{"id":7,"date":"2018-11-07T00:51:52","date_gmt":"2018-11-07T06:21:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/chemistry\/mn-kaumal\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2025-01-09T01:14:08","modified_gmt":"2025-01-09T06:44:08","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.res.cmb.ac.lk\/chemistry\/mn-kaumal\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;42&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1542360395209{border-radius: 3px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;]<h2 class=\"fac-title text-left\" style=\"color:#4b4b4b\">Prof. M.N. Kaumal<\/h2>\n[vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"small-text\"><strong>Professor in Chemistry<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Department of Chemistry<br \/>\nUniversity of Colombo<br \/>\nColombo 00300<br \/>\nSri Lanka<\/p>\n<p>Office: Department of Chemistry- Room No. 110<br \/>\nWork Phone: +94 11-250 3367<br \/>\nWork Fax: +94 11-250 3367<br \/>\nEmail: mnkaumal@sci.cmb.ac.lk[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1535953473354{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1536030595843{border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"fac-title text-left\">Academic &amp; Professional Qualifications<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1535953473354{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<ul class=\"ul-card \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">Postdoctoral Fellow <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2018<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\">Postdoctoral Fellow <\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"where\">Partners HealthCare Innovation, Cambridge, MA, USA<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">PhD<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2012<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\">PhD - Analytical Chemistry<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"where\">Mississippi State University, Mississippi State MS 39762, USA<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul><ul class=\"ul-card \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">BSc<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2004<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\">BSc (Chemistry Special, First Class)<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"where\">University of Colombo<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<ul class=\"ul-card \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">PFF<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2010<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\">Successfully completed the Preparing future faculty training program (PFF) <\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"where\">Mississippi State University<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"degree\">CTHE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2006<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\">Completed the faculty training program (CTHE)<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"where\">university of Colombo, Sri Lanka( obtained accreditation by the by the Staff and Education Development Association (SEDA), UK and UGC Sri Lanka as a teacher in higher education.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li><\/ul>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1535953473354{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1600146497716{border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"fac-title text-left\">Intellectual Property Management and Patenting<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1535953473354{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<ul class=\"ul-card \">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2024<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\">WIPO International Patent Drafting Training Program - 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DL320 Basics of Patent Drafting<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"where\">World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2019<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wipo.int\/academy\/en\/courses\/distance_learning\/\" target=\"\">WIPO - DL511 Software Licensing including Open Source<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"where\">World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2019<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wipo.int\/academy\/en\/courses\/distance_learning\/\" target=\"\">WIPO - DL318 Patent Information Search<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"where\">World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"\"><div class=\"dy\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"year\">2018<\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"description\">\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"what\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wipo.int\/academy\/en\/courses\/distance_learning\/\" target=\"\">WIPO - 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