The ceremonial opening of the newly established Dry Rubber Laboratory of the Department of Polymer Science was held on 21st December 2022. The vice chancellor, Senior Prof. Sudantha Liyanage, the Dean of the Faculty of Applied Sciences, Prof. Upul Subasinghe, the Director of the Accelerating Higher Education Expansion & Development (AHEAD) programme, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Prof. A. Harendra N. Kariyawasam, the staff members of the Department of Polymer Science accompanied by the Heads of the departments, the academic and non-academic staff members of the Faculty of Applied Sciences, and the students of the Department of Polymer Science graced this occasion. The newly opened Dry Rubber Laboratory is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities for rubber compounding (internal mixer, two roll mill, and molding press), testing rheological properties (moving die rheometer), and testing mechanical properties (universal tensile tester). This facility can be used to support student learning and caters to academic, research, and industrial needs.
