Professor
Applied Sciences
Email : koswattagekr@appsc.sab.ac.lk
Ph.D., Kobe University, March 2012
M.Sc., Kobe University, March 2009
B.Sc. (Honors), Special degree in Physics, University of Colombo, 2004
Prof. Kaveenga Rasika Koswattage (K.R. Koswattage) completed his PhD from Kobe University, Japan in 2012. He received his BSc special degree in Physics from University of Colombo in 2004 and MSc in Physics from Kobe University in 2009, respectively. He worked as an Assistant Professor in Chiba University, Japan from 2012 to 2016. Currently, he is working as a Professor in Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka. His research interest is on the surface and interface analysis and characterization of some of organic, inorganic, and biomaterials using synchrotron spectroscopies in VUV and soft x-ray regions. Prof Koswattage recently received more than 350 million LKR (1.1 M USD) from ADB/ Competitive Research Grant as the Principal Investigator.
Prof Koswattage is also serving (honorary position) as an Adjunct Professor, at General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University.
HONORS
University/Faculty Positions
National Level Positions
EXTERNAL FUNDING RECEIVED
Research Project Number: 25288114, Co-Investigator, 1,500,000 JPY (Total 9,750,000 JPY)
Principal Investigator, 700,000 JPY
SUCESSFUL RESEARCH PROPOSALS (only as the principal investigator)
“Investigation of the interaction of L-cysteine with noble metal surfaces & nanoparticles”
High Energy Accelerator Research Organization (KEK), Japan - Joint research program
Project No: 2015G068 (2015-2017)
“Determination of the interface electronic structure of L-cysteine with noble metal nanoparticles”
Joint research program of Institute for molecular science, Japan.
Project No: 27-509 (2015-2016)
“Interaction of L-cysteine with noble metal nanoparticles studies by photoemission spectroscopy”
Joint research program of Institute for molecular science, Japan.
Project No: 26-555 (2014-2015)
“Electronic structure of amino acids assembly studies by UPS”
Joint research program of Institute for molecular science, Japan.
Project No: 25-562 (2013-2014)
“Electronic structure of amino acids assembly studies by UPS”
Joint research program of Institute for molecular science, Japan.
Project No: 24-824 (2012-2013)
Surface and Interface Analysis, 54, 5, 561-566 (2022)
Ashan Induranga, Kaveendra Maduwantha, Buddhika Sampath, Neranga Hettiwatta, Vimukthi Vithanage, Hasarinda Kariyawasam, Amalka Indupama, Chathudina J Liyanage, Kaveenga Koswattage*
Global Journal of Engineering and Technology Advances
10(01), 033–038 (2022)
A.K.D.V.K. Wimalasiri, M.S. Fernando, K. Dziemidowicz, G.R Williams,
K.R. Koswattage, DP Dissanayake, KM Nalin de Silva, Rohini M de Silva
ACS Omega, 6, 21, 13527–13543 (2021)
M.S. Fernando, A.K.D.V.K. Wimalasiri, K. Dziemidowicz, G.R Williams,
K.R. Koswattage, DP Dissanayake, KM Nalin de Silva, Rohini M de Silva
ACS Omega, 6, 12, 8517-8530 (2021)
the energy region from 3.1 to 250 eV (5–400 nm)”
K.R. Koswattage, Y. Izumi , K. Nakagawa
Quantum Beam Science 4 (3), 30 (2020)
