Dr. Queenie. Y. Soundararajah

 

1. Soundararajah, Q. Y. et al. Structure and its effect on strain of InxGa1-xN core shell Nanorods. in UK Semiconductors 2015 and UK Nitrides Consortium summer meeting, Sheffield, UK (2015).
2. Webster, R. F. et al. Microstructure of InxGa1-xN nanorods grown by molecular beam epitaxy. Semicond. Sci. Technol. 30, (2015).
3. Soundararajah, Q. Y., Cherns, D., Novikov, S. V. & Foxon, C. T. Electron Diffraction studies of Strain in InxGa1-xN core-shell nanorods. in Postgraduate conference, School of Physics, University of Bristol, UK (2014).
4. Soundararajah, Q. Y., Cherns, D., Novikov, S, V. & Foxon, C, T. Structural Characterisation of two different compositions of InGaN Nanostructured Solar Cells. in Postgraduate conference, School of Physics, University of Bristol, UK (2013).
5. Soundararajah, Q. Y., Karunaratne, B. S. B. & Rajapakse, R. M. G. Mechanical Properties of Poly(vinyl alcohol) Montmorillonite Nanocomposites. J. Compos. Mater. 44, 303–311 (2010).
6. Soundararajah, Q. Y., Karunaratne, B. S. B. & Rajapakse, R. M. G. Montmorillonite polyaniline nanocomposites: Preparation, characterization and investigation of mechanical properties. Mater. Chem. Phys. 113, 850–855 (2009).
7. Soundararajah, Q. Y., Karunaratne, B. S. B. & Rajapakse, R. M. G. Characterization And Mechanical Properties of Montmorillonite Poly (Vinyl) Alcohol Nanocomposites. Ceylon J. Sci. Sci. 14, 21–28 (2008).
8. Soundararajah, Q. Y., Karunaratne, B. S. B. & Rajapakse, R. M. G. Comparison of Kaolinite and Montmorillonite Clay in preparing the Clay- Poly(Vinyl Alcohol) Nanocomposites and their Mechanical and Optical Properties. in An international conference on “Advances in continuum mechanics, materials Science, nanoscience and nanotechnology, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (2008).
9. Soundararajah, Q. Y., Karunaratne, B. S. B. & Rajapakse, R. M. G. Preparation, Characterization And Mechanical Properties Of Montmorillonite Poly(Vinyl) Alcohol Nanocomposites. in National Conference on Advanced Materials for Emerging Technologies (2007).
10. Soundararajah, Q. Y., Karunaratne, B. S. B. & Rajapakse, R. M. G. Clay Polymer Nanocomposites: Investigation Of Their Mechanical Properties for Industrial And Technological Applications. in Sri Lanka Association of Advancement of Science, Colombo, Sri Lanka (2006).
11. Soundararaja, Q. Y., Karunaratne, B. S. B. & Rajapakse, R. M. G. Preparation, Characterisation and Mechanical Properties of Montmorillonite Polyanyline Nanocomposites. in Annual Research Sessions, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (2006).
12. Soundararaja, Q. Y., Karunaratne, B. S. B. & Rajapakse, R. M. G. Clay-Polymer Nanocomposites: Investigation of their Electrical, Mechanical, Thermal and Green-Catalytic Properties for industrial application. in 10th Anniversary of Postgraduate Institute of Science (PGIS), PGIS, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (2006).
13. Wijesinghe, W.P.S.L. Gamagedara, T. P. et al. Review of novel, low-cost and light-weight composite materials for applications in sport car components. in The 28th International Symposium on Transport Phenomena (2017).

My interests lie in using transmission electron microscopy to characterize nanomaterials, in particular the semiconductors that are used to make solar cells and light emitting devices. Imaging, electron diffraction and analytical studies that include energy dispersive X-ray microanalysis (EDX), electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) and cathodoluminescence (CL) to characterize nanomaterials and defects are also of interest. The semiconducting materials that I worked with using transmission electron microscopy for my PhD thesis includes InGaN, GaN, Si and MoO3.

 

• Commonwealth Scholarship, awarded by the Commonwealth Commission in the UK for three and a half years to pursue a PhD degree in Physics in the School of Physics, University of Bristol, UK.
• President’s award on 17th of January 2014 for scientific publication for scientific research evaluated by peers and published in the year 2009 in International scientific journal cited in the Science citation index Mater Chem Phy 2009, Vol 113, Iss 2-3, pp850-855
• The NSF research award on 02nd July 2013 for Scientific Excellence for the research project on Clay polymer nanocomposites: investigation of their electrical, mechanical, thermal and green-catalytic properties for industrial and technological applications under the NSF competitive research grant scheme.

• Serving as senior lecturer in Physics at the Department of Physics, EUSL from 2013 to date.
• Served as the Head of the Department of Physics, Eastern University, Sri Lanka from 2007 to 2012.
• Coordinator of the Carrier Guidance Unit for the Faculty of Science from 2007 to 2010
• Served as the coordinator for Physics for the Master of Science in Science Education programme of the Faculty of Science from 2009 to 2012.
• Served as the course advisor for the Faculty of Science from 2007 to 2012.
• Served as the chairman of the Technical evaluation committee for the lab and office equipment for the Eastern University, Sri Lanka from 2010 to 2011.
• Member of the Technical evaluation committee for the supply, installation, implementation and maintenance of integrated library management software system, data conversion and training of library staff at the Eastern University, Sri Lanka from 2007 to 2009
• Member of the Senate, EUSL from 2007 to 2012.
• Member of the Faculty Board of Science, EUSL from 2002 to date.
• Member of the Research Committee of Faculty of Science from 2011 to 2012.
• Chief Examiner for Physics in the G.C.E (Advance Level) Examination from 2008 to 2011.