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Senior Lecturer, Open university, Matara Branch,Sri Lanka. - 
Utilization of Environmental pollutants and Biomass Byproducts for the production of Biofuels and Industrial Chemicals using Heterogeneous Nano Catalysts
Presidential Awards for Scientific publications-2014
Endeavour Award 2011 to undertake Post Doctoral
Research and Professional Development in Australia: Monash University &
University of Melbourne, Australia
Thomas Rumble Fellowship for the Best Performance shown at the Proficiency Tests held for the Graduate Students admitted in Fall 1995. Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA
Senior member of the Asia-Pacific Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering Society (APCBEES) from 2014
Life member, Institute of Chemistry, Sri LankaFuel
T.M.M. Marso, C.S. Kalpage, M.Y. Udugala-Ganehenegea (2017). Metal modified graphene oxide composite catalyst for the production of biodiesel via pre-esterification of Calophyllum inophyllum oil. Fuel, Volume 199: Pages 47-64.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016236117300042
Australasian Plant Pathology
Ratnayake, R. Daundasekera, M., Ariyarathne, H.and Ganehenege, M.Y.U. (2016). Some biochemical defense responses enhanced by soluble silicon in bitter gourd-powdery mildew pathosystem. Australasian Plant Pathology, 45 (4): 425-433 .
International Journal of Environmental Science and Development
MCR Peiris, MY Udugala-Ganehenege (2016). Electrocatalytic Activity of (Bis (salicylaldehyde) ethylenediamino) Ni (II) Complex for CO2 Reduction. International Journal of Environmental Science and Development, 7 (2): 91 .
Ceylon Journal of Physical Science
Ratnayake, R. Daundasekera, M., Ariyarathne, H.and Ganehenege, M.Y.U. (2016). Soil application of potassium silicate reduces the intensity of downy mildew in bitter gourd (Momordica charantia L.) leaves. Ceylon Journal of Physical Science, 45 (1).
J Inorg Organomet Polym, ISSN 1574-1443
Udugala-Ganehenege,M.Y., Dissanayake, N.M. and Adhikari , A.M.K.S.P. (2015).
Application of N,N' ethylenebis(acetylacetoneiminato) nickel (II) and copper (II) Schiff base Complexes as Acid-base Sensing Materials and Indicators in Volumetric Titrations : Qualitative, Spectroscopic and Titrimetric Analyses. J Inorg Organomet Polym, ISSN 1574-1443, accepted on 21 Feb 2015, 25 (2): pp1-11.
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10904-015-0200-y
Ceylon Journal of Physical Science
Ekanayake, D. and Udugala-Ganehenege, M.Y. (2015). Water quality analysis to identify possible reasons for the unusual colour change of cooked rice in Indikolapellassa, Sri Lanka. Ceylon Journal of Physical Science, Vol 19: 23-32 .
Environmental Chemistry Letters
Pavithra Lakshani Wickramasooriya, Thilaka Nanda Attanayake, Manawadevi Yasatissa Udugala-Ganehenege (2015). Radioactive caesium evidence for the absence of contamination of Sri Lanka sea water by the Fukushima accident. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya, Post-Graduate Institute of Science, University of Peradeniya affiliated with School of Chemistry affiliated with Atomic Energy Authority, Sri Lanka,. Environmental Chemistry Letters, : pp 1-7.
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10311-015-0530-6
Transition Metal Chemistry
MY Udugala-Ganehenege,* Y Liu, C Forsyth, AM Bond, J Zhang (2014). Synthesis, characterization, crystal structure, electrochemical properties and electrocatalytic activity of an unexpected nickel (II) Schiff base complex derived from bis (acetylacetonato) nickel (II), acetone and ethylenediamine. Transition Metal Chemistry, 39 (8): 883-891.
Transition Met Chem
Udugala-Ganehenege , M.Y. , Dissanayake, N. M., Liu Y., Bond, A.M. and Zhang, J. (2014).
Electrochemistry of nickel(II) and copper(II)N,Nc ethylenebis(acetylacetoniminato) complexes and their electrocatalytic activity for reduction of carbon dioxide and carboxylic acid protons. Transition Met Chem, 39 (7): pp 819–830..
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11243-014-9864-3.
Jie Zhang Australia, Academic Journal of Science
Manawadevi Y. Udugala- Ganehenege, (2012).
Anomalous Chemistry of Transition Metal Shift Base Complexes: Synthesis, Anion binding Capacity and Catalytic activity for CO2 Reduction. Jie Zhang Australia, Academic Journal of Science, Volume 1, No. 3: 41-47.
https://www.universitypublications.net/ajs/0103/pdf/FIR277.pdf
Ceylon Journal of Physical Sciences
Adhikari, A.M.K.S.P. and Udugala-Ganehenege, M.Y. (2008). Synthesis of Novel Copper (II) Complex that shows remarkable affinity for Ag+ ions. Ceylon Journal of Physical Sciences, 14: 29-38.
Inorganic Chemistry
K.T. Szacilowski, P.X, Aramice Y.S. Malkasian, M. J. Heeg, M.Y.Udugala-Ganehenege (2005). Solid State Structures and Magnetic Properties of Halide Bridged, Face to face Bis Nickel (II) Macrocyclic Ligand Complexes: Ligand Mediated Interchanges of Electronic Configuration. Inorganic Chemistry, Vol.44, Iss 17: 6019-6033.
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ic050147x
Departments of Chemistry and Physics, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA. Inorganic Chemistry
M. Y. Udugala-Ganehenege, M.J. Heeg, L.M. Hryhorczuk, Lowell E. Wenger, and J.F. Endicott, (2001). Electron/Atom Transfer in Halo-Bridged Homobimetallic Complexes. Structure and Donor-Acceptor Properties of Face-Face Dicopper Complexes with Tetraazamacrocyclic Ligands. Departments of Chemistry and Physics, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA. Inorganic Chemistry, Vol.40, No.7: 1614-1625.
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ic000726w