Dr Siva Surendrakumar

Academic Qualifications:

1994 P.G.C.E. Postgraduate Certificate in Education, University of Cambridge, UK

1981 Ph.D. Doctor of Philosophy, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

        Thesis: "New Chemical Constituents from Some Endemic Flora of Sri Lanka"

1975 B.Sc. (Hons) Bachelor of Science (Chemistry), University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Career History:

Senior Research Fellow- Resource Engineering, Wolfson Centre, Brunel University

Sustainable Bio-Refinery, EU funded, SUPRABIO project.

Senior Research Fellow- Organic Electronics, Wolfson Centre, Brunel University

Syntheses of electron transporters, injectors and hole transporters for OLED technology

Chief Synthetic Organic Chemist, OLED-T Ltd, Brunel Science Park

Small and large scale syntheses of several electronic materials for OLED technology

Chief Research Chemist, Elam-T Ltd, Enfield, UK                       

Development of several novel fluorescence and small phosphorescence molecules/polymers for flat panel display technology

Senior Research Scientist, London South Bank University

Synthesis of transparent conducting polymers

Senior Research Scientist, Nycomed, Oslo, Norway

Pharmaceutical research of magnetic imaging compounds                                                               

Senior Research Fellow, University of Leeds, UK

Synthesis of novel chiral compounds using 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition chemistry.           

Research Fellow, Queens University of Belfast, Northern Ireland

Alkaloid synthesis and work on tandem 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition-Diels Alder reactions. Discovered a new chemical reaction namely, 1,3-Azaprotio cyclotransfer reaction.                 

Senior Research Scientist, WHO/University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Research on anti-fertility regulating compounds from plants.

Research Fellow, Department of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, UK

Isolation of anticancer agents from tissue cultures

Leverhulme Research Fellow, Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen,UK

Synthesis of novel organic dyes      

Research Assistant, Dept. of Chemistry, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Isolation of antibacterial and antifungal secondary metabolites from higher plants

Assistant Lecturer (Chemistry), University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Research Interests

Research Activity

• Synthesis and manufacture of materials for the development of organic light emitting diodes including electron injectors, transporters and fluorescence/phosphorescence materials.
• Electrochemistry, instrumentation and electrical measurements

Professional Qualifications: 

·         Chartered Chemist (CChem)

·         Member of the Royal Society of Chemistry (MRSC)