Hemali Rathnayake
Dr. Hemali Rathnayake is an associate professor in the Department of Nanoscience, Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering (JSNN), University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG), USA. She obtained her BS in Chemistry from the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, in 2000 and her Ph.D. from the Department of Chemistry, University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass), USA, in 2007. Dr. Rathnayake is a pioneer scientist and a chemist in nanomaterials chemistry with a focus on the interfacial interaction of nanomaterials, molecules, macromolecules, and polymers in homogeneous and heterogeneous media. Her research on the design, synthesis, self-assembly, and application of well-defined superstructures in nanoelectronics, environmental remediation, and sustainable energy has impacted the scientific community with highly rated peer-reviewed journal publications, patents, and more than eighty invited talks to scientific and non-scientific communities.