CURRICULUM VITAE Gurpreet Kaur PERSONAL INFORMATION Date of Birth 5 May 1990 Permanent/Correspondence Address 494, Sector-4, R.K.Puram, New Delhi-110022 Phone No. +91-9654559939 E-mail address [email protected] EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS COLLEGE/ SCHOOL/ YEAR OF RESULT DEGREE UNIVERSITY PASSING OBTAINED Department of Physics and Ph.D. Physics 2013-Present - Astrophysics, University of Delhi Department of Physics and M.Sc. Physics 2012 78.7% Astrophysics, University of Delhi Gargi College, University of B.Sc.(Hons.) Physics 2010 83.3% Delhi All India Senior School Guru Harkrishan Public School Certificate Examination 2007 82.6% (CBSE) (XII) All India Secondary School Guru Harkrishan Public School 2005 84.6% Examination (X) (CBSE) COLLABORATIVE WORK 1. Dr. Bharat Bajaj, Korea Institute of Science & Technology for flexible biosensors 2. Dr. Merlyne De Souza, University of Sheffield for E.coli detection 3. Dr. Divya Singh, DIPAS, DRDO for antibiotic resistance testing of bacterial cells RESEARCH AREA OF INTEREST/ RESEARCH SKILLS 1. Development of thin film based electrochemical and surface plasmon resonance biosensors for detection of analytes such as total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein and meningitis DNA utilizing enzymes, antibodies and single stranded DNA as bio-recognition elements. 2. Working knowledge in thin film deposition using physical deposition techniques like RF magnetron and diode sputtering, thermal evaporation, e-beam evaporation, pulsed laser deposition as well as chemical solution deposition techniques. 3. Handling and analysis of characterization techniques and instruments like X-Ray Diffraction, Raman Spectroscopy, Photoluminescence, UV-Visible Spectrophotometer, Fourier Transform Infra-red Spectroscopy, Potentiostat, Surface plasmon resonance setup, Syringe pump, Network Analyzer, Hall measurement and Semiconductor Characterization Unit (Keithley 4200). 4. Experience in clean room device fabrication techniques such as photolithography and instruments such as mask aligner, wire bonder and wafer dicer. 5. Development of PDMS as well as paper based microfluidic devices. PROJECTS 1. Growth of KDP single crystals and study of their characteristic properties: Done under the CPE grant in Crystal lab, Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Delhi during May-June 2009 2. Energy Forever- Fabrication of a dye sensitized solar cell: This project was selected for the final round of Pathfinder Award 2010 at Gargi College, University of Delhi 3. Development of ZnO thin film based Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) devices: Dissertation work in M.Sc. Physics in Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Delhi ADDITIONAL QUALIFICATIONS 1. Qualified CSIR-UGC NET 2012 in Physical Sciences 2. Certificate course in German Language from University of Delhi. 3. Add-on Course in Fundamentals of Microcontrollers and Essentials of Interfacing from University of Delhi. 4. Add-on Course in Photonics from University of Delhi ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS Academic topper in class 12th Academic topper in all three years of B.Sc.(Hons.) Physics Secured 1st position in South Campus, University of Delhi in Annual University Examinations 2008-09 Secured 3rd position in South Campus, University of Delhi in Annual University Examinations 2009-10 Awarded Smt. Laxmi Trivedi Memorial Award for three consecutive years for highest aggregate in annual University examinations by Gargi College, University of Delhi Member of the 3rd prize winning team in QUEST 2008-2009 (Science Aptitude contest for undergraduate students conducted by CSEC, University of Delhi) Finalist of Gargi Pathfinder Award 2010 for research at undergraduate level LEADERSHIP QUALITY DEMONSTRATED Held the position of Vice-President of Physics Society in Gargi College, University of Delhi Held the position of the Captain of the School house team LIST OF PUBLICATIONS Papers in International Journals 1. “Realization of a label-free electrochemical immunosensor for detection of low density lipoprotein using NiO thin film”, Gurpreet Kaur, Monika Tomar, Vinay Gupta, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 80 (2016) 294 (IF: 7.476) 2. “Detection of Neisseria meningitidis using surface plasmon resonance based DNA biosensor”, Gurpreet Kaur, Ayushi Paliwal, Monika Tomar, Vinay Gupta, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 78 (2016) 106 (IF: 7.476) 3. “Nanostructured NiO based reagentless biosensor for total cholesterol and low density lipoprotein detection”, Gurpreet Kaur, Monika Tomar, Vinay Gupta, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, 409 (2017) 1995 (IF: 3.125) 4. “Influence of Immobilization Strategies on Biosensing Response Characteristics: A Comparative Study”, Gurpreet Kaur, Shibu Saha, Monika Tomar, Vinay