06/02/2026
🇱🇰🎓 A proud moment for the Sri Lankan Student Association at the University of Kentucky!
Heartfelt congratulations to all our members who celebrated the completion of their Master’s and PhD degrees on May 8th and 9th. Your achievements are a testament to your hard work, resilience, and dedication, and we are truly honored to celebrate this milestone with you.
👏 We are especially proud to recognize:
• Dr. Sashen Ruhunage on the successful defense of his PhD dissertation titled “Elucidating the Impacts of Non-Covalent Interactions in Organic Materials through a Multiscale Computational Approach.”
• Dr. Udara Wickramarathne on the successful defense of her dissertation titled “Targeting Intrinsically Disordered Proteins with Ligand-Guided Gold(III)-Mediated Covalent Chemistry.”
• Mr. Muditha Dissanayake on the successful defense of his Master’s thesis titled “Estimating Price Premiums for Intrinsic and Extrinsic Whisky Attributes in the U.S. Market: A Hedonic Pricing Approach.”
• Mr. Nuwan Herath on successfully completing the M.A. en passant in Anthropology.
The SLSA family wishes you all continued success and a bright future ahead! ✨
