Minduli Wijayatunga
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Minduli Wijayatunga is an assistant professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign developing spacecraft control technology, with a goal of removing debris from space. She has previously researched the deflection of asteroids using ion beams. She is a member of the Sustainable Space Initiative.
Wijayatunga is from Battaramulla in Sri Lanka.
References
- 1 2 "Minduli Wijayatunga". 30 Under 30 Science. Forbes. 1 January 2026. Retrieved 22 October 2026.
- ↑ O'Neill, Kathryn M. (17 December 2025). "Look Who from MIT Made the Forbes Under 30 List". Slice of MIT. Retrieved 22 October 2026.
- 1 2 Senerath-Yapa, Yomal (18 January 2026). "Minduli's star is shining bright". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 22 October 2026.
- ↑ "Rising stars of space exploration – University of Auckland". UniNews. University of Aukland. 1 October 2024. Retrieved 22 October 2026.
- ↑ "People". Sustainable Space Initiative. Retrieved 22 October 2026.
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