Specialization

(Bio)Inorganic Chemistry, (Electro)Catalysis, Reaction Mechanism, Transition Metal-Mediated Small Molecule Activation, Renewable Energy

Email

davinder.kumar@thapar.edu

 

Homepage : https://scbc.thapar.edu/facultydetails/MTMzNg==

 

Research Interests/Specialization: (Bio)Inorganic Chemistry, (Electro)Catalysis, Electrochemical Sensor, Transition Metal-Mediated Small Molecule Activation and Reaction Mechanism

 

Education and Training:

 

• 2015-2016: Postdoctoral Research Associate, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA.
• 2009-2015: Ph.D.; University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA
• 2006-2008: M.Sc. Chemistry (Hons. School), Panjab University, Chandigarh.
• 2003-2006: B.Sc. Non-Medical Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra.

 

Professional Affiliations:

 

• Assistant Professor (July 2017 – Present)

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Thapar University, Patiala

 

• Lecturer (July 2016 – June 2017)

School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Thapar University, Patiala

 

• Postdoctoral Research Associate (June 2015 - April 2016)

Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA.

Area of research: Biophysical chemistry of protein aggregation.

 

• Doctoral (Ph.D.) work (August 2009 - May 2015)

Department of Chemistry, University of Louisville, Kentucky, USA.

Advisor: Prof. Craig A. Grapperhaus

 

Teaching Activities:

 

• M.Sc. (Chemistry), DCBC, TIET:

• PCY 101: Analytical Chemistry
• PCY 215: Molecular Spectroscopy
• PCY202: Coordination Chemistry
• PCY111: Chemistry Lab-I
• PCY217: Chemistry Lab-II
• PCY317: Physical and Analytical Chemistry Lab

• B.E./B.Tech., TIET:

• UCB009: Chemistry
• UCB008: Applied Chemistry

• B.S. Chemistry (Major, Minor), Thapar School of Liberal Arts and Sciences (TSLAS), TIET:

 

• UCY301: Analytical Methods in Chemistry
• UCY402: Inorganic Chemistry
• UCY603: Catalysis

 

 

List of Publications (SCI Journals):

1. Bioinspired Catalytic Nitrile Hydration by Dithiolato, Sulfinato/Thiolato, and Sulfenato/Sulfinato Ruthenium Complexes Davinder Kumar, César A. Masitas, Tho N. Nguyen, and Craig A. Grapperhaus Chem. Commun. 2013, 49, 294-296.
2. Addition of Polysubstituted Alkenes, Aromatic Alkynes, and Dienes to a Metal-Stabilized Thiyl Radical via Carbon-Sulfur Bond Formation: Electrochemical, Chemical, and Computational Investigations Kagna Ouch Sampson, Davinder Kumar, Mark S. Mashuta, and Craig A. Grapperhaus Inorg. Chim. Acta 2013, 408, 1-8.
3. Kinetic Effects of Sulfur Oxidation on Catalytic Nitrile Hydration: Nitrile Hydratase Insights from Bioinspired Ruthenium(II) Complexes Davinder Kumar, Tho N. Nguyen, and Craig A. Grapperhaus Inorg. Chem. 2014, 53, 12372-12377.
4. Proposed Ligand–Centered Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution and Hydrogen Oxidation at a Non-Innocent Mononuclear Metal–Thiolate Andrew Z. Haddad, Davinder Kumar, Kagna O. Sampson, Anna M. Matzner, Mark S. Mashuta, and Craig A. Grapperhaus J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2015 137, 9238-9241.
5. Metal-Centered Oxidation Decreases Nitrile Hydration Activity of Bioinspired (N2S3)Ru-PPh3 Precatalysts Davinder Kumar, Mark S. Mashuta, and Craig A. Grapperhaus Inorg. Chem. Commun. 2015, 61, 197-199.
6. Electrocatalytic CO₂ Reduction by Imidazolium-Functionalized Molecular Catalysts Siyoung Sung, Davinder Kumar, Marcos Gil-Sepulcre, Michael Nippe J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2017 139, 13993-13996.

