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Gunatillake, Pathiraja Arachchillage (Thilak)

Occupation
Materials scientist and Physical chemist

Summary

Thilak Gunatillake is an expert in biomedical materials development. He led the, design and development of the bio-compatible polyurethanes Elast-Eon™ and NovoSorb™. He was also involved in the development of the materials used in the world's first extended wear contact lenses. Gunatillake was a Senior Principal Research Scientist with the CSIRO Division of Molecular Science and CSIRO Molecular and Health Technologies.

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Gunatillake received the following CSIRO awards:

2002 - Sir Ian McLennan Impact from Science and Engineering Award for his work on the design and synthesis of biostable polyurethanes for medical implants such as the Elast-EomTM family of polyurethanes, which has received international attention due to unique properties;

2005 - CSIRO Medal for Research Achievement (with colleagues) for the development of the novel family of biodegradable polymers for advanced biomedical and tissue engineering applications.

Chronology

1971
Education - Bachelor of Science (BSc(Hons)), University of Ceylon
1981
Education - MPhil, City University of New York, U.S.A.
1983
Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), City University of New York, U.S.A.
2002
Award - Sir Ian McLennan Impact from Science and Engineering Award, CSIRO
2005
Award - CSIRO Medal for Research Achievement (with colleagues)
2008
Award - Fellow Biomaterials Science and Engineering (FBSE), International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science and Engineering
2010 - 2012
Career position - President, Australasian Society for Biomaterials & Tissue Engineering
2015 -
Award - Fellow, American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE)
2018
Award - ASBTE Award for Research Excellence, Australasian Society for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering

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