Journal Publications
- Katherine T. Peter, John D. Vargo, Thilini P. Rupasinghe, Aribet De Jesus, Alexei V. Tivanski, Edward A. Sander, Nosang V. Myung, David M. Cwiertny “Synthesis, optimization, and performance demonstration of electrospun carbon nanofiber–carbon nanotube composite sorbents for point-of-use water treatment” ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2016, 8(18),11431-11440
- Rupasinghe, Thilini .P. ; Hutchins K.M., Banadaranayake, B.M.; Ghorai; S.; Karunatilake,C.; Swenson, D.; Arnold, M. McGillivray, L.R.; Tivanski, A.V. “Mechanical properties of a series of macro-and nanodimensional organic cocrystals correlate with atomic polarizability” Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2015, 137(40),12768. [HTML] from acs.org
- Hutchins, K. M.; Rupasinghe, T.P., etal, "Nanocrystals of a metal–organic complex exhibit remarkably high conductivity that increases in a single-crystal-to-single-crystal transformation” Journal of the American Chemical Society. 2014, 136 (19), 6778-6781. [HTML] from acs.org
- Mudunkotuwa, I.A., Rupasinghe Thilini. P. Wu, Chia-Ming, Grassian, V.H. “Dissolution of ZnO nanoparticles at circumneutral pH: a study of size effects in the presence and absence of citric acid” Langmuir, 2012, 28(1), 396-403. [PDF] from academia.edu
- Bian, Shao-Wei, Mudunkotuwa, I.A., Rupasinghe, Thilini. P. Grassian, V.H. “Aggregation and dissolution of 4 nm ZnO nanoparticles in aqueous environments: influence of pH, ionic strength, size, and adsorption of humic acid” Langmuir, 2011, 27 (10), 6059-6068. [PDF] from academia.edu
- Kristin M Hutchins, Thilini Rupasinghe, Shalisa Oburn, Kamal K Ray, Alexei V Tivanski, Len R MacGillivray, "Remarkable decrease in stiffness of aspirin crystals upon reducing crystal size to nanoscale dimensions via sonochemistry" CrystEngComm, 2018. [PDF] from rsc.org
- Rupasinghe, T. P.; Hutchins K.M., Banadaranayake, B.M; Bai, Y; Arnold, M. McGillivray, L.R.; Tivanski, A.V. “Mechanical properties of organic nanocrystalline solids prepared in different preparation methods” Chemical Communications. (In Preparation), 2017
- Hutchins, Kristin, Rupasinghe, Thilini. P. et al. "Size dependent mechanical properties of Aspirin” Chemical Communications. (In Preparation), 2017
- Rupasinghe, Thilini. P. et.al “Mechanical properties of salicylic acid based single component and multi-component systems” Journal Of the American Chemical Society (In preparation), 2017
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Kevser ŞAHİN TIRAŞ, Thilini RUPASİNGHE, Markus WOHLGENANNT, Alexei TİVANSKİ, Politeknik Dergisi, Thermal Annealing Effect on the Surface Morphology and Efficiency of Photovoltaic Cells, 1, 2021
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Kristin M Hutchins, Thilini Rupasinghe, Shalisa Oburn, Kamal K Ray, Alexei V Tivanski, Len R MacGillivray, Remarkable decrease in stiffness of aspirin crystals upon reducing crystal size to nanoscale dimensions via sonochemistry, CrystEngComm, 2018
Abstracts
- Rupasinghe, Thilini P.; Samarasekere, P.W.; Wijesinghe, S. “Learning Centered Approach in Teaching Chemistry Practicals for Technology Students in Sri Lanka”, International Conference on Education and Distance Learning, Colombo, Sri Lanka 2017.
