Dushanthi Dissanayake

Dushanthi Dissanayake is an Assistant Professor of Instruction in Chemistry at the University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas), affiliated with the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. Her research focuses on polythiophenes, organic electronics, and photochromic materials. She holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry from UT Dallas (2017), an M.Phil. in Chemical Sciences from the University of Peradeniya (2012), and a B.S. in Chemistry from the same institution (2009).

Her work systematically explores thiophene-based polymers for applications in conductive materials, photovoltaics, and smart materials. Key contributions include studies on doped-state stability of polythiophenes and molecular weight characterization via NMR. She has published extensively on conjugated polymers and nanostructured materials for organic electronics.

No awards or grants are explicitly mentioned in the provided text. She currently advises no listed students but teaches chemistry courses at UT Dallas.