Imagine yourself at crossroads, lost; the future blank before your eyes. Seven years ago, Prasad Sanjeewa was at the same crossroad, unsure on which path he should take. Today he is a well-reputed teaching assistant at the College of Chemical Sciences. Hailing from Minuwangoda, Prasad was the second in his family, being born to visually […]
Egodawaththarachchilage Don Nishal Madujith is a star student at the Institute of Chemistry Ceylon (IChemC) who has made a name for himself not only as a dedicated and passionate undergraduate chemist but also as an entrepreneur. Nishal was off to a bright start as a student, toping his class almost every year at St. Joseph’s […]
Lihini Jayasinghe is a third-year undergraduate of the Graduateship in Chemistry (GIC) Programme conducted by the College of Chemical Sciences (CCS), Institute of Chemistry Ceylon. Every year, the RSC offers two scholarships for undergraduate students around the world who are passionate and enthusiastic about conducting research. As competitive as it was, out of the many […]
Uthpala Saroshan Deshapriya from the most recently graduated GIC batch of College of Chemical Sciences, Institute of Chemistry Ceylon has won the Best Presenter award at the Basic and Applied Science poster session of KDU International Research Conference 2019, held on 11th September 2019. The poster under the topic, ‘Activity of several endophytic fungal extracts […]
Kanchana Chandrakanthan, a Graduate Chemist from the 35th G.I.C Batch of I.Chem.C emerged as the Shireen Jayasuriya Gold Medalist for the year 2018. She applied for graduate studies in the USA and has secured fully funded offers from all the universities she applied to; namely- Arizona State University, Louisiana State University, Kansas State University, Washington […]
Aura 2018, is an extravaganza signature event organized annually by the Student Association of College of Chemical Sciences. It is a talent show where the talented Chemists-to-be and Graduate Chemists performed their acts. This time it was held at the BMICH Main Hall for the 10th consecutive time. The event was very colourful with dance acts, singing performances […]
The best Research Poster Award of the CCS Research Symposium was won by Ms. Nikhila Paranamana, who presented on the topic ‘Investigation of Plant Materials as Corrosion Inhibitors for Mild Steel’, a project in the stream of Electroanalytical Chemistry. Her research project was supervised by Professor K A S Pathiratne, Senior Lecturer, College of Chemical […]
“Hakuna Matata” – this phrase reminds us that at the College of Chemical Sciences (CCS), of the Institute of Chemistry Ceylon (ICHEMC) is one vivacious girl whose charm and sparkle you cannot miss if you ever happen to come across her at the College! She is Samadhi Nawalage, a proud product of Lyceum International School […]
“Just a normal girl” is most definitely not the phrase you’re looking for if you are to introduce her to someone who doesn’t know her.
Meet Ms Vihanga Munasinghe, a graduate student of Institute of Chemistry, College of Chemical Sciences. Short by stature but as cheerful as one can possibly be, she is one person whom you do not want to miss speaking to if you are at IChemC. Her simple way of life and friendliness has made her an amiable person among the various circles at the institute, from the lecturers to the freshmen.
Ms. Anjana Wijesekara is a freshly graduated student from the Institute of Chemistry Ceylon who had excel herself in obtaining the Dr. R O B Wijesekara Felicitation Award for the Best All Rounder for her outstanding performance in her academic career from 2012 to 2015. She is a talented person on which she occupied herself in many extra-curricular activities in the college.
Aiming high to reach for the sky: an account of a Graduate Chemist of the College of Chemical Sciences
College of Chemical Sciences student Nishal Madhujith changing opportunities into success
IChemC undergraduate receives a research scholarship from Oxford University, UK
IChemC Graduate Chemist wins a Best Presenter award
IChemC Graduate Chemist gets eleven fully funded offers to pursue a PhD in the USA