath PF, Wyatt M, Boone C. Atmospheric Chemistry Experiment (ACE) satellite observations of aerosols and SO2 emissions from the 2024 Ruang volcanic eruption. Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, 333, 109333, 2025.
- Dodangodage R, Bernath PF, Boone C, Harrison JJ, Lecours M, Schmidt M, Montzka SA, Vimont I, Crotwell M. The first satellite measurements of HFC-125 by the ACE-FTS: Long-term trends and distribution in the Earth’s upper troposphere and lower stratosphere. Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer, 330, 109218, 2025.
- Bernath PF, Dodangodage R, Liévin J. S-Type Stars: Line List for the A²Π-X²Σ⁺ Band System of LaO. The Astrophysical Journal. 953(2), 2023.
