My research in experimental condensed matter physics aims to discover, synthesize, and characterize novel quantum materials, such as superconductors, frustrated magnets, and multiferroic materials. After synthesizing these materials in-house, I use advanced techniques like X-ray diffraction, neutron scattering, magnetic and transport measurements, and microscopy to explore and tune the electronic phase diagrams of strongly correlated materials by applying control parameters such as chemical doping, pressure, and magnetic fields.

• PhD in Physics, 2015, University of Virginia
• BS in Physics, 2008, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka

• Sachith E. Dissanayake, Masaaki Matsuda, Kazuyoshi Yoshimi, Shusuke, Kasamatsu, Feng Ye, Songxue Chi, William Steinhardt, Gilberto Fabbris, Sara Haravifard, Jinguang Cheng, Jiaqiang Yan, Jun Gouchi, and Yoshiya Uwatoko, “Helical Magnetic State in the Vicinity of the Pressure-Induced Superconducting Phase in MnP”, Phys. Rev. Research 5, 043026 (2023)
• Sachith Dissanayake, Zhenzhong Shi, Jeffrey G. Rau, Rabindranath Bag, William Steinhardt, Nicholas P. Butch, Matthias Frontzek, Andrey Podlesnyak, David Graf, Casey Marjerrison, Jue Liu, Michel J.P. Gingras, Sara Haravifard , “Towards understanding the magnetic properties of the breathing pyrochlore compound Ba3Yb2Zn5O11: A single crystal study”, npj Quantum Materials 7, 77 (2022)
• Sachith Dissanayake, Chunruo Duan, Junjie Yang, Jun Liu, Masaaki Matsuda, Changming Yue, John A. Schneeloch, Jeffrey C. Y. Teo and Despina Louca “Electronic band tuning under pressure in MoTe2 topological semimetal”, npj Quantum Materials 4, 45 (2019)