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Carnegie Mellon University
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Mellon Institute
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Education
PhD. candidate in Chemistry, University of Texas at Dallas
August 2012 - present
Research Topic: Synthesis of liquid crystalline semiconducting block copolymers with P3HT for organic field effect transistors (OFETs) and other photovoltaic applications
Advisor: Dr. Mihaela C. Stefan, Department of Chemistry, UT Dallas
B. Sc. (Hons.) in Chemistry, University of Peradeniya
August 2007 - Septmber 2011
Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Research
Research Assistant, University of Texas at Dallas
Spring 2013 - present
• Project I: Synthesis and characterization of side-chain thermotropic liquid crystalline copolymers containing regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene)
• Project II: Synthesis of block copolymers of smectic methoxy biphenyl mesogens with regioregular P3HT via ATRP and its applications in OFETs and Solar cells
• Project III: Synthesis, Characterization and application of poly(4-vinylpyridine)-block-poly(3-(2-ethylhexyl)thiophene) in Cd-Se quantum dot hybrid solar cells as an additive
Teaching Assistant, University of Texas at Dallas
Fall 2012 - Fall 2014
• Teaching assistant for General Chemistry Lab I & II-Fall 2012 to Summer 2014 Advanced Chemical Synthesis Laboratory- Spring 2015
Teaching Assistant, Department Of Chemistry, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
September 2011 - July 2012
Publications
• Pathiranage Taniya M. S. K.; Magurudeniya Harsha D.; Bhatt Mahesh P.; Rainbolt Elizabeth A.; Biewer Michael C.; Stefan Mihaela C.; Synthesis and characterization of side-chain thermotropic liquid crystalline copolymers containing regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene); Polymer, 2015Presentations
• Pathiranage Taniya M.; Bhatt Mahesh P.; Magurudeniya Harsha D.; Biewer, Michael C.; Stefan, Mihaela C.; Synthesis and characterization of side-chain thermotropic liquid crystalline block copolymers containing P3HT , 247th ACS National Meeting Exposition, Dallas, TX, United States, March 16-20, 2014Affiliations
2014 Member, American Chemical Society-poly Division