Specialization

Organic chemistry

Email

gopal.attar@thapar.edu

 

RESEARCH INTEREST: Organic Chemistry; Organic Electronics; Phototheranostics

 

Academic Record:

1. PhD Chemistry (Organic and Material Chemistry): 2010-2016

Department of Chemistry, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar-143005

Thesis Title: Carbazole Based Fluorescent Derivatives: Synthesis and Photophysical Properties

2. MSc Industrial Chemistry: 2008-2010

Department of Chemistry, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar-143005

3. BSc Medical: 2005-2008

Sikh National College, Banga-144505

 

Teaching and Research Experience

1. Assistant Professor (Research): Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology, Patiala-147004 (Jan 2026-Continuing)

2. Assistant Professor: Postgraduate Department of Chemistry, Khalsa College, Amritsar-143002 (July 2025-Jan 2026)

3. Assistant Professor: Department of Chemistry, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar-143005 (July 2023-May 2025)

4. Postdoctoral Research Associate: Florida International University Miami, USA (Oct 2020-Oct 2021)

5. Assistant Professor: Department of Chemistry, Doaba college, Jalandhar-144008 (July 2018- July 2020)

6. Assistant Professor: Department of Chemistry, DAV University, Jalandhar-144008 (March 2016-June 2018)

 

M.Sc. Thesis Guided

1. Aasmeen Kaur	2026	Recent Advances in Activatable Photosensitizers for Photodynamic Therapy
2. Jasmeen Kaur	2024	BCL2 Inhibition for Hastening Cancer Cell Death: Mechanism and Current Advances
3. Livjot Kaur	2024	Thermally Activated Delayed Florescence: Mechanism and Applications
4. Muskan Nayyar	2024	Small Molecular NIR-II Fluorescent Probes for Photodynamic Therapy
5. Paramjit Singh	2024	Mechanochemical Organic Transformations: An Emerging Tool For Molecular Synthesis
6. Ravinder Kour	2024	Insights into TiO2 Based Photocatalytic Systems: Recent Advances and Applications
7. Navneet Kaur	2018	Design, synthesis and photophysical studies of D-A based molecules for TICT properties
8. Harsimran Kaur Dhillon	2018	Design and Synthesis Of mechanoluminescent Materials Using N- And pi-Donors
9. Amanpreet	2017	Design and Synthesis of Aggregation Induced Emission Enhancement Active Molecules
10. Deepika	2017	Design, synthesis and photophysical behavior of twisted intramolecular charge transfer based molecules
11. Monika Harchand	2017	Design and Synthesis of Mechanochromic luminescent Materials

 

Research Publications

11. Hardeep Kaur, Taminder Singh, Amandeep Singh, Rajan Salwan, Uma Ranjan Lal, Neetu Verma, Sorabh Sehajpal, Gopal Singh Attar, Journal of Molecular Structure, 2026, 1364, 145804.

10. Gopal Singh Attar, Vandana Bhalla, and Manoj Kumar, Tumor Microenvironment-Modulated Self-illuminating Photodynamic Therapy: A Promising Tool for Deep-Seated and Metastatic Cancer. ACS Appl. Bio Mater. 2026, 9, 5−26.

9. Navneet Kaur; Loveleen Kaur; Manvinder Kaur; Ajay Sharma; Gopal Singh Attar; Haesook Han; Pradip K. Bhowmik, Harvinder Singh Sohal, A Review on Structural Modifications of Parthenin Extracted from Parthenium Hysterophorus L. Tetrahedron, 2025, 187, 134919.

8. Paramjit Singh, Gopal Singh Attar, Advances in Mechanochemical Organic Transformations: A Decade Update, Chem. Select., 2025, e01385.

7. Gopal Singh Attar, Vandana Bhalla, and Manoj Kumar, Nanoscale Metal-Organic Frameworks: An Emerging Versatile Tool for Next-Generation Photodynamic Therapy. Chem Asian J. 2025, e202500079.

6. Gopal Singh Attar, Manoj Kumar and Vandana Bhalla, Targeting sub-cellular organelles for boosting precision photodynamic therapy. Chem. Commun., 2024, 60, 11610.

