Adeesha Jayathilaka
PhD Chemistry Candidate
Graduate Research Assistant
Department of Chemistry
Pronouns: He/Him
Contact
Building & Room:
Room 5305, Science and Engineering South
Address:
845 W Taylor Street, 60607
Email:
About
Adeesha Jayathilaka (he/him) is a third year doctoral student at the Department of Chemistry, and he has been in the group since Fall 2022. Currently, he is involved in two research studies: 1) An NSF-funded research project titled “Designing Linguistically Responsive Environments for STEM Learning (DEcLARE)” and 2) An independent research project on socializing experiences of chemistry doctoral students. Outside of research, he also enjoys cooking, crafts, and reading in his free time
Education
MS (Chemistry), University of Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota
BS (Chemistry), Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, Sri Lanka
Professional Memberships
National Association for Research in Science Teaching (NARST)
Selected Presentations
Jayathilaka, A.; Jeong, M.; Ryu, M. College Multilingual Students’ Use of Translanguaging in Science Problem Solving Contexts. International Conference of Learning Sciences, Buffalo, New York, June 10-14, 2024.
Research Currently in Progress
- NSF-funded research project titled “Designing Linguistically Responsive Environments for STEM Learning (DEcLARE)”.
- Independent research project: Socializing Experiences of Chemistry Doctoral Students.