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Sri Lanka

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I help clients harness research computing and high-performance computing to reach their goals

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Computational physicist with 𝟭𝟬 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 of experience harnessing research computing and high-performance computing to solve complex problems across science, engineering, and technology. I create and deploy advanced frameworks to optimize workflows and inform high-stakes decisions. My track record includes $𝟭.𝟭 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻+ in competitive grant funding, 𝟱𝟬𝟬+ research citations, and open-source tools adopted by 𝟰𝟬𝟬+ global users, all while leading collaborative teams and mentoring emerging talent. I’m ready to help you leverage research computing and HPC to reach your goals. Website: www.uthpalaherath.com

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Condensed Matter Physics
• ★ Computer Simulation/Computational Modeling
• ★ Computational Physics
• ☆ Materials Science & Engineering
• ☆ Nanotechnology & Nanomaterials
• ☆ Molecular Engineering
• ☆ Structural Chemistry
• ☆ Nanotechnology
• ☆ Powders & Bulk Materials
• ☆ Composite Materials
• ☆ Electronic, Optical & Magnetic Materials
• ☆ Solid State Sciences
• ☆ Quantum Chemistry
• ☆ Theoretical Chemistry
• ☆ Computational Chemistry
• ☆ Engineering Physics
• ☆ Computer Science
• ☆ Supercomputing
• ☆ Parallel Computing
• ☆ Distributed Computing
• ☆ Data Analysis
• ☆ Algorithm Design
• ☆ Data Processing
• ☆ Data Exploration
• ☆ Data Visualization
• ☆ Data Management
• ☆ Machine Learning
• ☆ Data Mining
• ☆ Data Cleaning
• ☆ Statistical Mechanics
• ☆ Quantum Mechanics
• ☆ Applied Physics
• ☆ Python
• ☆ Matlab
• ☆ LaTex
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing
• ☆ Science Communication

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing Technical Writing

Research Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Predictive Modeling, Statistical Analysis, Algorithm Design-Non ML, Algorithm Design-ML, Data Mining, Data Cleaning, Data Processing

Product Development Formulation, Concept Development

Work Experience

Postdoctoral Associate

Duke University

May 2022 - April 2025

Graduate Research Assistant

West Virginia University

August 2015 - April 2022

Education

Ph.D. (Physics)

West Virginia University

August 2015 - May 2022

Ph.D. (Physics and Astronomy)

West Virginia University

August 2015 - May 2022

BSc (Hons)

University of Peradeniya

July 2010 - December 2014

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Melike Biliroglu, Mustafa Türe, Antonia Ghita, Myrat Kotyrov, Xixi Qin, Dovletgeldi Seyitliyev, Natchanun Phonthiptokun, Malek Abdelsamei, Jingshan Chai, Rui Su, et al. (2025). Unconventional solitonic high-temperature superfluorescence from perovskites . Nature.

Soumya S. Bhat, Vijay Singh, Uthpala Herath, Bilvin Varughese, Subramanian K. R. S. Sankaranarayanan, Hyowon Park, Aldo H. Romero (2024). Dynamical correlations leading to site and orbital selective Mott insulator transition in hydrogen doped SmNiO3 . Physical Review B.

Lang, Logan, Tavadze, Pedram, Tellez, Andres, Bousquet, Eric, Xu, He, Munoz, Francisco, Vasquez, Nicolas, Herath, Uthpala, Romero, Aldo H. (2024). Expanding PyProcar for new features, maintainability, and reliability . Computer Physics Communications.

Bhat, Soumya S., Singh, Vijay, Herath, Uthpala, Varughese, Bilvin, Sankaranarayanan, Subramanian K. R. S., Park, Hyowon, Romero, Aldo H. (2024). Dynamical correlations leading to site and orbital selective Mott insulator transition in hydrogen doped SmNiO 3 . Physical Review B.

Herath, Uthpala K. (2022). Development of Computational Methods for Electronic Structural Characterization of Strongly Correlated Materials: From Different <em>Ab-Initio</em> Perspectives . West Virginia University.

Herath, Uthpala, Singh, Vijay, Bhat, Soumya S., Park, Hyowon, Romero, Aldo H. (2022). Stability and diffusion of oxygen vacancies in LaNiO₃: a DMFT study . ArXiv.

