Prof. (Ms).U.Sutharsini
Professor in Physics
B.Sc. Hons in Physics (Jaffna)
Ph.D. (Malaya)
ubsutharsini@univ.jfn.ac.lk
ubsutharsini@gmail.com
Academic Profile
Admin Roles
Teaching
Research Grants
Patents, Book chapters and Research Papers
Conference Papers, Presentations and Abstracts
Awards, Scholarships & Fellowship
Conferences/ workshop / study visit
Professional Memberships
Academic Profile
PhD (Malaya, Malaysia)
BSc Hons (Physics), First Class (University of Jaffna)
Admin Roles
- Member: Faculty board of Science, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka
Academic Counselor, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka -2020
Teaching
Academic Year 2018/2019
PHY102G2: Mechanics
PHY303G3: Quantum Mechanics
PHY402XS2: Ceramics and their Industrial Application
PHY405MC3: Laser Physics
PHY407MC3: Particle Physics
Academic Year 2017/2018
PHY102G2: Mechanics
PHY105GC3: Electricity, Electromagnetic fields and Electronics
PHY303G3: Quantum Mechanics
PHY402XS2: Ceramics and their Industrial Application
PHY407MC3: Particle Physics
Academic Year 2016/2017
PHY105GC3: Electricity, Electromagnetic fields and Electronics
PHY303G3: Advanced Electronics
PHY402XS2: Ceramics and their Industrial Application
PHY421ME3: Instrumentation and Characterization Technique
PHY407MC3: Particle Physics
Research Grants
- Principal Investigator, National Science Foundation Research Grant –2017 – 1.49 Million (Completed)
- Co-Investigator, National Science Foundation Research Grant –COVID Call 2020 – 1.5 Million. (On-going project)
- Principal Investigator, University Research Grant for the year 2018, Cold sintering of Y-TZP ceramics, 0.8 Million LKR (Completed)
- Principal Investigator, University Research Grant for the year 2015, Effect of sintering profile on mechanical properties and hydrothermal ageing resistance of 3Y-TZP, 0.5 Million LKR (Completed)
- Principal Investigator, University Research Grant for the year 2016, Factors affecting the hydrothermal ageing resistance of Y-TZP ceramics and mechanisms for enhancing the hydrothermal ageing resistance, 0.8 Million LKR (Completed)
Patents, Book chapters and Research Papers
Book chapters
U. Sutharsini, M. Thanihaichelvan, R. Singh, Two-Step Sintering of Ceramics, in: Sintering of Functional Materials (ISBN: Online: 978-953-51-3757-3, Print: 978-953-51-3756-6), InTech, 2018. doi:10.5772/68083.
Peer reviewed Papers in SCI Indexed Journals
- K. Ng, Z.L. Ng, S. Ramesh, C.Y. Tan, C.H. Ting, Y.D. Chuah , U. Sutharsini, Synthesis and properties of bio‐waste‐based hydroxyapatite via hydrothermal process, Materialwiss. Werkstofftech. (2020), 51, 706–712, doi: 10.1002/mawe.202000010
- K. Ng, S. Ramesh, C.Y. Tan, A.Muchtar, M.R.Somalu, W.S. Samuel Lew1,
C.H. Ting, Y.D. Chuah and U. Sutharsin, Thermal Stability Behaviour of Scandia Stabilised Zirconia, IOP Conf. Series: Earth and Environmental Science (2019), 268, 012078. doi: 10.1088/1755-1315/268/1/012078 - Vignarajah, M. Thanihaichelvan, S. Ubenthiran, Effect of Sintering Holding Time on Tetragonal Phase Stability of Yttria Stabilized Zirconia Ceramics, Key Eng. Mater. 803 (2019) 143–147. doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/KEM.803.143.
- B. Dhuban, S. Ramesh, C.Y. Tan, Y.H. Wong, U. Johnson Alengaram, W.D. Teng, F. Tarlochan, U. Sutharsini, Sintering behaviour and properties of manganese-doped alumina, Ceram. Int. 45 (2019) 7049–7054. doi:10.1016/j.ceramint.2018.12.207.
- A. Adeleke, S. Ramesh, A.R. Bushroa, Y.C. Ching, I. Sopyan, M.A. Maleque, S. Krishnasamy, H. Chandran, H. Misran, U. Sutharsini, The properties of hydroxyapatite ceramic coatings produced by plasma electrolytic oxidation, Ceram. Int. 44 (2018) 1802–1811. doi:10.1016/j.ceramint.2017.10.114.
- Ubenthiran, M. Thanihaichelvan, R. Singh, Effect of Air and Argon Sintering Atmospheres on Properties and Hydrothermal Aging Resistance of Y-TZP Ceramics, J. Mater. Eng. Perform. 27 (2018) 3574–3580. doi:10.1007/s11665-018-3428-1.
- Ramesh, K.Y. Sara Lee, C.Y. Tan, Y.H. Wong, U. Johnson Alengaram, F. Tarlochan, S. Ramesh, W.D. Teng, U. Sutharsini, A.A.D. Sarhan, Effect of microwave sintering on the properties of copper oxide doped Y-TZP ceramics, Ceram. Int. 44 (2018) 19639–19645. doi:10.1016/j.ceramint.2018.07.215.
- Sutharsini, M. Thanihaichelvan, C.H. Ting, S. Ramesh, C.Y. Tan, H. Chandran, A.A.D. Sarhan, S. Ramesh, I. Urriés, Effect of two-step sintering on the hydrothermal ageing resistance of tetragonal zirconia polycrystals, Ceram. Int. (2017). doi:10.1016/j.ceramint.2017.03.052.
