Global Recognition and Awards

• Best Student Paper Finalist at ASME Conference on Smart Materials, Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, USA 2019

• Pitchfest Finalist at Australian International Airshow and Aerospace & Defence Exposition, Australia - 2019

• Young Researcher Award at 11th Asian-Australasian Conference on Composite Materials, Australia – 2018

• Best Poster Runner Up at Open Day Centre for Future Materials USQ, Australia – 2018 and 2020

• USQ Fees Research Scholarship and USQ International Research Scholarship by University of Southern Queensland, Australia - 2017

• Migara Ranathunga Trust Award for Best Industrial Trainee by Institute of Engineers, Sri Lanka - 2012

• Future Creation Excellence Award by Japan Institute of Invention and Innovation, Japan – 2004

• National Awards for Inventions by Inventors Commission, Sri Lanka - 2002

Key Publications

Book Chapters

1. Madhubhashitha Herath, Jayantha Epaarachchi, Shape Memory Polymer Composites and Their Smart Structural Applications, Composite Materials: Manufacturing, Properties and Applications, Elsevier, 2021, pp. 581-610.

2. Wessam Al Azzawi, Madhubhashitha Herath, Jayantha Epaarachchi, Modeling, analysis, and testing of viscoelastic properties of shape memory polymer composites and a brief review of their space engineering applications, Creep and Fatigue in Polymer Matrix Composites 2nd Edition, Woodhead Publishing, 2019, pp. 465-495.

Peer Reviewed and Indexed Journals

1. L.H.J. Jeewantha, K.D.C. Emmanuel, H.M.C.M. Herath, M.M. Islam, L. Fang, J.A. Epaarachchi, Multi-attribute parametric optimisation of shape memory polymer properties for adaptive orthopaedic plasters, Materialia, 2022. 21: p. 101325.

2. L.H. Janitha Jeewantha, K.D.C. Emmanuel, H.M.C.M. Herath, J.A. Epaarachchi, M.M. Islam, J. Leng, Investigation of curing kinetics and internal strains to enhance performances of Bisphenol A based shape memory polymers. Materialia, 2021: p. 101264.

3. Emmanuel, K.D.C., H.M.C.M. Herath, L.H.J. Jeewantha, J.A. Epaarachchi and T. Aravinthan, Thermomechanical and fire performance of DGEBA based shape memory polymer composites for constructions. Construction and Building Materials, 2021. 303: p. 124442.

4. Madhubhashitha Herath, Jayantha Epaarachchi, Mainul Islam, Liang Fang, Jinsong Leng, Light Activated Shape Memory Polymers and Composites: A Review, European Polymer Journal, 2020, 136, p. 109912.

5. Madhubhashitha Herath, Jayantha Epaarachchi, Mainul Islam, Fenghua Zhang, Jinsong Leng, Liang Fang, Cheng Yan, Gang Ding Peng, Wolfgang Schade, Remote actuation of light activated shape memory polymers via D-shaped optical fibres, Smart Materials and Structures, 2020, 29(4), p. 047001.

6. Madhubhashitha Herath, Jayantha Epaarachchi, Mainul Islam, Cheng Yan, Fenghua Zhang, Jinsong Leng, Effects of selectively triggered photothermal particles on shape memory polymer composites: An investigation on structural performance, thermomechanical characteristics and photothermal behavior, Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 2019, 30(20), pp. 3124-3135.

7. W L R Fernando, N Sarmilan, K C Wickramasinghe, H M C M Herath, G I P Perera, Experimental investigation of Minimum Quantity Lubrication (MQL) of coconut oil based Metal Working Fluid, Materials Today: Proceedings, 2019, 23(1), pp. 23-26.

8. H M C M Herath, J A Epaarachchi, M M Islam, J Leng, Carbon Fibre Reinforced Shape Memory Polymer Composites for Deployable Space Habitats, Engineer - Journal of the Institution of Engineers, Sri Lanka, 2019, 52(1), pp. 1-9.

