Biography of Professor Chandra Wickramasinghe

Last Updated on February 26, 2023

Professor Nalin Chandra Wickramasinghe

BSc (Ceylon), MA, PhD, ScD (Cantab), Hon DSc (Soka-Tokyo), Hon DSc (Sri Lanka: Ruhuna Univ), FRAS, FRSA,

Personal Details:

Date of Birth: January 20, 1939

Place of Birth: Colombo, Sri Lanka

Nationality: British and Sri Lankan

Education:

Royal College, Colombo, 1950-1957

University of Ceylon, 1957-1960

First Class Honours in BSc Special Mathematics Examination, 1960

Awarded Commonwealth Scholarship, 1960

University of Cambridge, 1960-1963

PhD in Astrophysics, 1963

ScD, 1973

Awards etc:

Powell Prize for English Poetry, Trinity College, Cambridge, 1962

International Dag Hammarskjold Gold Medal for Science, 1986

Scholarly Achievement Award of the Institute of Oriental Philosophy, Japan, 1988

Awarded title of Vidya Jyothi (Sri-Lanka National Honour), 1992

Sahabdeen International Award for Science, 1996

Honorary Doctorate of Soka University, Tokyo, 1996

John Snow Medal, Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland, 2004

Honorary DSc (Sri Lanka: Ruhuna University) 2004

Asian Power 100 list (2005) named Chandra Wickramasinghe as one of the 100 most influential Asians living in the UK

Ada Derana Global Scientist of the Year, 2017

Present Positions:

Director of the Buckingham Centre for Astrobiology, University of Buckingham, Buckingham, UK; (2011- )

Honorary Professor, University of Buckingham, UK

Honorary Professor, University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka

Visiting Professor, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka

Honorary Professor, Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka

Editor in Chief, Journal of Astrobiology and Outreach

Board Member, Institute for the Study of Panspermia and Astroeconomics

Editorial Board Member of Journal of Scientific Exploration

Editor of Astrobiology for internet journal JournalofCosmology.com

Previous Positions:

Research Fellow, California Institute of Technology, 1965

Professor of Mathematics, Vidyodaya University of Ceylon, 1966

Visiting Professor at Universities of Arizona and Maryland USA, 1966-1970

Visiting Professor at Yukawa Institute, Kyoto University, Japan, 1969

Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge; Tutor, Jesus College, Cambridge a nd College Supervisor in Mathematics; Member of the Graduate Staff of the Institute of Theoretical Astronomy, University of Cambridge, 1966-1973

Visiting Professor at the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada, 1974 and 1976

Director, Institute of Fundamental Studies, Sri Lanka, 1982-1984

UNDP Consultant/Advisor to the President of Sri Lanka, 1982-1984

Visiting Professor at Institute of Space and Astronautical Studies, Japan, 1993

Visiting Professsor, University of the West Indies, Mona, Kingston, 1994

Professor and Head of the Dept.of Applied Maths and Astronomy, Univ. Coll., Cardiff, 1973-89

Professor of Applied Mathematics and Astronomy, University of Cardiff, Wales, 1990-2006

Professor and Director of the Cardiff Centre for Astrobiology (2006-2011)

Visiting Fellow, Churchill College, Cambridge (2015-2016)

Research Interests:

Interstellar Matter, Infrared Astronomy, Light Scattering Theory, Applications of Solid State Theory to Astronomy, The early Solar System, Comets, Astrochemistry and the Origins of Life, Astrobiology, panspermia.

Endowed Lectures (recent)

Joule Millennium Lecturer, University of Salford, 2000

Alfred Curtis Memorial Lecture, British Astronomical Association, 2002

Flamsteed Lecture, University of Derby, 2002

Sujatha Jayawardenea Memorial Oration, University of Colombo Alumni Association, 2004-09-27 John Snow Memorial Lecture, Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (2004)

Ray Wijewardene Memorial Lecture, Sri Lanka, 2014

Books:

Interstellar Grains: Chapman & Hall, London, 1967

Light Scattering Functions for Small Particles with Applications in Astronomy: J. Wiley, 1973

Solid-State Astrophysics: (ed with D.J. Morgan) D. Reidel Co., 1975

Interstellar Matter: (with F.D. Khan & P.G. Mezger) Swiss Astron.Soc., 1974

Cosmic Laboratory: University College, Cardiff Press, 1975

Lifecloud: The Origin of Life in the Galaxy: (with Fred Hoyle) J.M. Dent, Lond., 1978

Diseases from Space: (with Fred Hoyle) J.M. Dent, Lond., 1979

Origin of Life: (with Fred Hoyle) University College Cardiff Press, 1979

Space Travellers: The Bringers of Life: (with Fred Hoyle) University College Cardiff Press, 1981

Evolution from Space: (with Fred Hoyle), J.M. Dent, 1981

Is Life an Astronomical Phenomenon?: Universtiy College, Cardiff Press, 1982

Why Neo Darwinism does not Work: (with Fred Hoyle) University College Cardiff Press, 1982

Proofs that Life is Cosmic: (with Fred Hoyle) Inst. of Fund.Studies, Sri Lanka, Mem, No. 1, 1982

From Grains to Bacteria: (with Fred Hoyle) University College, Cardiff Press, 1984)

Fundamental Studies and the Future of Science: (editor) University College Cardiff Press, 1984

Living Comets: (with Fred Hoyle) University College, Cardiff Press, 1985

Viruses from Space: (with F. Hoyle and J. Watkins), University College Cardiff Press, 1986

Archaeopteryx – The Primordial Bird: A Case of Fossil Forgery: (with Fred Hoyle) Christopher Davies, Swansea, 1986

Cosmic Life Force: (with Fred Hoyle), J.M. Dent, Lond., 1988

The Theory of Cosmic Grains: (with F. Hoyle), Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1990

Our Place in the Cosmos: (with Fred Hoyle) Weidenfeld and Nicholson, Lond., 1993

The Wonders of Life and the Universe (with Daisaku Ikeda) Mainichi Press, 1992, 1993

Glimpses of Life, Time and Space (a book of poems) Writers’ Workshop, Redbird, 1994

Life of Mars: The Case for a Cosmic Heritage: (with Fred Hoyle) Clinical Press, 1997

Space and Eternal Life (a dialogue with Daisaku Ikeda) Journeyman Press, 1997

Astronomical Origins of Life: Steps towards panspermia (with F. Hoyle) Kluwer Academic Press, 2000

Cosmic Dragons: Life and Death on Our Planet. Souvenir Press, 2001

Fred Hoyle’s Universe (eds with G. Burbidge and J.V. Narlikar) Kluwer Academic Publ. 2003

A Journey with Fred Hoyle: The search for cosmic life, World Scientific and Imperial College Press, 2004

Comets and the Origin of Life (with J.T. Wickramasinghe and W.M. Napier), World Scientific and Imperial College Press, 2009

The Search for Our Cosmic Ancestry, World Scientific, 2015

Where did We Come From? , World Scientific, 2015

Vindication of Cosmic Biology: Tribute to Sir Fred Hoyle, World Sscientific, 2015

The Big Bang and God: an Astrotheology (with Theodore Walker, Jr) Palgrave Macmillan, 2015

The Search for Our Cosmic Ancestry, World Scientific, 2015

A Destiny of Cosmic Life – Chapters in the life of an astrobiologist

Where did we come from?, World Scientific, 2015

Proofs that Life is Cosmic, World Scientific, 2017

Cosmic Womb (with Robert Bauval), Inner Traditions Inc., 2018

Endowed Lectures

Joule Millennium Lecturer, University of Salford, 2000

Alfred Curtis Memorial Lecture, British Astronomical Association, 2002

Flamsteed Lecture, University of Derby, 2002

Sujatha Jayawardenea Memorial Oration, University of Colombo Alumni Association, 2004-09-27 John Snow Memorial Lecture, Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (2004)

List of Technical Papers (not up to date)

“A note on the origin of the Sun’s polar field”, F.Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Mon.Not.Roy.Astr.Soc., 123,51,1962
“On graphite particles as interstellar grains”, F. Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Mon.Not.Roy.Astr.Soc., 124,417,1962
“A note on interstellar polarization by graphite flakes”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, Mon.Not.Roy.Astr.Soc., 125, 87,1962
“On graphite particles as interstellar grains II”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, Mon.Not.Roy.Astr.Soc., 126, 99,1963
“On the deficiency in the ultraviolet fluxes from early type stars”, F.Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Mon.Not.Roy.Astr.Soc., 126, 401,1963
“Interstellar extinction by graphite grains”, N.C. Wickramasinghe and C. Guillaume, Nature, 207, 366,1965
“On the growth and destruction of ice mantles on interstellar graphite grains”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, Mon.Not.Roy.Astr.Soc., 131,177,1965
“A mechanism for mass ejection in red giant stars”, B. Donn, T.P. Stecher and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Ap.J., 146,590,1966
“A note on the vapour pressure of a crystal”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, Proc.Camb.Phil.Soc., 59,255,1963
“A survey of recent interstellar reddening observations”, K.Nandy and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Pub.Roy.Obs.Edin, 5, No.3, 1965
“Light scattering by graphite core-ice mantle grains”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, M.W.C. Dharmawardene and C. Wyld, Mon.Not.Roy.Astr.Soc., 134,25,1966
“On the frequency distribution of ice grains sizes”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, W.D. Ray and C. Wyld, Mon.Not.Roy.Astr.Soc., 132,137,1966
“On the optics of small graphite spheres, I”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, Mon.Not.Roy.Astr.Soc., 131, 263,1966
“On the optics of small graphite spheres, II”, K.S. Krishna Swamy and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Mon.Not.Roy.Astr.Soc., 132,193,1966
“On the optics of small graphite spheres,III”, C. Grevesse-Guillaume and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Mon.Not.Roy.Astr.Soc.,132,471,1966
“Comments on the intrinsic polarization of Mira variables”, B.Donn, T.P. Stecher, N.C. Wickramasinghe and D.A. Williams, Ap.J., 145,949,1966
“The wavelength dependence of interstellar polarization by graphite grains”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, B.Donn, T.P. Stecher and D.A. Williams, Nature, 212, 167,1966
“Unified model for interstellar extinction and polarization”, N.C. Wickramasinghe and K.S. Krishna Swamy, Nature, 213, 895, 1967
“On the formation of graphite grains in cool stars”, B.Donn, N.C. Wickramasinghe, J.P.Hudson and T.P.Stecher, Ap.J., 153, 451,1968
“Graphite grains and graphite core-ice mantle grains”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, in Interstellar Grains, ed. by J.M. Greenberg and T.P. Roark, NASA SP-140,Washington, 1967
“Wavelength dependence of the position angle of interstellar polarization”, J.G. Ireland, K. Nandy, V.C.Reddish and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 212, 990,1966
“Impurities in interstellar grains”, F.Hoyle and N.C.Wickramasinghe, Nature, 214, 969,1967
“Evidence for lattice bands in interstellar grains”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 216, 249,1967
“Origin of the diffuse interstellar bands”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, J.G. Ireland, K. Nandy, H. Seddon and R.D. Wolstencroft, Nature, 217, 412,1968
“Condensation of the planets”, F.Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 217, 415,1968
“Microwave background in a steady-state universe”, J.V. Narlikar and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 216,43,1968
“Interpretation of the cosmic microwave background”, J.V. Narlikar and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 217, 1235,1968
“On the temperature of interstellar grains”, K.S. Krishna Swamy and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Mon.Not.Roy.Astr.Soc., 139, 283,1968
“Comments on the possibility of interstellar quartz grains”, K.S. Krishna Swamy and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Ap.J., 154,297, 1968
“Interstellar extinction by quartz grains”, K.S. Krishna Swamy and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 217, 1236, 1968
“On the formation of graphite particles in the atmospheres of Mira variables”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, Mon.Not.Roy.Astr.Soc., 140,273,1968
“Stimulation of intersellar OH by phonons”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 217, 1131,1968
“Accretion of solid hydrogen mantles by grains in OB associations”, V.C. Reddish and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 218, 661, 1968
“Interpretation of the diffuse galactic light”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 218, 1039, 1968
“Solid hydrogen and the microwave background”, F.Hoyle, N.C. Wickramasinghe and V.C. Reddish, Nature, 218, 1124, 1968
“Chemical sputtering of ice grains and mantles in HII regions”, N.C. Wickramasinghe and D.A. Williams, Observatory, 88, 272, 1968
“Condensation of dust in galactic explosions”, F. Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 218, 1127, 1968
“Colour centres in interstellar grains”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, K. Nandy, H. Seddon, R.D. Wolstencroft and J.G. Ireland, Nature, 218, 1236, 1968
“Extinction curves for graphite particles coated with solid hydrogen”, K.Nandy and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 219, 1347, 1968
“Graphite particle model for NML Cygnus”, K.S. Krishna Swamy and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 220, 896, 1968

41 “Localised interstellar molecular hydrogen”, V.C. Reddish and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 220, 463,1968

