Meet Nadeesha K. Senevirathne
Visiting Assistant Professor, Chemistry
Phone: (813) 257-3576
Email: nsenevirathne@ut.edu
Address: 401 W. Kennedy Blvd. Tampa, FL 33606
Mailbox: 3F
Building:
FSO
Room: 110
Education
2006 University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, B.S.
2008 University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, M.S.
2019 City University of New York, Ph.D.
Courses Taught
Chemistry and Societ
General Chemistry I
General Chemistry I Laboratory
General Chemistry II Laboratory
Career Specialties
Peptide Nanotechnology
Material Science
Analytical Instrumentation
Professional and Community Activities
Nadeesha Senevirathne's Ph.D. research was focused on designing short peptide mediated porphyrin nanostructures. Designed peptide-porphyrin supramolecular structures were further studied for their light harvesting and catalytic activities.
Honors and Awards
Doctoral Student Research Grant (DSRG 12), 2017
Gertrude B. Ellion award for a female graduate student in the Chemistry Department, Hunter College, City University of New York, 2016
Fall 2017 conference presentation support for doctoral students