Sewwandi Kuruppu
Graduate Fellow
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kate Waldie
Sewwandi Kuruppu received her B.Sc. in Chemistry from the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, in 2021, where her undergraduate research focused on functionalized silica-based nanomaterials for latent fingerprint analysis. She is currently a fifth-year Ph.D. candidate in the Waldie Lab, where her research focuses on electrochemical catalysis for sustainable energy and chemical transformations. In recognition of her outstanding research performance, she received the Reid Award from the Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology. She has also completed a technology transfer traineeship, gaining hands-on experience in intellectual property, patent analysis, and technology marketing.