5. Gopal Singh Attar, Mimi Liu, Cheng-Yu Lai, and Daniela R. Radu, Green Synthesis of Ge_1-xSn_x Alloy Nanoparticles for Optoelectronic Applications. Crystals 2021, 11(10), 1216.

4. Gopal Singh, Vandana Bhalla and Manoj Kumar, Carbazole-functionalzed polyphenylene-decorated solid state emissive D-A-D molecules: Reduced Donor-Acceptor interaction and enhanced emission in solid state. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2015, 17, 22079-22089.

3. Gopal Singh, Vandana Bhalla and Manoj Kumar, Carbazole end-capped and triphenylamine-centered starburst derivative for hole-transport in electroluminescent devices. Opt. Mater. 2015, 46, 82–87.

2. Vandana Bhalla, Gopal Singh, Manoj Kumar, Charan Singh, Madhu Rawat and R. S. Anand. Carbazole-based linear conjugated molecules: structure–property relationships and device properties. RSC Advances, 2013, 3 14722-14730.

1. Vandana Bhalla, Varun Vij, Ruchi Tejpal, Gopal Singh and Manoj Kumar, Solvent dependent competition between fluorescence resonance energy transfer    and through bond energy transfer in rhodamine appended hexaphenylbenzene derivatives for sensing of Hg²⁺ ions. Dalton Trans., 2013, 42, 4456-4463.

 

PEER-REVIEWED BOOK CHAPTERS

1. Gopal Singh Attar, Vandana Bhalla, and Manoj Kumar, Supramolecular AIE Active Materials. In: Tang, B.Z., Zhao, Z., Qiu, Z. (eds) Encyclopedia of Aggregation-Induced Emission. Springer, Singapore. 2025, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-1574-9_158-1

 

Invited talk/outreach activity 

1. Delivered guest lecture in the In-service course for PGTs Chemistry (I Spell) at Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 2, RCF Hussainpur, Kapurthala (Chandigarh region) on 25.05.2018.

2. Delivered guest lecture in the In-service course for PGTs Chemistry (II Spell) at Kendriya Vidyalaya No. 1, RCF Hussainpur, Kapurthala (Chandigarh region) on 31.12.2018.

 

Conferences, Workshops and Courses Participated/Attended

1. International Conference on Advances in Chemistry for Diverse Applications (ICACDA) organized by Department of Chemistry, G.N.D. University, Amritsar, Feb., 24-26, 2026.

2. International Conference on “Luminescent Materials: From Fundamentals to Applications” organized by Department of Chemistry, G.N.D. University, Amritsar, March 15-16, 2024.

3. International Symposium on Recent Advances in Self-assembled Materials and Supramolecular Chemistry organized by Department of Chemistry, G.N.D. University, Amritsar, March 19, 2022.

4. Faculty development programme on “Innovations in Teaching, Learning and Research” organized by Doaba College Jalandhar, Dec 24 - 30, 2019.

5. Workshop on “Green Chemistry: Designing Chemistry for Human Health and Environment” organized by Department of Chemistry, DAV College Jalandhar, Oct. 12, 2019.

6. 8^th National Symposium on Advances in Chemical Sciences, organized by Department of Chemistry, G.N.D. University, Amritsar, Feb 15 - 16, 2019.

7. Faculty development programme on “Global Trends in Education and Research” organized by Doaba College Jalandhar, Jan 3 - 9, 2019.

8. 5^th National Symposium on Advances in Chemical Sciences organized by Department of Chemistry, G.N.D. University, Amritsar, Feb 2nd -3rd, 2016.

9. 21^st Conference of National Magnetic Resonance Society (NMRS) of India organized by Department of Chemistry, G.N.D. University, Amritsar, March 6-9, 2015.

10. 4th National Symposium on Advances in Chemical Sciences organized by Department of Chemistry, G.N.D. University, Amritsar,  Feb 27 - 28, 2014.

11. National Symposium on Recent Trends in Chemistry organized by Department of Chemistry, G.N.D. University, Amritsar, March 28, 2013.

12. National Symposium on Chemistry in 21^st Century organized by Department of Chemistry, G.N.D. University, Amritsar, Dec. 23 - 24, 2011.

13. 3^rd Bruker Pre-NMRS Symposium 2011 organized by Department of Chemistry, G.N.D. University, Amritsar, March, 1, 2011.