Name: Jayantha Amarasekera, Ph.D.
Position: Honorary Fellow
Contact Information: jayantha1@comcast.net
Work Experience
Senior Consultant to Chemical Industry, USA, 2023 – Present
Senior Technology Manager, Saudi Arabian Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC) Ventures, USA, 2012 – 2023
Senior Manager, Technology Innovation, External Networks and Ventures. SABIC, Saudi Arabia and USA, 2011-2012
Director, Technology and Sustainability, Performance Chemicals, SABIC, Saudi Arabia, 2011 -2009
Technology Manager, SABIC Innovative Plastics, General Electric (GE) Plastics, China and USA 2000-2011
Product Line Design Leader, Elastomer Technologies, General Electric (GE) Silicones, USA, 1995 – 2000
Research Chemist, BASF Corporation, USA, 1992 – 1995
Industrial Expertise
Consultant to the chemical industry in commodity and specialty chemicals, polymers, materials and composites
Led investments in startups and new technologies in chemicals, materials, polymers, composites and fertilizers
Driven sustainability initiative to develop green chemicals, polymers, composites and green manufacturing.
Managed global technology teams driving new product development, manufacturing support, application development and customer support.
Expertise in product and application developments in thermoplastics, elastomers and their composites, coatings, surfactants, pigments and colorants
Selected US Patents
20090247039 Intrinsically conductive thermoplastics compositions and compounding processing for making conductive fiber.
20070213455 Silicone compositions for high voltage insulator
20060235117 Thermoplastic blends and articles made therefrom
6,689,835 Conductive plastic compositions and method of manufacture thereof
6,582,825 Hydrophobicity imparting particulate
6,395,815 Silicone composition with improved high temperature tolerance
5,908,612 Oral care compositions comprising liquid polyoxyalkylene compounds as solubilizers/gelling agents
Selected Publications
Natural Fibers Plastic Composites for Automotive Applications, Society of Plastic Engineers, 8th, Automotive Composites Conference; ACCE 2008; 2008; Troy, MI, USA
Conductive plastics for electrical and electronic applications, Reinforced Plastics 49(8):38-41 · September 2005
New trends in silicone elastomer technology, Rubber World, June 2001
Professional Memberships
Member, American Chemical Society (ACS)
Member, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
Member, Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society in USA
Education
Post Doctoral Fellow, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, USA
Ph.D. in Chemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA
M.S in Chemistry, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
B.S in Chemistry, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka