Faculty and Staff
Additional Information
- Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry, University of North Dakota, ND, USA
- M.Sc. in Organic Chemistry; New Mexico State University, NM, USA
- M.Sc. in Polymer Science; University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka.
- B.Sc. in Chemistry; University of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
- Grad. I. Chem in Chemistry; Institute of Chemistry, Sri Lanka.
- Chemistry for Life (CHEM 112)
- Organic Chemistry I with integrated lab (CHEM 301)
- Organic Chemistry I (CHEM 301)
- Organic Chemistry II (CHEM 302)
- PBL - Organic Chemistry (CHEM 352)
- Synthesis of small molecules with potential biological activity
- Development of methodologies to enhance reaction efficiency and environmental friendliness
- Isolation of biologically active compounds from natural sources
- Development of environmentally friendly and biodegradable polymers through innovative synthetic methodologies
- Klug, T.; Cronin, A.; O'Brien, E.; Schioldager, R.; Johnson, H.; Gleason, H.; Schmid, C.; Soderberg, N.; Manjunath, A.; Liyanage, D.; Lazaro, H.; Kimball, J. J.; Eagon, S. Microwave mediated synthesis of 2-aminooxazoles. Tetrahedron Lett. 2022, 88, 153555.
- Rousova, J. ; Kusler, K. ; Liyanage, D. ; Leadbetter, M. ; Dongari, N. ; Zhang, K. K. ; Novikov, A. ; Kubátová, A. Determination of trans-resveratrol and its metabolites in rat serum and liver using liquid chromatography with high resolution time of flight-mass spectrometry. Journal of Chromatography B. 2016, 1039, 35-43.
- Liyanage, D. S., Jungong, C. S., Novikov, A. V. Oxidative conversion of δ-sultones to γ-lactones. Formal synthesis of (-) - eburnamonin. Tetrahedron Lett. 2015, 56, 2269-2271.
- Liyanage, D. S., Jungong, C. S., Novikov, A. V. Synthetically useful intermediates by diazosulfone and sulfonate C-H insertion. Synth. Commun. 2015, 45, 226-231.
- Patent : Duminda S Liyanage and Sujatha Hewage. Preparation of a microbe and fungal resistant edible/biodegradable thin film from defatted cowpea and methods of preparation of such film. (Date-02/24/2003; Patent Number – 12883), Sri Lanka.
- Patent : Duminda S Liyanage and Sujatha Hewage. Preparation of a microbe and fungal resistant edible/biodegradable thin film from isolated Soy protein. (Date-06/26/2002; Patent Number – 12661), Sri Lanka.
- Liyanage, D.S., Hewage, S. Water vapor permeability properties of the plasticized Soy protein edible films. SLAAS (Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science). 2002, 58th Annual Sessions. Part-I-Abstract : 269.
- Patent : Duminda S Liyanage and Sujatha Hewage. Preparation of edible/biodegradable thin film from Soy protein isolate and method of preparation of such films. (Date-10/29/1999; Patent Number – 11795), Sri Lanka.
- Liyanage, D.S., Thilakarathna, M., Hewage, S. Characterization of edible soy protein film. J. Natn. Sci. Foundation Sri Lanka. 2001, 29, 137-145.
- Liyanage, D.S., Gunapala,O. Solvation method for study of rubber-filler interaction. SLAAS (Sri Lanka Association for the Advancement of Science). 2001, 57th Annual sessions. Part-I-Abstract: 233.
- Liyanage, D.S., Gunapala, P.Y., Gunapala, O. Study of rubber-filler interaction by creep rupture clay-rubber joints. ERU (Engineering Research Unit. 2001, November: D45-D52.
- 2025-present, Assistant Professor of Organic Chemistry, Soka University of America
- 2021-2025, Visiting Assistant Professor of Organic Chemistry, Soka University of America
- 2017-2021, Lecture of Chemistry, California Polytechnic State University.
- Dr. Ernest & Jannie Coon graduate teaching scholarship award, UND, 2014.
- Summer Doctoral Fellowship by Graduate School, UND, 2014.
- Red River Valley Local Section of ACS – Young Investigator Award, 2013.







