EDUCATION Ph.D. 2000-2004; University of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. M.S. 1998-2000; University of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. B.S 1992-1996; First Class Honors in Physics, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Associate Professor: 7/2020-present; Department of Chemistry & Physics, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, USA. Assistant Professor: 8/2014-6/2020; Department of Chemistry & Physics, Augusta University, Augusta, Georgia, USA. Assistant Professor: 9/2007-8/2014; Department of Physics, SUNY-Binghamton, Binghamton, New York, USA. Post-Doctoral Associate: 8/2004-8/2007; Laboratory of Atomic and Solid State Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA.
MAJOR AWARDS Outstanding Young Faculty Award-2020-21: College of Science and Mathematics, Augusta University. Recognition Award: AU Value of Compassion-2017-18: First & Second Year Experience: Student Nomination. Augusta University. Recognition Award: AU Value of Leadership-2017-18: First & Second Year Experience: Student Nomination. Augusta University. KITP Scholar Award 2016-18: Kavli Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara. ITAMP Visiting Scientist Award-2016-17: Institute for Theoretical Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, Harvard University. McMicken College Outstanding Doctoral Student Award -2005: McMicken College of Arts and Sciences, University of Cincinnati. Best Presentation Award-2004: Physics Department Retreat, University of Cincinnati. Second Best Presentation Award-2003: Physics Department Retreat, University of Cincinnati. Best Presentation Award-2002: Physics Department Retreat, University of Cincinnati. Outstanding Student Award-1996: Physical Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna. Martin Wickramasinghe Memorial Scholarship for the highest scorer in part-one examination-1992: Physical Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Ruhuna.