Bio
Dr. Sandeep Kaur obtained her Ph.D. in 2017 from Guru Nanak Dev University, India. She is an synthetic chemist who design and synthesize organic ligands such as macrocycles, amide derivatives, covalent organic frameworks (COFs) and used various laboratory techniques to characterize them. Further, She analyzes there applications in rare earth separations, anion capture, and for removal of PFAS from water.
Professional Experience
• Postdoc Research Experience 09/12/2022 - present: Oak Ridge National Lab.
• Postdoc Research Experience 10/24/2017 - 02/15/2021: University of Kansas.
• Assisted REU student (Research Experiences for Undergraduates programs) at Kansas University.
• Assisted M.Sc. (HONS) graduates during Ph.D. tenure at Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar for their research project work.
• One year research experience in M. Sc. project at Department of Chemistry, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, India.
Awards
• Judges as well as People choice Winner, YSiaN 2023 Competition ORNL • Competition: Your Science in a Nutshell (YSiaN) 2023 is an intra-ORNL competition.
• Best oral presentation Winner,11th Annual Oak Ridge Postdoctoral Association Research Symposium, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Date: May 18-19, 2023
• Best oral presentation award at "VIth National Symposium on Advances in Chemical Sciences”, March 6-7th, 2017, Department of Chemistry, UGC Centre for Advanced Studies, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar.
• INSPIRE doctoral Fellowship for PhD (06/26/2012 to 03/17/2017).
• 1st rank holder in M.Sc., got Gold Medal, 2012.
Education
• Ph.D. (Organic Chemistry) 06/26/2012 - 03/17/2017 17th March, 2017 Thesis title: Fluorescent Aggregates of Pentacenequinone/Perylene Bisimide Derivatives: Self-assembly, Sensing and Catalytic Applications.Department of Chemistry, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, India.
• M.Sc (Chemistry) 2009-2011 (1st rank holder, Gold Medalist) Department of Chemistry, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, India.
• B.Ed 2008-2009 D.A.V. College of Education for Women, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, India.
• B.Sc (Chemistry) 2005-2008, Kishinchand Chellaram College, Mumbai University, Mumbai, India.
Specialized Equipment
• Experienced in handling many hazardous and sensitive chemicals.
• Experienced in separation and purification methods such as column chromatography, Prep TLC and recrystallization.
• Experienced in using different analytical techniques such as UV-visible, fluorescence spectrophotometry, Time resolved fluorescence spectrometry (TRF), polarized optical microscopy (POM), Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Dynamic light scattering (DLS) analysis, Cyclic voltammetry (CV), Spectro-electrochemical analysis, NMR and FT-IR spectroscopy, High performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometer (HPLC-MS), Combi-flash chromatography.