- Rupasinghe, Thilini. P. ; Alexei V. Tivanski, “Understanding electrical and mechanical behavior of Functional nanomaterials prepared via Crystal Engineering Organic Nanomaterials Using Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)” , South-east Asia Conference on Crystal Engineering, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2016
- Rupasinghe, Thilini. P.; Bai, Yuanyuan, Hutchins K.M.; MacGillivray, L.R.; Tivanski, A.V. “Mechanical properties of organic nanocrystalline materials prepared via different synthetic methods” The 17th Annual James F. Jakobsen Graduate Conference Proceedings, The University of Iowa, USA. March, 2015
- Rupasinghe, Thilini P.; Ghorai, Suman; Karunatilake, Chandana; Hutchins, Kristin K.; Swenson, Dale; MacGillivray, , Leonard; Tivanski, Alexei V. “Establishing a direct correlation between the Young’s modulus and polarizability of organic cocrystals” Abstracts of Papers, 248th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, San Francisco, CA, United States, August 10-14, 2014
- Bandaranayake, Bandaranayake M.; Rupasinghe, Thilini; Hutchins, Kristin; Tivanski, Alexei V.; MacGillivray, Leonard R.; Arnold, Mark A. “ Polarizability of organic co-crystals determined by terahertz time domain spectroscopy” Abstracts of Papers, 248th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, San Francisco, CA, United States, August 10-14, 2014
- Bandaranayake, Bimali; Rupasinghe, Thilini; Hutchins, Kristin; MacGillivray, Leonard; Tivanski, Alexei; Arnold, Mark A. “Dielectric constants and polarizability measurements over terahertz frequencies” Abstracts, 49th Midwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Columbia, MO, United States, November 12-15 2014
- Rupasinghe, Thilini. P., Alexei V. Tivanski “Electrical and Mechanical Characterization of Organic Nanomaterials Using Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)” Abstracts of Papers, Midwest Organic Solid State Chemistry Symposium, Iowa City, United States, 2014.
- Rupasinghe, Thilini. P., Alexei V. Tivanski “Mechanical Characterization of Nanoscale Materials Using Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)” The 16th Annual James F. Jakobsen Graduate Conference Proceedings, The University of Iowa, USA. March, 2014
- Rupasinghe, Thilini. P., Tivanski, Alexei. V. “Probing electrical and mechanical properties of nanoscale materials using atomic force microscopy” Abstracts of Papers, 246th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Indianapolis, IN, United States, 2013. [PDF] from uiowa.edu
- Rupasinghe, Thilini. P., Alexei V. Tivanski “Probing Electrical Properties of Organic Nanocrystals Using Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)” The 15 th Annual James F. Jakobsen Graduate Conference Proceedings, The University of Iowa, USA. March, 2013
- Rupasinghe, Thilini. P., Tivanski, Alexei. V. “Probing Electrical Properties of Organic Nanocrystalline System which Undergoes a SCSC Photoreaction Using Atomic Force Microscopy” Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Institute Symposium, University of Iowa, 2013
- Hutchins, Kristin M.; Ditzler, Lindsay R.; Rupasinghe, Thilini P.; Swenson, Dale C.; Sander, John R.; Tivanski, Alexei V.; MacGillivray, Leonard R. “Nanocrystals of a photoreactive Ag(I) complex exhibit remarkable electrical conductivity and incorporation of thiophene-based olefins” Abstracts of papers, 48th Midwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Springfield, MO, United States, October 16-19 2013.
- Rupasinghe, Thilini. P., Grassian, V.H. “Behavior of ZnO Nanoparticles in Aqueous Medium; Study of Size Dependent Dissolution” The 13th Annual James F. Jakobsen Graduate Conference Proceedings, The University of Iowa, USA. March, 2011.
- Rupasinghe, R-A-Thilini Perera. "Dissolution and aggregation of zinc oxide nanoparticles at circumneutral pH; a study of size effects in the presence and absence of citric acid" MS (Master of Science) thesis, University of Iowa, 2011. [PDF] from uiowa.edu
Book Chapters
1. Thilini Rupasinghe, 2021, Non-traditional assessment strategies in online learning: A case study on understanding students' perception on using student-produced videos as an assessment method in the online environment, Online education in Sri Lanka-Lessons learnt during the Covid-19 pandmeic, 11-21, Colombo, Expo graphics.
Guest Articles (Invited)
Rupasinghe, Thilini. P. “Atomic Force Microscopy: Is it just an imaging Technique?” Chemistry in Sri Lanka, Tri-annual publication of the Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, (Chemistry Society of Sri Lanka), Volume 36 (01), January 2019.
Thilini P. Rupasinghe, Covid Chemistry Education worth continuing –View from the other part of the world, College Chemistry Canada (C3 ) Conference, Canada, Volume 44 (1), 2021
Conferences
Thilini P. Rupasinghe, Student-produced videos as a formative assessment method in the online environment.
3 ) Conference, Canada, 2021
Thilini P. Rupasinghe, “Integrating Technology into Undergraduate Classroom to enhance the Quality of Students’ Learning”, The International Network for Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education, Colombo, Sri Lanka , 2019.
