Astronomy and Space Science Unit (ASSU)
Department of Physics
Members
Professor K P S Chandana Jayaratne
Dr. Janaka Adassuriya
Department of Physics
Office: +94 112047345
Email: janaka@phys.cmb.ac.lk
adassuriya@gmail.com
Dr. Siyath Gunawardena
Department of Physics
Office: +94 112047351
Email: siyath.gunewardene@phys.cmb.ac.lk
Dr. W A Monika Madhavi
Department of Physics
Office: +94 112047373
Email: monika@phys.cmb.ac.lk
Dr. Rasadi Munasinghe
Department of Physics
Office: +94 112047351
Email: rasadi@phys.cmb.ac.lk
Foreign Collaborates
Dr. Nalin Samarasinha
Senior Scientist
Planetary Science Institute
Tucson, AZ
USA
Prof. A U Abeysekara
Research Assistant Professor
Physics And Astronomy
The University of Utah
USA
Prof. Akimasa Yoshikawa
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Faculty of Sciences
Kyushu University
Prof. Shashikiran Ganesh
Scientist
Astronomy & Astrophysics Division
Physical Research Laboratory
India
Prof T. Wickramasinghe
Department of Physics
The College of New Jersey
USA
Dr. Christian Monstein
PI, e-CALLISTO Network
Institute for Particle Physics and Astrophysics
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH)
Local Collaborates
- Mr. Saraj Gunasekera, Head of the Division, Space Applications Division, Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies, Katubedda, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.
- Prof. V P S Perera, The Head, Department of Physics, The Open University of Sri Lanka, Nawala, Nugegoda.
- Dr. G D K Mahanama, The Head, Department of Physics, University of Ruhuna, Matara.
- Astronomical Society, University of Colombo. https://astrsoc.cmb.ac.lk/
Postgraduate Students
Mr. K G C Weerasekera
Influence of Dark Energy on Gravitational Lensing.
Mr. L K M I Randu
Constructing BLAZAR high energy emission model using temporal correlation between MeV and GeV flux.
Mr. A. D. Manjula Ranasinghe
Establishment of a Geomagnetic Filed Measuring Station in Sri Lanka and Study of Characteristics of Geomagnetic Field and Equatorial Electro Jet (EEJ) Variation with solar activity.
Mrs. A.P. Saumya Kumari
Thermal Modeling of Cometary Nuclei to Monitor Volatile Sublimation Driven Evolution of the Nuclear Shape and Rotation.
Mr. J. K. Hansana Madushan
On the study of Sun-Moon relative position on Earth’s weather changes.
Mr. H. S. Chathuranga Peries
On the study of the Urban Canyon’s height-to-width ratio and nocturnal heat island effect in Colombo.
Mr. Maduranthahan Viveganandam
Design and Construction of Compact High-Resolution Spectrograph with Remote Control Facility for Small Telescopes.
