{"id":12263,"date":"2025-11-07T04:02:20","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T04:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/chemical\/?page_id=12263"},"modified":"2026-03-13T02:50:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T02:50:07","slug":"prof-nadeesh-m-adassooriya","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/chemical\/prof-nadeesh-m-adassooriya\/","title":{"rendered":"Prof. Nadeesh M. 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He completed his M.Sc Degree in Chemical &amp; Process Engineering at University of Moratuwa in 2011. He obtained his PhD in Engineering in the field of energy materials from University of Cambridge, UK in 2017. He started his academic career as a Senior Lecturer in 2017 in Sri Lankan state university system and currently he is serving as a professor attached to the Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, University of Peradeniya. In 2022, he secured a research fellowship from Massachusetts Institute Technology (MIT), USA and engaged in some research activities in the field of nanocrystals at MIT Chemical Engineering Department as a visiting assistant professor.<br \/>He has authored\/co-authored over 100 research publications, which were presented at well reputed journals and international\/national conferences. His research publications have been cited over 2000 times with H-index of 22 to date. He was one of the founding members of Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology Research Team and He has two US patents to his name from SLINTEC and one of them holds the record of first Nanotechnology based US patent from Sri Lanka. He has contributed to 3 books and over 35 book chapters in nanotechnology related areas published by leading international publishers such as Elsevier, Springer, Willy &amp; Sons and Taylor and Francis.<br \/>He is a recipient of numerous international and national awards including, CVCD excellence award-Most Outstanding Young Researcher in the Field of Engineering and Technology 2022 (Life time award), Adams Glinsman Research Awards from University of Cambridge, UK, National Science and Technology Award from National Science Foundation, Sri Lanka, Presidential Awards for Scientific Publications from National Research Council, Sri Lanka and Research Excellence Award from University of Peradeniya. Prof. Adassooriya has a diverse research interest which includes nanocomposites for agricultural applications, organic nanocrystals, mechanochemistry and crystal engineering.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c294b53 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c294b53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-654e615 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"654e615\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Educational Qualifications<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f84ad6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f84ad6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"margin-left: 107.75pt; text-indent: -107.75pt;\"><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">BSc\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 :<\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"> B.Sc. Honours Degree in Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Jayewardenepura<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -107.75pt;\">,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; text-indent: -107.75pt;\">Sri Lanka, 2009 (First Class Honours)<\/span><\/p><p><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">MSc\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 :\u00a0 <\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">MSc by Research in Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 of\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, 2011<\/span><\/p><p><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">MPhil\u00a0 \u00a0: <\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">MPhil in Chemistry (Materials), Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, UK, 2012<\/span><\/p><p><b><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">PhD\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 : <\/span><\/b><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">PhD in Engineering (Materials), Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, UK, 2017<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-21658222\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-21658222\" data-tab-index=\"2\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 2;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-1e526eb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1e526eb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-166327d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"166327d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Areas of Research:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4b83f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4b83f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Mechanochemistry, Crystal Engineering and Nanocrystals<\/li>\n<li>Nanocomposites for Nanodelivery Applications<\/li><li>Nanocomposites for Energy Storage Applications<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b69f15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2b69f15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><strong>Selected Research Publications:<\/strong><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e21f476 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e21f476\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Publications in Peer Reviewed International Journals <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Nadun H Madanayake, Diptajyoti Gogoi, Gehan KMG Jayasuriya, ATD Perera, Ranjit Thakuria, Nadeesh M Adassooriya, Synergistic Effect of Urea\u00b7 Gallic Acid Cocrystal for Sustained Nitrogen Release and Plant Growth Enhancement, ACS Sustainable Chemistry &amp; Engineering, 2025, 13, 25, 9481\u20139489.