Dr. Charitha Gamlath
Honorary Visiting Lecturer
- Email: charithag@eng.pdn.ac.lk
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Biography
My research focuses on evaluating the risks posed by food-borne heavy metals and aflatoxins, and on developing technological solutions and strategies to reduce the health burden of food-borne illnesses and improve human nutrition. I am currently a Research Fellow in Food Science and Human Nutrition at Michigan State University in the United States. Before joining Michigan State University, I worked as a Research and Teaching Associate at the University of Melbourne, and as a faculty member at University of Peradeniya. I enjoy applying my quantitative and laboratory expertise to assess food safety and nutritional status, and to develop nutritionally enriched food products.
Educational Qualifications
BSc Eng. (Honors) : Chemical and Process Engineering from University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, 2015
PhD : Engineering (Specializing in Chemical Engineering and Food Technology) from The University of Melbourne, Australia in 2020
Areas of Research:
- Food colloids
- Dairy technology
- Food toxins
- Risk assessment
Selected Research Publications:
- Gamlath, C. J., & Wu, F. (2025). AI and Biotechnology to Combat Aflatoxins: Future Directions for Modern Technologies in Reducing Aflatoxin Risk. Toxins, 17(11), 524.
- Gunathilaka, J. A. L. W., Gamlath, C. J., & Bandara, T. A. (2025). A Comparison of the Sustainability of Thermal, High Pressure, and UV Milk Pasteurization Technologies Using Multi-criteria Decision-Making. In International Conference on Sustainable Development (pp. 457-468). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.
- Gamlath, C. J., Lo, K. Y., Leong, T. S., Ashokkumar, M., & Martin, G. J. (2023). Protein fortification of model cheese matrices using whey protein-enriched double emulsions. Food hydrocolloids, 135, 108209.
- Bandara, T. A., Munasinghe‐Arachchige, S. P., & Gamlath, C. J. (2023). Fermented whey beverages: A review of process fundamentals, recent developments and nutritional potential. International Journal of Dairy Technology, 76(4), 737-757.
Professional Memberships: Institute of Engineers, Sri Lanka – Associate Member
Editorial & Review Work:
Academic reviewer for
- Journal of Dairy Science, Elsevier
- Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, Elsevier
- Journal of Waste and Biomass Valorization, Springer
- Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
- CP511 Food Process Engineering
- CP313 Independent Study (Research supervision)
- CP407 Process Engineering Research Project I (Research supervision)
- CP411 Process Engineering Research Project II (Research supervision)