LIYANAGE Chamila Nishanthi

Dr. Chamila Liyanage earned her PhD in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the National University of Singapore (NUS) and joined the department following her graduation. She has over a decade of experience, teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students. Dr. Chamila was honoured with the Teaching Excellence Award in both AY 2019/2020 and AY 2022/2023, recognizing her dedication and innovative approaches to education.

Before joining NUS to pursue a PhD, she was a lecturer at the University of Moratuwa in Sri Lanka, where she completed her bachelor’s degree in Materials Engineering with 1^st Class honours and received two prestigious university awards.

Dr. Chamila is passionate about pedagogical research and is committed to exploring innovative teaching methodologies. Her work focuses on preparing future-ready graduates by developing the 4Cs: Collaboration, Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving, Creativity and Innovation, and Communication. She fosters an intellectually stimulating learning environment that encourages independent, interactive, constructive, and collaborative learning.

Selected Education Publications/Conferences:

1. Liyanage C. N., Breaking Barriers: Fostering Comprehensive Learning in Engineering Principles and Practice through Virtual-Physical Lab Integration, Presented in IMSE 2024, UK.
2. Liyanage C.N., Implementation of the Flipped Classroom (FC) Model in Diverse and Large Materials Science and Engineering Master’s Courses, Discover Education (Submission ID: 3b60d28a-b271-4cd9-b8c0-e1ef40294684), 2024.
3. Cherner Y.E., Liyanage C.N., Cherner P.I., Cloud-based Online XRD Laboratories and Synchronized Remote Collaboration Platform for Education and Training, IUCr 2023 Congress, Aug 2023, Australia.
4. Liyanage C.N., Blackwood D.J.*, Engineering Students’ Perception on Workshop-Based Learning for Design and Materials Selection, J. Mater. Educ., vol 42 (3-4), pp. 131-144, 2020.
5. Blackwood D.J., Liyanage C.N., Engineering Principles and Practices: Students’ Learning and Perception, AMES, 2019, China.
6. Blackwood D.J., Gu W., Liyanage C.N., Kong H.Z., Engineering Principles and Practice (EPP): Workshop-Based Modules in Materials Science and Engineering, AMES, 2018, NUS.

Teaching

1. MLE5001, Structures and Properties of Materials (L/T)
2. MLE1001A, Materials Science & Engineering Principles & Practice I (L/Lb/T)
3. MLE2001A, Materials Science & Engineering Principles & Practice II (Lb/T)
4. MLE4102/MLE4102A, Design Project supervision
5. EG2401, Engineering Professionalism (T)
6. MLE1002, Materials Science & Engineering Principles & Practice II (T)
7. MLE3103, Materials Design and Selection (T)
8. IE2141, System Engineering and Dynamics (T)
9. MLE6101, Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Materials (T)