School of Science

Dilani Kaushalya

Assistant Lecturer and Laboratory Facilities Coordinator

4+ yearsTeaching
3Publications
3Programmes

01Overview

Dilani Kaushalya is an Assistant Lecturer and Laboratory Facilities Coordinator at UCL, with more than four years of experience in higher education teaching. She holds a BSc in Natural Science from the Open University of Sri Lanka and an MSc in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Colombo, and teaches chemistry and biochemistry at foundation and diploma level.

Her research covers analytical chemistry, biosensor development and biochemical and phytochemical analysis. It includes a low-cost fluoride riboswitch-based whole-cell biosensor for detecting fluoride in drinking water, and antioxidant, antibacterial and mineral analysis of selected Sri Lankan plant species.

I believe that students learn most effectively when they are actively engaged in the learning process.
Dilani Kaushalya

02Teaching

Programmes Dilani teaches on

Monash University Foundation YearNCC International Foundation YearMonash College Diploma of Science

Modules

Chemistry
Biology

03Research

Research interests

Analytical chemistry
Biosensors and biochemical analysis
Nanotechnology-enabled analytical systems

Selected publications 3

Developing a Low-cost Fluoride Riboswitch-based Whole-cell Biosensor for Detecting Fluoride in Drinking Water.
Phytochemical screening, total polyphenol, flavonoid content, in vitro antioxidant and antibacterial activities of Sri Lankan varieties of Murraya koenigii and Micromelum minutum leaves.
Comparison of proximate analysis and selected mineral element analysis of two major species of family Rutaceae, Murraya koenigii and Micromelum minutum.

04Qualifications