I obtained my BSc Hons degree in Physics from the University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka in 2008, and my MSc by Research and PhD in Condensed Matter Physics from the University of Nottingham in 2012 and 2015, respectively. I received the EMRS Young Scientist Award in 2012. My areas of expertise are semiconductor physics, material science, and nanotechnology. My PhD project focussed on the fabrication of nanoscale current channels in dilute nitride III-N-V semiconductor compounds. At the end of my PhD, I changed my focus to the emerging new class of 2D materials. I gained 4.5 years of postdoctoral experience, 3 years at the University of Nottingham and 1.5 years at the University of Manchester.
I joined Keele University as a Lecturer in October 2019 and was promoted to Senior Lecturer in May 2024. Since I joined Keele, I have developed my independent research group in experimental 2D materials. My group’s research is focused on understanding the fundamental properties and applications of novel 2D materials. My research is supported by a Royal Society Research grant to understand the feasibility of III-VI van der Waals layered materials for flexible and wearable devices, a British Council Researcher Links Climate Change Workshop Grant to grow metal chalcogenides for sodium ion battery anodes, a Royal Society Short Industry Fellowship to study the surface and interface science of 2D materials using Kelvin probe force microscopy, and an EPSRC grant to synthesis smart electrodes for energy storage devices.
Research Interests
Advanced Materials, Semiconductors, Electronics, Optoelectronics, Energy storage devices.
Teaching and Learning
PHY-20033 Applied Physics and Emerging Technologies
Physics and Applications of Indium Selenide-based van der Waals Heterostructures
