PhD Student
Our Team
Hiruni Thilanka Dedduwakumara
QUT Contact Details
- Gardens Point, M Block, Level 2, GP-M203-03
mailto:hirunithilanka.dedduwakumara@hdr.qut.edu.au
Brief Curriculum Vitae
Brief Curriculum Vitae
| since 01/23 | PhD studies under supervision of Dr. Nathan Boase, Prof. Christopher Barner-Kowollik and Prof. Deepak Dubal at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia |
| 07/22 – 12/22 | Project Consultant at Ansell Textiles Lanka – Seeduwa, Sri Lanka |
| 09/21 – 03/22 | Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) thesis under the supervision of Prof. Thilini Gunasekara and Prof. Nilwala Kottegoda at University of Sri Jayewardenepura – Sri Lanka
“Synthesis and development of a slow-release urea encapsulated polymer hydrogel” |
| 07/21 – 07/22 | Executive (Manufacturing & operations) at Ansell – Sri Lanka |
| 09/20 – 07/21 | Research Specialist at SW Safety Solutions – Union City, California, USA |
| 07/20 – 10/20 | Certification in Research methodology and Scientific writing, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka |
| 07/18 – 03/22 | Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) in Chemistry at University of Sri Jayewardenepura – Sri Lanka |
| 07/18 – 09/20 | Graduate Research Assistant at Department of Chemistry, University of Sri Jayewardenepura – Sri Lanka |
| 01/15 – 12/17 | Bachelor of Science at University of Sri Jayewardenepura – Sri Lanka |
| 08/13 | GCE A/L examination at C.W.W. Kannangara College – Matugama, Sri Lanka |
Research Interests and Opportunities
Research Interests
- Hydrogel chemistry
- Free Radical Polymerization
- Thin film heaters
- Rubber chemistry
Awards and Prizes
Presentations
Publications
| [761] |
The Macromolecular Design of Poly(styrene-isoprene-styrene) (SIS) Copolymers Defines their Performance in Flexible Electrothermal Composite Heaters
Dedduwakumara, H. T.; Barner-Kowollik, C.; Dubal, D.; Boase, N. R. B. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2024, in press. |
Other Publications
2021
| [03] | IMPACT OF HYDROGELS ON EARLY GROWTH OF MAIZE IN SANDY REGOSOLS: PROGRESS TOWARDS IMPROVING GROWTH PERFORMANCE BY ENHANCING WATER AND NUTRIENTS RETENTION CAPACITY OF THE SOIL Rasadaree, T.S., Herath, H.M.I.K., Dedduwakumara, H.T., Kottegoda, and Kuruwita- mudiyanselage, T., 2021. Journal of Food and Agriculture, 14(1), pp.36–48. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/jfa.v14i1.5241 |
2020
| [02] | IMPACT OF HYDROGELS ON EARLY GROWTH OF MAIZE (ZEA MAYS) GROWN IN SANDY REGOSOLS T.S. Rasadaree, HMIK Hearath, H.T. Dedduwakumara, N. Kottegoda, T. Kuruwita Mudiyanselage, Proceedings of the 76th Annual Sessions of Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science;13- 18 December 2020; BMICH: SLAAS; 2020. Part I-210/B |
| [01] | UREA INCORPORATED NOVEL HYDROGEL SYNTHESIZED BY THE POLYMERIZATION OF ACRYLIC ACID AND ACRYLAMIDE USING DIETHYLENETRIAMINE (DETA) AS A CROSSLINKER FOR SOIL WATER RETENTION IN AGRICULTURE H. T. Dedduwakumara, N. Kottegoda, T. K. Mudiyanselage., Proceedings of the 75th Annual Sessions of Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science;8-13 December 2019; University of Colombo: SLAAS; 2019. Part I- 605/E2 |
Tweets
Twitter feed is not available at the moment.