“Chemical exchange reactions and H2 formation in dark interstellar clouds”, P. Solomon and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 220, 1214,1968
“Interstellar dust and diamonds”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 222, 154,1969
“Interstellar dust”, B.T. Lynds and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Ann Rev. Astron. Astrophys., 6, 215,1968
“On interstellar abundance anomalies”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, Observatory, 88,246,1968
“A spectral feature of grains at 10 microns?”, K.S. Krishna Swamy and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Observatory, 89, 55,1969
“Strengths of the fundamental bands of ice and solid hydrogen in composite grains”, K.S. Krishna Swamy and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Observatory, 89, 57,1969
“Star formation in clouds of solid hydrogen grains”, V.C. Reddish and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Mon.Not.Roy.Astr.Soc., 143, 189,1969
“Solid hydrogen coated graphite particles in the interstellar medium I”, K.S. Krishna Swamy and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Mon.Not.Roy.Astr.Soc., 144,41,1969
“Alignment of interstellar grains by cosmic rays”, E.E. Salpeter and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 222, 442, 1969
“Interstellar grains”, F.Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 223, 459, 1969
“Molecular and solid hydrogen in dense interstellar clouds”, P.M. Solomon and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Ap.J., 158,449, 1969
“Infrared radiation from dust in Seyfert galaxies”, M.J. Rees, J.I. Silk, M.W.Werner and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 223, 778, 1969
“Wavelength dependence of polarization XVIII. Interstellar polarization and composite interstellar particles”, G.V. Coyne and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astron.J., 74, 1179,1969
“Extinction curves for graphite-silicate grain mixtures”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, Proc. IAU Symposium No.36 (eds Houziaux and Butler), p.42,1970
“Graphite-silicate grain mixtures and the diffuse galactic light”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, Publ.Astro,Soc.Japan, 22, 85,1970
“Interstellar polarization by graphite-silicate grain mixtures”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 224, 656, 1969
“The shape of the interstellar 4430A absorption band”, K.Nandy and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys.Sp.Sci.,6,154,1970
“Retention of dust grains near galactic nuclei”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 225, 145,1970
“Dust in supernova explosions”, F.Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 226, 62,1970
“Infrared spectrum of the galactic centre” H.Okuda and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 226, 134,1970
“Interstellar extinction by graphite, iron and silicate grains”, K.Nandy and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 227, 51,1970
“Radio waves from grains in HII regions”, F.Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 227, 473, 1970
“Small dust grains and the heating of HI clouds”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 227, 587, 1970
“Galactic component of the diffuse X-ray background”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 227, 265,1970
“Galactic soft X-rays and the alignment of intersellar grains”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 228, 540,1970
“Reply to Mack and Webster”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 228, 544,1970
“Interstellar dust-graphite, iron and silicates”, N.C. Wickramasinghe and K. Nandy, Nature Physical Science, 229, 81,1971
“Dust clouds in space”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, Science Journal, 6, 46, 1970
“Polarization within the 4430A absorption band”, K.Nandy and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature Physical Science, 229, 234, 1971
“Enstatite grains and the 2200A interstellar extinction feature”, K. Nandy and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature Physical Science, 230, 16,1971
“Interstellar dust- reply to Duley’s criticisms”, N.C. Wickramasinghe and K. Nandy, Nature Physical Science, 230, 24,1971
“A model for cosmic infrared sources”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature Physical Science, 230, 116,1971
“Optical properties of graphite-iron-silicate grain mixtures”, K.Nandy and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Mon.Not.Roy.Astr.Soc., 153,205,1971
“Dust in the Orion nebula”, K.Nandy and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Mon.Not.Roy.Astr.Soc.,154, 255,1971
“Strong infrared galaxies”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, Science Journal, 17 June 1971
“Irradiated quartz particles as interstellar grains”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature Physical Science, 234, 7,1971
“Recent work on interstellar grains”, N.C. Wickramasinghe & K.Nandy, Rep. Progress Phys., 35, 157,1972
“On the injection of grains into interstellar clouds”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, Mon.Not.Roy.Astr.Soc., 159, 269,1972
“Radiation-driven efflux and circulation of dust in spiral galaxies”, R.Y. Chiao and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Mon.Not.Roy.Astr.Soc., 159, 361, 1972
“Dust models for infrared galaxies”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, Mem. Soc. Roy.Sci. Liege, 6 series, tome III, p.601, 1972
“The expulsion of dust from galaxies”, R.Y. Chiao and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys. Lett. 14, 19,1973
“Extinction and scattering by small planetisimal particles”, K.Nandy and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys.Sp.Sci.,23, 51,1973
“The 2200A extinction feature and the shape distribution of graphite grains”, N.C. Wickramasinghe and K. Nandy, Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 26, 123,1974
“Electric charge and acceleration of suprathermal grains”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys. Sp. Sci., 28, 25, 1974
“Extinction and polarization models”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, Solid State Astrophysics (ed. N.C. Wickramasinghe and D.J. Morgan, 1976)
“Mean free path limitation of conduction electrons and extinction efficiencies of graphite grains”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, T. Lukes and M.J. Dempsey, Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 30, 315,1974
“On the formation of metal-poor stars”, M.G. Edmunds and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 30,L9, 1974
“The cosmic laboratory”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, Inaugural Lecture, University College, Cardiff, (UCC Press) 1975
“Formaldehyde polymers in interstellar space”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 252, 462,1974
“Polyoxymethylene polymers as interstellar grains”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, Mon.Not.Roy.Astr.Soc., 170, 11P,1974
“Formaldehyde polymers in comets”, N.C. Wickramasinghe and V. Vanysek, Astrophys. Sp.Sc., 33, L19,1975
“The mystery of the cosmic boron abundance”, S. Ramadurai and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 33, L41,1975
“How to make metal-poor stars, redden associations and grow mantles on grains”, M.G. Edmunds and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 34, 131,1975
“The plausibility of silicate-core ice mantle grains”, M.J. Dempsey and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 34, 185,1975
“A dust model for the cosmic microwave background”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, M.G. Edmunds, S. Chitre, J.V. Narlikar and S. Ramadurai, Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 35, L9,1975
“Hydrocarbon molecules in carbon stars”, S.P. Tarafdar and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 35, L41,1975
“Charged dust grains and excitation of rotational levels of interstellar molecular hydrogen”, S.P. Tarafdar and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 254, 203,1975
“Whiskers and cosmic millimetre-wave sources”, M.G. Edmunds and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 256, 713,1975
“Composition of cometary dust: the case against silicates” D.A. Mendis and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 37, L13, 1975
