A photo of Dr. Rajapaksha in front of a slate wall in the Chapel at University Point.

Rajapaksha, Lashika

Title: Assistant Professor of Mathematics

College: College of Science, Mathematics, and Health

Department: Department of Mathematics and Computer Science

Phone: 304-384-5333

Discipline: Mathematics

Room: Science 100G

Rajapaksha, Lashika

Biography

Lashika Rajapaksha is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics. She joined Concord University in the Fall 2023 after completing her Ph.D. in Mathematics at the University of Texas at Dallas, where her research focused on Optimal Control Theory.

Before this, she gained teaching experience as a Teaching Assistant and Temporary Lecturer at the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka as well as a Teaching Assistant at the University of Texas at Dallas.

Apart from her academic and teaching responsibilities, she enjoys playing chess, hiking, and reading.

Education

  • Ph.D. in Mathematics, University of Texas at Dallas, 2023
  • M.S. in Mathematics, University of Texas at Dallas, 2022
  • B.S. in Mathematics, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka 2015

Research

  • Optimal Control Theory
  • Delay Differential Equations
  • Dynamical systems