Chandana Meegoda, Ph.D
Instructor
Office:
BBH-212F
Phone:
(773) 442-5678
Email:
m-meegoda@neiu.edu
Office Hours:
W 2:00 - 6:00 p.m. F 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.
Country:
United States
CHEM 103, CHEM 110, CHEM 211, CHEM 212, CHEM 260, CHEM 261, CHEM 213
Research Interests
Material Science, Spectroscopy and Chemical Instrumentation.
Education
PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago
BSc, University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka
Selected Publications
• C. Meegoda, M. Trenary, M. Mori, S. Otani, “Depth profile of iron in a CaB6 crystal”, Physical Review B 67 (17), 172410 – 172413 (2003).
• C. Meegoda, Y. Paderno, M. Trenary, “ The nature of surface oxides on magnesium diboride” Mat. Res. Soc. Symp., 689 (Materials for High Temperature Technologies), 151-156 (2002).
• S. Stefanos, C. Bonner, C. Meegoda, W, Rodriguez, G. Loutts, “Energy levels and optical properties of neodymium-doped barium fluorapatite” J. Appl. Phy. 88(4), 1935-1942 (2000).
• C. Meegoda, C. E. Bonner, G. Loutts, S. Stefanos, G. Miller, “Raman spectroscopic study of barium fluorapatite”, J. Lumi. 81(2), 101-109 (1999).
• C. Bonner, C. Chess, C. Meegoda, S. Stefanos, G. Loutts, G. Miller, “Raman spectroscopic study of barium fluorapatite”, Proceedings of SPIE-The International Society for Optical Engineering, 3610 (Laser Materials Crystal Growth and Nonlinear Materials and Devices), 204-214 (1999).
• N. Gunawardena, F. Ken, E. Jassen, C. Meegoda, D. Schafer, O. Vostrowsky, H. Bestmann, “Host attractants for red wevill, Rhynchophorus: Identification, electrophysiological activity and laboratory bioassay” J. Chem. Eco., 24(3), 425-437 (1998).
• G. Loutts, C. Bonner, C. Meegoda, H. Ries, M. A. Noginov, N. Noginov, M. Curley, P. Venkateswarlu, A. Rapaport, M. Bass, “Crystal Growth, spectroscopic characterization and laser performance of a new efficient laser material Nd: Ba5(PO4)3F”, Appl. Phy. Lett. 71(3), 303-305 (1997).
Selected Exhibitions
Shyam Dedaniya and Chandana Meegoda, “The Effect of Temperature on The Distribution of Chlorogenic Acid in Different Anatomical Parts of The Green Coffee Bean”, 71st Annual Pittcon Conference, Chicago, IL (March 2020).
Shyam Dedaniya and Chandana Meegoda, “The Effect of Temperature on The Distribution of Chlorogenic Acid in Different Anatomical Parts of The Green Coffee Bean”, 4th Annual ACS Undergraduate Research Conference, Champaign, IL (November 2019).
Giovani Monterroso and Chandana Meegoda, “Stability Study of Li-Ion Battery Cathode Materials”, NEIU Student Research and Creative Activities Symposium, 2016.
Giovani Monterroso and Chandana Meegoda, “Stability Study of Li-Ion Battery Cathode Materials”, SACNAS National Conference, 2015, Washington DC.
Additional Information
Recent Grants
SCSE Summer Research Grant "Deposition of LiFePO4 Thin Films as Cathode Materials" 2016.
SCSE Summer Research Grant"Spectroscopic Study of Li-Ion Battery Cathode Materials" 2015.
Memberships
American Chemical Society