“Ejection of grains from cool stars”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, IAU Symposium No.52, ed. J.M.Greenberg and H.C. van de Hulst, p.345, 1973
“A proto-planetary contribution to interstellar dust”, D.A. Mendis and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys. Sp.Sc., 38, L13,1975
“Effects of suprathermal grains”, S.P. Tarafdar and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 39, 19,1976
“The optics of spherically stratified graphite grains”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 39, 151,1976
“Extinction properties of porous spheres”, H. Abadi and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys. Sp.Sc., 39, L.31, 1976
“On the acceleration of interstellar grains”, D.A. Mendis and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 42, L11, 1976
“On the development of infrared radiation from an expanding nova shell”, D.D. Clayton and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 42, 463, 1976
“Effects of physical adsorption on porous interstellar grains”, H. Abadi, P. Joshi, S. Ramadurai and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 263, 214, 1976
“The role of Lyman alpha photons in the interstellar medium”, S.P. Tarafdar and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 264, 44,1976
“Limits on a microwave background without the big bang”, J.V. Narlikar, M.G. Edmunds and N.C. Wickramasinghe, in Far Infrared Astronomy, ed. M. Rowan-Robinson, Pergamon Press, 1976
“Supergrain models of far infrared sources”, M.G. Edmunds and N.C. Wickramasinghe, in Far Infrared Astronomy, ed. M. Rowan-Robinson, Pergamon Press, 1976
“Polyformaldehyde grains”, A. Cooke and N.C. Wickramasinghe, in Far Infrared Astronomy, ed. M. Rowan-Robinson, Pergamon Press, 1976
“Formation and destruction of grains”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, in Topics in Interstellar Matter, ed. H. van Woerden, D.Reidel, 1977
“The composition of dust in the Ring Nebula NGC6888”, S.P. Tarafdar and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astron.Astrophys., 54, 963, 1977
“Primitive grain clumps and organic compounds in carbonaceous chondrites”, F. Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 264, 45, 1976
“Organic molecules in interstellar dust: a possible spectral signature at 2200A?”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, F. Hoyle and K. Nandy, Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 47, L1, 1977
“Polyoxymethylene co-polymers on grains”, A. Cooke and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys. Sp.Sci.,50, 43,1977
“On the production of positive molecular ions in cometary comas”, S.P. Tarafdar and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys. Sp.Sci.,50, 163, 1977
“On the computation of optical properties of heterogeneous grains”, Craig F. Bohren and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 50, 461,1977
“Polysaccharides and the infrared spectrum of OH26.5+0.6”, F. Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Mon.Not.Roy.Astr.Soc., 181 51P,1977
“Spectroscopic evidence for interstellar grain clumps in meteoritic inclusions”, A. Sakata, N. Nakagawa, T. Iguchi, S. Isobe, M. Morimoto, F.Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 266, 241, 1977
“Pre-biotic molecules in Martian dust clouds”, H.Abadi and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 267, 687, 1977
“Polysaccharides and the infrared spectra of galactic sources”, F. Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 268, 610, 1977
“Prebiotic polymers and infrared spectra of galactic sources”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, F. Hoyle, J. Brooks, and G. Shaw, Nature, 269, 674, 1977
“Identification of the 2200A interstellar absorption feature”, F.Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 270, 323, 1977
“Origin and nature of carbonaceous material in the galaxy”, F.Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 270, 701,1977
“Identification of interstellar polysaccharides and related hydrocarbons”, F. Hoyle, N.C. Wickramasinghe and A.H. Olavesen, Nature, 271, 229,1978
“Infrared observations of Comet West (1975N).II. A model of the cometary dust”, M. Oishi, H. Okuda and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Pub. Astron. Soc.Japan, 30, 161, 1978
“Calculations of infrared fluxes from galactic sources for a polysaccharide grain model”, F. Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys. Sp.Sci.,53, 489,1978
“Comets, ice ages and ecological catastrophes”, F. Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 53, 523,1978
“Biochemical chromophores and the interstellar extinction at ultraviolet wavelengths”, F. Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 65, 241, 1979
“On the nature of interstellar grains”, F. Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 66, 77,1979
“The identification of the 3 micron spectral feature in galactic infrared sources”, F. Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 68, 499,1980
“Organic grains in space”, F. Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 69, 511, 1980
“Molecules and grains in interstellar space”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, Proc. International School of Physics “Enrico Fermi”, Course LXXIII, 1980, p.122
“Organic material and the 1.5-4 micron spectra of galactic sources”, F. Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 72, 183,1980
“Dry polysaccharides and the infrared spectrum of OH26.5+0.6”, F. Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 72, 247, 1980
“Evidence for interstellar biochemicals”, F.Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, in Giant Molecular Clouds in the Galaxy, ed. P.M. Solomon and M.G. Edmunds, Pergamon, 1980
“Is life an astronomical phenomenon?” C. Wickramasinghe, (University College, Cardiff Press, 1982)
“Why Neo-Darwinism does not work”, F.Hoyle and C. Wickramasinghe, (University College, Cardiff Press, 1982)
“Comets – a vehicle for panspermia”, F. Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, in Comets and the Origin of Life, ed. C. Ponnamperuma, D. Reidel Publishing Co., 1981
“Infrared spectroscopy of micro-organisms near 3.4 microns in relation to geology and astronomy”, F. Hoyle, N.C. Wickramasinghe, S.Al-Mufti and A.H. Olavesen, Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 81, 489, 1982
“Infrared spectroscopy over the 2.9-3.9 micron waveband in biochemistry and astronomy”, F. Hoyle, N.C. Wickramasinghe, S. Al-Mufti, A.H. Olavesen and D.T. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 83, 405-409, 1982
“Interstellar absorptions at l = 3.3 and 3.3 microns”, S. Al-Mufti, A.H. Olavesen, F. Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 84, 259,1982
“Organo-siliceous biomolecules and the infrared spectrum of the Trapezium nebula”, F.Hoyle, N.C. Wickramasinghe and S. Al-Mufti, Astrophys. Sp.Sci.,86, 63,1982
“A model for interstellar extinction”, F.Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 86, 321,1982
“The infrared spectrum of interstellar dust”, F.Hoyle, N.C. Wickramasinghe and S. Al-Mufti, Astrophys. Sp.Sci.,86, 341,1982
“On the optical properties of bacterial grains, I”, N.L. Jabir, F.Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 91, 327,1983
“Interstellar proteins and the discovery of a new absorption feature at l =2800A”, L.M. Karim, F.Hoyle, and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 94, 223,1983
“The ultraviolet absorbance spectrum of coliform bacteria and its relationship to astronomy”, F.Hoyle, N.C. Wickramasinghe, E.R. Jansz and P.M. Jayatissa, Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 95, 227,1983
“Organic grains in the Taurus interstellar clouds”, F. Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 305, 161,1983
“Bacterial life in space”, F.Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 306, 1983
“The spectroscopic identification of interstellar grains”, F.Hoyle, N.C. Wickramasinghe and S. Al-Mufti, Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 98, 343,1984
“Proofs that life is cosmic”, F.Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Mem.Inst.Fund.Studies, Sri Lanka, No.1, 1983.
“2.8-3.6 micron spectra of micro-organisms with varying H2O ice content”, F.Hoyle, N.C. Wickramasinghe and N.L. Jabir, Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 92, 439,1983
