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Address            Pradeep M. Jayaweera                                                                     

Biosketch

• BSc                                   University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka (1991)
• PhD                                 Queen's University of Belfast, Northern Ireland (1996)
• Visiting Scholar               Dept. of Chemistry, Auckland University, New Zealand. (2005)          
• Postdoctoral Scholar      Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Institute at University of Iowa, USA (2008/09)
• Research Fellow          Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Dept. of Electronics and Materials Science, Shizuoka University, Japan. (2015)

Academic Positions

        Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka.

           Member of American Nano Society     

Research Interests

     Photochemistry and photophysics of labile metal complexes, Raman, Surface Enhanced Raman and Excited State studies of complexes. Surface chemistry of nano particles :applications and implications to nanoscience and nanotechnology. Spectroscopic studies of metal colloids, Sols and MELLFs, Reaction Kinetics, Corrosion/Electrochemistry, Dye sensitized nano-porous photovoltaic devices, Studies on alternative energies. 

Books and Monographs

       Phase Equilibria                     Fundamentals and Mechanisms                   Lasers

           (Text Book)                            of Chemical Kinetics (Monograph)                     (Monograph)

Teaching Responsibilities - 2009/2010 Academic Year

   Courses Offer

• CHE 103 10 Chemical Thermodynamics  (B.Sc., General Degree: 1st Year)
• CHE 210 10 Phase Equilibria & Surface Chemistry (B.Sc., General Degree: 2nd Year)
• CHE 361 10 Chemical Kinetics (B.Sc., Special Degree: 3rd Year)
• CHE 369 10 Molecular Photochemistry (B.Sc., Special Degree: 3rd Year) 
• CHE 315 20 Physical Chemistry General Degree Practical (B.Sc., 3rd Year)
• CHE 376 20 Physical Chemistry Special Degree Practical (B.Sc., 3rd Year) 
• CHE 479 10 Lasers in Chemistry & Applications (B.Sc., Special Degree: 4th Year) 
• CHE 458 10 Surface Techniques & Dynamic Surfaces (B.Sc., Special Degree: 4th Year) 

Tutorials- 2009/2010 Academic Year

   Research Group 

   Institute of Chemistry, Ceylon. 40th Annual Sessions

Selected Publications

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