BACG2026 Speaker Profile

Yashoda Abeykoon

PhD Student, University of Manchester

Yashoda Abeykoon is a third-year PhD researcher in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Manchester, working under the supervision of Prof. Cinzia Casiraghi. Her research focuses on the fabrication of two-dimensional (2D) crystals from a range of molecular systems, including amino acids and metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), using a novel gas-blow coating technique. Her work includes experimental design, crystal growth, and materials characterisation using AFM, Raman spectroscopy, and GIXRD to investigate the structural and morphological properties of the crystals. Yashoda completed both her Bachelor’s degree and Master’s degree in Chemistry at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.