Brinthan Kanesalingam

Email: kanesalingambrinthan187 [AT] gmail [DOT] com

I am a PhD student in Materials Science and Engineering at Stanford University, working in the Dresselhaus-Marais Research Group. My current research focuses on coherent acoustic phonons (CAP) and their damping mechanisms, using picosecond acoustics and ultrafast pump-probe X-ray microscopy.

I have worked on the formalism of deformation gradient tensors in dark-field X-ray microscopy, development of reciprocal space resolution, and dynamic diffraction in Dark Field X-ray Microscopy.

I have also worked on multimodal imaging and computer vision techniques for materials characterization, specifically on computational X-ray microanalysis. During my MSc, I worked on 3D nano- and microstructures of naturally formed materials using energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. My research experience includes applications of remote sensing and machine learning.

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• Nov 05, 2025 - Published a journal paper on 〝Planar 3ω and 2ω method for increased sensitivity to through-plane thermal properties〞 in International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer.
• Aug 18, 2025 - Published a journal paper on the 〝Strategic routes in valorising pre-processed coal fly ash to promote circular economy〞 in Cleaner Chemical Engineering.
• Aug 05, 2025 - Published a journal paper on the 〝A Percolating Path to Green Iron〞 in Cell Reports Physical Science.
• Jul 25, 2025 - Published a preprint on 〝Computation and Sensitivity Analysis of the Deformation-Gradient Tensor Reconstruction in Dark-Field X-ray Microscopy〞 work on arXiv.
• Jun 27, 2025 - Presented in Adaptive Ultra-fast Energy-Efficient Intelligent Sensing Technologies (AUEIS) Mini-Workshop on Data-Flows for Intelligent Sensing about the DFXM data acquisition and analysis.
• Jun 17, 2025 - Published a journal paper on my master's work, 〝Leveraging advanced characterisation of the derivatives of pre-processed coal fly ash using deep learning and digital image processing techniques〞 in Materials Today Communications.
• Jun 17, 2025 - Presented in The 7th International Congress on 3D Materials Science (3DMS 2025) on the topic of 〝Closed-Form Solution for the Deformation Gradient Tensor in Dark Field X-Ray Microscopy〞.
• Jun 01 - Jun 10, 2025 - Spent time at ESRF, France on DFXM experiments.
• Apr 14, 2025 - Published a preprint on 〝Oblique diffraction geometry for the observation of several non-coplanar Bragg reflections under identical illumination〞 work on arXiv.
• Mar 01 - Mar 12, 2025 - Spent time at LCLS for strain wave imaging DFXM experiments.
• Feb 17, 2025 - Published the preprint on 〝Planar 3ω and 2ω Method for Increased Sensitivity to Through-Plane Thermal Properties〞 work on arXiv.
• Nov 28 - Dec 06, 2024 - Spent time at PSI, Switzerland for Neutron imaging experiments.
• Nov 08 - Nov 11, 2024 - Spent time at ESRF, France on Multipeak DFXM experiments.
• Dec 30, 2024 - Published a journal paper on my master's work,〝Shedding Electrons on Cenospheres: Advancing Characterization Through X-ray Micro-Analysis〞 in Chemistry Select.
• Oct 13, 2024 - Published a preprint 〝A Percolating Path to Green Iron〞 work on ChemRxiv.
• Aug 13, 2024 - Gave a lightning talk about the summer research work on multipeak DFXM.
• Jul 25, 2024 - Presented in Summer First journal club, 〝Extensive 3D mapping of dislocation structures in bulk aluminum〞.
• Jun 24, 2024 - Started my 2024 summer with the Summer First Fellowship at Stanford University.
• Jun 22, 2024 - Moved to California, USA, to pursue a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering at Stanford University.
• Apr 08, 2024 - Published an article,〝Coal, calm and collected〞on Materials World, IOM3.
• Apr 05, 2024 - Defended the MSc thesis.
• Feb 14, 2024 - Assigned as a research assistant within the DataSEARCH research group, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Moratuwa.
• Dec 15, 2023 - Submitted MSc thesis for the evaluation.
• Dec 04, 2023 - Conference paper on the Weathered Rock Surface Classification with Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle Imagery and Machine Learning has been published in SLRMES 2023.
• Oct 22, 2023 - Conference paper on the Subclassification of water resources with Sentinel-2 satellite imagery - Spectra-based insight has been published in IEEE IGRASS 2023.
• Oct 17, 2023 - Version 0.0.8 of pyDeepP2SA has been released. This version includes the implementation of the line scan function and a worksheet effectively employ the package on an online platform.
• Sep 25, 2023 - Attained prestigious membership in the Royal Microscopical Society, United Kingdom. Featured within the X-ray microscopy group.
• Aug 11, 2023 - Research talk on In Your Own Words: A Journey through Literature.
• Jul 31, 2023 - Abstract on Weathered Rock Surface Classification with Unpiloted Aerial Vehicle Imagery and Machine Learning has been accepted for presentation at the SLRMES conference.
• Jul 16, 2023 - Successfully showcased a poster of our accepted conference paper at IGRASS 2023 in Pasadena, California.
• Jun 22, 2023 - Presented a poster at the International Summer School in Global Just Transition - Equity in Net Zero, held at Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
• Jul 19, 2023 - Participated in the International Summer School in Global Just Transition - Equity in Net Zero, hosted at Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
• May 25, 2023 - Review paper about the coal fly ash and biometallurgy has been published in Minerals, MDPI.
• Apr 05, 2023 - Delivered an oral presentation at the WorldCUR 2023.
• Dec 09, 2022 - Showcased a poster during the Research Week organised by the University of Moratuwa.
• Dec 02, 2022 - A paper on the final year research project has been published in ISERME 2022.
• Sep 05, 2022 - Commenced my Master's degree program at the University of Moratuwa.
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Modified from Jon Barron.