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Dr. W.M.M.D. Bandara

Senior Lecturer

Department of Food Technology, Faculty of Technology, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Mihintale.
mdbandar@tec.rjt.ac.lk
+94772458496

Education

  • BSc (Hons) in Chemistry – University of Peradeniya
  • MSc in Organic Chemistry – University of Missouri – St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
  • PhD in Organic Chemistry – University of Missouri – St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Professional Qualification

  • Senior Lecturer (Gr II) at Department of Food Technology, Faculty of Technology, Rajarata
  • University of Sri Lanka, July 2023 – Present
  • Temporary Senior Lecturer Department of Food Technology, Faculty of Technology, Rajarata
  • University of Sri Lanka, February 2021 – July 2023
  • Guest Lecturer Institute for Applied Material Flow Management – IfaS, Trier University of Applied Sciences – Umwelt Campus Birkenfeld, Germany, October 2022 -February 2023
  • Teaching Assistant University of Missouri – St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, August 2014-May 2015
  • Research Assistant University of Missouri – St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, May 2015 -December 2019
  • Temporary Demonstrator Open University, Colombo, Sri Lanka, February 2014 – May 2014
  • Temporary Demonstrator University of Peradeniya, Kandy, Sri Lanka, February 2013 – January-2014

Research Interests

  • Organic synthesis of small molecules and synthesis of complex oligosaccharide structures.
  • Natural product chemistry. Structural elucidation and characterization using NMR spectroscopy,
  • mass spectrometry.

Teaching Courses

  • CMT 1302 Fundamentals of Chemistry
  • FDT 1201 Organic Chemistry
  • FDT 4302 Food Product Development
  • FDT 4801 Research Project

Appointments

  • A member of the gender-inclusive design and implementation of Asian Development
  • Bank (ADB) project. 2023 to present
  • Secretary Undergraduate Research Symposium, Faculty of Technology, Rajarata
  • University of Sri Lanka (URSOT). 2023
  • Carrier Guidance and Industry Relations Unit Coordinator of the Faculty of Technology,
  • Rajarata University of Sri Lanka. 2022 to Present
  • Faculty of Technology, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka representative for National
  • Instrument Database. 2022 to Present
  • Chemistry Laboratory Coordinator, Department of food Technology, Faculty of
  • Technology, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka. 2021 to Present
  • Member of the Curriculum Development Committee, Department of food Technology,
  • Faculty of Technology, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka. 2021 to Present
  • Accreditation coordinator of the Department of food Technology, Faculty of Technology,
  • Rajarata University of Sri Lanka. 2022 to Present
  • Secretory International Symposium of Rajarata University of Sri Lanka (ISymRU 2021).

Conference/ Journal Article Review

  • A reviewer with Sri Lankan Journal of Applied Sciences – July 2023
  • A reviewer of the Undergraduate Research Session 2023 – Faculty of Applied Sciences,
  • Rajarata University of Sri Lanka – 2023
  • A reviewer of the 15 th International Research Conference of General Sir Jhon
  • Kothalawala Defence University (KDU IRC 2022) 2022
  • A reviewer of the International Symposium of Rajarata University of Sri Lanka 2021

Publications

  • M. D. Bandara, J. P. Yasomanee, N. P. Rath, C. M. Pedersen, M. Bols, and A. V.Demchenko . “Conformationally superarmed S-ethyl glycosyl donors as effective buildingblocks for chemoselective oligosaccharide synthesis in one pot.” Organic & BiomolecularChemistry, 2017, 15(3), 559-563. DOI:10.1039/C6OB02498J
  • S. J. Hasty, M. D. Bandara, N. P. Rath, and A. V. Demchenko. “S-Benzimidazolyl (SBiz)Imidates as a Platform for Oligosaccharide Synthesis via Active–Latent, Armed–Disarmed, Selective, and Orthogonal Activations.” The Journal of Organic Chemistry, 2017, 82(4), 1904-1911. DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.6b02478
  • M. D. Bandara, J. P. Yasomanee, and A. V. Demchenko. “Application of Armed, Disarmed, Superarmed, and Super disarmed Building Blocks. In Stereo controlled Glycosylation and Expeditious Oligosaccharide Synthesis”. Selective Glycosylation’s: Synthetic Methods and Catalysts, C. S. Bennett (Ed.). Willey-VCH, 2017, 29-58. DOI:10.1002/9783527696239.ch2
  • M. D. Bandara, K. J. Stine, and A. V. Demchenko.  “The chemical synthesis of human milk oligosaccharides: lacto-N-neotetraose (Galβ14GlcNAcβ13Galβ14Glc)”.  Carbohydr. Res., 2019, 483, 107743; DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2019.107743
  • M. D. Bandara, K. J. Stine, and A. V. Demchenko.  “The chemical synthesis of human milk oligosaccharides: lacto-N-tetraose (Galβ13GlcNAcβ13Galβ14Glc)”.Carbohydr. Res., 2019, 486, 107824; DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2019.107824
  • M. D. Bandara, K. J. Stine, and A. V. Demchenko.  “The chemical synthesis of human milk oligosaccharides: lacto-N-hexaose Galβ13GlcNAcβ13 [Galβ14GlcNAcβ16] Galβ14Glc”. The Journal of Organic Chemistry,  2019, 84, 24, 16192-16198; DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b02701
  • M. D. Bandara, K. J. Stine, and A. V. Demchenko.  “The chemical synthesis of human milk oligosaccharides: lacto-N-neohexaose Galβ14GlcNAcβ13 [Galβ14GlcNAcβ16] Galβ14Glc”. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 2020, 18, 1747-1753 DOI.org/10.1039/D0OB00172D
  • S. Geringer, M. Manino, M. D Bandara and A. V Demchenko. “Picoloyl Protecting Group in Synthesis: Focus of a Highly Chemoselective Catalytic Removal”. Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry, 2020, DOI.org/10.1039/d0ob00803f
  • Yashapal Singh, Samira Escopy, Melanie Shadrick, Mithila Bandara, Keith Stine, Alexei V. Demchenko. “Chemical Synthesis of Human Milk Oligosaccharides: para-Lacto-N- hexose and para-Lacto-N-neohexose”. Chemistry – A European Journal, 2023,Doi.org/10.1002/chem.202302288