List of Publications (From TIET):

1. Determination of Mercury Ions in Aqueous Medium and Urine Sample Using Thiocarbohydrazide Based Sensor Ashok Kumar, Davinder Kumar, Manmohan Chhibber Chemistry Select,  2020, 5, 13738-13747.
2. Electrochemcial detection of antibiotics in aqueous sample by binary nano-composites Ravneet Kaur and Davinder Kumar (Under Preparation)

 

 

 

 

 

 

List of Publications (Non-SCI Journals): NA

 

Book chapters

 

1. Sulfur-Oxygenation and Functional Models of Nitrile Hydratase Davinder Kumar and Craig A. Grapperhaus Bioinspired Catalysis–Metal-Sulfur Complexes, John Wiley and Sons, 2014, 325-348. (Invited Minireview)

Selected Oral and Poster Presentations:

• 2012: Davinder Kumar, César A. Masitas, Mark S. Mashuta, and Craig A. Grapperhaus Graduate Research Symposium, March 2012 at Univ. of Louisville, Louisville, KY (Poster)
• 2012: Davinder Kumar, César A. Masitas, Mark S. Mashuta, and Craig A. Grapperhaus 244th ACS National Meeting Philadelphia, PA, Fall-2012 (Poster) (Selected for online put-up of the poster on ACS website)
• 2013: Davinder Kumar, César A. Masitas, Tho N. Nguyen, and Craig A. Grapperhaus Gordon Research Seminar, Bioinorganic Chemistry, Ventura, CA, Jan. 2013 (Poster)
• 2013: Davinder Kumar, César A. Masitas, Tho N. Nguyen, and Craig A. Grapperhaus Gordon Research Conference, Metals in Biology, Ventura, CA, Jan. 2013 (Poster) (Joint session with Bioinorganic Chemistry)
• 2013: Davinder Kumar, César A. Masitas, Tho N. Nguyen, and Craig A. Grapperhaus 246th ACS National Meeting, Indianapolis, IN, Fall-2013 (Oral)
• 2013: Davinder Kumar, Tho N. Nguyen, and Craig A. Grapperhaus Oesper Symposium organized by ACS-Cincinnati section to honor Prof. Richard Eisenberg for his contribution to science for fifty years, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, October 25th, 2013 (Poster)
• 2013: Davinder Kumar, Tho N. Nguyen, and Craig A. Grapperhaus Ohio Inorganic Weekend, University of Dayton, Dayton, OH, November 15th -16th, 2013 (Oral)
• 2014: Davinder Kumar, Tho N. Nguyen, and Craig A. Grapperhaus Gordon Research Conference, Metals in Biology, Ventura, CA, Jan. 2014 (Poster)
• 2014: Davinder Kumar, Tho N. Nguyen, and Craig A. Grapperhaus 248th ACS National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Fall-2014 (Oral)
• 2014: Davinder Kumar, Tho N. Nguyen, and Craig A. Grapperhaus Tri-state Catalysis Society Symposium University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, Sept.15th 2014 (Oral).

 

 

Awards/Honours/Fellowships:

• 2012: ACS–Division of Inorganic Chemistry Travel Award
• 2014: Graduate Student Council Travel Award(Fall)
• 2014: Graduate Student Council Travel Award(Spring)
• 2015: Doctoral Dissertation Completion Award(Spring)
• 2007:  Late Smt. Leela Mahant and Late Sh. Sampurna Mahant Scholarship
• 2007: Summer Research Fellow at IIT Kharagpur (The Summer Research Fellowship Programme jointly sponsored by IASc (Bangalore), INSA (New Delhi) and NASI (Allahabad))

 

Achievements:

• Qualified CSIR-UGC (NET) examination (December–2007) and (June–2008) with CSIR ranking.
• Qualified Haryana State Teachers Eligibility Test (HTET), July 2009

 

Sponsored Research Projects: Seed Money Grant, TIET

 

Research Group:

Ph.D. Students: 01 (Graduated in year 2023)

Ph.D. Students: 2 (currently supervising)

M.Sc. (Students) Guided (Dissertation): 12

M.Sc. Students (Currently supervising): NA

 

 

Other Professional Activities:

 

• Formerly a member of the American Chemical Society(ACS) and ACS-Division of Inorganic Chemistry