- Faculty of Engineering
- Department of Chemical and Process Engineering
- Lecturer (Un-Confirmed)
Contact information
Univerity of Moratuwa
Katubadda
Moratuwa
Sri Lanka
Teaching and Administrative Activities
Research Activities
2D Materials
Bio-inspired & Multi-functional Nanocomposites
Energy Storage
Education and Professional Affiliations
Bachelors, University of Moratuwa ,2017
PhD, Queensland University of Technology (QUT) ,2023
Career
Honours and Awards
Publications*
Tharshaa Rajenthiram, Hiran Chathuranga, Ishara Wijesinghe, Cheng Yan,".Resource Recovery Strategies of Spent Lithium-Ion Batteries.",American Chemical Society,2025
Teshi Fernando, Hiran Chathuranga,".Microreactors for Nanoparticles Production.",Springer Nature Singapore,2025
Hiran Chathuranga, Ishara Wijesinghe, Ifra Marriam, Cheng Yan,".Synthesis and Characteristics of 3D Graphene.",Springer Nature Switzerland,2023
Ifra Marriam, Mike Tebyetekerwa, Hiran Chathuranga, Shengyuan Yang, Cheng Yan,".Fabrication Techniques for Wearable Batteries.",CRC Press,2022
Sithira Liyanage, Anuradha Irugalbandara, Dilantha Thushara, Hiran Chathuranga, Indika Perera, Susiri Costa,".Machine Learning-Driven Discovery of Photocatalysts for Solar Hydrogen Production: Overcoming Bandgap Prediction Challenges with Transfer Learning.",Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon),University of Moratuwa,2025,298-303
Ishara Wijesinghe, Ashley Locke, Rebecca A Fieth, Hiran Chathuranga, Chathushka D Hettige Dharmasiri, Yashodha Kondarage, Pouya Rajaee, Hanisha Ponnuru, Sajani Wimalachandra, Ruixiang Bai, Zhenkun Lei, Tuquabo Tesfamichael, Cheng Yan,".Synergistic enhancement of mechanical and thermal properties of natural rubber composites via interface engineering using MXene hybrid fillers.",Applied Surface Science,744,2026
Ishara Wijesinghe, Sajani Wimalachandra, Hiran Chathuranga, Ifra Marriam, Buddhika Sampath Kumara, Yashodha Kondarage, Hanisha Ponnuru, Amir Abdolazizi, Mike Tebyetekerwa, Ruixiang Bai, Zhenkun Lei, Tuquabo Tesfamichael, Cheng Yan,".Recent advances in MXene/elastomer nanocomposites: Synthesis, properties and applications.",European Polymer Journal,,2024
Ifra Marriam, Mike Tebyetekerwa, Hiran Chathuranga, Kaige Sun, Aijun Du, Cheng Yan,".Nickel-Rich Cathode Yarn for Wearable Lithium-Ion Batteries.",Advanced Fiber Materials,,2024
Ishara Wijesinghe, Sajani Wimalachandra, Hiran Chathuranga, Yashodha Kondarage, Chathushka D Hettige Dharmasiri, Konstantin L Firestein, Tuquabo Tesfamichael, Ruixiang Bai, Zhenkun Lei, Cheng Yan,".Ti3C2Tx MXeneâ€Reinforced Natural Rubber Nanocomposites with Tailored Mechanical and Antiaging Properties.",Advanced Engineering Materials,,2024
Amir Abdolazizi, Ishara Wijesinghe, Ifra Marriam, Hiran Chathuranga, Dmitri Golberg, Cheng Yan,".Development of Light, Strong, and Water-Resistant PVA Composite Aerogels.",Nanomaterials,,2024
Hiran Chathuranga, Ishara Wijesinghe, Ifra Marriam, Cheng Yan,".Recent advances in graphene allotropes-based fire detection sensors.",Critical Reviews in Solid State and Materials Sciences,,2024
Ifra Marriam, Mike Tebyetekerwa, Hifza Aamna Memon, Hiran Chathuranga, Jindi Yang, Kaige Sun, Dewei Chu, Cheng Yan,".1D Textile Yarn Battery with MoS2@Si Anode and NCM Cathode.",Advanced Materials Technologies,,2024
Ifra Marriam, Mike Tebyetekerwa, Hao Chen, Hiran Chathuranga, Nunzio Motta, Jose A Alarco, Zhen-Jiang He, Jun-Chao Zheng, Aijun Du, Cheng Yan,".Few-layer MoS 2 nanosheets with and without silicon nanoparticles as anodes for lithium-ion batteries.",Journal of Materials Chemistry A,,2023
Hiran Chathuranga, Ifra Marriam, Zhanying Zhang, Jennifer MacLeod, Ruixiang Bai, Zhenkun Lei, Yan Li, Yinong Liu, Hong Yang, Cheng Yan,".Liquid metal incorporated graphene oxide films with enhanced through-plane thermal conductivity and flame resistance.",Applied Materials Today,,2022
Hiran Chathuranga, Ifra Marriam, Su Chen, Zhanying Zhang, Jennifer MacLeod, Yinong Liu, Hong Yang, Cheng Yan,".Multistimulus-Responsive Graphene Oxide/Fe3O4/Starch Soft Actuators.",ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces,,2022
Hiran Chathuranga, Ifra Marriam, Zhanying Zhang, Jennifer MacLeod, Yinong Liu, Hong Yang, Cheng Yan,".Multifunctional, bioinspired, and moisture responsive graphene oxide/tapioca starch nanocomposites.",Advanced Materials Technologies,,2022
Ifra Marriam, Mike Tebyetekerwa, Zhen Xu, Hiran Chathuranga, Su Chen, Hao Chen, Jun-Chao Zheng, Aijun Du, Cheng Yan,".Techniques enabling inorganic materials into wearable fiber/yarn and flexible lithium-ion batteries.",Energy Storage Materials,,2021
Hiran Chathuranga, Kimal Chandula Wasalathilake, Ifra Marriam, Jennifer MacLeod, Zhanying Zhang, Ruixiang Bai, Zhenkun Lei, Yan Li, Yinong Liu, Hong Yang, Cheng Yan,".Preparation of bioinspired graphene oxide/PMMA nanocomposite with improved mechanical properties.",Composites Science and Technology,,2021
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