Kamal Ray, Shalisa Oburn, Kristin Hutchins, Thilini Rupasinghe, Dale Swenson, Len MacGillivray, Alexei Tivanski
“Modulation of mechanical properties of organic cocrystals and crystal designing: Impacts of isostructural and polymorphic functional groups”, Abstracts of Papers, 256th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Washington DC, United States, August 10-14, 2018
Rupasinghe, T.P.; Wijesinghe, S.C. “Integrating Technology into Undergraduate Classroom; Studentled Video Production as an Effective Instructional Strategy.” 4th International Conference on Advances in Computing and Technology (ICACT‒2019), Faculty of Computing and Technology, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
S. Wijesinghe, K.P.C. Irosha, T. Rupasinghe, An Initial Study on Understanding the Effect of Questions Structure on Students' Exam Performance, 3rd International Conference on Advances in Computing and Technology (ICACT‒2018), Faculty of Computing and Technology, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Rupasinghe, Thilini. P. “An Inquiry Based Learning Approach in Introductory Level Science Education” International Post Graduate Research Conference, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2017
TP Rupasinghe, PW Samarasekere, S Wijesinghe “An Initial Study on Understanding the Effect of Question Surface Features on Students' Responses” International Post Graduate Research Conference, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2017
Rupasinghe, Thilini. P. “Learning Centered Approach in Teaching Chemistry Laboratory for Technology Students “, International Conference on Teaching and distance Learning, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2017
Rupasinghe, Thilini. P. ; Alexei V. Tivanski, “Understanding electrical and mechanical behavior of Functional nanomaterials prepared via Crystal Engineering Organic Nanomaterials Using Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)” , South-east Asia Conference on Crystal Engineering, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2016
Rupasinghe, Thilini. P.; Bai, Yuanyuan, Hutchins K.M.; MacGillivray, L.R.; Tivanski, A.V. “Mechanical properties of organic nanocrystalline materials prepared via different synthetic methods” The 17th Annual James F. Jakobsen Graduate Conference Proceedings, The University of Iowa, USA. March, 2015
Rupasinghe, Thilini P.; Ghorai, Suman; Karunatilake, Chandana; Hutchins, Kristin K.; Swenson, Dale; MacGillivray, , Leonard; Tivanski, Alexei V. “Establishing a direct correlation between the Young’s modulus and polarizability of organic cocrystals” Abstracts of Papers, 248th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, San Francisco, CA, United States, August 10-14, 2014
Bandaranayake, Bandaranayake M.; Rupasinghe, Thilini;
Hutchins, Kristin; Tivanski, Alexei V.; MacGillivray, Leonard R.; Arnold, Mark A. “Polarizability of Cocrystals determined by Terahertz time domain spectroscopy” Abstracts of Papers, 248th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, San Francisco, CA, United States, August 10-14, 2014
Bandaranayake, Bimali; Rupasinghe, Thilini; Hutchins, Kristin; MacGillivray, Leonard; Tivanski, Alexei; Arnold, Mark A. “Dielectric constants and polarizability measurements over terahertz frequencies” Abstracts, 49th Midwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Columbia, MO, United States, November 12-15 2014
Rupasinghe, Thilini. P., Alexei V. Tivanski “Electrical and Mechanical Characterization of Organic Nanomaterials Using Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)” Abstracts of Papers, Midwest Organic Solid State Chemistry Symposium, Iowa City, United States, 2014.
Rupasinghe, Thilini. P., Alexei V. Tivanski “Mechanical Characterization of Nanoscale Materials Using Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)” The 16th Annual James F. Jakobsen Graduate Conference Proceedings, The University of Iowa, USA. March, 2014
Rupasinghe, Thilini. P., Tivanski, Alexei. V. “Probing Electrical and Mechanical Properties of Nanoscale Materials Using Atomic Force Microscopy” Abstracts of Papers, 246th ACS National Meeting & Exposition, Indianapolis, IN, United States, 2013
Rupasinghe, Thilini. P., Alexei V. Tivanski “Probing Electrical Properties of Organic Nanocrystals Using Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)” The 15th Annual James F. Jakobsen Graduate Conference Proceedings, The University of Iowa, USA. March, 2013.
Rupasinghe, Thilini. P., Tivanski, Alexei. V. “Probing Electrical Properties of Organic Nanocrystalline System which Undergoes a SCSC Photoreaction Using Atomic Force Microscopy” Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Institute Symposium, University of Iowa, 2013.
Hutchins, Kristin M.; Ditzler, Lindsay R.; Rupasinghe, Thilini P.; Swenson, Dale C.; Sander, John R.; Tivanski, Alexei V.; MacGillivray, Leonard R. “Nanocrystals of a photoreactive Ag(I) complex exhibit remarkable electrical conductivity and incorporation of thiophene-based olefins” Abstracts of papers, 48th Midwest Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Springfield, MO, United States, October 16-19 2013
Rupasinghe, Thilini. P., Grassian, V.H. “Behavior of ZnO Nanoparticles in Aqueous Medium; Study of Size Dependent Dissolution” The 13th Annual James F. Jakobsen Graduate Conference Proceedings, The University of Iowa, USA. March, 2011.