K Maduwantha, S Yamada, KR Koswattage, T Konno, T Hosokai
Materials 13(17), 1-12 (2020)
D. K. A. Induranga, G. D. K. V. Maduwantha, H. G. N. A. Sirisooriya, W. S. M. Fernando, P. P. Weerakkodi, H. D. C. N. Gunawardena and K. R. Koswattage
Journal of Multidisciplinary Engineering Science Studies, 6, 8, 3500 (2020)
Y Noguchi, K Osada, K Ninomiya, HDCN Gunawardana, K.R Koswattage
Journal of the Society for Information Display,
https://doi.org/10.1002/jsid.956 (2020)
S Yamada, T Higashida, Y Wang, M Morita, T Hosokai, K Maduwantha,
K.R. Koswattage, T. Konno
Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry 16 (1), 1154-1162, (2020)
K.R. Koswattage and Hisao Ishii
Surface and Interface Analysis, 52, 8, 513-517 (2020)
P. Sedige, M. Kohedi, K.R. Koswattage
X-Ray Spectrometry, 49, 3, 348-373 (2020)
T.Hosokai, K. Yonezawa, J. Yang, K.R. Koswattage, S.Kera
Organic Electronics, 49, 39, (2017)
T.Sato, K.R. Koswattage, Y. Nakayama, H.Ishii
Applied Physics Letters, 110, 11,111102, (2017)
Y. Hasegawa, Y.Yamada, T. Hosokai, K.R. Koswattage, Masahiro Sasaki
J. Phys. Chem. C, 120, 38, (2016)
K.R. Koswattage, I. Shimoyama, Y. Baba, T. Sekiguchi, K. Nakagawa,
International Journal of Materials Science and Engineering, 4, 4, 179, (2016)
K.R. Koswattage, H. Kinjo, Y. Nakayama, H. Ishii
e-J. Surf. Sci. Nanotech. 13, 373, (2015)
M. Yamamoto, Y. Nakayama, Y. Uragami, H. Kinjo, Y. Mizuno, K. Mase,
e-J. Surf. Sci. Nanotech. 13, 59, (2015)
Y. Takeda, H. Ezawa, T. Miyauchi, H. Kinjo, K. R. Koswattage, Y. Nakayama, H. Ishii,
Applied Mechanics and Materials, 763, 58, (2015)
Y. Nakayama, Y. Uragami, M. Yamamoto, S. Machida, H. Kinjo, K. Mase, K.R Koswattage, H. Ishii
Jpn. J. Appl. Phys., 53, 01AD03, (2014).
Y. Nakayama, Y. Uragami, S. Machida, K. R. Koswattage, H. Setoyama, T. Okajima, K. Mase, H. Ishii,
Appl. Phys. Express, 5, 111601, (2012).
K.R. Koswattage, I. Shimoyama, Y. Baba, T. Sekiguchi, K. Nakagawa,
J. Chem. Phys., 135, 014706 - 1~13, (2011).
K.R. Koswattage, I. Shimoyama, Y. Baba, T. Sekiguchi, K. Nakagawa,
Appl. Surf. Sci., 258, 1561 -1564, (2011).
H. Yagi, K. Nakajima, K.R. Koswattage, K. Nakagawa, C. Huang, S.I. Md. Prodhan, B.P. Kafle, H. Katayanagi, K. Mitsuke,
Carbon, 47, 1152-1157, (2009).
J. Chem.Phys., 130, 234510 - 1~4, (2009).
H. Yagi, K. Nakajima, K. R. Koswattage, K. Nakagawa, H. Katayanagi, K. Mitsuke,
Proceedings papers, reports (reviewed)
T.Miyazaki, K.R. Koswattage, H.Shinohara and S.Hino
UVSOR activity report 2016
UVSOR, 44, 58, August 2017
ISSN 0911-5730
Y. Yamada, Y. Hasegawa, T. Maeda, T. Hosokai, K.R. Koswattage
UVSOR activity report 2016
UVSOR, 44, 116, August 2017
ISSN 0911-5730
K.R. Koswattage, K. Hiroumi, Y. Nakayama & H. Ishii
Advances in Future Manufacturing Engineering – Guohui Yang (Ed.)
Taylor & Francis Group, London, 16-25, (2015)
(ISBN 978-1-138-02817-3)
UVSOR, 43, 116, 2016
ISSN 0911-5730
UVSOR, 43, 47, 2016
ISSN 0911-5730
UVSOR, 43, 47, 2016
ISSN 0911-5730
T. Hosokai, K. Yonezawa, K. Kato, J. Yang, K. R. Koswattage, A. Gerlach, F. Schreiber, N. Ueno, S. Kera
MRS Proceedings, 1647, 348, (2014)
UVSOR Activity Report, 40, (2014).
