Kalpani Y. Perera
Researcher
Email: Kalpani.Gamage@TUDublin.ie
Ms Kalpani Perera joined the group as a PhD researcher in 2020. Her research work focuses on the development of bionanocomposite films for active and intelligent food packaging. A particular focus of Kalpani’s current research relates to utilizing a combination of nanoparticles and natural bioactives for use in antimicrobial and smart packaging materials. Kalpani has a strong scientific background in microbiological, biochemical, biotechnological, and physicochemical aspects of film formulation, characterisation, and shelf-life evaluation of foods. Kalpani has completed her BSc in Biotechnology (2014) from India and MSc in Biochemistry & Molecular Biology (2017) from Sri Lanka. Kalpani received a TU Dublin scholarship in 2021 to carry out her PhD.