Academic Background

• Bachelor of Science in Chemical and Process Engineering (2004-2008 –University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka).
• Master of Science in Biochemical Engineering (2011-2014 – Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PR China).
• Doctor of Philosophy in Chemical Engineering and Technology (2014 –2018 – Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PR China).

Academic and Professional Experiences

Current Positions

• One Belt One Road Young Scientist (2019 –2020)–Collaboration between University of Moratuwa and East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, PR China. (Due to COVID 19 crisis I got extention upto 2021)
• Senior Lecturer (2017 –Present)-Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Katubedda, Sri Lanka.
• Group member (2017 –present) National Research Council, Sri Lanka target oriented research team (50 million LKR grant).
• Student-Staff Liaison committee member (2018 – present) – Faculty of Engineering, University of Moratuwa
• Career Guidance Coordinator (2018 – present) – Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.
• Senior Tresurer and President of  the Buddhist Society, University of Moratuwa.
• Coordinator MSc/PG Dip Polymer Technology, Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Katubedda, Sri Lanka.
• WorkPackage Leader – EUSL – Energy (European Union funded project in developing an online stakable MSc in Energy Circular Economy (2020-2023)

Past positions

• Industrial Training Coordinator (2018) – Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
• Research Assistant (2011-2017)–College of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PR China.
• Graduate Instructor – (2010) – Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.
• Research Engineer (2008 -2010)–MAS Holdings, Sri Lanka

Professional and Academic Memberships

• Professional Member of American Institute of Chemical Engineers
• Member of  Sri Lankan academy of young scientists
• Member of Chemical Engineers Society of Sri Lanka

Academic and Professional Training (As a participant)

International Training sessions

• One Belt One Road – Petroleum training program 2018 (June 11^th -30^th, 2018, Shanghai PR China)

Local Training sessions

• Training workshop on introducing responsible care codes by Lanka Responsible Care Council – Sri Lanka (14^th – 15^th March 2019)
• National Level Capacity Building Workshop on Green Chemistry (7^th –  12^th January 2019) – Organized by National Cleaner Production Center, Sri Lanka and United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
• Training Programme on Chemicals Management for University Academics (5^th-7^th Sepebmber, 2018) – Organized by National Cleaner Production Center, Sri Lanka

Academic and Professional workshop (As a resource person)

• Stakeholder Workshop on National Chemical Management Policy 29^thAugust 2018 – Organized by the Ministry of Mahaweli development and Environment (under SMART Chemical management project)

Publication and indexes

• 5 SCI indexed publications (Please see the list)
• 1 Conference publication
• H-Index –3
• i10-index -3