“The extinction of starlight at wavelengths near 2200A”, F.Hoyle, N.C. Wickramasinghe and N.L. Jabir, Astrophys. Sp.Sci.,92, 433, 1983
“The radiation of microwaves and infrared by slender graphite needles”, F.Hoyle, J.V. Narlikar and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 103, 371, 1984
“The ultraviolet absorbance of presumably interstellar bacteria and related matters”, F.Hoyle, N.C. Wickramasinghe and S. Al-Mufti, Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 111, 65,1985
“An object within a particle of extraterrestrial origin compared with an object of presumed terrestrial origin”, F.Hoyle, N.C. Wickramasinghe and H.D. Pflug, Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 113, 209, 1985
“On the nature of dust grains in the comae of Comets Cernis and Bowell”, F. Hoyle, N.C. Wickramasinghe and M.K.Wallis, Earth, Moon and Planets, 33, 179,1985
“Legionnaires’ Disease: Seeking a wider cause”, F.Hoyle, N.C. Wickramasinghe and J. Watkins, The Lancet, 25 May 1985, p.1216
“Archaeopteryx-a photographic study”, R.S. Watkins, F.Hoyle, N.C.Wickramasinghe, J.Watkins, R.Rabilizirov and L.M. Spetner, British Journal of Photography, (8 March),Vol.132, 264,1985
“Archaeopteryx- a further comment”, R.S. Watkins, F.Hoyle, N.C.Wickramasinghe, J.Watkins, R.Rabilizirov and L.M. Spetner, British Journal of Photography, (March 29), Vol.132, 358,1985
“Archaeopteryx- further evidence”, R.S. Watkins, F.Hoyle, N.C.Wickramasinghe, J.Watkins, R.Rabilizirov and L.M. Spetner, British Journal of Photography, (April 26) Vol.132, 468, 1985
“Archaeopteryx- problems arise, and a motive”, F.Hoyle and N.C.Wickramasinghe, British Journal of Photography, (June 21) Vol. 132, 693,1985
“The availability of phosphorous in the bacterial model of the interstellar grains”, F.Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys. Sp. Sci., 103, 189,1984
“The properties of large particles in the zodiacal cloud and in the interstellar medium and their relation to recent IRAS observations”, F.Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys. Sp. Sci., 107, 223,1984
“From grains to bacteria”, F.Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, University College, Cardiff Press, 1984
“Living Comets”, F.Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, University College, Cardiff Press, 1985
“Viruses from Space”, F.Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, University College, Cardiff Press, 1986
“On the nature of the interstellar grains”, Q. Jl. Roy.Astr.Soc., 27, 21,1986
“On the nature of the particles causing the 2200A peak in the extinction of starlight”, F.Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys. Sp. Sci.,122, 181,1986
“The measurement of the absorption properties of dry micro-organisms and its relationship to astronomy”, F.Hoyle, N.C. Wickramasinghe and S. Al-Mufti, Astrophys. Sp. Sci., 113,413, 1985
“The viability with respect to temperature of micro-organisms incident on the Earth’s atmosphere”, F. Hoyle, N.C. Wickramasinghe and S. Al-Mufti, Earth, Moon and Planets, 35, 79,1986
“Diatoms on Earth, Comets, Europa and in interstellar space”, R.B. Hoover, F. Hoyle, N.C. Wickramasinghe, M.J. Hoover and S. Al-Mufti, Earth Moon and Planets, 35, 19,1986
“The effects of irregularities of internal structure in determining the ultraviolet extinction properties of interstellar grains”, F.Hoyle, N.C. Wickramasinghe, S. Al-Mufti and L.M. Karim, Astrophys. Sp. Sci.,114, 303, 1985
“Life beyond the Earth”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, Times Higher Education Supl. p.13, 27 Sept.1985
“The legacy of a generation lost in space”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, Times Higher Education Supl., p.15, 23 May 1986
“Halley’s comet: its size and decay rate”, M.K. Wallis and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Mon.Not.Roy.Astr.Soc., 216, 453,1985
“The case for interstellar micro-organisms”, F.Hoyle, N.C.Wickramasinghe and S. Al-Mufti, Astrophys. Sp.Sci.,110, 401,1985
“Evaporating grains in P/Halley’s coma”, M.K. Wallis, R. Rabilizirov and M.K. Wallis, Astron. Astrophys., 187, 801-806, 1987
“Some evidence against the authenticity of Archaeopteryx Lithographica”, F. Hoyle, N.C. Wickramasinghe, L.M. Spetner and M. Magaritz, Bild der Wissenschaft, 5, 51, 1988
“Interstellar extinction by organic grain clumps”, F. Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys.Space.Sci., 140, 191, 1988
“Polymeric complexes in comets and in space”, F. Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys.Space Sci., 141, 177, 1988
“Cosmic Life Force”, F. Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe (J.M. Dent, 1988)
“A diatom model of dust in the Trapezium nebula”, Q. Majeed, N.C. Wickramasinghe, F. Hoyle and S. Al-Mufti, Astrophys. Space Sci., 140, 205, 1988
“Mineral Grains in the 10 and 20 um spectral features in the Trapezium nebula”, F.Hoyle, N.C. Wickramasinghe and Q. Majeed, Astrophys. Space Sci., 141, 399, 1988
“Archaeopteryx – more evidence of a forgery”, F. Hoyle, N.C. Wickramasinghe, L.M. Spetner and M. Magaritz, Brit.J. Photography, p 14-18 (7 Jan 1988)
“The infrared excess from the White Dwarf star G29-38: a Brown Dwarf or dust?”, F. Hoyle, N.C. Wickramasinghe and S. Al-Mufti, Astrophys. Space Sci., 143, 193, 1988
“Metallic particles in astronomy”, F. Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys.Sp.Sci., 147, 245-256, 1988
“The organic nature of cometary grains”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, F. Hoyle, M.K. Wallis and S. Al-Mufti, Earth, Moon and Planets, 40, 101, 1988
“Mineral and Organic Particles in Astronomy”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, F. Hoyle and Q. Majeed, Astrophys. Space Sci., 158, 335, 1989
“Modelling the 5-30um spectrum of Comet Halley”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, M.K. Wallis and F. Hoyle, Earth, Moon and Planets, 43, 145, 1988
“Aromatic Hydrocarbons in very small interstellar grains”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, F.Hoyle, and T. Al-Jubory, Astrophys. Space Sci., 158, 135, 1989
“An integrated 2.5-12.5 um emission spectrum of naturally occurring aromatic molecules”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, F. Hoyle and T. Al-Jubory, Astrophys. Space Sci., 166, 333, 1990
“Extraterrestrial particles and the greenhouse effect”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, F.Hoyle and R. Rabilizirov, Earth Moon and Planets, 46, 297, 1989
“Greenhouse dust”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, F. Hoyle and R. Rabilizirov, Nature, 341, 28, 1989
“A unified model for the 3.28mm and the 2200A interstellar extinction feature”, F. Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys. Space Sci., 154, 143, 1989
“Linear and circular polarization by hollow organic grains”, F. Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys.Sp.Sci, 151, 285, 1989
“The microwave background in steady-state cosmology”, F. Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, ESA SP–290, 489, 1989
“A unified model for the 3.28mm and 3.4mm spectral feature in the interstellar medium and in comets”, F. Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, ESA SP–290, 67, 1989
“Biologic versus abiotic models of cometary dust”, M.K. Wallis, N.C. Wickramasinghe, F. Hoyle and R. Rabilizirov, Mon. Not. Roy.Astr.Soc., 238, 1165-1170, 1989
“The extragalactic Universe: and alternative view”, H.C.Arp, G.Burbidge, F.Hoyle, J.V. Narlikar & N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 346, 807-812, 1990
“The case for life as a cosmic phenomenon”, F.Hoyle & N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 322, 509, 1986
“Sunspots and influenza”, F.Hoyle & N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 343, 304, 1990
“Influenza – evidence against contagion: discussion paper”, F.Hoyle & N.C. Wickramasinghe, J.Roy.Soc.Med., 83, 258, 1990
“The microwave background: its smoothness and frequency distribution as an astrophysical product”, F.Hoyle, N.C. Wickramasinghe & G. Burbidge, 29^th Liege International Astrophysical Colloquium, July 2-6, 1990
“Interpretation of Comet Halley’s continuum in the UV”, M.K. Wallis & N.C. Wickramasinghe, ESA SP–310, 217, 1990
“Mineral grains in interstellar space”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, F.Hoyle, S.Al-Mufti & T.Al-Jabory, in Dusty Objects in the Universe, (eds.) E.Bussoletti & A.A.Vittone (Kluwer Acad.Press, 1990)

