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Dr. Roopa

Dr. Roopa

Assistant Professor

Educational Qualification

  • PhD (Organic Chemistry), Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar (Dec, 2012)
  • GATE (2008)
  • CSIR-JRF (2008)
  • M.Sc. (Hons School) Chemistry, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar (2005-2007)
  • B.Sc. (Hons School) Chemistry, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar (2002-2005)

Teaching Experience

  • Assistant Professor IKG Punjab Technical University, Kapurthala (Aug, 2016- till date)
  • Assistant Professor Amritsar College of Engineering and Technology, Amritsar, Punjab (Jan, 2014 - May, 2014)
  • Assistant Professor Amritsar College of Engineering and Technology, Amritsar, Punjab (Jan, 2013 - Nov, 2013)

Area of Interest (Teaching)

  • Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry

Area of Interest (Research)

  • Supramolecular Chemistry, Molecular Recognition

Awards & Honors

  • 1. Outstanding PhD thesis Award, 2. Dr. D.S. Kothari Post doctoral Award.

Research Publications

Title of Paper Name of Author/s Journal Year ISSN Link
Reaction-based fluorescent detection of diamines via tuning the probe aggregation Bhanu Priya, Naresh Kumar, Roopa Journal of Photochemistry & Photobiology, A: Chemistry 2023 1010-6030  
A xanthene-based probe with dual reaction sites enables fluorescence turn-on detection of thiophenol in an aqueous medium Bhanu Priya, Naresh Kumar, Deepak Mishra, Roopa New J. Chem. 2023 1369-9261  
Photophysical characterization of coumarin and rhodanine derivatives as viscosity sensitive fluorescence turn-on probes Bhanu Priya, Naresh Kumar, Roopa Dyes and Pigments 2022 0143-7208  
Fluorescent molecular probe-based activity and inhibition monitoring of histone deacetylases Roopa, Bhanu Priya, Vandana Bhalla, Manoj Kumar and Naresh Kumar Chemical Communications 2021 1359-7345  
Xanthene⬐based Fluorescence Turn⬐on Probe for Highly Acidic pH Range in Aqueous Solution Bhanu Priya, Vibha Mahajan, Naresh Kumar and Roopa Journal of Fluorescence 2021 10530509 Ref Link
Beyond zinc coordination: Bioimaging applications of Zn(II)-complexes Coordination Chemistry Reviews Naresh Kumar, Roopa, Vandana Bhalla and Manoj Kumar Coordination Chemistry Reviews 2021 0010-8545 Ref Link
Design and Applications of Small Molecular Probes for Calcium Detection Roopa, Naresh Kumar, Manoj Kumar and Vandana Bhalla Chemistry-An Asian Journal 2019 1861-471X Ref Link
Calixarene-Based Fluorescent Molecular Sensors Naresh Kumar, Pham Xuan Qui, Roopa, Isabelle Leray and Minh-Huong Ha Thi Comprehensive Supramolecular Chemistry II 2017 9780128031988  
Developments and sensing applications of fluorescent motifs within mitochondrial environment Roopa, Naresh Kumar, Vandana Bhalla and Manoj Kumar Chemical Communications 2015 1359-7345 Ref Link
Hg 2+ Induced Hydrolysis of Pentaquinone based Schiff Base: A New Chemodosimeter for Hg 2+ ions in Mixed Aqueous Media Vandana Bhalla, Roopa, Manoj Kumar, Parduman Raj Sharma and Tandeep Kaur Dalton Transactions 2013 1477-9226 Ref Link
Pentaquinone based probe for relay recognition of F and Cu 2+ ions: Sequential logic operations at molecular level Vandana Bhalla, Roopa, Manoj Kumar Dalton Transactions 2013 1477-9226 Ref Link
Pentaquinone based Probe for Nanomolar Detection of Zinc Ion: Chemosensing Ensemble as Antioxidant Vandana Bhalla, Roopa and Manoj Kumar Dalton Transactions 2013 1477-9226 Ref Link
Fluoride Triggered Fluorescence Vandana Bhalla, Roopa and Manoj Kumar Organic Letters 2012 1523-7060 Ref Link
New Fluorogenic Sensors for Hg 2+ Ions: Through-Bond Energy Transfer from Pentaquinone to Rhodamine Vandana Bhalla, Roopa, Manoj Kumar, Parduman Raj Sharma and Tandeep Kaur Inorganic Chemistry 2012 0020-1669 Ref Link
Fluoride-Induced Cyclization of Pentacenequinone to Higher Quinones Vandana Bhalla, Ankush Gupta, Roopa, Hardev Singh and Manoj Kumar Journal of Organic Chemistry 2011 0022-3263 Ref Link
A pentaquinone Based 4-2 Bit Photonic Encoder Vandana Bhalla, Roopa, Ankush Gupta, Abhimanew Dhir and Manoj Kumar Dalton Transactions 2011 1477-9226 Ref Link

Administration Experience

  • Warden (Girl’s Hostel), IKG PTU from Sept 2016-July 2018 and from Aug 2022-till date

Conferences

S.No Authors Title of Paper Name of Conference
1 Roopa Fluorescent molecular rotor: A viscosity sensitive probe 3rd Asian Conference on Chemosensors & Imaging Probes
2 Roopa Design, Synthesis and Photophysical Properties of Pentaquinone Based Derivatives 3rd International Conference on molecular sensors and molecular logic gates
3 Roopa Fluoride-Induced Cyclization of Pentacenequinone to Higher 15th Punjab Science Congress
4 Roopa Pentaquinone based Derivatives: Design, Synthesis and their Photophysical Properties 7th J-NOST (National Organic Symposium Trust)
5 Ruchi Tejpal and Roopa Terphenyl based optical sensors for Hg2+ ions 12th CRSI, National Symposium in Chemistry
6 Roopa Pentaquinone based derivatives: Aggregation induced emission 13th CRSI, National Symposium in Chemistry

Seminars

  • Attended Orientation Course in Guru Nanak Dev University sponsored by UGC HRDC, GNDU Attended Refresher Course in Guru Nanak Dev University sponsored by UGC HRDC, GNDU

Projects

  • Major Research Project entitled “Fluorescence detection of activity and inhibition of histone deacetylases” sponsored by Science & Engineering Research Board.