T. Sato, K. R. Koswattage, Y. Nakayama, H. Ishii
UVSOR Activity Report, 143, (2014).
Y. Takeda, H. Ezawa, T. Miyauchi, H. Kinjo, K. R. Koswattage, Y. Nakayama, H. Ishii
UVSOR Activity Report, 126, (2014).
T. Hosokai, K. Yonezawa, R. Makino, K. R. Koswattage, K. K. Okudaira and S. Kera
UVSOR Activity Report, 144, (2014).
M.Yamamoto, Y. Nakayama, Y. Uragami, K. Mase, K. R. Koswattage, H. Ishii
PF activity report, 30, (2013).
K.R. Koswattage, A. Yoneyama, Y. Nakayama, H. Ishii,
UVSOR Activity Report, 151, (2013).
UVSOR Activity Report, 150, (2013).
Y. Nakayama, K.R. Koswattage, Y.Ozawa, H. Ishii,
UVSOR Activity Report, 149, (2013).
T. Hosokai, Y. Yonezawa, K.R. Koswattage, N. Ueno, S. Kera,
UVSOR Activity Report, 152, (2013).
S. Kera, K.R. Koswattage, K. Yonezawa, J. P. Yang, Y. Nakayama, K. Okudaira, H. Ishii,
UVSOR Activity Report, 38, (2013).
R. Inagaki, T. Konomi, T. Tokushi, M. Katoh, E. Kako, S. Yamaguchi, Y. Kobayashi, N. Yamamoto, M. Hosoka, S. Shiraki, K.R. Koswattage, Y. Okano,
UVSOR Activity Report, 152, (2013).
K.R. Koswattage, Y. Nakayama, H. Ishii,
UVSOR Activity Report, 90, (2012).
Y. Nakayama, Y. Uragami, M. Yamamoto, K. Mase, K.R.Koswattage, H. Ishii,
PF Activity Report, 13A, (2012).
K.R. Koswattage, I. Shimoyama, Y. Baba, T. Sekiguchi, K. Nakagawa,
PF Activity Report, 27B, 61, (2011).
K.R. Koswattage, I. Shimoyama, Y. Baba, T. Sekiguchi, K. Nakagawa,
Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on DVXα method, Daejeon , Korea,
Bullet. Soc. Disc. Variat. Xα 23, 205-212, (2010).
K.R. Koswattage, I. Shimoyama, Y. Baba, T. Sekiguchi, K. Nakagawa,
PF Activity Report, 27B, 59, (2010).
Shimoyama, Y. Baba, T. Sekiguchi, K.R. Koswattage,
PF Activity Report, 83, (2010).
UVSOR Activity Report, 68, (2008).
H. Yagi, K. Nakajima, K. R. Koswattage, K. Nakagawa, H. Katayanagi and K. Mitsuke,
UVSOR Activity Report, 68, (2008).
K.R. Koswattage, Y. Izumi, M. Tanaka and K. Nakagawa,
Proceedings of the 51st Conference of Japanese Society of Radiation Chemistry,
Tsukuba, Japan, 159-160, (2008).
Abstract of International/National Conferences (Only the first author)
Study on selective adsorption of deuterium on boron nitride using Photon-stimulated ion- desorption, K.R. Koswattage, I. Shimoyama, Y. Baba, T. Sekiguchi, K. Nakagawa, The 25th Conference of Japan Society for Synchrotron Radiation, January 6-9, 2012, Saga, Japan.
Atomic hydrogen adsorption behavior of h-BN thin film on Ni(111), K.R. Koswattage, I. Shimoyama, Y. Baba, T. Sekiguchi, K. Nakagawa, The 31st Conference of Surface Science Society of Japan, December 15-17, 2011, Tokyo, Japan.
