SENIOR LECTURER – GRADE II
Department of Chemistry
University of Colombo
Colombo 00300
Sri Lanka
Office: Department of Chemistry- Room No. 509
Work Phone: +94 11-250 3367
Work Fax: +94 11-250 3367
Email: sashimv@chem.cmb.ac.lk
Dr. Sashiprabha Manjari Vithanarachchi
Department of Chemistry
Dr. Sashiprabha Manjari Vithanarachchi
SENIOR LECTURER – GRADE II
Academic & Professional Qualifications
- PhD 2013
PhD - Inorganic Chemistry
Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
- BSc 2006
BSc Special Degree in Chemistry (First Class Honors)
University of Colombo
- Postdoctoral qualifications 2014
Wenner-Gren Postdoctoral Fellow
Uppsala University, Sweden
Research Interests
- Fields: Inorganic and Bioinorganic Chemistry
- Development of lanthanide- and transition metal-based molecular imaging probes (coordination complexes and nanoparticles for luminescence and magnetic resonance imaging)
- Study of lanthanide–small natural organic molecule interactions using lanthanide luminescence
- Development of lanthanide-doped and plant extract-based nanomaterials
- Investigation of metal ions and complexes in medicinal plant materials
- Development of biodegradable polymer materials