Sarath Gunapala

Sri Lanka Ranajana[1] Dr Sarath Gunapala (Sinhala:සරත් ගුණපාල) is a solid-state physicist, senior research scientist and group supervisor at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He works primarily in Quantum Well Infrared Photo Detecting. He is also a board member of Quantum Well Infrared Photodetector Technologies LLC. Gunapala lives in the suburbs of Los Angeles.

Sarath Gunapala
Sarath Gunapala.
Born
Yatiyantota, Kegalle, Sri Lanka
NationalityAmerican
Alma materNalanda College Colombo
University of Colombo
University of Pittsburgh
Known forQuantum Well Infrared Photodetector, infrared imaging technology
Spouse(s)Vajira née Udukumbura
Scientific career
InstitutionsJet Propulsion Laboratory of NASA

After receiving his education from Nalanda College, Colombo, Gunapala graduated from University of Colombo and University of Pittsburgh.[2]

Gunapala was presented with Nalanda Keerthi Sri award in 2006 by his alma mater Nalanda College, Colombo.[3]

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