BSc (Special Degree in Chemistry), University of Sri Lanka, Vidyodaya Campus)
, PhD, (University of Aston in Bïrmingham, U.K.),
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1. Hema M.K.K.Pathirana and William R McWhinnie. (1986) Synthesis of New Bidentate Tellurium ligands-(p-EtOC6H4)Te(CH2)nTe(C6H4OEt-p)(n=1,5,6,7,9,10). J. Chem. Soc. Dalton Trans 2003 - 2005
2. Hema M.K.K.Pathirana , William R McWhinnie and Frank J Berry.(1986) New Organyltellurium Ligands.1,2-Bis(pEthoxyphenyltelluromethyl)benzene and Tetrakis(p-Ethoxyphenyltelluromethyl)methane. J. Organomet. Chem. 312, 323 - 327
3. Hema M.K.K.Pathirana, Allan W. Downs and William R McWhinnie.(1988) “The Coordination Chemistry of Bidentate Tellurium Ligands, I. Complexes of Palladium, Platinum and Mercury with Large Chelate Rings”. J. Inorg. Chimica. Acta, 143, 161- 167
4. Hema M.K.K.Pathirana, Ralph A. Zingaro, Edward A. Meyers, Joseph H. Reibenspies and D. Carl Dufner (1990). “Substituted Selenourea - Tellurium Tetrahalide Adducts : Precursors to Selenium - Tellurium Alloys”. Heteroatom Chem.1,5, 401 – 406
5. Ralph A. Zingaro, Hema M.K.K.Pathirana, Joseph. H. Reibenspies and Edward A. Meyers. (1991). Reactions of Tellurium tetrahalides with glycols”, Phosphorus, Sulfur and Silicon 62, 91- 99
6. H. M. K. K.Pathirana, J. H. Reibenspies , E. A. Meyers and R. A. Zingaro. (1991). Structure of Di-?-bromo-(tetrabromo-1k4Br)bis(N,N-dimethylselenourea- 2k2Se)ditellurium (II,IV) – Acetonitrile methanol(2/3/1), Acta. Cryst. C47,516 – 519
7. H. M. K. K.Pathirana, J. H. Reibenspies , E. A. Meyers and R. A. Zingaro.(1991). Structure of N1,N1,N3,N3-Tetramethyl-?-?1-diselenobisformidinium Bromide, Acta. Cryst. C47, 903
8. Nair P.K., Nair M.T.S, Pathirana Hema M.K.K., Zingaro Ralph A. and Meyers Edward A. (1993). Structure and compositon of Chemically Deposited Thin Films of Bismuth sulfide and copper sulphide - Effect on Optical and Electrical Properties. J. Electrochem. Soc. 140(3), 754 - 759
9. Nair M.T.S Nair P.K., Pathirana Hema M.K.K., Zingaro Ralph A. and Meyers Edward A.(1993). Cadmium selenide thin films:chemical deposition using N,N-dimethylselenourea and ion exchange reactions to modify electrical conductivity. J. Electrochem. Soc. 140(10), 2987- 2994
10. H. M. K. K.Pathirana, T.J.Weises, J. H. Reibenspies, R. A. Zingaro and E. A. Meyers. (1994). Crystal structure of N,N-dimethylurea. (CH3)2NOCNH2. Z. Kristallogr. 209, 696.
11. H. M. K. K.Pathirana, T.J.Weises,J. H. Reibenspies , R. A. Zingaro and E. A.Meyers.(1994).Crystal structure of N,N-dimethylselenourea,(CH3)2NSeCNH2. Z. Kristallogr. 209, 697-698
12. H. M. K. K.Pathirana, T.J.Weises,J. H. Reibenspies , R. A. Zingaro and E. A. Meyers.(1994). Crystal structure of N,N-dimethylthiourea. (CH3)2NSeCNH2. Z. Kristallogr. 209, 698
13. Hema M.K.K.Pathirana and R. A. Maithreepala.(1997). Photodegradation of 3,4 - dichloropropionamide in aquous TiO2 suspension. J. Photochem. Photobiol. A Chem. 102, 273-277
14. Hema M K K Pathirana and Sajeewani Pathirana (2016). Biodiesel from fish waste. Organic Chem. Curr. Res. 5, 3, 73 (Suppl)
15. Nuwan A Pannilawithana and Hema M.K.K. Pathirana. (2017). A green method to to produce Biodiesel from Palm olein oil. J. of Oil Palm Research 29, 2, 267 – 277
Overseas Research Students Scholarship,UK
Commonwealth Academic Exchange Fellowship, UK
Commonwealth Fellowship, UK
Robert A Welch Fellowship, USA
C.Chem, F.I. Chem.C
Member of the: Senate, Higher Degrees Committee, BOS