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Baggya Sharmali Wickramanayaka Karunarathna

Country of origin: Sri Lanka Currently in: Sri Lanka, Piliyandala General field of specialization: Chemical Sciences
Academic Background

Degrees

2019 Doctorate Chemical Sciences
2015 Undergraduate Chemical Sciences
Research and Profession

Current Research Activities

Chemical Sciences

Computational study on the molecular behaviour of hard segments of MDI based polyurethane.


Publications resulting from Research: 


Karunarathna, B., Jayakody, R.S., Karunanayake, L. et al. Computational development and validation of a representative MDI-BDO–based polyurethane hard segment model. J Mol Model 27, 37 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00894-020-04660-6 (Journal Publication)

B.S.W. Karunarathna, R.S. Jayakody, and L.K. Karunanayake (2016), “Development of Model Systems for Computational Studies of MDI-Based Polyurethanes” IIUPST the Third Biennial International Symposium on Polymer Science and Technology 2017. (Abstract)

2. B.S.W. Karunarathna, R.S. Jayakody, and L.K. Karunanayake (2016), “Hard segment geometry and dynamics of MDI-based polyurethane” ICMA the 3rd International Conference on Multidisciplinary Approaches held in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (Abstract)



Current profession

Current professional activities type: 
Research
Conducting research to study the molecular behaviour of MDI-based polyurethanes in the excited state

Workshop and Conference Attended

2017 Colombo. Sri Lanka IIUPST the Third Biennial International Symposium on Polymer Science and Technology
2016 Colombo. Sri Lanka ICMA the 3rd International Conference on Multidisciplinary Approaches
2021 Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, Rajagiriya, Colombo. Sri Lanka Workshop on Microplastics, Their impact on Human Health, Food safety and Environment.
2021 Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, Rajagiriya, Colombo. Sri Lanka Workshop on Important Aspects Of Cosmetics

Affiliations

Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS)
National Science Foundation (NSF) of Sri Lanka

Presentation given

2016
Hard segment geometry and dynamics of MDI-based polyurethane
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Event: ICMA the 3rd International Conference on Multidisciplinary Approaches
2017
Development of Model Systems for Computational Studies of MDI-Based Polyurethanes
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Event: IIUPST the Third Biennial International Symposium on Polymer Science and Technology

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