HPC MSU
Name:Laalitha Liyanage
Associated Centers:Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems
Position:Graduate Research Assistant
Email: laalitha@cavs.msstate.edu
Office:Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems, 2120-F
Office Phone:(662) 325-5560
Alternate Phone:(662) 617-5313

Biography:2006-Present:Enrolled in the Applied Physics PhD program at Mississippi State University as well as working as a research assistant in CAVS under Dr. Seong Gon Kim.

2005 - 2006 : Worked as a Teaching Assistant at the Department of Physics in University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

2005 :Graduated from University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka with a Bachelor's degree in Physics and Computer Science.

2001-2005 : Studied at University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.



Research Interest: Currently working on electronic and atomistic calculations of steel alloys using Modified Embedded Atom Method and Density Functional Theory


Hobbies:Singing, playing the guitar, reading, cycling, movies (Genres:Drama, classics, Comedies, Action & Adventure), hanging out with friends.

Publications: Liyanage, Laalitha, Houze, J., Tschopp, M. A., Kim, S., Baskes, M., & Horstemeyer, M. (2011). Modified Embedded Atom Method Potential for Fe-C System. APS march meeting 2011. Dallas, TX: American Physical Society. [Abstract] [Document Site]

Kim, S., Horstemeyer, M., Baskes, M., Rais-Rohani, M., Kim, S., Jelinek, B., Houze, J., Moitra, A., & Liyanage, Laalitha (2009). Semi-Empirical Potential Methods for Atomistic Simulations of Metals and Their Construction Procedure. Journal of Materials Engineering and Technology. 131(4), 30-39.

Kim, S., Horstemeyer, M., Baskes, M. I., Kim, S., Houze, J., Jelinek, B., Moitra, A., & Liyanage, Laalitha (2009). Semi-empirical Potential Methods for Atomistic Simulations of Metals and Their Construction Procedures. Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology. 131(4), 041210. [Abstract] [Document] [Document Site]

Liyanage, Laalitha, Kim, S., Houze, J., Horstemeyer, M., & Kim, S. (2009). An Ab Initio Study of the Crystal Structure of the Tau-phase in Al-Mg-Zn Alloys. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. [Document Site]

Jelinek, B., Houze, J., Kim, S., Moitra, A., Liyanage, Laalitha, Horstemeyer, M., & Kim, S. (2008). Development of the EAM Potential for Fe-C Alloy Systems. The American Physical Society, March 10-14, 2008. New Orleans, La.. [Abstract] [Document Site]

Total Publications by this Author: 8