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Dhanushka (Danny) Hettiarachchi

Adjunct research fellow, The University of Western Australia

Danny is a natural products chemist specialising in essential oils and plant lipids with over 15 years of experience in the sandalwood industry. Known affectionately to us as 'Dr. Danny', he is responsible for the development of Quintis products and research into the applications of our incredible products. He serves as the expert witness on sandalwood for the State of Western Australia. Danny is also an adjunct academic at Edith Cowan University, University of Western Australia and Sri Jayewardenepura University.

He holds Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Pharmacy (Pharmacognosy) degrees from Curtin University Australia, a Bachelor of Pharmaceutical Sciences from Sri Ramachandra University, India and is a Chartered Chemist of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute. He is a member of the Technical Committee of the Australian Society of Cosmetic Chemists and the International Organization for Standardization’s Committee on Essential Oils.

Experience

  • –present
    Hettiarachchi, The University of Western Australia