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01. Lakmal Boteju Group Leader, Medicinal Chemistry Department, Rafael Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cranbury, New Jersey 08512, Contact Information: |
Academic Degrees: Lakmal graduated from The University of Colombo with a Bachelor of Science, Chemistry Special degree in 1985. He received his Ph.D. Degree in Medicinal Chemistry from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities in 1990, followed by postdoctoral training at the Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona. Present the information concerning your current position, research, or employment/specialized fields: Personal Interests: |
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05. Reshan Fernando Senior Research Chemist/Principal Investigator, RTI International Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. Contact Information: |
Academic Degrees: Reshan graduated from The University of Colombo with a Bachelor of Science, (Chemistry Honors) in 1987. He received his Ph.D. degree in Analytical Chemistry from Wake Forest University in North Carolina, USA in 1994. Present the information concerning your current position, research, or employment/specialized fields: Personal Interests: Additional Information: |
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07. Chryshanie Fernandopulle Vice President, Portfolio Trading – Index Strategies Morgan Stanley, New York. Contact Information: |
Academic Degrees: Chryshanie graduated from The University of Colombo with a Bachelor of Science, Statistics Special (First Class Honors) in 2009. She received her Master’s Degree in Financial Engineering from Columbia University, New York in 2014. Present the information concerning your current position, research, or employment/specialized fields: Personal Interests: |
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10. Chandrasiri Jayakody Director, Research & Development, Porex Technologies Corporation, Filtration Group, St. Charles, Michigan, USA. Contact Information: |
Academic Degrees: Chandrasiri Jayakody graduated with a Bachelor of Science (Honors) in 1981, a Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Statistics in 1986 and an M.Phil. Degree in Natural Products Chemistry in 1990 from the University of Colombo. Sri Lanka. He received his Ph.D. Degree in Organic Chemistry from Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1994 followed by a postdoctoral training (1995-1999) at the Applied Research Laboratory, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida. Present the information concerning your current position, research, or employment/specialized fields: Personal Interests: Additional Information: |
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13. Harshani Munidasa Manager, Quality Operations, Sanofi Pasteur 1755 Steeles Ave W, Toronto, ON M2R 3T4, Canada Contact Information: |
Academic Degrees: Harshani graduated from The University of Colombo with a Bachelor of Science, Chemistry Special (Honors) Degree in (1982). She received her PhD in Bioinorganic Chemistry from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne UK in 1987. After completion of her PhD she returned to Ruhuna University Sri Lanka and served as a lecturer until 1990. Upon migrating to Canada she held a postdoctoral position from 1990-1992 in the Dept. of Chemistry at York University, Toronto Canada. Present the information concerning your current position, research, or employment/specialized fields: Personal Interests: Additional Information: |
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14. Lalith Perera Head, Computational Chemistry and Molecular Modeling Core National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences/NIH 111 T W Alexander Drive P O Box 12233 Research Triangle Park NC 27709 Contact Information: |
Academic Degrees: Lalith graduated from The University of Colombo with a Bachelor of Science (Chemistry Honors) Degree in 1983. He received his Ph.D in Physical Chemistry from The University of Maine at Orono, ME in 1990 followed by his postdoctoral training at the Department of Chemistry, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NC. Present the information concerning your current position, research, or employment/specialized fields: Personal Interests: Additional Information: |
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15. Vicumpriya Perera Associate Professor of Mathematics at Kent State University – Trumbull Campus Contact Information: |
Academic Degrees: Vicumpriya Perera graduated from The University of Colombo with a Bachelor of Science, Mathematics Special (Honors/ First Class) in 1984. He received his Master’s Degree in Mathematics from Indiana University – Purdue University at Indianapolis, Indiana, USA in 1988 and his Ph.D. Degree in Pure Mathematics from the Indiana University – Purdue University at Indianapolis, Indiana, USA in 1993. Present the information concerning your current position, research, or employment/specialized fields: Personal Interests: Vicumpriya Perera is a founding board member of CUFSAA and is a Vice-President of the Association since its inception. Maintains CUFSAA (www.cufsaa.com) website and enjoys helping with many aspects of this wonderful organization. He has an enthusiastic linking to various types of music, especially various genres of Sinhala music. He is also a Sinhala lyrics composer with closer to 200 recorded songs to his credit. Additional Information: |
