Pawala Ariyathilaka

In 2022, Pawala joined the CLF, following six years of experience at CLF Scitech Precision Ltd as a Target Fabrication Scientist. At the CLF, he has been contributing to the delivery of target requests for the Vulcan laser facility, including the ongoing Vulcan Dark period experiments. His involvement spans the entire process, from initial planning meetings to fabrication, characterization, and the final delivery of targets.

Research interests: thin film coatings, microassembly and characterisation techniques