Gupta, Enzyme and Microbial Technology, 82 (2016) 144 (IF: 2.624) 5. “Nanostructured zinc oxide thin film for application to Surface Plasmon Resonance based cholesterol biosensor”, Gurpreet Kaur, Monika Tomar, Vinay Gupta, Proceedings SPIE International Workshop on Thin Films for Electronics, Electro-Optics, Energy and Sensors, 9667 (2015) 966706 6. “Specific detection of breast cancer by means of electrochemical biosensor”, Gurpreet Kaur, Kashima Arora, Monika Tomar, Vinay Gupta, Advanced Science Letters, 20 (2014) 1072 (IF: 1.25) 7. “Controllable one step copper coating on carbon nanofibers for flexible cholesterol biosensor substrate”, Bharat Bajaj, Han I. Joh, Seong M. Jo, Gurpreet Kaur, Anjali Sharma, Monika Tomar, Vinay Gupta, and Sungho Lee, Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 4 (2016) 229 (IF: 4.872) 8. “Plasmonic assisted enhanced photoresponse of metal nanoparticle loaded ZnO thin film ultraviolet photodetectors”, Akshta Rajan, Gurpreet Kaur, Ayushi Paliwal, HK Yadav, Vinay Gupta, Monika Tomar, Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 47 (2014) 425102 (IF: 2.721) 9. "Surface functionalization of epitaxial graphene on SiC by ion irradiation for gas sensing application", Priya Darshni Kaushik, Ivan G. Ivanov, Pin-Cheng Lin, Gurpreet Kaur, Jens Eriksson, G. B. V. S. Lakshmi, D. K. Avasthi, Vinay Gupta, Anver Aziz, Azher M. Siddiqui, Mikael Syväjärvi, G. Reza Yazdi, Applied Surface Science, 403 (2017) 707 (IF: 3.150) Papers in National/ International Conferences/ Workshops: 1. “Study of Dielectric Constant of Biomolecules using Surface Plasmon Resonance Technique”, Gurpreet Kaur, Ayushi Paliwal, Monika Tomar, Vinay Gupta, presented at 1st winter workshop on Engineering at Nanoscale: From Materials to Bio-sensors held at IIT, Indore from December 10– 12, 2012. 2. “ZnO nanostructured thin film based cholesterol biosensor with enhanced response characteristics”, Neha Batra, Gurpreet Kaur, Monika Tomar, Vinay Gupta, paper at International conference on Emerging Technologies: Micro to Nano 2013 (ETMN- 2013) held at BITS Pilani, Goa, India from February 23– 24, 2013. 3. “Specific detection of breast cancer by means of electrochemical biosensor”, Gurpreet Kaur, Kashima Arora,Monika Tomar, Vinay Gupta, poster presented at International Conference for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICNN-2013), held at BBAU, Lucknow, India from November 18 – 20, 2013. 4. DST sponsored workshop on “Indigenously developed low cost Surface Plasmon resonance technique and its applications”, held at Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Delhi, Delhi from May 8-9, 2014. 5. “A novel reagentless cholesterol biosensor based on sputtered NiO thin film”, Gurpreet Kaur, Vinay Gupta, Monika Tomar, presented and won best poster award at 2nd National Conference on Multifunctional Advanced Materials (MAM- 2014) held at Shoolini University, Solan, Himachal Pradesh. 6. “Reagentless Electrochemical Detection of Breast Cancer using NiO Electrode”, Gurpreet Kaur, Monika Tomar, Vinay Gupta, poster presented at National Conference on Microscopy and Advances in Material Sciences (NCMAMS-2015) held at University of Jammu from March 2-4, 2015. 7. “Nanostructured Zinc Oxide Thin Film for Application to Surface Plasmon Resonance based Cholesterol Biosensor”, Gurpreet Kaur, Monika Tomar, Vinay Gupta, poster presented at International Workshop on Thin-films for Electronics, Electro-Optics, Energy and Sensors held in Suzhou, Peoples Republic of China from July 4-6, 2015. 8. “Microfluidics based Cholesterol Biosensor employing Surface Plasmon Resonance Technique”, Gurpreet Kaur, Reema Gupta, Monika Tomar, Vinay Gupta, poster presented at Indo-UK Workshop on Micro-Nano Fluidics for Health and Diagnostics held at CSIR-CEERI, Pilani, Rajasthan, India from August 27- 28, 2015. 9. “Surface Plasmon Resonance based Microfluidic Biosensor for Meningitidis DNA Detection”, Gurpreet Kaur, Monika Tomar, Vinay Gupta, delivered oral presentation as well as presented poster at 11th International Workshop on Biosensors and Bioanalytical Microtechniques for Environmental, Food and Clinical Analyses (BBMEC11) held in Regensburg, Germany from September 26-30, 2015. 10. “Nanostructured NiO based mediator free biosensor for total cholesterol and low density lipoprotein detection”, Gurpreet Kaur, Monika Tomar, Vinay Gupta, presented poster at 26th Anniversary World Congress on Biosensors (Biosensors 2016) held in Gothenburg, Sweden from May 25-27, 2016. 11. “Nanostructured NiO thin film based electrochemical DNA biosensor for detection of Meningitidis”, Gurpreet Kaur, Shibu Saha, Monika Tomar, Vinay Gupta, presented poster at 16th International Meeting on Chemical Sensors (IMCS 2016) held in Jeju Island, Korea from July 10-14, 2016. 12. “Detection of Breast cancer in Human sera based on SnO2 thin film electrode”, Gurpreet