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Professor Sudath R D Kalingamudali, BSc (Kelaniya), PhD (Sheffield), CSci, CEng, CPhys, FIET, FInstP, FIP (SL)

	Designation	:	Professor
	Spcialized Field	:	Semiconductor Devices/Electronics
	Mailing Address	:	Department of Physics, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya 11600, Sri Lanka
	Telephone	:	(+94) (0)11 2903344 (Office) (+94) (0)11 2976600 (Residence) (+94) (0)71 2510646 (Mobile)
	Email	:	kalinga@kln.ac.lk

Research Interests

  * Designing and developing of new electronic circuits for various applications.

  * Pentacene acoustic charge transfer devices.

Publications

1. SRD Kalingamudali, H Shao, RC Woods, R Neelam and V Singh, Pentacene acoustic charge transfer devices, 2011 LSU-CAMD User Meeting, Baton Rouge, USA (2011)
2. SRD Kalingamudali and NYJB Nikapitiya, Designing of an Economical Computer Interfaced Current Source, Proc. 9th Annual Research Symp. 2008, University of Kelaniya, p. 119 (2008)
3. SRD Kalingamudali and AMR  Jayasingha, Designing of an inexpensive GPIB interfaced voltage source, IEEE Xplore Release 2.4, pp.75-78 (2006)
   
4. SRD Kalingamudali, JC Harambearachchi , LSR Kumara, JHSR De Silva, DDF Piumwardena, LDL De Silva, LT Abeynanda, KHGG Chameera, DP Dissanayake, AMCR Attenayake and SAGN Molligoda, Pedestrian and vehicular traffic friendly uninterrupted solar powered traffic signal light system, IEEE Xplore Release 2.4, pp. 208-210 (2006)
   
5. SRD Kalingamudali, JC Harambearachchi , LSR Kumara, JHSR De Silva, RMCRK Rathnayaka, G Piyasiri, WAN Indika, MMAS Gunarathne, HADPSS Kumara and MRDB Fernando, Remote controlling and monitoring system to control electric circuitry through SMS using a microcontroller, IEEE Xplore Release 2.4, pp. 378-382 (2006)
   
6. KH Kumara, L Munasinghe, KD Jayasuriya, NGJ Dias, CH De Silva and SRD Kalingamudali, Design and implementation of a WEB-based faculty information system, Proc. 7th Annual Research Symp. 2006, University of Kelaniya, p. 66 (2006)
   
7. SRD Kalingamudali, Development of electronics from vacuum tubes to integrated circuits, Science to Society (YSF Science Magazine, NASTEC), pp. 4-5 (2004)
   
8. AWS Chandana, SRD Kalingamudali, RP Wijesundara and KD Jayasuriya, Design of an Inexpensive Digital Watt-hour Meter, Proc. IEE Tenth Annual Conference, Sri Lanka (2003)
   
9. ML Kalingamudali and SRD Kalingamudali, Advantages of the use of Solar Cells and Light Emitting Diodes (LED) for Traffic Signal Lights for the current power crises in Sri Lanka, Proc. IEE Ninth Annual Conference, Sri Lanka (2002)
   
10. GS Dedigamuwa and SRD Kalingamudali, Electronic Scoreboard for Basketball game, Proc. 18^th Tech. Sess. Inst. Phys., Sri Lanka, pp. 37-43 (2002)
    
11. SRD Kalingamudali and W Siripala, Observation of defect interface states at the Cu₂O/Cu_xS junction using thermally stimulated I-V measurements, Sri Lankan Journal of Physics 2, pp. 7-12 (2001)
    
12. RP Wijesundara, NP Gunatunga, W Siripala, KD Jayasuriya, SRD Kalingamudali, KTL De Silva and JKDS Jayanetti, Fabrication and Characterisation of CuInS₂/ZnSe/Metal Structures for Solar Cell Applications, Proc. 16^th Tech. Sess. Inst. Phys., Sri Lanka, pp. 63-70 (2000)
    
13. RP Wijesundara, W Siripala, KD Jayasuriya and SRD Kalingamudali, Sulphurisation of sequentially electrodeposited Cu-In alloy for the preparation of semiconductor thin films, Proc. Annual Research Symp. 2000, University of Kelaniya, p. 32 (2000)
    
