Name: M. A. Madhubhashini Maddumaarachchi, phD
Position : Senior Lecturer, Head – Department of Polymer Science
Contact information : Telephone (office): +94 112 758467 | Email Address: madhubh@sjp.ac.lk
Office location: GL040, Department of Chemistry Building
Office hours : 8.00 a.m.-4.00 p.m.
Teaching :
Fundamentals of Polymer Chemistry
Polymer Coating and Paint Industry
Advanced Polymer Synthesis
Polymer Kinetics
Analysis of Macromolecules
Work experiences :
Senior Lecturer, Department of Polymer Science, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka, 2019-Present
Senior Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka, 2016- 2019
Teaching assistant, Department of Chemistry, Oklahoma State University, USA, 2011-2015
Research assistant, Department of Chemistry, Oklahoma State University, USA, 2011-2015
Assistant lecturer, Department of Chemistry, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2010
Teaching assistant, Department of Chemistry, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2009-2010
Research interests :
Polymer synthesis and characterization
Polymer composites preparation and characterization
Dynamics of polymers at interfaces
Structure and dynamics in surfactant systems
Development of superhydrophobic surfaces
Selected Recent Research Publications:
Madhubhashini Maddumaarachchi and Frank D. Blum, “Thermal analysis and FT-IR studies of adsorbed poly(ethylene-stat-vinyl acetate) on silica”. J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 2014, 52 (10), 727-736.
Tan Zhang, Gu Xu, Zhe-Fei Li, Oren Regev, Madhubhashini Maddumaarachchi, and Frank D. Blum, “PS/CTAB/silica composites from room temperature polymerization of high internal phase emulsion gels”. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 2015, 451, 161-169.
Madhubhashini Maddumaarachchi, Yohan L. N. Mathota Arachchige, Tan Zhang, and Frank D. Blum, “Dynamics of Cetyltrimethylammonium Bromide Head Groups in Bulk by Solid-State Deuterium NMR Spectroscopy”. Langmuir 2018 34 (37), 11058-11065.
Ambegoda, VT, Egodage, SM, Blum, FD, Maddumaarachchi, M. Enhancement of hydrophobicity of natural rubber latex films using diatomaceous earth. J Appl Polym Sci. 2021; 138:e50047.
Awards :
Research Award, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, 2018 and 2019
Skinner chemistry fellowship, 2015 Johnston chem sch/fellowship, 2014 and 2015
O.C. Dermer Scholarship for Outstanding Graduate Student, Department of Chemistry, Oklahoma State University, 2014
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, 2013
2 nd place, Interuniversity chemistry competition, Royal Society of Chemistry of Sri Lanka, 2009 Gold medal winner for the best chemistry student, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka, 2009