“Back-scattering of sunlight by ice grains in the Mesosphere”, F. Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Earth, Moon and Planets, 52, 161-170, 1991
“The implications of life as a cosmic phenomenon: The anthropic context”, F. Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, J.Brit.Interplan.Soc., 44,77-86,1991
“Structural evolution of cometary surfaces”, M.K. Wallis and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Space Sc.Rev., 56, 93-97, 1991
“Cometary habitats for primitive life”, M.K. Wallis, N.C. Wickramasinghe and F.Hoyle, Adv.Space Res., Vol.12, No.4, pp(4)281-285, 1992
“Scattering by low-refractive index dielectric spheres and cylinders compared with rigorous calculations for hollow particles”, B. Jazbi and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys.Sp.Sci., 179, 303-311, 1991
“The extinction of starlight revisited”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, B.Jazbi and F.Hoyle, Astrophys.Sp.Sci., 186, 67-80, 1991
“Extinction properties of infinitely long graphite cylinders”, B.Jazbi, F.Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys.Sp.Sci., 186, 151-155, 1991
“The case against graphite particles in interstellar space”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, A.N. Wickramasinghe and F.Hoyle, Astrophys.Sp.Sci., 196, 167-169, 1992
“The absorption of electromagnetic radiation by metal cylinders of finite length”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, A.N. Wickramasinghe and F.Hoyle, Astrophys.Sp.Sci., 193, 141-144, 1992
“Triton’s eruptions analogous to Comet Halley’s?”, M.K. Wallis and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Adv.Space Res., Vol 12, No.11, pp133-138, 1992
“Comets as a source of interplanetary and interstellar grains”, F. Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, in Origin and Evolution of Interplanetary Dust (eds. A.C.Levasseur-Regourd and H. Hasegawa), 235-240, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1991
“Iron whiskers and ripples in the microwave background”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 198, 161-163, 1992
“Evidence for iron whiskers in SN 1987A”, N.C. Wickramasinghe and A.N. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys. Sp.Sci. 200, 145-150, 1993
“The Cosmic Microwave Background”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, Nature, 358, 547, Sept. 1992
“Comet Halley’s remote outburst”, M.K. Wallis and N.C. Wickramasinghe, The Observatory, 112, 228-234, 1992
“Microdiamonds and the 3.4 micron feature in protostellar sources”, F. Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys. Sp. Sci., 207, 309-311, 1993
“Evidence for iron whiskers near the galactic centre”, N.C. Wickramasinghe and H. Okuda, Astrophys. Sp. Sci., 209, 137-141, 1993
“Iron at the Galactic Centre”, N.C. Wickramasinghe and H. Okuda, Nature, 368, 695, 1994
“Extraterrestrial microspherules and iron needles in the interstellar medium, N.C. Wickramasinghe and S. Miono, Astrophys. Sp. Sci., 209, 143-147, 1993
“Guttler scattering analogues for dust aggregates”, N.C. Wickramasinghe and T. Kozasa, Astrophys. Sp. Sci., 208, 149-156, 1993
“Absorption properties of astronomical iron whiskers: an accurate crogenic model”, N.C. Wickramasinghe and F. Hoyle, Astrophys. Sp. Sci., 213, 143-154
“Cosmic Grains”, N.C. Wickramasinghe in “Infrared Astronomy” (eds. A. Mampsaso, M. Prieto & F. Sanchez) Proceedings of the 4^th Canary Islands Winter School of Astrophysics (Cambridge University Press)(ISBN 0521 464625) pp 275-299, 1994
“The cometary hypothesis of K/T mass-extinctions”, N.C. Wickramasinghe and M.K. Wallis, Mon. Not.Roy. Astr. Soc., 270, 420-426, 1994
“Extinction of Dinosaurs: a possible novel cause”, S. Ramadurai, D. Lloyd, M. Wallis & N.C. Wickramasinghe. Symposium F3.1 World Space Congress, Washington, “Extraterrestrial Organic Chemistry and the Origins of Life”, Adv. Space Res., 1994
“Critique of Fischer-Tropsch type reactions in the solar nebula”, S. Ramadurai, F. Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Bull.Astr.Soc. India, 21, 329-334, 1993
“Submicron dust and the collision of comet SL-9 with Jupiter”, N.C. Wickramasinghe and M.K. Wallis, Astrophys.Sp.Sci., 219, 295-301, 1994
“Role of major terrestrial cratering events in dispersing life in the solar system”, M.K. Wallis & N.C. Wickramasinghe, Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 130, 69-73, 1995
Iron whiskers in Supernova SN 1987A”, N.C. Wickramasinghe and S. Ramadurai, Astrophys.Sp.Sci, 225, 157-160, 1995
“Millimetre and sub-millimetre radiation from high-redshift objects”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, A.N. Wickramasinghe and S. Ramadurai, Mon.Not. Roy.Astr.Soc., 276, L9-L12, 1995
“Dust in high-redshift objects”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, A.N. Wickramasinghe and S. Ramadurai, Observatory, 115, 254-256, 1995

