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 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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• Dec 08, 2025 - Published a journal paper on the 〝Advances in artificial intelligence-based approaches to enhance dark field X-ray microscopy analysis〞 in MRS Communications.
• Dec 05, 2025 - Presented a poster at the 2025 Annual Meeting of the Stanford Center for Image Systems Engineering (SCIEN) on the topic of 〝Ultrafast Acoustic Metrology for Characterizing Defects in Semiconductor Materials〞 at Stanford University.
• 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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