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. He was born in Sri Lanka.
Sarath Gunapala | |
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 Sarath Gunapala. | |
| Born | |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan American |
| Alma mater | Nalanda College Colombo University of Colombo University of Pittsburgh |
| Known for | Quantum Well Infrared Photodetector, infrared imaging technology |
| Spouse | Vajira née Udukumbura |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Jet 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][4][5]