August 2026 Dickinson State Employee Highlights
August 2026 Dickinson State Staff and Faculty Highlights
Dr. Samanthika Hettiarachchi
- Assistant Professor of Chemistry and PhysicsSchool of Applied Sciences — Other Sciences
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| Degree | Major Emphasis | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| Ph.D. | Chemistry | University of Maine |
| B.S. | Chemistry | University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka |
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Samanthika serves as an assistant professor in Chemistry and Physics at the Department of Natural Science, at Dickinson State University. Before she joined Dickinson State University, she served as a professor in Chemistry at the Open University of Sri Lanka for 20 years.
Samanthika received her Bachelor of Science, specializing in Chemistry from the University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Maine, USA. During her Ph.D, she served as a teaching assistant as well as a research assistant. While pursuing her doctoral degree and also during her academic career, she was the recipient of many grants and was able to publish many research articles in well-recognized journals.
Her current research interest lies in the field of environmental chemistry, natural product chemistry, and photochemistry.
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