Kuljeet Kaur

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Kuljeet Kaur

Assistant Professor, Chemistry

  • BSc: Guru Nanak Dev University, Panjab, India, 2008
  • MSc: Guru Nanak Dev University, Panjab, India, 2010
  • PhD: Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA, 2019

Email: kuljeet.kaur -AT- iitgn.ac.in

Office: AB 4/402
VOIP: 2652


  • Recent Publications

    1. S. Sant, K. Kaur, H.-A. Klok* , “Swelling and Degrafting of Poly (3-sulfopropyl methacrylate) brushes”, Langmuir, 40, 2024, 21656-21662.

    2. F. K. Metze, S. Sant, Z. Meng, H.-A. Klok , and K. Kaur* , “Swelling-Activated Soft Mechanochem-istry in Polymer Materials”, Langmuir, 39, 2023, 3546-3557.

    3. Z. Wang, F. Rong, Z. Li, W. Li, K. Kaur, Y. Wang*, “Tailoring gas-releasing nanoplatforms for wound treatment: An emerging approach”, J. Chem. Eng., 452, 2022, 139297.

    4. C. A. Stevens, K. Kaur, and H.-A. Klok*, “Self-assembly of protein-polymer conjugates for drug delivery” Adv. Drug Deliv. Rev., 2021, 174, 447-460.

    5. K. Kaur, P. Enders, Z. Yumeng, A.F. Bratton, C. R. Powell, K. Kashfi, and J. B. Matson, “Amino acid-based H2S donors: N -thiocarboxyanhydrides that release H2S with innocuous byproducts” Chem. Commun., 2021, 57, 5522-5525.

  • Work Experience

    • Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (Aug 2025 to present)
    • Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (2024 to Aug 2025)
    • Postdoctoral Fellow, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland (2020 to 2022)
    • Research Associate, Jubilant Biosys Ltd., Noida India, (2010 to 2014)

  • Awards

    1. ACS Polymeric Material: Science and Engineering (PMSE) Future Faculty Award, 2024.

    2. Shortlisted for interview for Inspire Faculty Fellowship, declined due to acceptance of offer from IIT Roorkee.

    3. Women in Science (WINS) Postdoctoral Fellowship funded (193,000 CHF) by Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)-National Centres of Competence in Research (NCCR), (2020-2022).

    4. Graduate School Doctoral Assistantship Award, Department of Chemistry, Virginia Tech, 2019.

    5. Annual award for contributions to a project on anti-bacterial benzothiazoles, Jubilant Biosys Ltd. 2011.

    6. Secured second rank in University examination, M.Sc. Hons, GNDU, 2010.

    7. Gold medal awarded for securing first rank in University examination, B.Sc. Hons, GNDU, 2008.

Research Interests

  • ● Polymer chemistry
  • ● Peptide chemistry
  • ● Organic chemistry
  • ● Material science