Presentations

Pathiranage, A.; Cromwell, A.; Hiatt, L. Extraction and Analysis of Compounds Isolated from Chili Peppers. Presentation presented at the Tennessee Academy of Science Meeting, Volunteer State Community College, Gallatin, Tennessee, April 15, 2023.

Pathiranage, A.; Dung, S.; Hiatt, L. Extraction and Analysis of Compounds Isolated from Cinnamon Bark. Oral presentation presented at the Tennessee Academy of Science Meeting, Volunteer State Community College, Gallatin, Tennessee, April 15, 2023.

Pathiranage, A.; Hanson, K.; Bandara, S. Synthesis of Permanent Hair Dyes and Analysis on a Microbial Strain Isolated from a Human Scalp. Oral in-person presentation presented at the American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana, March 29, 2023.

Pathiranage, A.; Beck, E. Synthesis and Analysis of Indigo Dye and Its Derivatives. Presentation presented at the American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition, Indianapolis, Indiana, March 28, 2023.

Authement, C.; Pathiranage, A. L. Chemistry of Cochineal Dye Used for Dyeing. Presentation presented at the Tennessee Academy of Science 132nd Meeting, Tennessee State University, Nashville, Tennessee, November 18, 2022.

Pathiranage, A.; Nicholas, D. Effect of Temperature on the Cure Rate of a Bisphenol A Epoxy Resin Synthesis Process. Virtual presentation presented at the American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition, San Diego, California, March 24, 2022.

Pathiranage, A.; Lynch, H. Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) Analysis of Products Obtained from the Dehydration of Cyclic Alcohol Derivatives. Virtual presentation presented at the American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition, San Diego, California, March 24, 2022.

Authement, C.; Pathiranage, A. L.. Investigation of Intermolecular Forces Between Cochineal Dye Used for Dyeing Cellulose and Cellulose Derivatives. Presentation presented at the American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition, San Diego, California, March 20, 2022.

Pathiranage, A. L.; Desing, N. Synthesis and Analysis of Bisphenol A Epoxy Resin. Presentation presented at the Tennessee Academy of Science 131st Meeting, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee, November 6, 2021.

Motes, H.; Pathiranage, A. L. Synthesis and Analysis of Curcumin. Presentation presented at the Tennessee Academy of Science 131st Meeting, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee, November 6, 2021.

Pathiranage, A. L.; Moser, A.; Emelia, B. Understanding the Chemistry Behind Fabric Dyeing Process. Presentation presented at the Tennessee Academy of Science Annual Meeting, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee, November 6, 2021.

Beck, E.; Pathiranage, A. L.; Moser, A. Understanding the Chemistry Behind Fabric Dyeing Process. Presentation presented at the Tennessee Academy of Science 131st Meeting, Tennessee Technological University, Cookeville, Tennessee, November 6, 2021.

Pathiranage, A. L.; Lynch, H.; Harnage, A. Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometric Analysis of Derivatives of Dibenzalacetone Aldol Products. Pesentation presented at the American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition, Atlanta, Georgia, August 2021.

Pathiranage, A. L.; Parker, M. ; Hiatt, L. Analysis of CBD Oil Samples Using Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry and Identification of Fragmentation Patterns of Different Cannabinoids. Virtual presentation presented at the American Chemical Society Spring Meeting 2021, March 2021.

Pathiranage, A. L.; Parker, M.; Kaylan, B.; Hiatt, L. Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry Analysis of CBD Oil Samples. Oral presentation presented at the Tennessee Academy of Science Annual Meeting, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, November 21, 2020.

Pathiranage, A. L.; Osborne, M.; Pan, M.; Maczko, A.; Hiatt, L. Utilizing HIV-1 Protease Inhibitor Drugs to Teach Drug Discovery and Molecular Modelling in the Organic Chemistry Lab. Oral presentation presented at the Tennessee Academy of Science Annual Meeting, Columbia State Community College, Columbia, Tennessee, November 22, 2019.

Pathiranage, A. L.; Pan, M.; Osborne, M.; Maczko, A. Understanding HIV Protease Inhibitor Activity Through Computational Modeling: An Experiment for Use in Undergraduate Organic Chemistry Laboratory. In-person presentation presented at the American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition, Orlando, Florida, March 2019.

Pathiranage, A. L.; Martin, L.; Osborne, M.; Meaker, K. Esterification and Molecular Modeling of Cinnamic Acid Esters. Oral presentation presented at the Tennessee Academy of Science Annual Meeting, Austin Peay State University, Clarksville, Tennessee, November 17, 2018.

Pathiranage, A. L.; Meaker, K.; Osborne, M.; Macharia, K. Extraction, Isolation and Synthesis of Cinnamic Acid Esters with Potential Anticancer Activity. Oral presentation presented at the SERMACS, Charlotte, North Carolina, November 2017.

Pathiranage, A. L. (presenter), Stubblefield, J., American Society for Microbiology Annual KY-TN Branch Meeting, "Antitrypanosomal Compounds Isolated from Iris domestica (Belamcanda chinensis)," Murfreesboro, TN. (September 2015).

Pathiranage, A. L., Stubblefield, J., Wright, M., Dunlap, N., Handy, S., Newsome, A., American Society of Pharmacognosy, Annual Meeting, "Novel Botanical Extracts and Small Molecule Inhibitors for African Sleeping Sickness, Chagas Disease, and Leishmaniasis," Copper Mountain, CO. (July 2015).

Pathiranage, A. L. (Presenter), Dunlap, N., Stubblefield, J., Newsom, A., American Society of Pharmacognosy Annual Meeting, "Antitrypanosomal activity of an iridal from Iris domestica and initial structure-activity relationships," Copper Mountain, CO. (June 2015).

Pathiranage, A. L., Stubblefield, J., Gross, A., Wright, M., Handy, S., Newsome, A., Kinetoplastid Molecular Cell Biology Meeting, "High throughput screening assay to identify novel inhibitors of Trypanasoma brucei from a collection of botanical extracts and small molecules," Woods Hole, MA. (April 2015).

Pathiranage, A. L. (presenter), Dunlap, N., Byrd, J., Shokur, N., 249th American Chemical Society National Meeting & Expo-sition, "Synthesis of β-lactam analogs of belactosin A," Denver, CO. (March 2015).

Pathiranage, A. L. (presenter), Dunlap, N., Salyard, T., Stubblefield, J., Pitts, S., Ashley, R., Osheroff, N., ACS Regional Meeting SERMACS, "Synthesis and evaluation of ether-linked dimethyl epi podophyllotoxin dimers," Nashville, TN. (October 2014).

Pathiranage, A. L. (Presenter), Dunlap, N., Salyard, T., Stubblefield, J., Pitts, S., Ashley, R., Osheroff, N., ACS Regional Meeting Sci-Mix, "Synthesis and evaluation of ether-linked dimethyl epi-podophyllotoxin dimers," Nashville, TN. (October 2014).