<\/li>\n<li>Dylan G. Ramanan, Roshan T. Bandara, Ranjit Thakuria and Nadeesh M. Adassooriya, Nanococrystals: a promising strategy for improved drug performance, CrystEngComm, 2025. 27, 2260-2280.<\/li>\n<li>Chirangsri V Ihalavithana, Nadun H Madanayake, Nadeesh M Adassooriya, Montmorillonite nanoclay reinforced carboxymethyl cellulose\/stearic acid modified TiO2 nanocomposites for food packaging applicationsJournal of Food Science and Technology, 2024, https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/s13197-024-06169-9.<\/li>\n<li>Nadeesh M Adassooriya, Dilek Ozgit, Pritesh Hiralal, Sai G Shivareddy, Damayanthi Dahanayake, Rachel Oliver, Gehan AJ Amaratunga, Dielectric behaviour of plasma hydrogenated TiO2\/cyanoethylated cellulose nanocomposites, Nanoscale, 2023, 15, 1824-1834.<\/li>\n<li>Shalika Parakatawella, Diptajyoti Gogoi, Poonam Deka, Yizhi Xu, Chanaka Sandaruwan, Anil CA Jayasundera, Mihails Arhangelskis, Ranjit Thakuria, Nadeesh M Adassooriya, Mechanochemical Synthesis of Polymorphic Urea\u22c5 Adipic Acid Cocrystal as a Sustained\u2010Release Nitrogen Source ChemSusChem, 2021, e202102445.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><strong>Patents&nbsp;<\/strong><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Nilwala Kottegoda, Imalka Munaweera, Nadeesh Madusanka and Veranja Karunaratne, Compositions for sustained release of agricultural macronutrients and process thereof, US Patent No: US 8,361185, B, Pub. Date: 29th Jan 2013 (First Nanotechnology based US patent from Sri Lanka).&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Nilwala Kottegoda, Imalka Manuweera, Nadeesh Madusanka, Sunanda Gunasekara, Lilantha&nbsp; Samaranayake, Ajith De Alwis, Veranja Karunaratne, Cellulose based sustained release macronutrient&nbsp; composition for fertilizer application, US Patent No: US 8617284 (B2) Pub. Date:&nbsp; Dec 2013.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>H.M. Anura Bandara, Nadeesh Adassooriya, R.M.G. Rajapakshe, Mechanical exfoliation technique for scalable production of&nbsp; nanoflakes from layered materials, NIPO Patent No. 22026, Nov. 2021.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>NM Adassooriya, NH Madanayake, Ranjit Thakuria, Macronutrient biostimulants agent and the process of manufacturing, Sri Lankan Patent application No: LK\/P\/1\/23024, App. Reg. Date: 26th Feb 2024.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><strong>Books<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Industrial Scale Production of Nanoparticles, Nadeesh M. Adassooriya, Aruna Manipura, Azamal Husen,&nbsp; Publisher Springer Singapore, 2025, ISBN: 978-981-96-9176-0.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Nanoscale technologies in plant sciences: Principles and applications, Nadeesh M. Adassooriya, Ryan Rienzie and Nadun Madanayake. Chief Author-2022, Publisher: CRC Press, Taylor &amp; Francis Group-ISBN 9781032387925.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>Edited a book on Drug Development for OUSL- for BPharm Undergraduate Students (FMU6207)- Content Editor, Publisher: Open University of Sri Lanka- 2022.<\/li>\n<li>Monograph on Material Characterisation Techniques, Nadeesh M. Adassooriya, Publisher: Centre for Advanced&nbsp; &nbsp;Materials Research, Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, 2018.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-21658223\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-21658223\" data-tab-index=\"3\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 3;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-d58d7f0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d58d7f0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81f71c0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"81f71c0\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c299cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c299cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Presidential awards for scientific publications- 2023<\/li><li>CVCD Research Excellence Award- 2022 (Most Outstanding Young Researcher (MOYR) in the Field of Engineering and Technology)- All Island Award<\/li><li>Tier 4* Researcher Award \u2013 2021 from University of Peradeniya<\/li><li>Presidential awards for scientific publications- 2017<\/li><li>Adam Glinsman Research Award from Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge-2014<\/li><li>Cambridge Commonwealth Scholarship and Dyson Studentship from University of Cambridge -2013<\/li><li>Cambridge Commonwealth Shared Scholarship from Cambridge Trust-2011<\/li><li>National Science &amp; Technology Award-2010 Sri Lanka, Category- Best Innovative Advanced Technologies with Commercial Potentials<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-21658224\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-21658224\" data-tab-index=\"4\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 4;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-6f7f044 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f7f044\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-018d8a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"018d8a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Professional Experiences<\/b><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"200\" data-end=\"1316\">\n<li data-start=\"200\" data-end=\"334\"><p data-start=\"202\" data-end=\"334\">Head, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Peradeniya (2026- Present)<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"200\" data-end=\"334\">\n<p data-start=\"202\" data-end=\"334\">Visiting Research Scholar, Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), USA \u2014 <em data-start=\"316\" data-end=\"332\">September 2022<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"335\" data-end=\"487\">\n<p data-start=\"337\" data-end=\"487\">Professor in Materials Science, Department of Chemical &amp; Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya \u2014 <em data-start=\"466\" data-end=\"485\">June 2022 to date<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"488\" data-end=\"631\">\n<p data-start=\"490\" data-end=\"631\">Senior