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Asanga Ranasinghe

Title

Professor - Physical Sciences

Department

Physical Sciences

Education

Transcript
PhD-Chemistry

Previous Positions

Position	Start	End
Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV	2007-06-01	2010-12-01
Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Nevada State College, Henderson, NV	2007-08-03	2012-06-30
Chemistry Instructor, Clackamas Community College, Oregon City, OR	2014-01-01	2014-06-30
Technical/Lab Director, Integrity Health Plus, Durango, CO	2014-09-01	2016-04-07
Technical Consultant, Lehigh Valley Pain Management, Allentown, PA	2016-06-11	2017-08-30

Courses Taught at Amarillo College

Course ID	Course Name	Term
CHEM-1411-002	Principles of Chemistry I	2025SU
CHEM-1411-002	Principles of Chemistry I	2025SU
CHEM-1411-001	Principles of Chemistry I	2025SP
CHEM-1411-001	Principles of Chemistry I	2025SP
CHEM-1411-004	Principles of Chemistry I	2025SP
CHEM-1411-004	Principles of Chemistry I	2025SP
CHEM-1405-003	Introductory Chemistry I	2025SP
CHEM-1405-003	Introductory Chemistry I	2025SP
CHEM-1411-002	Principles of Chemistry I	2025SP
CHEM-1411-002	Principles of Chemistry I	2025SP
CHEM-1405-003	Introductory Chemistry I	2025FA
CHEM-1405-003	Introductory Chemistry I	2025FA
CHEM-1411-003	Principles of Chemistry I	2025FA
CHEM-1411-003	Principles of Chemistry I	2025FA
CHEM-1412-002	Principles of Chemistry II	2025FA
CHEM-1412-002	Principles of Chemistry II	2025FA
CHEM-1411-002	Principles of Chemistry I	2024SU
CHEM-1411-002	Principles of Chemistry I	2024SU
NFFD-1701-2172	Aces 1ST-WK in Progress	2024SP
NFFD-1701-2207	Aces 4TH-SENEGAL	2024SP
NFFD-1701-2186	Aces 2ND-VIRTUAL Reality	2024SP
CHEM-1411-002	Principles of Chemistry I	2024SP
CHEM-1411-002	Principles of Chemistry I	2024SP
CHEM-1405-003	Introductory Chemistry I	2024SP
CHEM-1405-003	Introductory Chemistry I	2024SP
CHEM-1411-001	Principles of Chemistry I	2024SP
CHEM-1411-001	Principles of Chemistry I	2024SP
CHEM-1411-003	Principles of Chemistry I	2024FA
CHEM-1411-003	Principles of Chemistry I	2024FA
CHEM-1412-002	Principles of Chemistry II	2024FA
CHEM-1412-002	Principles of Chemistry II	2024FA
CHEM-1405-003	Introductory Chemistry I	2024FA
CHEM-1405-003	Introductory Chemistry I	2024FA
CHEM-1411-002	Principles of Chemistry I	2023SU
CHEM-1411-002	Principles of Chemistry I	2023SU
CHEM-1411-001	Principles of Chemistry I	2023SP
CHEM-1411-001	Principles of Chemistry I	2023SP
CHEM-1405-003	Introductory Chemistry I	2023SP
CHEM-1405-003	Introductory Chemistry I	2023SP
CHEM-1411-002	Principles of Chemistry I	2023SP
CHEM-1411-002	Principles of Chemistry I	2023SP
CHEM-1411-004	Principles of Chemistry I	2023SP
CHEM-1411-004	Principles of Chemistry I	2023SP
CHEM-1405-003	Introductory Chemistry I	2023FA
CHEM-1405-003	Introductory Chemistry I	2023FA
CHEM-1411-003	Principles of Chemistry I	2023FA
CHEM-1411-003	Principles of Chemistry I	2023FA
CHEM-1412-002	Principles of Chemistry II	2023FA
CHEM-1412-002	Principles of Chemistry II	2023FA
CHEM-1405-002	Introductory Chemistry I	2022SU
CHEM-1405-002	Introductory Chemistry I	2022SU
CHEM-1406-001	Gen Organic & Biological Chem	2022SP
CHEM-1406-001	Gen Organic & Biological Chem	2022SP
CHEM-1411-001	Principles of Chemistry I	2022SP
CHEM-1411-001	Principles of Chemistry I	2022SP
CHEM-1411-002	Principles of Chemistry I	2022SP
CHEM-1411-002	Principles of Chemistry I	2022SP
CHEM-1405-003	Introductory Chemistry I	2022SP
CHEM-1405-003	Introductory Chemistry I	2022SP
CHEM-1406-001	Gen Organic & Biological Chem	2022FA
CHEM-1406-001	Gen Organic & Biological Chem	2022FA
CHEM-1411-003	Principles of Chemistry I	2022FA
CHEM-1411-003	Principles of Chemistry I	2022FA
CHEM-1412-002	Principles of Chemistry II	2022FA
CHEM-1412-002	Principles of Chemistry II	2022FA
EDUC-1100-012	FYS - Learning Framework	2022FA
CHEM-1412-002	Principles of Chemistry II	2021SU
CHEM-1412-002	Principles of Chemistry II	2021SU
CHEM-1406-001	Gen Organic & Biological Chem	2021SP
CHEM-1406-001	Gen Organic & Biological Chem	2021SP
CHEM-1411-002	Principles of Chemistry I	2021SP
CHEM-1411-002	Principles of Chemistry I	2021SP
CHEM-1405-003	Introductory Chemistry I	2021SP
CHEM-1405-003	Introductory Chemistry I	2021SP
CHEM-1411-001	Principles of Chemistry I	2021SP
CHEM-1411-001	Principles of Chemistry I	2021SP
CHEM-1411-003	Principles of Chemistry I	2021FA
CHEM-1411-003	Principles of Chemistry I	2021FA
CHEM-1412-002	Principles of Chemistry II	2021FA
CHEM-1412-002	Principles of Chemistry II	2021FA
CHEM-1406-001	Gen Organic & Biological Chem	2021FA
CHEM-1406-001	Gen Organic & Biological Chem	2021FA
CHEM-1305-002	Introductory Chemistry I	2020SU
CHEM-1105-002	Introductory Chemistry I Lab	2020SU
CHEM-1105-003	Introductory Chemistry I Lab	2020SP
CHEM-1406-001	Gen Organic & Biological Chem	2020SP
CHEM-1406-001	Gen Organic & Biological Chem	2020SP
CHEM-1305-003	Introductory Chemistry I	2020SP
CHEM-1411-001	Principles of Chemistry I	2020SP
CHEM-1411-001	Principles of Chemistry I	2020SP
CHEM-1411-002	Principles of Chemistry I	2020SP
CHEM-1411-002	Principles of Chemistry I	2020SP
CHEM-1412-002	Principles of Chemistry II	2020FA
CHEM-1412-002	Principles of Chemistry II	2020FA
CHEM-1405-002	Introductory Chemistry I	2020FA
CHEM-1406-001	Gen Organic & Biological Chem	2020FA
CHEM-1406-001	Gen Organic & Biological Chem	2020FA
CHEM-1411-003	Principles of Chemistry I	2020FA
CHEM-1411-003	Principles of Chemistry I	2020FA

