Principal Senior Lecturer

Associate Undergraduate Director and Physics Lower Division Advisor Department of Physics and Astronomy Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Education

• Ph.D. in Computational Condensed Matter Physics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45220, 2008.
  Thesis Topic: Effect of Weak Inhomogeneities in High Temperature Superconductivity.
  Advisor: Prof: Mark Jarrell

• Successfully Completed MIT-IDSS course on Data Science and Machine Learning: Making Data-Driven Decisions, August 2023

• M.S. in Physics, University of Cincinnati, 2003.
• B.Sc. in Physics: First Class Honors; University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka 1994.
Gold Medal Award for the Best physical science student in 1994, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka.
• National Diploma in Engineering Sciences: Specialization: Mechanical Engineering; Automotive, Institute of Engineering Technology, Katunayake, Sri Lanka.

Teaching and Research Experience

• Principal Senior Lecturer: Department of Physics and Astronomy, Atlanta, GA, from August 2020 ..
• Senior Lecturer: Department of Physics and Astronomy, Atlanta, GA, from August 2015 to July 2020.
• Lecturer: Department of Physics and Astronomy, Atlanta, GA, from August 2009 to July 2015.
• Visiting Assistant Professor: Department of Physics, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, IN, from August 2008 to August 2009.
• Adjunct Instructor for Mathematica based Calculus Lab for Undergraduates: Department of Mathematics, University of Cincinnati, OH, from January 2008 to March 2008.
• Teaching Assistant/ Lab Instructor: Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Cincinnati, OH, from September 2004 to August 2007.
• Scientific Employee: Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany, Code development, Simulation of Two Chain Hubbard Model using Dynamical Cluster Approximation, from February 2004 to August 2004.
• Reserach Assistant: Maximum Entropy Method with Bayesian Statistics for Analytic continuation of Quantum Monte Carlo data, from September 2002 to January 2004.
• Teaching Assistant/ Lab Instructor: Department of Physics & Astronomy, University of Cincinnati, OH, from September 2000 to August 2002.
• Research Officer: National Aquatic Resources Research and Development Agency, Colombo, Sri Lanka, from August 1996 to August 2000.
• Temporary Assistant Lecturer: Department of Physics, University of Ruhuna, Matara, Sri Lanka, from February 1995 to July 1996.

Grants Recieved

1. CETOLE mini-grant:General Pedagogy and Teaching Practices " PHYS 1111K Student Workbook for Active Learning STUDIO Physics Classes," M. Shameer Abdeen (Co-PI), D.G. Sumith Doluweera (Co-PI), Deepak Raghavan (Co-PI)June 2023 - July 224 ($ 3500.00) .
2. CETOLE mini-grant:College to Career " Creating and maintaining a YouTube Channel for the Departement of Physics and Astronomy to showcase Student Success, Research Highlights, and other resources for the Students and the public," D.G. Sumith Doluweera (Co-PI), Idan Ginsberg (Co-PI)June 2022 - July 223 ($ 3500.00).
3. GSU grant: Hybrid Pedagogies: Flipping the SCALE-UP Studio: Sponsored by Georgia State University - Office of the Provost, Georgia State University. Introductory Physics Flipped class project for creating video lecture series for SCALE-UP Introductory Physics classes (Phys1111K and Phys1112K) to improve student learning. Joshua Von Korff (PI), Brian D. Thoms (Co-PI), D. Sumith Doluweera(Co-PI), John Richard Evans(Co-PI), Deepak Raghavan(Co-PI) and Ruili Wang(Co-PI).($40000.00), (From 9/2013-08/2015).
4. External Grant: Received PhysTEC grant: "PhysTEC Comprehensive Site at Georgia State University." Brian Thoms(PI), Brett Criswell(Co-PI), Sumith Doluweera, Joshua Von Korff, $300,000.00, (From 08/2013-07/2016).
5. STEM mini-grant: "Promoting Conceptual Change: Supporting the Physics Content Development of Pre-Service Teachers" Kadir Demir (PI), Brett Criswell (Co-PI), (Department of Middle-Secondary Education and Instructional Technology), Sumith Dolwweera (Co-PI), ($5000.00), Summer 2012.
6. STEM mini grant: Graduate level course development, "Creating a Formula for preparing better Physics Teachers in Georgia," for secondary school teachers, D. Sumith Doluweera(PI), Brett Criswell (Co-PI), (Department of Middle-Secondary Education and Instructional Technology, College of Education, Georgia State University), ($4000.00), Summer 2011.
7. Computer time allocation Grant: ($100,000) from The Ohio Supercomputer center for “A Study Employing Dynamical Cluster Approximation - Effect of Charge Inhomogeneity on the superconducting Transition Temperature in Cuprate Superconductors," (M. Jarrell, D.G.S.P Doluweera, A. Macridin, T. A. Maier and Th. Pruschke, (2006).

