Dr. Heena
Assistant Professor
Dr. Heena
Assistant Professor | Chemistry
Google Scholar ID : https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Neh-hjcAAAAJ&hl=en
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To work in a challenging environment where not only my knowledge experience and abilities can be best utilizes but which also offers a strong foundation for learning and expose me to new challenge.
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Develop and promote creativity and high-order thinking skills that increase the performance of the students.
Education
Ph.D. in Chemistry
Analytical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, UPES Dehradun, India
(2022-2026)
Thesis title: Development of heterocyclic chromofluorogenic probes for optical sensing and biological applications
M.Sc. in Chemistry
Bhagat Phool Singh Mahila Vishwavidyalaya, Sonipat, India (2021)
B.Sc.
Physics/Chemistry/Maths, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, India (2019)
Awards
▪ ACS Best poster award at International Conference on Ultrafast Nonlinear Optics and Optical Spectroscopy (UNOOS 2024) held at IISER Mohali on Dec. 10-12, 2024.
▪ ACS Best poster award at National Conference of Society for Nitric Oxide and Allied Radicals (SNOAR 2025) organized by IIT Roorkee on 21-22 Feb, 2025.
▪ Awarded Complimentary Affiliate Membership of the Royal Society of Chemistry (2024–2025) following the best poster award at IIT Roorkee conference. (Membership No. 789590)
Skills
▪ Synthetic Expertise: Design and development of organic, AIE active, and inorganic materials. Multi-step syntheses, purification, spectroscopic characterization of organic as well as inorganic compounds and structure-function correlation analysis
▪ Spectro-Analytical Techniques: Handling analytical instruments such as UV-Vis Spectrophotometer, Photoluminescence Spectrophotometer, FT-IR and DLS.
▪ Crystallography: Single crystal growth, CCDC: 2416231, 2311450.
▪ Characterization, Data analysis and interpretation: NMR, ESI-MS, FE-SEM, HR-TEM, XPS, TGA, DFT calculations (Gaussian, GuassView), Time-resolved fluorescence, and biological assays (Antimicrobial assay, Cell imaging), Image J software
▪ Molecular Modelling: Molecular structure design and visualization using Chemdraw and Avogadro
▪ Scientific Data Analysis: Origin, scientific visualization and interpretation
▪ Reference Management: Mendeley
▪ Teaching & Academic Skills: Undergraduate Chemistry and Applied Chemistry Teaching, Laboratory and Experimental Learning, Student Mentoring, Assessment and Academic Evaluation
Areas of Interest
▪ Molecular recognition, Photoluminescence sensing of analytes (cations, anions and other small molecules)
▪ Aggregation induced emission (AIE) and Supramolecular Chemistry
▪ Photoinduced catalysis
▪ Advanced functional materials