Sobhit Singh, Logan Lang, Viviana Dovale-Farelo, Uthpala Herath, Pedram Tavadze, Fran&#231;ois-Xavier Coudert, Aldo H. Romero (2021). MechElastic: A Python library for analysis of mechanical and elastic properties of bulk and 2D materials . Computer Physics Communications.

Vijay Singh, Uthpala Herath, Benny Wah, Xingyu Liao, Aldo H. Romero, Hyowon Park(2021). DMFTwDFT: An open-source code combining Dynamical Mean Field Theory with various density functional theory packages . Computer Physics Communications. 261. p. 107778. Elsevier {BV}

Singh, Sobhit, Lang, Logan, Dovale-Farelo, Viviana, Herath, Uthpala, Tavadze, Pedram, Coudert, Francois-Xavier, Romero, Aldo H., H. Romero, Aldo (2021). MECHELASTIC: A Python Library for Analysis of Mechanical and Elastic Properties of Bulk and 2D Materials . ArXiv.

Singh, Sobhit, Lang, Logan, Dovale-Farelo, Viviana, Herath, Uthpala, Tavadze, Pedram, Coudert, Francois-Xavier, Romero, Aldo H. (2021). MechElastic: A Python library for analysis of mechanical and elastic properties of bulk and 2D materials . Computer Physics Communications.

Singh, V., Herath, U., Wah, B., Liao, X., Romero, A.H., Park, H.(2021). DMFTwDFT: An open-source code combining Dynamical Mean Field Theory with various density functional theory packages . Computer Physics Communications. 261.

Singh, S., Lang, L., Dovale-Farelo, V., Herath, U., Tavadze, P., Coudert, F.-X., Romero, A.H.(2021). MECHELASTIC: A Python library for analysis of mechanical and elastic properties of bulk and 2D materials . Computer Physics Communications. 267.

Singh, Vijay, Herath, Uthpala, Wah, Benny, Liao, Xingyu, Romero, Aldo H., Park, Hyowon (2021). DMFTwDFT: An open-source code combining Dynamical Mean Field Theory with various density functional theory packages . Computer Physics Communications.

Uthpala Herath, Pedram Tavadze, Xu He, Eric Bousquet, Sobhit Singh, Francisco Mu&#241;oz, Aldo H. Romero (2020). PyProcar: A Python library for electronic structure pre/post-processing . Computer Physics Communications.

Herath, U., Tavadze, P., He, X., Bousquet, E., Singh, S., Mu&#241;oz, F., Romero, A.H.(2020). PyProcar: A Python library for electronic structure pre/post-processing . Computer Physics Communications. 251.

Herath, Uthpala, Tavadze, Pedram, He, Xu, Bousquet, Eric, Singh, Sobhit, Munoz, Francisco, Romero, Aldo H. (2020). PyProcar: A Python library for electronic structure pre/post-processing . Computer Physics Communications.

Singh, Vijay, Herath, Uthpala, Wah, Benny, Liao, Xingyu, Romero, Aldo H., Park, Hyowon (2020). DMFTwDFT: An open-source code combining Dynamical Mean Field Theory with various Density Functional Theory packages . ArXiv.

Herath, Uthpala, Tavadze, Pedram, He, Xu, Bousquet, Eric, Singh, Sobhit, Mu&#241;oz, Francisco, Romero, Aldo H. (2019). PyProcar: A Python library for electronic structure pre/post-processing . ArXiv.

OTHER

Herath, U., Singh, V., Bhat, S.S., Park, H., Romero, A.H.(2022). Stability and diffusion of oxygen vacancies in LaNiO₃: a DMFT study . arXiv.

Singh, S., Lang, L., Dovale-Farelo, V., Herath, U., Tavadze, P., Coudert, F.-X., Romero, A.H.(2020). MechElastic: A python library for analysis of mechanical and elastic properties of bulk and 2D materials . arXiv.

Singh, V., Herath, U., Wah, B., Liao, X., Romero, A.H., Park, H.(2020). DMFTwDFT: An open-source code combining dynamical mean field theory with various density functional theory packages . arXiv.

Herath, U., Tavadze, P., He, X., Bousquet, E., Singh, S., Mu&#241;oz, F., Romero, A.H.(2019). PyProcar: A Python library for electronic structure pre/post-processing . arXiv.