Hydrogen adsorption behavior of h-BN thin film on Ni(111), K.R. Koswattage, I. Shimoyama, Y. Baba, T. Sekiguchi, K. Nakagawa, 22nd Annual meeting of Chemical Society of Japan – Ibaraki-ken, November 4, 2011, Tokai, Japan.
Selective adsorption of atomic deuterium on BN thin film, K.R. Koswattage, I. Shimoyama, Y. Baba, T. Sekiguchi, K. Nakagawa, 15th International conference on thin films, November 8-11, 2011, Kyoto, Japan.
Selective adsorption of atomic deuterium on BN thin film, K.R. Koswattage, I. Shimoyama, Y. Baba, T. Sekiguchi, K. Nakagawa, 28th Photon Factory Symposium, July 12-13, 2011, Tsukuba, Japan.
Oscillator strength distribution of DNA bases from 3 to 250 eV, K.R. Koswattage, A. Mimoto, Y. Izumi, A. Imazu, M. Tanaka, M. Tanabe, K. Nakagawa, 37th International Conference on Vacuum Ultraviolet and X-Ray Physics, (VUVX 2010), July 11-16, 2010, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
A rotatable photoelectron emission microscope combined with polarized synchrotron radiation, T. Sekiguchi, Y. Baba, I. Shimoyama, N. Hirao, A. Narita, M. Abdul, K.R. Koswattage, 37th International Conference on Vacuum Ultraviolet and X-Ray Physics, (VUVX 2010), July 11-16, 2010, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Selective adsorption of atomic deuterium on BN thin film, K.R. Koswattage, I. Shimoyama, Y. Baba, T. Sekiguchi, K. Nakagawa, The 91st Conference of Chemical Society of Japan March 26-29, 2011, Yokohama, Japan.
Site-selective adsorption of atomic deuterium on BN thin film, K.R. Koswattage, I. Shimoyama, Y. Baba, T. Sekiguchi, K. Nakagawa, The 24th Conference of Japan Society for Synchrotron Radiation, January 6-9, 2011, Tsukuba, Japan.
Site selective adsorption of atomic deuterium on BN thin film, K.R. Koswattage, I. Shimoyama, Y. Baba, T. Sekiguchi, K. Nakagawa, 65th Conference of Physical Society of Japan, September 23-26, 2010, Osaka, Japan.
Site-selective adsorption of atomic deuterium on a hexagonal boron nitride thin film, K.R. Koswattage, I. Shimoyama, Y. Baba, T. Sekiguchi, K. Nakagawa, The 6th International Conference on DVXα method, August 4-6, 2010, Daejeon, Korea.
Deuterium adsorption on hexagonal BN thin film on Ni(111), K.R. Koswattage, I. Shimoyama, Y. Baba, T. Sekiguchi, K. Nakagawa, The 23rd Conference of Japan Society for Synchrotron Radiation, January 6-9, 2010, Himeji, Japan.
Study of hydrogen adsorption and desorption on boron nitride thin films by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, K.R. Koswattage, I. Shimoyama, Y. Baba, T. Sekiguchi, K. Nakagawa, 20th Annual meeting of Chemical Society of Japan – Ibaraki-ken, November 21, 2009, Hitachi, Japan.
Study of hydrogen adsorption and desorption on boron nitride thin films by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, K.R. Koswattage, I. Shimoyama, Y. Baba, T. Sekiguchi, K. Nakagawa, The 11th International Conference on Electronic Spectroscopy and Structure, October 6–10, 2009, Nara, Japan.
Optical oscillator strength of DNA bases from 3 to 250eV and examination of the Thomas-Reiche-Kuhn sum rule, K.R. Koswattage, Y. Izumi, M. Tanaka, K. Nakagawa, 51st Conference of Japanese Society of Radiation Chemistry, October 15-16, 2008, Tsukuba, Japan.
Optical oscillator strength of DNA bases from 3 to 250eV and examination of the Thomas-Reiche-Kuhn sum rule, K.R. Koswattage, Y. Izumi, M. Tanaka, K. Nakagawa, 10th International Conference-Radiation Damage to DNA, June 8-12, 2008, Fukushima, Japan.