Chemical Project

AMANPREET KAUR

V.P.O-Allowal, Tehsil-Nabha, District-

Patiala, Punjab, India, Postal code-147001

Cell: +917*********

Email: **************@*****.***

Education

Thapar University, Patiala

M.Sc. Chemistry, CGPA (7.17/10) July 2015

Research project Analytical and Electrochemistry

Punjabi University, Patiala

B.Sc. Non-Medical April 2013

Research

Experience

Manchester Metropolitan University Manchester, United Kingdom

(August 2018-Feb 2019)

Development of a Polymer-Based Sensor Platform for the Thermal Detection of biomolecules

Selected in 6 month international research course

Working with thermal sensors

Thermal sensing is very advance and cost effective technology available only in few labs of Europe.

Working in the research group of Dr. Marloes Peeters a group of renowned diligent researchers

Learning about variety of new methodologies

Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar

Project Fellow in DST-SERB funded project 9 Feb 2016 – 13 August, 2018

(Department of Science and Technology-Science Engineering Research Board)

“Modification of metal surface by self-assembly of heterocycle based thiols and dithiols: Towards selective electrochemical sensing of heavy metals and various analytes”

Prepared thiol and dithiol functional nanowires.

Self-assembled nanowires on surface of Au electrode.

Use SAMs for sensing purpose of heavy

metals.

Techniques used during project work

Impedance

Cyclic Voltammetry

1H,13C-NMR

Mass

Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy

CHNOS

Atomic Force Microscopy

Master’s Research

Thapar University Jan 2015 – August 2015

Biosensor for organophosphorus pesticides detection by the fabrication on ZnO nanoparticles

Biosensor: algae chlorella sp. as recognition layer

Ion selective field effective transducer

Detection of organophosphorus pesticides.

Synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles used in biosensor.

Other techniques: UV-Visible Spectrometry, SEM, FTIR etc. Publication:

Self-Assembled Monolayers of 3-Hydroxy-N-(5-mercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl) benzamide (HMTB): A Platform for Impedimetric Sensing of Co(II) Journal of Electrochemistry, Volume 833, 2019, Pages 221-230 Amanpreet Kaur, Sarabjeet kaur, Manish Sharma, Inderpreet Kaur

A surface expressed alkaline phosphatase biosensor modified with flower shaped ZnO for the detection of chlorpyrifos

Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, Volume 258, 1 April 2018, Pages 215-227 Manisha Pabbi, Amanpreet Kaur, Susheel K. Mittal, Ritu Jindal

A novel application of the heat transfer method (HTM): Real time detection of bacteria from waste water samples

Biomimetics-418020

Amanpreet Kaur, Kai Betlem, George Hurst, Pankaj Singla, Mikhajlo Zubko, Silvia Tedesco, Marloes Peeters

National and International Events Attended:

World Drug Delivery and Novel Therapy Summit,Toronto, Canada

(25-26

th

October 2018)

Workshop on Modern Chemistry and its Applications Department of Chemistry, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar (3-5th March 2016)

National Symposium on Advances in Chemical Sciences Department of Chemistry, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar (6-7th March 2017)

Symposium on Recent Trends in Chemical Sciences

Department of Chemistry, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar (27th Jan 2017)

Participated in course “Amphiphilic Molecules and Self-Assembly: Principles and Applications” delivered by Prof. Michael Gradzielski, Technische University Berlin, Germany Punjab University, Chandigarh, (22-28th March 2016) Poster Presentation:

Synergistic Aspects of Chemical and Other Sciences Punjabi University, Patiala (19-20th Feb 2015)

Recent Advances in Chemical Sciences on the theme of “Supramolecular Developments” Khalsa College, Amritsar (2nd April 2016)

7th National Symposium on Advances in Chemical Sciences Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar (26th-27th March 2018) Other Activities:

Member Student Consultative Committee Thapar University

Advocated for student interests on key university health policies and services.

Chaired and facilitated Council meetings to discuss agenda, university health policy, student’s problems in hostel, class, laboratory etc.

Trained incoming Chair to plan, execute, evaluate, and lead Council events and meetings.

Collected and summarized student survey data to identify and prioritize various needs related to sports, healthcare etc.

Member Score Thapar University

As a member of score society, my aim was to spread awareness about science and technology among students and local people of the region.

Grow plants. Make people aware about environment.

Clean our surroundings etc.

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