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Dr Ayomi Perera appointed Lecturer at Kingston University London

1 October 2018

We congratulate Dr Ayomi Perera with her recent appointment as Lecturer in Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry at Kingston University!

Dr Ayomi Perera appointed Lecturer at Kingston University London

Until this month, Dr Perera was a postdoctoral researcher in the  and the Department of Chemical Engineering at ʼһ, working with , after a PhD at Kansas State University (2012) and a BSc in Chemistry in her native Sri Lanka (2007). Her most recent research articles on  (in RSC Catalysis and the Journal of Materials Science), to  (ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces), are illustrative of the breadth of Dr Perera’s work, representing innovations in sustainable chemical production, functional materials synthesis and healthcare, by translating lessons from nature to engineering design. In this work, she has collaborated intensively with researchers in the CNIE, in UCL Mechanical Engineering (,,Ի, the Royal Institution and Medicine (Prof Richard Day), and inspired PhD, MSc and MEng students with her guidance. During her time at ʼһ, Ayomi has also been very engaged in outreach activities, from “” to  and UCL’s “It’s All Academic” Festival. We wish Ayomi all the best for the future in her independent academic position!