Specialization

Organic Chemistry and supramolecular Chemistry

Email

priya.vashisht@thapar.edu

Education and Training:

 

• 2012-2018: Ph.D.; Panjab University, Chandigarh.
• 2002-2004: M.Sc. Chemistry (Hons. School); Department of Chemistry, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar.
• 2000-2002: B.Sc. Chemistry (Hons. School); Department of Chemistry, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar.

 

 

Professional Affiliations:

 

• Assistant Professor (July 2021 – Present)

School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala

• Assistant Professor -Term (July 2019 - July 2021)

School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala

• Lecturer- (July 2018 - July 2019)

School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala

• Assistant Professor (July 2017-April 2018)

MCM DAV College for Women, Chandigarh

• Assistant Professor (June 2005-Dec 2011)

Chitkara University, Panjab

  

 

Teaching Activities:

 

• M.Sc. (Chemistry), SCBC, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology:

 

• PCY 327: Organometallic Chemistry

 

• B.E./B.Tech., Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology:

 

• UCB 008: Applied Chemistry (Lectures, Tutorials & Practicals)

 

 

List of Publications (SCI Journals):

 

1. “Test kit of chromogenic and ratiometric 1, 10-phenanthroline based chemosensor for the

         recognition of F^- and CN^- ions.”Priya Alreja, Navneet Kaur. Inorganic Chemistry Communications:

         110, 2019, 107600.

 

2. “Probing anion and cation with novel salicylidene Schiff base receptor appended with 1, 10-phenanthroline: Mimicking INHIBIT molecular logic gate.” Priya Alreja, Navneet Kaur. Inorganica Chimica Acta: 0020-1693, 480, 2018, 127-131.

 

 

3. “1,10-Phenanthroline based ESIPT Sensor for cascade recognition of Cu²⁺ and CN^- ions.” Navneet Kaur, Gaganpreet Kaur, Priya Alreja. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A :1010-6030, 353, 2018, 138-142.

         

4. “Replacing 1,10-phenanthroline fluorophore with benzil: A structural modification for selectivity.” Priya Alreja, Navneet Kaur. Journal of Luminescence: 0022-2313194, 2018, 692-699

           

5. “Modulation in photophysical properties of fluorescent imidazole possessing 1,10-phenanthroline on introduction of Ru(bipy)₂²⁺ towards cation sensing.” Priya Alreja, Navneet Kaur. Chemistry Select: 2365-65492, 2017, 8638-8642

                                                                                                            

6. “DNA and Cu (II) governed fluorescence tuning of phenanthroline possessing Ru(II) complex. Interplay of electrostatic interactions.” Priya Alreja, Navneet Kaur. Inorganic Chem istry Communications:1387-700377, 2017, 51-54

7. “Establishing the anion recognition correlation of the 2-(2-methoxyphenyl)-1H-imidazo [4, 5-f][1, 10] phenanthroline and its Ru(bipy)₂²⁺  complex  via fluorimetry.” Priya Alreja, Navneet Kaur. Journal of Luminescence: 0022-2313179, 2016, 372-377

           

8. “Recent advances in 1,10–phenanthroline ligands for chemosensing of cations and anions.” Priya Alreja, Navneet Kaur. RSC Advances: 2046-20696, 2016, 23169-23217

 

9. “Novel 1, 10-phenanthroline - di-2-picolylamine scaffold as a selective chemosensor for copper and cyanide ions.” Priya Alreja, Deepika Saini, Shiv Shankar Gautam Navneet and Navneet Kaur.

 Inorganic Chemistry Communications:1387-700370, 2016, 125-128

 

10. “A new multifunctional 1, 10–Phenanthroline based fluorophore for anion and cation sensing.” Priya Alreja, Navneet Kaur. Journal of Luminescence: 0022-2313168, 2015, 186-191

 

11. “An Imidazole based probe for relay recognition of Cu²⁺ and OH^- ions leading to AND logic gate.” Priya Alreja, Navneet Kaur. Journal of chemical sciences: 0974-3626127, 2015, 1253-1259.

         

12. “A novel 1,10-phenanthroline based chemosensor for differential metal ion sensing and constructing molecular logic gates.” Priya Alreja, Navneet Kaur. Tetrahedron Letters: 0040-403956, 2015, 182-186

                

  List of Publications (Non-SCI Journals):

 

1. “Benzimidazole appended optical sensors for ionic species: Compilation of literature reports from 2017-2022.” Gitanjali Jindal, Priya Vashisht, Navneet kaur. Results in Chemistry: 4, 2022, 100551.

 

M.Sc. Thesis Guidance:

 

S.No	Name of the student	Year of completion	Title of thesis
1	Ravneet Kaur	2020	Ruthenium (II) polypyridyl complexes as DNA Sensors
2	Deeksha Thakur	2021	Ruthenium (II) polypyridyl complexes as G- Quadruplex DNA Sensors
3	Priya Thakur	2022	Synthesis and Photophysical Studies of Novel Schiff Bases Appended with 1,10-Phenanthroline