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Employment (5)

University of Houston - Clear Lake: Houston, Texas, US

2021-09-01 to present | Assistant professor of Chemistry (Department of Physical & Applied Sciences)
Employment
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Charuksha Walgama

University of Arkansas at Fort Smith: Fort Smith, AR, US

2020-08-10 to present | Assistant Professor (Physical Sciences)
Employment
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Charuksha Walgama

University of Texas at Austin: Austin, TX, US

2017-08-25 to present | Postdoctoral Fellow (Chemistry)
Employment
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Charuksha Walgama

Oklahoma State University Stillwater: Stillwater, OK, US

2012-08-15 to 2017-07-31 | Graduate Research Assistant (Chemistry)
Employment
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Charuksha Walgama

University of Kelaniya Faculty of Science: Kelaniya, LK

2010-12-10 to 2012-04-10 | Temporary Lecturer (Chemistry)
Employment
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Charuksha Walgama

Education and qualifications (3)

Oklahoma State University Stillwater: Stillwater, OK, US

2012-08-15 to 2017-07-31 | PhD (Chemistry)
Education
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Charuksha Walgama

Institute of Personal Management (IPM): Colombo 5, LK

2008 to 2010 | The Professional Qualification in Human Resource Management (PQHRM) (Human Resources Manageent)
Education
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Charuksha Walgama

University of Kelaniya Faculty of Science: Kelaniya, LK

2006 to 2010 | BSc (Chemistry)
Education
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Charuksha Walgama

Professional activities (11)

Royal Society of Chemistry: London, GB

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Charuksha Walgama

Electrochemical Society: Pennington, New Jersey, US

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Charuksha Walgama

American Chemical Society: Washington D.C., District of Columbia, US

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Charuksha Walgama

University of Houston: Houston, Texas, US

2022 to present | Organic Battery Days: Invited Speaker (Cullen College of Engineering)
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Charuksha Walgama

University of Houston - Clear Lake: Houston, Texas, US

2022 | Instructional Innovation Award (Center for Faculty Development)
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Charuksha Walgama

Oklahoma State University: Stillwater, OK, US

2017 | Distinguished Graduate Fellow (DGF) Award (Chemistry)
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Charuksha Walgama

Oklahoma State University: Stillwater, OK, US

2016 | O. C. Dermer Scholarship for Outstanding Teaching Assistants (Chemistry)
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Charuksha Walgama

Electrochemical Society: Pennington, New Jersey, US

2016 | Joseph W. Richards Summer Fellowship
Distinction
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Charuksha Walgama

Oklahoma State University: Stillwater, OK, US

2015 | Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) Scholar Award (Spears School of Business)
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Charuksha Walgama

Oklahoma State University: Stillwater, OK, US

2014 | Henry P. Johnston Fellowship (Chemistry)
Distinction
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Charuksha Walgama

Oklahoma State University: Stillwater, OK, US

2013 | Skinner Fellowship (Chemistry)
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Charuksha Walgama

Funding (3)

Optimization of an Electrochemical Detection Strategy for Novel Point-of-care Biosensor Platforms

2022 to 2023 | Grant
University of Houston Clear Lake (Houston, US)
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Charuksha Walgama

Synthesizing and Testing Antimicrobial Drug Candidates

2021 to 2022 | Grant
university of Arkansas Fort Smith (Fort Smith, US)
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Charuksha Walgama

Acquisition of a Shared HPLC at UAFS for Teaching and Biomedical Research

2020 to 2021 | Grant
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (Bethesda, Maryland, US)
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Charuksha Walgama

Peer review (4 reviews for 4 publications/grants)

Review activity for ACS applied bio materials. (1)
Review activity for ACS omega. (1)
Review activity for ACS sensors. (1)
Review activity for Journal of the American Chemical Society. (1)