Lecturer, Department of Chemical &amp; Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya \u2014 <em data-start=\"604\" data-end=\"629\">March 2021 to June 2022<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"632\" data-end=\"715\">\n<p data-start=\"634\" data-end=\"715\">Senior Lecturer, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka \u2014 <em data-start=\"685\" data-end=\"713\">June 2019 to February 2021<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"716\" data-end=\"812\">\n<p data-start=\"718\" data-end=\"812\">Senior Lecturer (on contract), University of Sri Jayewardenepura \u2014 <em data-start=\"785\" data-end=\"810\">June 2017 to April 2019<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"813\" data-end=\"911\">\n<p data-start=\"815\" data-end=\"911\">Postdoctoral Fellow, Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology (SLINTEC) \u2014 <em data-start=\"886\" data-end=\"909\">May 2017 to June 2017<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"912\" data-end=\"1010\">\n<p data-start=\"914\" data-end=\"1010\">Nanotech Consultant, Talga Resource Technologies, Cambridge, UK \u2014 <em data-start=\"980\" data-end=\"1008\">October 2016 to April 2017<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1011\" data-end=\"1117\">\n<p data-start=\"1013\" data-end=\"1117\">Research Scientist, Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology (SLINTEC) \u2014 <em data-start=\"1083\" data-end=\"1115\">October 2012 to September 2013<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1118\" data-end=\"1223\">\n<p data-start=\"1120\" data-end=\"1223\">Research Scientist, Sri Lanka Institute of Nanotechnology (SLINTEC) \u2014 <em data-start=\"1190\" data-end=\"1221\">August 2009 to September 2011<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1224\" data-end=\"1316\">\n<p data-start=\"1226\" data-end=\"1316\">Trainee Chemist, Dipped Products Limited (Vocational Training) \u2014 <em data-start=\"1291\" data-end=\"1314\">May 2008 to July 2008<\/em><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-790d753 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"790d753\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Training Programmes Attended<\/b><\/p><ul data-start=\"1484\" data-end=\"2021\"><li data-start=\"1484\" data-end=\"1641\"><p data-start=\"1486\" data-end=\"1641\"><strong data-start=\"1486\" data-end=\"1550\">Certificate Course on Leading &amp; Managing Universities (CCLM)<\/strong> \u2013 150-hour module by the Staff Development Centre, University of Peradeniya (March 2025)<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1642\" data-end=\"1807\"><p data-start=\"1644\" data-end=\"1807\"><strong data-start=\"1644\" data-end=\"1721\">Chemical Safety and Security Management Programme for Asian Member States<\/strong>, jointly organized with the National Authority of Qatar (Online) \u2013 23 February 2021<\/p><\/li><li data-start=\"1808\" data-end=\"2021\"><p data-start=\"1810\" data-end=\"2021\"><strong data-start=\"1810\" data-end=\"1853\">Certificate Course on Staff Development<\/strong> (150-hour course accredited by the University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka; UGC Circular 721) \u2013 Staff Development Centre, Wayamba University of Sri Lanka (July 2020)<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"e-n-tab-content-21658225\" role=\"tabpanel\" aria-labelledby=\"e-n-tab-title-21658225\" data-tab-index=\"5\" style=\"--n-tabs-title-order: 5;\" class=\" elementor-element elementor-element-42038e5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"42038e5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d594ea7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d594ea7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c30a76a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c30a76a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman, serif;\">CP1030\/CE1110 Material Science<\/span><\/li>\n<li><font face=\"Times New Roman, serif\">CP203 Selected Topics of Chemistry for Engineers&nbsp;<\/font><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">CP511 Food Process Engineering<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">CP516 Nano Technology for Chemical Engineers<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">CP518&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">Polymer Science and Engineering<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">CP313 Independent Study (Research supervision)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">CP407 Process Engineering Research Project I (Research supervision)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif;\">CP411 Process Engineering Research Project II (Research supervision)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a567eaf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a567eaf\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back Prof. Nadeesh M. Adassooriya Professor in Materials Science Email: nadeeshm@eng.pdn.ac.lk Phone No: +94 71 281 6581 Office Location: Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, 20400, Sri Lanka About Research Publications Awards and &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12263","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/chemical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/chemical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/chemical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/chemical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/chemical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12263"}],"version-history":[{"count":139,"href":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/chemical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12263\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13154,"href":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/chemical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12263\/revisions\/13154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/chemical\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}