The Chromatography Forum

of Delaware Valley

I am an environmental geochemist and am interested in conducting research to evaluate both natural and anthropogenic processes in aquatic environments. I completed an undergraduate degree in Geology from the University of Peradeniya in Sri Lanka and moved to University of Connecticut, Avery Point to pursue a PhD in Oceanography. I worked as a postdoctoral research scientist at University of Connecticut, Avery Point and University of Massachusetts, Amherst before I started my position at Rowan university in Fall 2022.

I study the origin, distribution, fate, and transport of environmental pollutants in different aquatic environments from small freshwater tributaries to coastal marine ecosystems. I evaluate the removal of pollutants from aquatic systems via adsorption onto sediment and microbial degradation. Moreover, I study bioaccumulation of these pollutants in ecosystem food web structure and my research utilizes stable isotopes as a tool. In addition to pollutant research, I use sedimentary biomarkers to evaluate human-induced changes in natural biogeochemical cycles and to reconstruct paleoclimatic conditions.