- Amiri Roudan, S. Ramesh, A. Niakan, Y.H. Wong, M. Akhtari Zavareh, H. Chandran, W.D. Teng, N. Lwin, U. Sutharsini, Thermal phase stability and properties of hydroxyapatite derived from biowaste eggshells, J. Ceram. Process. Res. 18 (2017) 69–72
- H. Nur Nadia, S. Ramesh, C.Y. Tan, Y.H. Wong, N.I. Zainal Abidin, W.D. Teng, U. Sutharsini, A.A.D. Sarhan, The effects of sintering additives on the mechanical properties and microstructure evolution of 3 mol% Y-TZP, J. Ceram. Process. Res. 18 (2017) 483–487
- Ramesh, M.M. Khan, H.C. Alexander Chee, Y.H. Wong, P. Ganesan, M.G. Kutty, U. Sutharsini, W.J.K. Chew, A. Niakan, Sintering behaviour and properties of graphene oxide-doped Y-TZP ceramics, Ceram. Int. 42 (2016) 17620–17625. doi:10.1016/j.ceramint.2016.08.077.
- H. Ting, S. Ramesh, N. Lwin, U. Sutharsini, Sintering properties and low-temperature degradation behaviour of Y-TZP ceramics, J. Ceram. Process. Res. 17 (2016) 1265–1269.
- Sutharsini, S. Ramesh, J. Purbolaksono, C.Y. Tan, W.D. Teng, M. Amiriyan, Low-temperature degradation and defect relationship in yttria-tetragonal zirconia polycrystal ceramic, Mater. Res. Innov. 18 (2014) S6-131-S6-134. doi:10.1179/1432891714Z.000000000943
- Sutharsini, S. Ramesh, Y.H. Wong, H. Misran, F. Yusuf, C.Y. Tan, J. Purbolaksono, W.D. Teng, Effect of sintering holding time on low-temperature degradation of yttria stabilised zirconia ceramics, Mater. Res. Innov. 18 (2014) S6-408-S6-411. doi:10.1179/1432891714Z.000000000988.
- M. Khan, S. Ramesh, L.T. Bang, Y.H. Wong, S. Ubenthiran, C.Y. Tan, J. Purbolaksono, H. Misran, Effect of Copper Oxide and Manganese Oxide on Properties and Low Temperature Degradation of Sintered Y-TZP Ceramic, J. Mater. Eng. Perform. (2014). doi:10.1007/s11665-014-1231-1.
- Ramesh, W.J. Kelvin Chew, C.Y. Tan, J. Purbolaksono, A.M. Noor, M.A. Hassan, U. Sutharsini, M. Satgunam, W.D. Teng, Influence of manganese on the sintering properties of tetragonal zirconia, Ceram. – Silikaty. 57 (2013) 28–32.
- Ubenthiran, S. Ramesh, C.Y. Tan, W.D. Teng, Oxygen vacancy comparisons for 3Y – TZP sintered in air and argon gas atmosphere, in: Appl. Mech. Mater., 2013. doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.372.173.
Conference Papers, Presentations and Abstracts
Peer reviewed Conference abstracts and presentations
- Hydrothermal ageing study on two step sintered 3Y-TZP ceramic, Praveena, S., Sutharsini, U., Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS 2021), January 29, 2021, Physics Society, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka. pp 12
- Sintering properties of ZnO-TiO2 composite ceramics, Kopiha, V., Sutharsini, U., Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS 2021), January 29, 2021, Physics Society, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka. pp 13
- Sintering properties of sputtered ZnO Thin Films, Kirusanthy, S., Sutharsini, U., Undergraduate Research Symposium (URS 2021), January 29, 2021, Physics Society, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka. pp 14
- V Janani; M Thanihaichelvan; U Sutharsini, Effect of Sintering Holding Time on Tetragonal Phase Stability of Yttria Stabilized Zirconia Ceramics, 9th International Conference on Advanced Materials Research (ICAMR 2019), 24-27, 2019, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
- PWWA Chapa; V Janani; M Thanihaichelvan; U Sutharsini, Waste driven Hydroxyapatite, International Conference on Advanced Materials for Clean Energy and Health Applications (AMCEHA2019), 06-08, February, 2019, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka
- S Thurka; N Gayathri; M Thanihaichelvan; U Sutharsini, Controlled growth of vertically aligned ZnO nanorod array via polymer assisted hydrothermal method, International Conference on Advanced Materials for Clean Energy and Health Applications (AMCEHA2019), 06-08, February, 2019, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka
- G Thenmolie; U Sutharsini; M Thanihaichelvan, Effect of sintering on Yttria distribution and low temperature degradation of 3Y-TZP ceramics, Vingnanam International Research Conference (VIRC 2018), 04, July, 2018, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka
- V Janani, M Thanihaichelvan and U Sutharsini, Effect of Ageing on Defects and Surface Yttria Concentration of 3Y-TZP Ceramics, 3rd International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICNSNT 2016), 15-16 December 2017, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
- V Janani, M Thanihaichelvan and U Sutharsini, Effect of Ageing on Defects and Surface Yttria Concentration of 3Y-TZP Ceramics, 3rd International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICNSNT 2016), 15-16 December 2017, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
- U Sutharsini; S Ramesh; CY Tan, Two-step sintering of 3Y-TZP ceramics: Effect of temperature on hydrothermal ageing resistance, AUN/SEED-Net Regional Conference on Materials Engineering, 11-12, November, 2014, Sunway Putra Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Awards, Scholarships & Fellowship
- Presidential Award for Scientific Publication (National Research council, Sri Lanka, and the President of Sri Lanka) – 2016
- Bright Sparks International Students Scholarship for PhD research in University of Malaya (2012)
- Ramalingam Veerasingam Memorial prize for theoretical physics, University of Jaffna Sri Lanka, (2006)
Conferences/ workshop / study visit
Professional Memberships