242 “The infrared spectra of diamond-like residues from the Allende meteorite”, C. Koike, N.C. Wickramasinghe, N. Kano, K. Yamakoshi, T. Yamamoto, C. Kaito, S. Kimura and H. Okuda, Mon. Not. Roy. Astr.Soc., 277, 986-994, 1995

“A Jupiter fragmented comet: cause of the K/T Boundary record”, N.C. Wickramasinghe and M.K. Wallis, Earth, Moon, and Planets, 72, 461-466, 1996

244 “Biofluorescence and the extended red emission in astrophysical sources”, F. Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 235, 343-347, 1996

245 “Contribution to interstellar extinction from an astrophysical microsoot?”, D.H. Wallis and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 240, 55-73, 1996

“Far-infrared contribution to interstellar extinction from graphite whiskers”, N.C. Wickramasinghe and D.H. Wallis, Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 240, 157-160, 1996
“Very small dust grains (VSDP’s) in Comet C/1996 B2 (Hyakutake)”, N.C. Wickramasinghe and F. Hoyle, Astrophys.Sp.Sci., 239, 121-123, 1996
“Giant comets, evolution and civilization”, S.V.M. Clube, F. Hoyle, W.M.Napier and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys.Sp.Sci., 245, 43-60, 1996
“Eruptions from comet Hale-Bopp at 6.5AU”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, F. Hoyle and D. Lloyd, Astrophys.Sp.Sci., 240, 161-165, 1996
“Small comets in the high atmosphere”, F. Hoyle and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys.Sp.Sci., 253, 13-17, 1997
251.”Infrared signatures of prebiology – or biology”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, F. Hoyle, S. Al-Mufti and D.H. Wallis, in Astronomical and Biochemical Origins and the Search for Life in the Universe, ed. C.B. Cosmovici, S. Bowyer and D. Werthimer (Editrice Compositori, 1997)
.”Comet P/Shoemaker-Levy 9 collision with Jupiter: A model of G-site dust composition”, D.H. Wallis and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys.Sp.Sci., 254, 25-35, 1997.
. “Spectroscopic evidence for panspermia”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, F. Hoyle and D.H. Wallis, Proc. SPIE, 3111, 282-295, 1997
. “The astonishing redness of Kuiper-Belt objects”, N.C. Wickramasinghe and F. Hoyle, Astrophys.Sp.Sci., 259, 205-208, 1998
. “Microdiamonds and the ultraviolet extinction of starlight”, Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 259, 379-383, 1998
. “Infrared evidence for panspermia: an update”, Astrophys. Sp.Sci., 259, 385-401, 1998
Miller-Urey synthesis in the nuclei of galaxies”, N.C. Wickramasinghe and F. Hoyle, Astrophys.Sp.Sci., 259, 99-103, 1998
257. “Search for living cells in stratospheric samples”, J.V. Narlikar, S. Ramadurai, P. Bhargava, S.V. Damle, N.C. Wickramasinghe, D. Lloyd, F. Hoyle and D.H. Wallis, Proc. SPIE, 3441, 301-305, 1998
“Panspermia in perspective”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, F. Hoyle and B. Klyce, Proc. SPIE, 3441, 306-318, 1988
“Cosmological panspermia”, N.C. Wickramasinghe and F. Hoyle. Proc. SPIE, 3441, 319-323, 1998
“Extreme albedo comets and the impact hazard” – W.M. Napier, J.T. Wickramasinghe and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Mon Not RAS, 355, 191-195(2004)
“Interstellar transfer of planetary microbiota” – Max K. Wallis and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Mon Not RAS, 348, 52-61(2004)
“The Universe: a cryogenic habitat for microbial life” – Chandra Wickramasinghe, Cryobiology, 48, 113-125 (2004)
“Confirmation of the presence of viable but non-culturable bacteria in the stratosphere” – M. Wainwright, N.C. Wickramasinghe, J.V. Narlikar, P. Rajaratnam and J. Perkins, Int. J. Astrobiology, 3(1), 13-15 (2004)
“Panspermia 2003: New horizons” – N.C. Wickramasinghe, M. Wainwright and J.T. Wickramasinghe, Proceedings of SPIE, Vol. 5163, 222-228, 2004
“The interpretation of a 2175A absorption feature in the gravitational lens galaxy SBS0909+53f2 at z=0.83” – N.C. Wickramasinghe, J.T. Wickramasinghe and E. Mediavilla, Astrophysics and Space Science, 298, 453, 2004
“Radiation pressure on bacterial grain clumps in the solar vicinity ” – N.C. Wickramasinghe and J.T. Wickramasinghe, Astrophysics and Space Science, 286,453, 2003.
“SARS – a clue to its origins” – C. Wickramasinghe, M. Wainwright and J. Narlikar, The Lancet, Vol. 361, May 24, p.1832 (2003)
“Detection of Microorganisms at High Altitudes” – J.V. Narlikar, N.C. Wickramasinghe, M. Wainwright, P. Rajaratnam, Current Science, 85 (No.1), p.29, 2003
“Frinctional heating of micron-sized meteoroids in the Earth’s upper atmosphere” – S.G. Coulson and N.C. Wickramasinghe, Mon Not RAS, 343, 1123-1130 (2003)
“The expanding horizons of cosmic life” – N.C. Wickramasinghe, J.V. Narlikar, J.T. Wickramasinghe & M. Wainwright, Proceedings of SPIE, Vol. 4859 , 154-163, 2003
“Evidence of photoluminescence of biomaterial in space” – N.C. Wickramasinghe, D. Lloyd and J.T. Wickramasinghe [Proc SPIE, 4495, 255-260, 2002]
