Sarath Gunapala
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Dr.Sarath Gunapala.
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| Born | Yatiyantota, Kegalle, Sri Lanka |
| Residence | Los Angeles |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan American[1] |
| Institutions | Jet Propulsion Laboratory of NASA |
| Alma mater | Nalanda College Colombo University of Colombo University of Pittsburgh |
| Known for | Quantum Well Infrared Photodetector, infrared imaging technology |
| Spouse | Vajira Gunapala (née Udukumbura) |
Sarath Gunapala, (Sinhala:සරත් ගුණපාල) is a solid-state physicist, senior research scientist and group supervisor at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He works primarily in Quantum Well Infrared Photo Detecting. He is also a board member of Quantum Well Infrared Photodetector Technologies LLC. Gunapala lives in the suburbs of Los Angeles, CA with his wife Vajira.[2][3]
After receiving his education from Nalanda College, Colombo Sarath graduated from University of Colombo and University of Pittsburgh.[4][unreliable source?]
Sarath was presented with Nalanda Keerthi Sri award in 2006 by his alma mater Nalanda College, Colombo.[5]
Gunapala joined NASA in 1992 after working at AT&T Bell Laboratories.[6]
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