Research Interests

• Highly Sensitive Optical Interferometry

• Environmental Engineering

• Materials science & Engineering

• Energy Management

1. K.T.K.M. De Silva, U. M. Rajagopalan, and H. Kadono “Monitoring of growth dynamics of plants under the influence of cadmium using a highly sensitive interferometric technique”, Journal of Optical Engineering, 55(12), 2016. [doi: 10.1117/1.OE.55.12.121718]

2. K.T.K.M. De Silva, U. M. Rajagopalan, and H. Kadono “Highly sensitive optical interferometric technique with Chinese chive leaf surface reveals stress-dependent instantaneous nanometric growth fluctuations under heavy metal exposure”, Journal of Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 137, 2016.

3. K.T.K.M. De Silva, and H. Kadono, “Monitoring of Cadmium influence on ultra short-term growth dynamics of plants using a highly sensitive interferometric technique, SIT”, Proc. of SPIE Vol. 9660, (2015). [doi: 10.1117/12.2196866]

4. K.T.K.M. De Silva, H. Kadono, and T. Yonekura, “Monitoring effect of heavy metal on ultra short-term growth fluctuation of plants using a highly sensitive interferometric technique of statistical interferometry”, Proc. of the 55th meeting on Light Wave Sensing Technology 2015.

5. K.T.K.M. De Silva, and H. Kadono, “Monitoring ultra short-term growth dynamics of plants under the influence of zinc using a highly sensitive interferometric technique, SIT”, The 63rd JSAP Spring Meeting 2016, Ookayama Campus, Japan.

6. K.T.K.M. De Silva, L. Tao, S. Yonemochi, K. Oh, and H. Kadono, “Monitoring of heavy metal influence on ultra-short term growth dynamics of plants using a highly sensitive interferometric technique, SIT and physiological conditions”, Japan Society of Agricultural, Biological and Environmental Engineers and Scientists 2015, Miyazaki, Japan.

7. K.T.K.M. De Silva, and H. Kadono, “Monitoring of Cadmium influence on ultra short-term growth dynamics of plants using a highly sensitive interferometric technique, SIT”, International conference on Speckle Metrology 2015, Guanajuato, Mexico.

8. K.T.K.M. De Silva, H. Kadono, and T. Yonekura, “Monitoring effect of heavy metal on ultra short-term growth fluctuation of plants using a highly sensitive interferometric technique of statistical interferometry”, The 55th meeting on Light Wave Sensing Technology 2015, Tokyo University of Science, Japan.

9. K.T.K.M. De Silva, H. Kadono, and K. Oh, “Ultra-short term growth behavior of plants under the influence of Cadmium using a highly sensitive interferometric technique, SIT”, The 62nd JSAP Spring Meeting 2015, Tokai University, Japan.

10. K.T.K.M. De Silva, H. Kadono, and K. Oh, “Investigation of ultra-short term growth behavior of plants under the influence of heavy metal using a Highly Sensitive Interferometric Technique”, Japan Society of Agricultural, Biological and Environmental Engineers and Scientists 2014, Meiji University, Japan.

    Thesis :
    

11. K.T.K.M. De Silva, and H. Kadono, “Investigation of nanometric growth dynamics of plants under the influence of heavy metals using statistical interferometry technique “, Doctor of Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, Japan, September 2016.

• Lecturer – Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka (From 01.12.2016 to present)

• Doctoral Student – Optical Sensing Laboratory, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, Japan (From 06.10.2013 to 29.09.2016)

• Lecturer – Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka (From 02.01.2012 to 30.09.2013)

• Instructor (Temporary) – Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka (From 10.10.2011 to 30.12.2011)