{"id":14,"date":"2018-09-17T23:43:29","date_gmt":"2018-09-18T05:13:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/chemistry\/ireshika-desilva\/?page_id=14"},"modified":"2026-02-25T01:28:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T06:58:07","slug":"appointments","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/chemistry\/ireshika-desilva\/appointments\/","title":{"rendered":"Appointments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column]<h2 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Academic and administrative positions<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<ul class=\"ul-dates \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>To date<\/span><span>December 2023<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Professor<\/h4><p>Department of Chemistry, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>December 2023<\/span><span>November 2014<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Senior Lecturer<\/h4><p>Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2022<\/span><span>2015 <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Visiting Lecturer<\/h4><p>College of Chemical Sciences, Institute of Chemistry Ceylon<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2017<\/span><span>2016<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Visiting Lecturer<\/h4><p>Plastic and Rubber Institute, Rajagiriya <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2014<\/span><span>2014<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Visiting Lecturer<\/h4><p> Department of Chemistry, University of Colombo <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2014<\/span><span>2014<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Senior Lecturer<\/h4><p>College of Chemical Sciences, Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2005<\/span><span>2004<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Temporary Demonstrator<\/h4><p>Department of Chemistry, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<ul class=\"ul-dates \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>present<\/span><span>2015<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Visiting Lecturer - M.Sc. programmes<\/h4><p>Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>present<\/span><span>2013 <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Visiting Lecturer<\/h4><p> Department of Physical Sciences, Faculty of Applied Sciences, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2014<\/span><span>2013 <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Full-Time Academic<\/h4><p> College of Chemical Sciences, Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2011<\/span><span>2006<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Teaching Assistant<\/h4><p>Department of Chemistry, Mississippi State University, MS 39762, USA <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2006<\/span><span>2005<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Temporary Demonstrator<\/h4><p>Department of Chemistry, The Open University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<h2 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Positions held in professional bodies<\/h2>\n[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<ul class=\"ul-dates \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2017<\/span><span>2017<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Editor (\u201cChemistry in Sri Lanka\u201d Triannual magazine)<\/h4><p>Institute of Chemistry Ceylon <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2017<\/span><span>2017<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Committee member - Section E2 (Chemical Sciences)<\/h4><p>Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2016 <\/span><span>2014<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Assistant Editor - \u201cChemistry in Sri Lanka\u201d magazine published<\/h4><p>Institute of Chemistry Ceylon<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2014 <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Council member<\/h4><p>Institute of Chemistry Ceylon<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2013 <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member<\/h4><p>Institute of Chemistry Ceylon<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<ul class=\"ul-dates \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2017<\/span><span>2017<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Vice Chairperson (Advancement of Science)<\/h4><p>Environment committee, Sri Lanka Association<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2016 <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member <\/h4><p>National Chemistry Olympiad Committee<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>Present<\/span><span>2015 <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Committee member<\/h4><p> Environment committee, Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"dates\"><span>2014 <\/span><span>2014 <\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"content\"><h4>Member<\/h4><p>Colombo Science and Technology CELL<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/chemistry\/ireshika-desilva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/chemistry\/ireshika-desilva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/chemistry\/ireshika-desilva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/chemistry\/ireshika-desilva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/chemistry\/ireshika-desilva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/chemistry\/ireshika-desilva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":131,"href":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/chemistry\/ireshika-desilva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14\/revisions\/131"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/chemistry\/ireshika-desilva\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}