14. RP Wijesundara, W Siripala, KD Jayasuriya and SRD Kalingamudali, I-V and C-V characterization of semiconductor thin films, Proc. Annual Research Symp. 2000, University of Kelaniya, p. 31 (2000)
    
15. RP Wijesundara, MP Nadesalingam, W Siripala, KD Jayasuriya, SRD Kalingamudali, JKDS Jayanetti and KTL De Silva, A study of CuInS₂ thin films for photovoltaic applications, Proc. 15^th Tech. Sess. Inst. Phys., Sri Lanka, pp. 52-58 (1999)
    
16. WMPI Wijesinghe, W Siripala, KD Jayasuriya and SRD Kalingamudali, A computational study of IV characteristics of ITO/Cu₂O/Metal junctions, Proc. 15^th Tech. Sess. Inst. Phys., Sri Lanka, pp. 35-42 (1999)
    
17. RP Wijesundara, W Siripala, KD Jayasuriya, SRD Kalingamudali, KTL De Silva, JKDS Jayanetti, AP Samantilleke and IM Dharmadasa, Growth and characterisation of CuInS₂ thin films, Proc. Wkshp. Low Cost Elect. Mat. and Solar Cells, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, pp. 40-45 (1999)
    
18. RP Wijesundara, W Siripala, KD Jayasuriya, SRD Kalingamudali, KTL De Silva, and JKDS Jayanetti, Photoelectrochemical Characterisation of ZnSe coated Copper Indium Sulphide Thin Film Electrodes, Proc. 55^th Annual Sess., SLAAS, p. 203 (1999)
    
19. RP Wijesundara, SRD Kalingamudali and KD Jayasuriya, Construction of a near ideal sensitive nanoammeter, Proc. 14^th Tech. Sess. Inst. Phys., Sri Lanka, pp. 50-53 (1998)
    
20. SRD Kalingamudali, AC Wismayer, RC Woods and DR Wight, Perimeter and bulk recombination currents in GaAs homojunction diodes and GaAs/AlGaAs heterojunction bipolar transistors after surface processing,Solid-St. Electron. 41, pp. 417-422 (1997)
    
21. LDRD Perera, W Siripala, SRD Kalingamudali, JKDS Jayanetti and KTL De Silva, IV characteristics of ITO/Cu₂O/metal junctions, Proc. 52^nd Annual Sess., SLAAS, pp. 160-161 (1996)
    
22. SRD Kalingamudali, RC Woods and AC Wismayer, New experimental interpretation for the emitter-size effect of AlGaAs/GaAs heterojunction bipolar transistors, Proc. Cond. Matter and Mat. Phys. Conf., p. 134, Liverpool, United Kingdom (1995)
    
23. SRD Kalingamudali, Edge leakage effects in AlGaAs/GaAs heterojunction bipolar transistors, PhD Thesis, Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering, The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom (1994)
    
24. SRD Kalingamudali, AC Wismayer and RC Woods, Recombination current reduction in AlGaAs/GaAs heterojunction bipolar transistors with polyimide deposition, Solid-St. Electron. 37, pp. 1977-1982 (1994)
    
25. SRD Kalingamudali, AC Wismayer, RC Woods and JS Roberts, Current gain increase in AlGaAs/GaAs heterojunction bipolar transistors using AlGaAs layer overgrowth, Appl. Phys. Lett. 65 (11), pp. 1403-1405 (1994)
    
26. SRD Kalingamudali, AC Wismayer and RC Woods, Experimental evaluation of separate contributions to ideality factor for the base surface recombination current in heterojunction bipolar transistors, Materials Science and Engineering B28, pp. 238-241 (1994)
    
27. SRD Kalingamudali and W Siripala, Thermally stimulated current voltage characteristics of Cu₂O/Cu_xS diode, Proc. 44^th Annual Sess., SLAAS, p. 152 (1988)

Awards

• Fulbright Advanced Research and Lecturing Awards Program 2010-2011 (Louisiana State University)
• Fulbright Senior Research Scholar Program 2002-2003 (Georgia State University)
• Commonwealth Fellowship, United Kingdom - 2002 (University of Sheffield)
• Open Commonwealth Scholarship, United Kingdom 1991-1994 (University of Sheffield)