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Punidha Sokkalingam

**** ****** ******, *** # *, New Orleans Louisiana 70118

Cell: 504-***-**** - acs0dd@r.postjobfree.com

Profile

Talented research chemist with excellent synthetic, analytical and communication skills demonstrated by 11 years of experience in academic. Eager to pursue a lasting career in the chemical industry. Skills

• Instrument Expertise: Spectroscopy (1D & 2D NMR, Scientific Computer Programs: Microsoft Office UV-Vis, Fluorescence - Steady State and Time Resolved, (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), SciFinder Scholar, FTIR, Raman), Mass Spectrometer (Q-TOF, EndNote, BIOVIA Electronic Lab Notebook, MALDI-TOF, GC-MS, LC-MS, ESI-MS), ChemDraw, Spartan 14 Chem, Solver, MestReNova, Chromatography (GPC, HPLC, Flash, Thin-Layer and Origin, Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop. Size Exclusion Column), Microscopy (AFM, TEM, SEM), Analyzer (DLS - Particle Size and Zeta Potential, DSC, TGA, CV, ITC).

Accomplishments

Developed and implemented new synthetic and analytical strategies in various chemistry fields such as porphyrin, supramolecular, polymer, drug delivery, nanomaterial, biomolecular recognition, macromolecule, anion sensing, host-guest binding and thermodynamic analysis which could be noticed from the number of citations these works received after publication.

Professional Experience

Postdoctoral Researcher

May 2013 to Current

Tulane University/Department of Chemistry - New Orleans, LA/USA

• Developing thermodynamic model systems to provide information about the Hydrophobic- and the Hofmeister effects.

• Implementing the synthesis of new water-soluble cavitands to investigate the thermodynamic aspects of host-guest binding modulated by ion-host- and ion-water interactions. Postdoctoral Researcher

September 2009 to February 2012

Kangwon National University/Department of Chemistry - Chuncheon, Gangwon/South Korea

• Designed and developed molecular sensors for fluoride and pyrophosphate anions.

• Demonstrated an efficient extraction of biologically important anions from aqueous phase using receptor-substituted nanoparticles.

Postdoctoral Researcher

September 2007 to June 2009

University of Massachusetts/Department of Chemistry - Amherst, MA/USA

• Developed stimuli responsive polymeric delivery vehicles.

• Developed dendrimers and hydrogels for biomolecular recognition and drug delivery applications. Education

Ph.D. : Organic Chemistry, 2007

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IITB) - Mumbai, India Designed and synthesized functionalized porphyrin macrocycles and studied their photophysical properties. Master of Science : Chemistry, 2001

Kanchi Maamunivar Centre (KMC) for Post Graduate Studies - Puducherry, India Bachelor of Science : Chemistry, 1999

Bharathidasan University for Women - Puducherry, India Fellowships and Awards

• Awarded 1st prize for poster presentation in Mardi Gras Symposium, Tulane University, USA (Feb 2014)

• Awarded 1st prize for poster presentation in 4th Chemosensor Symposium, Kangwon National University, South Korea

(Jan 2012).

• Awarded 2nd prize for poster presentation in KCS Regional Chapters Joint Symposium Program & Proceedings, South Korea (Sep 2011).

• Awarded Counsel of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) fellowship, India (Jan 2002).

• Awarded prize for standing first in B.Sc, Puducherry University, India (May 1999). Conference Presentations

Selective out of 15:

1. Sokkalingam, P.; Gibb, B. C. “Isothermal titration calorimetric analyses of the hydrophobic and hofmeister effects” in 249th ACS National Meeting and Exposition (Oral presentation), Denver, USA, March 22-26, 2015. 2. Sokkalingam, P.; Gibb, B. C. “Isothermal titration calorimetric analyses of the hydrophobic and hofmeister effects” in Mardi Gras Symposium (The exciting side of supramolecular chemistry), Tulane University, New Orleans, USA, February, 28, 2014.

3. Sokkalingam, P.; Lee, C.-H. “Calix[4]pyrrole-based fluorescence dye displacement assay (FDDA) sensors for fluoride anion” in 4th Chemosensor Symposium, Kangwon National University, South Korea, January, 17, 2012. 4. Sokkalingam, P.; Thayumanavan, S. “Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) meeting” in Savannah, GA, USA, March, 3-4, 2009.

5. Sokkalingam, P.; Rai, S.; Mangalampalli, M. “Synthesis of covalent and non-covalent unsymmetrical porphyrin dyads containing two different porphyrin cores” in 11th symposium on Morden Trends in Inorganic Chemistry, MTIC-XI, IIT-Delhi, December, 8-10, 2005.

Publications

Selective out of 20:

1. Sokkalingam, P.; Shraberg, J.; Rick, S. W.; Gibb, B. C. “Binding hydrated anions with hydrophobic pockets” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2015, Manuscript Accepted.

2. Sokkalingam, P.; Hong, S-J.; Aydogan, A.; Sessler. J. L.; Lee, C.-H. “Decoration of gold nanoparticles by a double-armed calix[4]pyrrole: A receptor-decorated nanoensemble for sensing and extraction” Chem. Eur. J., 2013, 19, 5860-5867.

3. Sokkalingam, P.; Kee, S.-Y.; Kim, Y.-M.; Kim, S. J.; Lee, P. H.; Lee, C.-H. “Receptor that can capture a discrete mono-hydrated fluoride” Org. Lett., 2012, 14, 6234-6237. 4. Sokkalingam, P.; Kim, D. S.; Hwang, H.; Sessler, J. L.; Lee, C.-H. “A dicationic calix[4]pyrrole derivative and its use for the selective recognition and displacement-based sensing of pyrophosphate” Chem. Sci., 2012, 3, 1819-1824. 5. Azagarsamy, M. A.; Sokkalingam, P.; Thayumanavan. S. “Enzyme triggered disassembly of dendrimer-based amphiphilic nanocontainers” J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2009, 131, 141**-*****. 6. Sokkalingam, P.; Jasmine, S.; Kumar, A.; Mangalampalli, R. “First triazole-bridged unsymmetrical porphyrin dyad via click chemistry” J. Org. Chem., 2008, 73, 323-326. Research Experience

• Design and implementation of new synthetic routes and analytical strategies for small molecules, macrocycles, polymers and nanoparticles.

• Study of self-assembling/disassembling properties of amphiphilic polymers.

• Small molecule drugs/protein encapsulation and release studies.

• Selective recognition, sensing and extraction of biologically important anions.

• Photophysical studies of macrocycles and nanoparticles.

• Thermodynamic and spectroscopic measurements of host-guest binding events. Professional Affiliations

• Member of American Chemical Society.

• Reviewer for chemistry journals such as Chemical Communication, Journal of Organic Chemistry, European Journal of Organic Chemistry, RSC Advances and Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry.

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