“Microorganisms cultured from stratospheric air samples obtained at 41km” – M. Wainwright, N.C. Wickramasinghe, J.V. Narlikar & P. Rajaratnam [FEMS Microbiology Letters, 218, 161-165, 2003]
“Progress towards the vindication of panspermia” – N.C. Wickramasinghe, M. Wainwright, J.V. Narlikar, P. Rajaratnam, M.J. Harris and D. Lloyd [Astrophys.Sp.Sci., 283, 403-413, 2003]
“Cross-linked heteroaromatic polymers in interstellar dust” – N.C. Wickramasinghe, D.T. Wickramasinghe and F. Hoyle [ApSS, 275, 181-184, 2001]
“The Beginnings of Astrobiology” – Chandra Wickramasinghe, Int. J. Astrobiology, 1(2), 77-78 (2002)
“Functions and possible provenance of primordial proteins” – Andrei P. Sommer, Norimune Miyake, N. Chandra Wickramasinghe, Jayant V. Narlikar and Shirwan Al-Mufti, Journal of Proteome Research, 3, No.6, 1299 (2004)
“Keeping nanobacterial infections at bay during space travel” – Andrei P. Sommer and N. Chandra Wickramasinghe, International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 24, 548 (2004)
“The Universe: a cryogenic habitat for microbial life” – Chandra Wickramasinghe, Cryobiology, 48, 113-125 (2004)
“Confirmation of the presence of viable but non-culturable bacteria in the stratosphere” – M. Wainwright, N.C. Wickramasinghe, J.V. Narlikar, P. Rajaratnam and J. Perkins, Int. J. Astrobiology, 3(1), 13-15 (2004)
“Panspermia 2003: New horizons” – N.C. Wickramasinghe, M. Wainwright and J.T. Wickramasinghe, Proceedings of SPIE, Vol. 5163, 222-228, 2004
“Panspermia according to Hoyle”, Astrophysics and Space Science, 285, 535-538, 2003
“Sedna’s Missing Moon”, Wickramasinghe, J.T., Wickramasinghe, N.C., and Napier, W. M., The Observatory, 124, 300, 2004.
“Detection of Microorganisms at High Altitudes” – J.V. Narlikar, N.C. Wickramasinghe, M. Wainwright, P. Rajaratnam, Current Science, 85 (No.1), p.29, 2003
“Microorganisms cultured from stratospheric air samples obtained at 41 km”, M. Wainwright, N.C. Wickramasinghe, J.V. Narlikar, P. Rajaratnam, FEMS Microbiology Letters 218 (2003) 161^165
“Evidence of photoluminescence of biomaterials in space”, Wickramasinghe, N.C., Lloyd, D. and Wickramasinghe, J.T., Proc. SPIE , 4495, 255-260, 2002.
“A cosmic prevalence of nanobacteria”, Wickramasinghe, J. T. and Wickramasinghe, N. C., Astrophys. Sp. Sci., 305, 411, 2006.
“Liquid Water and Organics in Comets: Implications for Exobiology”, Wickramasinghe, J.T., Wickramasinghe, N.C. and Wallis, M. K. Int J. Astrobiology, 2009
“The origin of life in comets”, Napier, W.M., Wickramasinghe, J.T. and Wickramasinghe, N.C., Int. J. Astrobiology, 6(4) 321-323, 2007.
“Apparent magnitudes of high-redshift Type 1a supernovae and intergalactic graphite whiskers”, Wickramasinghe, N.C. and Wickramasinghe, J.T., Astrophys.Sp.Sci., 317, 15-19, 2008
“On the transference of microbiota from Venus to Earth”, Wickramasinghe, N.C. and Wickramasinghe, J.T., Astrophys.Sp.Sci., 317, 133-137, 2008
“Comets and the Origin of Life”, Wickramasinghe, J.T., Wickramasinghe, N.C.. and Napier, W.M. (World Scientific Press, 2009)
“Slow iron irradiation of sugar: astrobiological implications”, Tuleta, M, Gabla, L. and Wickramasinghe, N.C., Int. J. Astrobiology, doi:10.1017/S1473550409990243 (2009)
“The astrobiological case for our cosmic ancestry”, Chandra Wickramasinghe, Int. J. Astrobiology, 9(2), 119-129 (2010)
“Bacterial morphologies supporting cometary panspermia: a reappraisal”, Chandra Wickramasinghe, Int. J. Astrobiology, doi:10.1017/S1473550410000157 (2010)
“The origin of life from primordial planets”, Carl H. Gibson, Rudolph E. Schild and N. Chandra Wickramasinghe, Int. J. Astrobiology, 10(2), 83-98 (2011)
“Panspermia: evidence from astronomy: from astronomy to meteorites”, N. C. Wickramasinghe, J. Wallis and D. H. Wallis, Modern Physics Letters A, Vol. 28, No. 14 (2013) 1330009 (18 pages)
“Viva Panspermia”, Chandra Wickramasinghe, Observatory, April 2011
“Non-terrestrial origin of life: a transformative research paradigm shift”, N. Chandra Wickramasinghe and J. T. Trevors, Theory Biosci, DOI 10.1007/s12064-012-0172-1 (2012)
“DNA sequencing and predictions of the cosmic theory of life”, N.C. Wickramasinghe, Astrophys Space Sci, DOI 10.1007/s10509-012-1227-y (2012)

Technical Books

B1. Interstellar Grains: Chapman & Hall, London, 1967
B2. Light Scattering Functions for Small Particles with Applications in Astronomy: Adam Hilger Co. and J. Wiley, 1973
B3. Solid-State Astrophysics: (ed with D.J. Morgan) D. Reidel Co., 1975
B4. From Grains to Bacteria: (with Fred Hoyle) University College, Cardiff Press, 1984)
B5. Fundamental Studies and the Future of Science: (editor) University College Cardiff Press, 1984
B6. The Theory of Cosmic Grains: (with F. Hoyle), Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1990
B7. “Comets and the Origin of Life”, Wickramasinghe, J.T., Wickramasinghe, N.C.. and Napier, W.M. (World Scientific Press, 2009)