Department and College Level Service in committees

1. Physics Lower Division Advisor (from 8/2015 to todate).
2. Member: Department of Physics and Astronomy Executive Committee (From 8/2015 to date).
3. Member: Department Diversity and Inclusion Task Force (From 12/2020 to date).
4. Member: Department "Hyper Physics website" committee (From 12/2019 to date).
5. Member: Department of Physics and Astronomy Curriculum Committee (From 2013 to date).
6. Member: Department of Physics and Astronomy Chair search committee, 2018.
7. Member: Department Academic Program Review Committee (5/2017 to 2/2018).
8. Member: College NTT Promotion committee 8/2015-7/2016.
9. Member: Department, Physics Lecturer search committee, 2017.
10. Member: Department, Physics Lecturer search committee, 2011-2012.
11. Member: Department committee on Phys1111/1112 -Curriculum development committee for Introductory physics.

University level Service

1. Co-Tournament Director: Division B Georgia Science Olympiad - Georgia State University (From August 2019 to date)
2. Served as a Judge: GSU Online Undergraduate Research Conference, April 2020
3. Event Leader: Division B Georgia Science Olympiad- Georgia State University- for various events from 2010 to 2019
4. Served as a reviewer/poster Judge for the SCD conference at GSU University Research and Service administration 2017 & 2018

Professional Membership and related Service

1. Professional Member: American Association of Physics Teachers (From 2009 to date)
2. Section Representative for Southern Atlantic Coast Section of American association of Physics Teachers (From 10/2017 to 04/2018)
3. Helped conducting PhysTEC retreat at GSU for High School physics Teachers in Atlanta Area (07/07/2016)
4. Moderator for the contributed talk session, SACS AAPT 2015 Spring regional meeting at Georgia State University (04/11/2015)
5. Helped/Organized SACS AAPT regional meeting at Georgia State University (04/10/2015 and 04/11/2015)
6. Helped conducting PhysTEC retreat at GSU for High School physics Teachers in Atlanta Area (07/20/2014)

Professional Activities & Outreach

1. Physics Content Development Specialist for Middle School and High Teachers at Rockdale County Schools, Conyers, GA Rockdale Career Academy (01/31/2018).
2. Physics Content Development Specialist for Middle School Teachers at Rockdale County Schools, Conyers, GA- Memorial Middle School: (11/02/2017, 11/09/2017, 11/16/2017).
3. Demonstrated and discussed one of the re-designed calculus-based physics labs (RC-Circuits) to the participants in the "Introductory Physics Lab workshop," conducted by the AAPT during the AAPT summer 2017 meeting, Cincinnati, OH. (07/22/2017).
4. Demonstrated and discussed one of the re-designed calculus-based physics labs (Simple Harmonic Motion) to the participants in the "Introductory Physics Lab workshop," conducted by AAPT during the AAPT Summer 2016 meeting, Sacramento, CA. (07/16/2016).
5. Served as one of the instructors to the "Physics by inquiry" course conducted by the University of Cincinnati for elementary school teachers at University of Cincinnati, OH 45220, Summer 2008.