Chaturanga Wengappuliarachchi did Biological Sciences for his A/Ls and decided to go to the Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL).He completed the Bachelor of Science Honours Degree in Physics and conducted research in the following topic: “PVA/(2-Propanol) based bee-honey (core) and povidone-iodine (sheath) coaxial electrospun beads on string nanofibrous scaffold for controlled drug release" at the research labs of OUSL and NIFS (National Institute of Fundamental Studies). He will be starting his PhD at Virginia Tech (USA) in the Physics Department.

The purpose of this podcast was to give students the idea that they can re-invent themselves into different fields without sticking to the decisions they made before.

You can connect with him on LinkedIn:   / chaturanga-wengappuliarachchi-7563681a1  

00:00 About Chaturanga
01:28 Hoping to do Medicine
05:22 Curiosity driven
08:56 Deciding on Open University
11:29 Open University Education system
18:03 Mathematics for Biologists
22:12 Biologists think differently
26:36 Undergraduate research
32:27 Nano fibers vs particles
37:32 Research facilities in OUSL
41:53 Favourite Physics areas
47:26 History of Science
51:34 Recommended books and Channels
59:56 Time to read books
1:04:26 Future plans



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