9. H M C M Herath, J A Epaarachchi, M M Islam, W Al-Azzawi, J Leng, F Zhang, Structural performance and photothermal recovery of carbon fibre reinforced shape memory polymer, Composites Science and Technology, 2018, 167, pp. 206-214.

10. H M C M Herath, R A R C Gopura, Thilina D Lalitharatne, An Underactuated Linkage Finger Mechanism for Hand Prostheses, Modern Mechanical Engineering, 2018, 08(02), pp.121-139.

11. K C Wickramasinghe, G I P Perera, H M C M Herath, Formulation and performance evaluation of a novel coconut oil–based metalworking fluid, Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 2017, 32(9), pp. 1026-1033.

12. G Indika P Perera, HMC Madubhashitha Herath, IM Sanka J Perera, MGHM Muditha P Medagoda, Investigation on white coconut oil to use as a metal working fluid during turning, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture, 2014, 229(1), pp. 38-44.

13. G I P Perera, H M C M Herath, S J Perera, M G H M M P Medagoda, optimising the machining parameters during straight turning of AISI 304 stainless steel and mild steel, International Journal of Advances in Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, 2015, 7(2), pp. 14-20.

Conference Full Papers

1. Herath, M., C. Emmanuel, J. Jeewantha and J. Epaarachchi. In-situ Performance Evaluation of Large Shape Memory Polymer Components via Distributed Optical Fibre Sensors. in 2021 10th International Conference on Information and Automation for Sustainability (ICIAfS). 2021.

2. U M N Jayawickrema, J A Epaarachchi, N K Hettiarachchi, L H J Jeewantha and H M C M Herath, Monitoring Structural Performances of Concrete Beams Using Fibre Bragg Grating (FBG) Sensors, 10th International Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction Management, Kandy, Sri Lanka, 2019.

3. Madhubhashitha Herath, Jayantha Epaarachchi, Mainul Islam, Fenghua Zhang, Jinsong Leng, 4D Printed Shape Memory Polymer Composite Structures for Deployable Small Spacecrafts, ASME Conference on Smart Materials Adaptive Structures and Intelligent Systems, Louisville KY, USA, 2019.

4. Madhubhashitha Herath, Jayantha Epaarachchi, Mainul Islam, Liang Fang, Fenghua Zhang, Jinsong Leng, Performance of Rare Earth Organic Complexes Based Light Activated Shape Memory Polymer Composites, 22nd International Conference on Composite Materials, Melbourne, Australia, 2019.

5. Madhubhashitha Herath, Jayantha Epaarachchi, Mainul Islam, Jinsong Leng, Near Infrared Light Activated Shape Memory Polymer Composite for Space Applications, 11th Asian-Australasian Conference on Composite Materials, Cairns, Australia, 2018.

6. H M C M Herath, R A R C Gopura, Thilina D Lalitharatne, Prosthetic Hand with a Linkage Finger Mechanism for Power Grasping Applications, IEEE Life Sciences Conference, Sydney, Australia, 2017, pp. 304-307.

7. K C Wickramasinghe, H M C M Herath, G I P Perera, Empirical investigation of surface quality and temperature during turning AISI 304 steel with vegetable oil based metalworking fluids, 2016 Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering Symposium (MIES), Colombo, Sri Lanka, 2016.

8. K.C. Wickramasinghe, G. Indika P. Perera and Madhubhashitha Herath, Optimization of Cutting Parameters on Temperature during Turning under Different Cooling Environments, International Conference on Sustainable Built Environment ICSBE, 2016, Kandy, Sri Lanka.

9. G. I. P. Perera, H. M. C. M. Herath, S. J. Perera and M.G.H.M.M.P. Medagoda, investigation on metal working fluids and cutting parameters on the surface roughness during turning using taguchi techniques, Annual Technical Conference 2013 of IET-YP Sri Lanka, 2013, Galle, Sri Lanka.