Education

Career Profile

Research Interests / Specialization

Supramolecular Chemistry: Inclusion phenomenon and supramolecular catalysis using calixarene scaffold,

Environmental Analytical Chemistry , Energy

Teaching Experience

M. Tech Environmental Sciences & Technology, Thapar University, Patiala : Environmental Chemistry

Training Program Conducted

Publications in Journals

 1) A Ni2+ selective chemosensor based on partial cone conformation of calix[4]arene Manoj Kumar, Abhimanew Dhir,       Vandana Bhalla and J. Nagendra Babu Dalton Trans. 2010, 39, 10116

 2) Azophenol Appended (Thia)calix[4]arene for Colorimetric Sensing of Anions : A Complexation Induced Extended      Conjugation Manoj Kumar, J. Nagendra Babu and Vandana Bhalla Talanta 2010, 81, 9.

 3) Ratiometric/ ‘On-Off’ Sensing of Pb2+ ion Using Pyrene Appended Calix[4]arenes Manoj Kumar, J. Nagendra Babu,      Vandana Bhalla and Rajesh Kumar Sensors and Actuators B : Chem. 2010, 144, 183.

 4) Fluorescent Chemosensor for Cu2+ Ion Based on Iminoanthryl Appended Calix[4]arene Manoj Kumar, J. Nagendra       Babu and Vandana Bhalla, J. Inclusion Phenom. And Macrocyclic Chem. 2010, 66, 139.

 5) Chromogenic sensing of Cu(II) by imino linked thiacalix[4]arene in mixed aqueous environment. Manoj Kumar, J.       Nagendra Babu, Abhimanew Dhir and Vandana Bhalla, Inorg. Chem. