Sathiska Podduwala Hewage

Ph.D. Student
Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Sciences Department

Office: A203C
Phone: 864-765-8107

Email: spodduw@clemson.edu
Personal Website: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sathiska-kaumadi-aa76541a0/

Educational Background

Ph.D. Food, Nutrition and Packaging Sciences (Ph.D.)
Clemson University 2023- Present

BBST (Hon.) Food Production Technology
University of Jaffna 2016-2021

Profile

A PhD candidate and a Graduate Research Assistant in Packaging Science working towards Sustainable Packaging Materials. My current research focuses on PET aminolysis and Polyamide synthesis. I have previous research experience in developing biodegradable polymer blends.

Research Interests

PET Chemical Recycling.
Barrier Packaging.
Bioplastics.

Publications

Sivakanthan, S., Kaumadi, P.H.S. (2023). Environmentally Friendly Bionanocomposites in Food Industry. In: Visakh P. M. (eds) Biodegradable and Environmental Applications of Bionanocomposites. Advanced Structured Materials, vol 177. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-13343-5_9

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