Other Credentials

Credential

Publications, Presentations, Public Works and Awards

Patent Filed

IN SITU FABRICATED DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL (DMFC)

Asanga Ransinghe, Yasin Khan (USPTO -01-17/18)

In situ Fabricated Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC) Pub No.: US 2018/0205104 A1

Pub Date Jul 19 2018

Contaifer D, Buckley LF, Wohlford G, Kumar NG, Morriss JM, Ranasinghe AD, Carbone S, Canada JM, Trankle C, Abbate A, Van Tassell BW, Wijesinghe DS. Metabolic modulation predicts heart failure tests performance. Plos One. 14: e0218153. PMID 31220103 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0218153

John F. Mead award for faculty excellence, Amarillo College 2021-2022

STEM research innovation award, Amarillo College 2021

AC Foundation Grant for $10000, 2022 (Purchased a rotary Evaporator for STEM research)

AC Foundation Grant for $4500, 2021 to purchase Trace finder software for the mass spectrometer

AC Foundation Grant for $10000, 2018 (purchased an automated titrator for water quality analysis as well as teaching Chem 1&2 labs)

WT Dept of Engineering and Amarillo College (NSF/MRI grant)

NSF/MRI grant for $300000 (Award Number:2018383) as a Co-PI to purchase a Chemisorption Analyzer (MRI 3Flex) to study carbon monoxide toxicity effects on the catalysis on direct Methanol Fuel Cells and to recycle carbon dioxide to produce methanol

CERTIFICATIONS

Laboratory Operational Management Certification by AACC 2016

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments, LCMSMS Advanced user certification Spring 2017

University of California Santa Barbara:
Graduate Research Council International Travel Grant, 2006
Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award, Department of Chemistry, 2005

Memberships:

American Society of Mass Spectrometry (ASMS)
American Association of Clinical Chemists (AACC)

Collaborator:
Investigation of new drug analysis methodologies via LCMSMS- Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Science, Virginia Commonwealth University

Metabolic modulation predicts heart failure tests performance

Daniel Contaifer Jr,
Leo F. Buckley,
George Wohlford,
Naren G. Kumar,
Joshua M. Morriss,
Asanga D. Ranasinghe,
Salvatore Carbone,
Justin M. Canada,
Cory Trankle,
Antonio Abbate,
Benjamin W. Van Tassell ,
Dayanjan S. Wijesinghe

Published: June 20, 2019
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.021815

Phosphine Oxide Containing Poly(pyridinium salt)s as Fire Retardant Materials.

Alam MM1, Biswas B2, Nedeltchev AK2, Han H2, Ranasinghe AD2, Bhowmik PK3, Goswami K1.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31277313