About Me
About Me
Currently a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Building Services Technology at the University College of Jaffna. She completed her B.Tech in Material Science at the University of Uva Wellassa in 2014. Later, in 2022, she obtained M.Phil in Material Science from the University of Jaffna. She has been appointed as a Probationary lecturer at the University College of Jaffna in 2016.
Education Qualifications
- Master of Philosophy in Material Science – University of Jaffna
- Bachelor of Technology (Hons) Specialization – Material Science) – Uva Wellassa University
Contact Details
Department of Building Services Technology
University College of Jaffna
Jaffna
Sri Lanka
Phone Number: +9421- 221-7796
Jaffna
Sri Lanka
Phone Number: +9421- 221-7796
Email : gmenisha@ucj.ac.lk / menishagnana@gmail.com
Position
- Department Coordinator (Building Services Technology) (2020- to date)
- Member of Examination offence committee (2021- to date)
- Chairman of Board of Survey committee (January 2023 – to date)
- Head of Academics (July 2020 – July 2021)
- Head of the Department – Building Services Technology (Oct 2016 – Oct 2019)
- Secretary of Research committee (2020 – 2021)
- Secretary of welfare committee (September 2020 – August 2022)
- Secretary of QIS Team (2018-2020)
- Member of Social Marking Team (2018-2020)
- Member of Technical Evaluation Committee
Teaching
- Engineering Physics
- Basic Electronics
- Plumbing System
- Occupational Health and safety procedure and practice
- Fire System
- Solid and Waste water management
- Boiler and Hot water system
- Compressed Air system
Publication
Publication of full papers in Science Citation Indexed Journal
- Synthesis, electrochemical and optical studies of poly (ethylene oxide) based gel-polymer electrolytes for sodium-ion secondary batteries, Menisha, S.L.N. Senavirathna, K. Vignarooban, N. Iqbal, H.M.J.C. Pitawala and A.M. Kannan, Solid State Ionics 371 (2021) 115755.
Scopus Indexed papers
- Menisha, G., Jayamaha, J. B., Vignarooban, K., Sashikesh, G., Velauthamurthy, K., Wijayasinghe, H. W. M. A. C., & Dissanayake, M. A. K. L. (2021, April). Gel-Polymer Electrolytes for Sodium Batteries-Raman and Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopic Studies. In Materials Science Forum (Vol. 1023, pp. 21-26).
- Menisha, M., Dissanayake, M. A. K. L., & Vignarooban, K. (2023). Quasi-Solid State Polymer Electrolytes Based on PVdF-HFP Host Polymer for Sodium-Ion Secondary Batteries. In Key Engineering Materials (Vol. 950, pp. 99–104). Trans Tech Publications, Ltd.
Abstracts were presented in National/ International Conferences and published in proceedings
- Optical vibrational excitations, electrochemical and structural properties of poly (ethylene oxide) based gel-polymer electrolytes for sodium batteries, K. Vignarooban, Menisha, S. Senthuran, H.M.J.C. Pitawala and A.M. Kannan – 25th Technological Advances in Science, Medicine and Engineering (TASME 2021) Conference, July 3 – 4, 2021, SickKids, Toronto, Canada.
- Poly (methyl methacrylate) based gel-polymer electrolytes for sodium-ion secondary batteries – A comparative study with different ionic salts, J.H.T.B. Jayamaha, Menisha, K.G.H.S. Keppetiyawa, S.L.N. Senavirathna, K. Vignarooban, G. Sashikesh, K. Velauthamurty, H.W.M.A.C. Wijayasinghe and M.A.K.L. Dissanayake – 7thRuhuna International Science and Technology Conference (RISTCON 2020), January 22, 2020, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka.
- Menisha, J.H.T.B. Jayamaha, K. Vignarooban, G. Sashikesh K. Velauthamurthyc, H.W.M.A.C. Wijayasinghe and M.A.K.L. Dissanayake, “Gel-Polymer Electrolytes for Sodium Batteries – Raman and Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopic Studies” 9th International Conference on Material Science and Engineering Technology held in Kyoto, Japan. (2020)
- K. Premachandra, M. Gnanasubramaniam, Enhancement of physical properties of natural rubber vulcanizates by incorporating rice husk ash with carbon black as a filler, Proceedings of the Research Symposium of Uva Wellassa University, January 29-30, 2015
- K. Premachandra, M. Gnanasubramaniam, Study of the effect on physical properties of rice husk ash and carbon black filled natural rubber vulcanizates, Proceedings of the Research Symposium of Uva Wellassa University, January 30-31, 2016