Prof.P.Abiman
Professor in Chemistry
abiman@univ.jfn.ac.lk
+94212218193
Admin Role
Publication
Awards & Grants
Teaching
Admin Role
- Head, Department of Chemistry, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 2017–2020.
- Career Guidance Officer, Faculty of Science, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 2017–to date.
- Member, Programme review committee, Institute of Chemistry, Ceylon, 2018–to date.
- Life member, Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, Sri Lanka, 2015–to date.
- Chief Editor, Vingnanam, Journal of Science, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 2014–2017.
- Senior Lecturer Grd I, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 2015–to date.
- Alumni Officer, University of Jaffna, Jaffna, Sri Lanka2012–2015.
- Member, Board of study in physical science, post graduate studies, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 2012–to date.
- General Secretary, Jaffna Science Association, Sri Lanka, 2011–2012.
- Assistant General Secretary, Jaffna Science Association, Sri Lanka, 2010–2011.
- General Secretary, Jaffna University Science Teachers Association (JUSTA), Sri Lanka, 2010–2011.
- Senior Treasurer, University Christian Fellowship, University of Jaffna, Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 2010–to date.
- Council Member, FOCUS, Sri Lanka, 2010–2011.
- Senior Lecturer (Gr. II), Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Jaffna, Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 2009–2015.
- Board Member, Faculty of Science, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 2002–to date.
- Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Jaffna, Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 2002–2009.
- Assistant Lecturer, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Jaffna, Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 2001–2002.
Publication
- N.Kuganathan; N. Selvanantharajah; P. Iyngaran; P. Abiman; A. Chroneos, Cadmium Trapping By C60 and B-, Si-, and N-Doped C60, Appl. Phys, 125, 054302, 2019.
- N.Selvanantharajah; P. Iyngaran; P. Abiman, Quantitative studies of cadmium ion adsorption on oxidized graphite powder, Materials Today: Proceedings, Elsevier, 2019.
- N.Kuganathan; G. Sashikesh; P. Abiman; A. Chroneos, Atomistic Model Approach to Identify Defects, Lithium Ion Diffusion and Trivalent Dopants in Li2MnO2, J. Jaffna Sci. Association, 1(1), 35 – 40, 2019.
- N.Selvanantharajah; P. Iyngaran; P. Abiman, Quantitative studies of Pb(II) adsorption on Glutathione modified carbon powder, Proceedings of the International Symposium on Water and Air Pollution: Recent Trends in Research, University of Peredeniya, 44, 2019.
- N.Selvanantharajah; P. Iyngaran; P. Abiman, Quantitative studies of Cadmium Ion adsorption on Oxidized Graphite powder, Proceedings of the International Conference on Advanced Materials for Clean Energy and Health Applications, University of Jaffna, 120, 2019.
- R.Ginstina; P. Iyngaran; P. Abiman, Sorption of Cadmium (II) ions from aqueous medium by Sawdust, Proceedings of the Jaffna Science Association, 26(1), 19, 2019.
- V.Sivapriya; P. Iyngaran; P. Abiman, Magnetically separable Palmyrah Seed-Based Biochar for the removal of Cr(VI) ions from aqueous solutiont, Proceedings of the Jaffna Science Association, 26(1), 20, 2019.
- P.G. S. L. Pinnawala; P. Ragutharan; P. Abiman; P. Iyngaran, Adsorption of Iron by Charcoal obtained from Coconut shell and Palmyra Palm fruit seed, Proceedings of the research and development study symposium, Sri Lanka, 2017.
- N.Selvanantharajah; Jeyakumar, A., P. Iyngaran; P. Abiman, Removal of cadmium ion from aqueous solution by modified cysteine carbon powder, Proceedings of the research and development study symposium, Sri Lanka, 2017.
- N.Selvanantharajah; N. P. W. D.S. D. Rodrigo; P. G. S. L. Pinnawala; P. Abiman; P. Iyngaran, Adsorption of cadmium ion on activated charcoal obtained from Bael fruit shell, Palmyra fruit seed and Coconut, Proceedings of the 5th International symposium on water quality and human health, 2016.
- N.Selvanantharajah; P. Iyngaran; P. Abiman, Quantitative studies of lead ion adsorption on oxidized graphite carbon, Society of Environment Toxicology and Chemistry Asia/Pacific Conference, National University of Singapore, 2016.
- J.Ye; P. Abiman; A. Crossley; J. H. Jones; G. G. Wildgoose; R. G. Compton, Building Block Syntheses of Gallic Acid Monomers and Tris-(O-gallyl)-gallic Acid Dendrimers Chemically Attached to Graphite Powder: A Comparative Study of Their Uptake of Al(III) Ions, Langmuir, 26, 1776 – 1785, 2016.
