Outreach
Astronomy camps, public observing, science communication, student programmes, and volunteering bring instruments, ideas, and people together.
Astronomy in community
My astronomical background was built through nights at the telescope, solar-observation sessions, student camps, equipment preparation, public demonstrations, and the teamwork of university astronomy societies.
These moments connect practical observing with public engagement: setting up instruments, helping students see through a telescope, speaking to an audience, and keeping a programme running after dark.
Activities
Selected activities from my current CV, spanning national research forums, university societies, rural outreach, and public observing.
Support public workshops and observation sessions in space physics and astronomy alongside research duties in the Astronomy and Space Applications Division.
Presented undergraduate research findings on the speed and source height of coronal shock waves to Sri Lanka's national physics research community at the University of Colombo.
Contributed to question creation, participant coordination, event-day operations, and grading for an astronomy quiz serving school students across Sri Lanka.
Delivered an on-site presentation to physics undergraduates on solar radio bursts and their implications for space weather.
Delivered an online introductory lecture on solar physics for university students.
Contributed to an SPIE-funded travelling outreach project that brought hands-on science activities to school students in rural areas of Sri Lanka.
Directed music for the society's annual concert, contributed to event organisation, and performed on stage.