Ranil Wickramasinghe

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◆ ARA Academy Federal Grant PI High Impact

Advanced Membrane Technologies - MAST and MVP Centers for Healthcare and Water Treatment

University of Arkansas primary UA Little Rock

Also affiliated: Kobe University (2024); National University of Malaysia (2023); Colorado State University (2002–2024)

17 h-index 52 pubs 1,352 cited

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OverviewAI-generated summary

Ranil Wickramasinghe's research focuses on membrane science and engineering, with an emphasis on applications in water treatment and healthcare. He has investigated various membrane technologies, including nanofiltration, reverse osmosis, ultrafiltration, and microfiltration, for processes such as produced water treatment, wastewater treatment, and desalination. His work also explores stimuli-responsive membranes and the preparation of polymeric membrane adsorbers using surface-initiated atom transfer radical polymerization.

Wickramasinghe has served as Principal Investigator on multiple federal grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF), totaling over $981,000. These grants include funding for the I-Corps program to translate catalytic membrane reactors, support for the Center for Membrane Applications, Science and Technology (MAST) IUCRC Phase III, and REU Site programs focused on engineering systems for high-efficiency separations. He leads a research group and maintains an active lab website.

His scholarship metrics include an h-index of 17, with 52 total publications and 1,352 total citations. Wickramasinghe is recognized as a high-impact researcher and an ARA Academy member within the research area of Membrane Science & Engineering. Key collaborators at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville include Xianghong Qian, Mahmood Jebur, Thomas McKean, and Chidambaram Thamaraiselvan.

Metrics

h-index: 17
Publications: 52
Citations: 1,352

Positions

professor 2011–present

University of Arkansas Fayetteville Chemical Engineering ORCID
Advanced Membrane Technologies - MAST and MVP Centers for Healthcare and Water Treatment publications 2016–2026

University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Institutional directory

Selected Publications

Modeling the effect of monoclonal antibody on the performance of small virus filters using an advanced multilayer membrane model (2026)

DOI OpenAlex
Membrane Separation for Rare Earth Elements (A Review) (2026)

Membranes 16 citations DOI OpenAlex
Downstream Process Intensification for AAV Purification by Affinity Chromatography Using Single Pass Tangential Flow Filtration (2025)

Biotechnology and Bioengineering 8 citations DOI OpenAlex
Fabrication of Multimodal Anion Exchange Membrane for Chromatographic Purification of Full Adeno‐Associated Viral Capsids (2025)

2 citations DOI OpenAlex
Tailoring nanofiltration membranes with MOF 303 modified support layer for enhanced PFAS and heavy metal separation (2025)

Desalination 11 citations DOI OpenAlex
A comprehensive review of detection techniques for PFAS compounds in aqueous solution (2025)

Journal of Water Process Engineering 9 citations DOI OpenAlex
Harvesting <scp>AAV</scp> by tangential flow filtration using reverse asymmetric membranes (2025)

3 citations DOI OpenAlex
Techno‐Economic Analysis of Membrane‐Based Purification Platforms for AAV Vector Production (2025)

1 citation DOI OpenAlex
Synergistic effect of electrocoagulation and antifouling nanofiltration membranes for microcystin removal (2025)

4 citations DOI OpenAlex
Enhancing the Performance of Tangential Flow Microfiltration for Bioreactor Clarification (2025)

3 citations DOI OpenAlex
Membrane Filtration of Nanoscale Biomaterials: Model System and Membrane Performance Evaluation for AAV2 Viral Vector Clarification and Recovery (2025)

3 citations DOI OpenAlex
Green silver nanoparticle-embedded chitosan-alginate hydrogel: A novel antibacterial approach for potential wound healing (2025)

Polymers and Polymer Composites 12 citations DOI OpenAlex
Separation of full and empty adeno-associated virus particles using a novel multi-modal anion exchange membrane (2025)

6 citations DOI OpenAlex
Hybrid combination of advanced oxidation process with membrane technology for wastewater treatment: gains and problems (2025)

Nanotechnology 9 citations DOI OpenAlex
Recent progress on sustainable membrane manufacturing with green solvents and biopolymers (2025)

Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering 23 citations DOI OpenAlex

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ARA Academy 2010 ARA Scholar

Dr. Wickramasinghe directs a research center at UA focused on developing advanced membranes and membrane-based separation processes for human therapeutics manufacturing, water treatment, and biofuel production.

Policy Impact

Develops advanced membrane technologies for therapeutics manufacturing, water treatment, and biofuel production with direct industrial applications for Arkansas companies.