- K.Ragila; P. Abiman; A. C. Thavaranjit; P. Iyngaran, Quality analysis of bottled drinking water in Jaffna Peninsula, Ving. Journal of Science, 13, 1&2, 2016.
- K.Ragila; P. Abiman; A. C. Thavaranjit; R. Sakuntharaj; P. Iyngaran, Physical Chemical and Microbial analysis of bottled drinking water in Jaffna Peninsula, Proceedings of the Young Scientist Forum symposium, 2014.
- S.Sinthuja; P. Abiman; P. Iyngaran; K. Velauthamurty; S. Srikaran, Determination of thermodynamic parameters of week acids using a conductivity method, Proceedings of the 68th Annual Session, SLAAS, 2012.
- N.Nagenthirarajah; K. Velauthamurty; P. Iyngaran; S. Srikaran; P. Abiman, Some quality parameters of salt, water and soil samples from Some selected Areas in the Jaffna Penninsula, Emerging Opportunities for Development of the Regions, VCRS Ó Vavuniya Campus Annual Research Session, Sri Lanka, ISSN 1800-4911, 2011.
- G.G. Wildgoose; P. Abiman; R. G. Compton, Characterising chemical functionality on carbon surfaces , Journal of Materials Chemistry, 19, 4875 – 4886, 2009.
- P.Abiman; A. Crossley; G. G. Wildgoose; R. G. Compton, Quantitative Studies of Metal Ion Adsorption on a Chemically Modified Carbon Surface: Adsorption of Cd(II) and Hg(II) on Glutathione Modified Carbon, Electroanalysis, 21, 897 – 903, 2009.
- P.Abiman; G. G. Wildgoose; L. Xiao; R. G. Compton, The Convenient Determination of Palladium at a Solid Electrode via Adsorptive Stripping Voltammetry at a Glassy Carbon Electrode Modified with a Random Array of Mercury Nanodroplets, Electroanalysis, 20, 1607 – 1609, 2008.
- P.Abiman; G. G. Wildgoose; R. G. Compton, Investigating the Mechanism for the Covalent Chemical Modification of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes Using Aryl Diazonium Salts, International Journal of Electrochemical Science, 03, 104 – 117, 2008.
- P.Abiman; A. Crossley; G. G. Wildgoose; R. G. Compton, Removal of palladium ions from aqueous systems by chemically modified cysteine carbon powder, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 18, 3948 – 3953, 2008.
- P.Abiman; G. G. Wildgoose; R. G. Compton, A mechanistic investigation into the covalent chemical derivatisation of graphite and glassy carbon surfaces using aryldiazonium salts , Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry, 21, 433 – 439, 2008.
- P.Abiman; G. G. Wildgoose; R. G. Compton, Electroanalytical exploitation of nitroso phenyl modified carbon-thiol interactions: Application to the low voltage determination of thiols, Electroanalysis, 19, 437- 444, 2007.
- P.Abiman; A. Crossley; G. G. Wildgoose; R. G. Compton, Investigating the thermodynamic causes behind the anomalously large shifts in pK(a) values of benzoic acid-modified graphite and glassy carbon surfaces , Langmuir, 23, 7847 – 7852, 2007.
- P.Abiman; A. Crossley; G. G. Wildgoose; R. G. Compton, Contrasting pK(a) of protonated bis(3-aminopropyl)-terminated polyethylene glycol “Jeffamine” and the associated thermodynamic parameters in solution and covalently attached to graphite surfaces, Chemistry-A European Journal, 13, 9663 – 9667, 2007.
- A.T. Masheter; P. Abiman; G. G. Wildgoose; E. Wong; L. Xiao; N. V. Rees; R. Tailor; G. A. Attard;, R. Baron; A. Crossley; J. H. Jones; R. G. Compton, Investigating the reactive sites and the anomalously large changes in surface pKa values of chemically modified carbon nanotubes of different morphologies, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 17, 2616 – 2626, 2007.
- R.Mageswaran; M. Senthilnanthanan; R. Srikaran; P. Abiman, Quality ground water in selected areas of northern part of Sri Lanka, Proceedings of the 60th Annual Session, SLAAS, 2004.
Awards & Grants
- National Research Council, Sri lanka, 2012-2017.
- Dorothy Hodgkin Postgraduate Award, University of oxford, United Kingdom, 2005-2009.
- Edmund J. Cooray Memorial Prize, best student selected to do Honours Degree in Chemistry, University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 1998.
- Varatharajah Memorial Prize in chemistry, best performance in the 1st examination in science. University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka, 1997.
Teaching
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry.
- Applied Chemistry.
- Spectroscopic Techniques.
- Analytical Chemistry.
- Pharmaceutical Chemistry.
- Basic Science