Chamika Goonetilleke

To obtain a Doctoral degree in Chemistry within the field of Material Chemistry, Active Matter, and Nanoscience to make impactful discoveries contributing to the advancement of science in the world through research and innovation

• Coordinator of the “Active Matter Seminar” at Pennsylvania State University since April 2023

• Member of Graduate Women in Science since 2023

• Member of the American Chemical Society

• Member of the Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science (SLAAS)

• Student Mentor

• Volunteered for the Chemistry GSA Outreach events

• Assisting with the International Conference on Multidisciplinary Approaches in Science 2021 (ICMAS 2021) Track C

• Organizer in “SAHAS” project organized by the Chemical Society, University of Colombo

• Dalalian Scholarship Fund 2024 – Chemistry Department at Penn State University

• 2022 – 2023 Homer F. Braddock Scholarship in Biology, Chemistry, and Physics at Penn State University

• Braucher Award 2022 – 2023 – 1 st Year Graduate Student Award – Chemistry Department at Penn State University

• Dharmachandra & Tamarasa Gunawardhana Memorial Gold Medal for Analytical Chemistry

• Dr. C.L.DE SILVA MEMORIAL PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY – 2018 on the result of the First Year and Second Year Examinations in Science held in 2017 and 2018, respectively

• Distinction in Australian National Chemistry Quiz Organized by Royal Australian Chemical Institute, Junior Division, 2011

• Participated as a Delegate Representing Sri Lanka for the 12th Asian Science Camp 2018