Resume

• 2004

  Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

  Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

  University of Toledo

  University Physics I

  University Physics II

  College Physics I

  College Physics II

• 1997

  Bachelor of Science (BSc)

  Physics-Honors

  University of Colombo

  First Class

• Theory

  Mathematica

  Spectroscopy

  Science

  Courses

  College Teaching

  Higher Education

  Nanomaterials

  Matlab

  LaTeX

  Distance Learning

  Physics

  Statistics

  Student Development

  Teaching

  Research

  Numerical Analysis

  University Teaching

  Theory of Electronic Transport in Non-Crystalline Junctions

  Marco Nardone

  Diana Shvydka

  Theory of Electronic Transport in Non-Crystalline Junctions

  Physical model of CdS-based thin-film photovoltaic junctions

  Mukuth Mitra

  Diana Shvydka

  Piezo-photovoltaic coupling in CdS-based thin-film photovoltaics

  Diana Shvydka

  Physics of Ultrathin Photovoltaics

  Long range fluctuations in thin-film structures

  Lilani

  Bowling Green State University

  Ohio University

  The University of Toledo

  University of Colombo-Faculty of Science

  University of Toledo

  University of Sri Jayewardenepura

  *Teach Introductory Physics to non-physics majors and physics majors

  \n*Advise students

  \n*Serve in Instructor Evaluation Committee

  \n*Memeber of the Active Learning and Transition to Digital Learning community at BGSU

  \n*Conduct research- Established a hopping conduction mechanism for electron transport of metal-semiconductor junctions in thin-film PV devices.\n*Develop new teaching methods

  \n*Review college physics new textbooks.

  Bowling Green State University

  University of Sri Jayewardenepura

  Sri Lanka

  Teaching Solid State Physics for Physics Honors Students.

  Visiting Lecturer

  Senior Lecturer

  Sri Lanka

  University of Sri Jayewardenepura

  Athens

  Ohio

  •Taught instructional labs and graded assignments.\n•Conducted helping sessions.

  Graduate Teaching Assistant

  Ohio University

  •Proposed a theory of long-range potential fluctuations considering different grain distributions in thin-film photovoltaics.\n•Made numerical predictions for ultra-thin PV devices.\n•Numerically simulated the effects of shunting and the non-uniformities of large area thin-film devices using Pspise.\n•Developed a reversal-field model for thin-film PV devices.

  Graduate Research Assistant

  Toledo

  Ohio Area

  University of Toledo

  Colombo

  Sri Lanka

  •Coordinated and taught undergraduate lab sessions.\n•Developed and modified new experiments for undergraduate physics labs.\n•Conducted Theory of Special Relativity tutorial classes for undergraduates.

  Instructor

  University of Colombo-Faculty of Science

  •Taught instructional labs for physics non-major undergraduate students.\n•Graded assignments and conducted helping centers.

  Graduate Teaching Assistant

  Toledo

  Ohio Area

  The University of Toledo

  Member

  American Association of University Professors

  Member

  American Physical Society

  English

  Sinhalese

  Mahapola Higher Education Scholarship

  Sri Lanka Government

  David Turnbull Scholarship in Materials Science

  University of Toledo

  Sir Arthur Lambert Rupasinghe Scholarship in Physics

  University of Colombo

  Women of Distinction

  The award honors excellence

  ingenuity

  and the ability to overcome barriers that still exist for women.

  Center for Leadership-Bowling Green State University