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17. Kirthi Premadasa Professor of Mathematics at University of Wisconsin-Platteville Baraboo Sauk County Contact Information: |
Academic Degrees: Kirthi graduated from The University of Colombo with a Bachelor of Science, Mathematics Special in 1985. He received his/her Master’s Degree in Pure Mathematics from the Purdue University, IN, USA in 1990 and his/her Ph.D. Degree in Algebraic Topology from Purdue University in 1994. Present the information concerning your current position, research, or employment/specialized fields: Personal Interests: Additional Information: |
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18. Randara Pulukkody Associate Research Scientist, The Dow Chemical Company Collegeville, PA Contact Information: |
Academic Degrees: Randara graduated from The University of Colombo with a Bachelor of Science, Chemistry Special Degree (First Class) in 2009. She received her Ph.D. Degree in Inorganic Chemistry from Texas A&M University, Texas, USA in 2015. Randara joined The Dow Chemical Company upon completion of her PhD, and is specialized in new molecule development and application testing for Home and Personal Care applications. Present the information concerning your current position, research, or employment/specialized fields: Personal Interests: |
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| 19. Oshadha Ranasingha, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Printed Electronics Research Center (PERC), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell, MA 01854. Contact Information: |
Academic Degrees: Oshadha graduated from The University of Colombo with a Bachelor of Science, Physics Special Degree in 2008. He received his Master’s Degree in Physics from the West Virginia University in 2012 and his Ph.D. Degree in Physics from the West Virginia University in 2015 followed by postdoctoral training at Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Massachusetts-Lowell.Present the information concerning your current position, research, or employment/specialized fields: Oshadha has been working with University of Massachusetts-Lowell as a Postdoctoral Research Associate for 3 years and he is specialized in the field of materials development for printed electronics. Personal Interests: Additional Information: |
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20. Nalin H. Samarasinha Senior Scientist Planetary Science Institute Contact Information: |
Academic Degrees: Nalin graduated from the University of Colombo with a Bachelor of Science, Physics Special (First Class Honours) Degree in 1981. He received his Master’s Degree in Astronomy from the University of Maryland, USA in 1985 and his Ph.D. Degree in Astronomy from the same university in 1992 followed by postdoctoral training at the National Optical Astronomy Observatory in Arizona, USA. Present the information concerning your current position, research, or employment/specialized fields: Personal Interests: Additional Information: |
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21. Viranga Tillekeratne Professor, Department of Medicinal and Biological Chemistry College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH 43606. Contact Information: |
Academic Degrees: Viranga Tillekeratne graduated from The University of Colombo with a Bachelor of Science Special Degree in Chemistry with 1st class Honors in 1969. He received his D.Phil. Degree in Organic Chemistry from the University of Oxford, UK, in 1975, followed by postdoctoral training at the University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma. Present the information concerning your current position, research, or employment/specialized fields: Personal Interests: Additional Information: |
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22. Gomika Udugamasooriya Associate Professor of Medicinal Chemistry College of Pharmacy University of Houston Contact Information: |
Academic Degrees: Gomika graduated from The University of Colombo with a Bachelor of Science, Chemistry Special (Honors) in 1999. He received his Ph.D. Degree in Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry from the Wayne State University, Michigan, USA in 2006 followed by postdoctoral training at University of Texas – Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA. Present the information concerning your current position, research, or employment/specialized fields: Personal Interests: |
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24. Chandika Wijesundara Senior Information Security Analyst Human Resource Management Center (HRMC) Inc., Tampa, FL. Contact Information: |
Academic Degrees: Chandika, graduated from The University of Colombo with a Bachelor of Science, (Computer Science Special with Honors) Degree in 1996. He received his master’s degree in Master of Science in Cybersecurity/Cyber Intelligence from the University of South Florida, USA. Present the information concerning your current position, research, or employment/specialized fields: Personal Interests: My particular interests are playing, singing and composing classical music. I am in profoundly researching the most sensitive and sophisticated machine on the planet which is ‘myself’ through the Buddha’s teachings. |
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