{"id":291,"date":"2015-09-30T06:03:37","date_gmt":"2015-09-30T06:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/phy\/?page_id=291"},"modified":"2024-11-08T05:21:49","modified_gmt":"2024-11-08T05:21:49","slug":"dr-mrs-m-l-c-attygalle","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/phy\/dr-mrs-m-l-c-attygalle\/","title":{"rendered":"Prof. (Mrs.) M. L. C. Attygalle"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/phy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2015\/09\/Lilani1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"228\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/phy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2015\/09\/Lilani1-228x300.jpg\" alt=\"Lilani1\" class=\"wp-image-648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/phy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2015\/09\/Lilani1-228x300.jpg 228w, https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/phy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2015\/09\/Lilani1.jpg 728w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 228px) 100vw, 228px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Professor in Physics<\/strong><br><strong>Email<\/strong>:&nbsp;lattygalle@sci.sjp.ac.lk<br><strong>Office<\/strong> : 0112758367<br><strong>Research Interests:<\/strong>&nbsp; Theoretical modeling of protovoltaic junctions , Condensed matter &nbsp;physics, Material science, Theoretical physics, Teaching and Learning methods in Physics education, Astronomy and Astrophysics<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;color: #ff9900\"><strong>UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Courses Teaching:<\/strong>&nbsp; Mathematical Physics (PHY 390), Atomic Physics and Nuclear Physics (PHY 208),&nbsp;ASP 445 1.0 Philosophy of Science,&nbsp;EES 123 1.0 Communication Skills (seminar),&nbsp;PHY 106 2.0 Elementary Physics Laboratory<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Courses Taught:<\/strong>&nbsp;Solid State Physics (PHY 361), University Physics (PHY 2120), College Physics (PHY 201, PHY 202)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;color: #ff9900\"><strong>EDUCATION<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Doctor of Philosophy<\/strong>, Physics, May 2008<br>The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA<br>PhD Thesis: Theoretical modeling of polycrystalline thin film photovoltaics.<br>Supervisor: Dr. Victor Karpov, Professor, Department of Physics, University of Toledo, OH, USA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bachelor of Science<\/strong> (First Class and Honors in Physics), February 2002<br>The University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;color: #ff9900\"><strong>AWARDS<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Best Instructor &#8211; College Group<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2024 International Space Science and Scientific Payload Competition,11-13 Aug 2024, Hong Kong, China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President\u2019s Award for Scientific Research \u2013 2018<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2014 Women of Distinction award-Center for Leadership, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, USA, April 2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2007 David Turnbull Scholarship in Materials Science- The University of&nbsp;Toledo, Toledo, OH, USA, April 2007<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2000 Sir Arthur Lambert Rupasinghe Scholarship in Physics- The University of&nbsp;Colombo, Sri Lanka, February 2000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">PUBLICATIONS<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scholar.google.com\/citations?user=xO5bR_MAAAAJ&amp;hl=en&amp;oi=sra;hl=en\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/phy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2015\/10\/googlescholar.jpg\" alt=\"googlescholar\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Muthuthanthrige_Attygalle\/stats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"53\" height=\"62\" src=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/phy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2015\/10\/RG.jpg\" alt=\"RG\" class=\"wp-image-627\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/150LYT_G37MX2UT4SvhlhrqHUIWnTZivG\/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900\">CURRICULUM VITAE&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>________________________________________________________________________________<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Women of Distinction Award -April 2014<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/phy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/11\/image.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"153\" src=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/phy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/11\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4868\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bgsu.edu\/center-for-leadership\/major-leadership-programs\/women-of-distinction.html\">http:\/\/www.bgsu.edu\/center-for-leadership\/major-leadership-programs\/women-of-distinction.html<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Career Development workshop for women Physicists &#8211; October 2015<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/phy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2015\/09\/LilaniICTP2015.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/phy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2015\/09\/LilaniICTP2015-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"lilaniictp2015\" class=\"wp-image-790\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/phy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2015\/09\/LilaniICTP2015-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/phy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2015\/09\/LilaniICTP2015-768x510.jpg 768w, https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/phy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2015\/09\/LilaniICTP2015-1024x680.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/phy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2015\/09\/LilaniICTP2015.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/indico.ictp.it\/event\/a14298\/other-view?view=ictptimetable\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/indico.ictp.it\/event\/a14298\/other-view?view=ictptimetable<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/indico.ictp.it\/event\/a14298\/material\/8\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/indico.ictp.it\/event\/a14298\/material\/8\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:21px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Delegation to CERN- May 2017<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/phy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2015\/09\/LilaniCERN-Delegation-2017.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/phy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2015\/09\/LilaniCERN-Delegation-2017-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"lilanicern-delegation-2017\" class=\"wp-image-791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/phy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2015\/09\/LilaniCERN-Delegation-2017-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/phy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2015\/09\/LilaniCERN-Delegation-2017-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/phy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2015\/09\/LilaniCERN-Delegation-2017-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/phy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2015\/09\/LilaniCERN-Delegation-2017.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dailynews.lk\/2017\/05\/08\/local\/115327\/cern-assist-sri-lanka-develop-physics-teaching-scientific-collaboration\">http:\/\/dailynews.lk\/2017\/05\/08\/local\/115327\/cern-assist-sri-lanka-develop-physics-teaching-scientific-collaboration<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.island.lk\/index.php?page_cat=article-details&amp;page=article-details&amp;code_title=164758\">http:\/\/www.island.lk\/index.php?page_cat=arti<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Silver Award at the 2024 International Space Science and Scientific Payload Competition, 11-13 Aug 2024, Hong Kong, China.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/phy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/11\/455973282_10161803171479284_129209337329067322_n.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/phy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/11\/455973282_10161803171479284_129209337329067322_n-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4855\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.3333333333333333;width:324px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/phy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/11\/455973282_10161803171479284_129209337329067322_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/phy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/11\/455973282_10161803171479284_129209337329067322_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/phy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/11\/455973282_10161803171479284_129209337329067322_n-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/phy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/11\/455973282_10161803171479284_129209337329067322_n-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/phy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/11\/455973282_10161803171479284_129209337329067322_n-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/phy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/17\/2024\/11\/455973282_10161803171479284_129209337329067322_n.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Professor in PhysicsEmail:&nbsp;lattygalle@sci.sjp.ac.lkOffice : 0112758367Research Interests:&nbsp; Theoretical modeling of protovoltaic junctions , Condensed matter &nbsp;physics, Material science, Theoretical physics, Teaching and Learning methods in Physics education, Astronomy and Astrophysics UNDERGRADUATE TEACHING Courses Teaching:&nbsp; Mathematical Physics (PHY 390), Atomic Physics and Nuclear Physics (PHY 208),&nbsp;ASP 445 1.0 Philosophy of Science,&nbsp;EES 123 1.0 Communication Skills (seminar),&nbsp;PHY 106 &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/science.sjp.ac.lk\/phy\/dr-mrs-m-l-c-attygalle\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Prof. (Mrs.) M. 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