Research Interests

  • Fluorescence Sensors, Mechanistic Organic Photochemistry

UNPUBLISHED THESIS: -GRADUATE SUPERVISION

  • Ph.D – 2006 Title: Potentiometric and spectroscopic studies of Hydroxamic acid derivatives Student: R. Senthylnithy.
  • M.Phill – 1998. Title: Photochemistry of Substituted Benzoates of 9-anthracenemethanol in methanol and Micellar solutions Student: W.A. Sriyani Mallika.
  • M.Phil – 2004 Title: Ion Selective Fluoroionophores Based on Chromophore Linked Hydroximic Acid Derivatives Student: W.A.P.A. Jayasinghe.
  • M.Phil – 2009 Title: Preparation of Anthracene Based Pyridinium Salts and the Study of Fluorescence Behavior in Cyclodextrin and Cellular Systems” Student: V.N.P. Liyanage.
  • M.Sc in Analytical Chemistry – 1993 Title: Development of New Fluorescence reagent for the determination of metal ions at very low concentration Student: M.K.Karunathilaka.
  • M.Sc in Analytical Chemistry – 1995 Title: Development of Law Cost Cyclic Voltamogram Student: T. Vasanthakumara.
  • M.Sc in Analytical Chemistry – 1997 Title: Development of a new fluorimetric methods for quantitative analysis of pharmaceutical substances Student: C. A. Munasinghe.
  • M.Sc in Analytical Chemistry – 1999 Title: Preparation of a Hydroxamic acid linked Anthracene chromophore for the analysis of metal ions at trace level. Student: Samanthi Perera.
  • M.Sc in Applied Organic Chemistry – 2011 Title: Hydroxamic acid derivatives as fluorescence sensors in organized media. Student: U.K.D.S.S. Gunasekera.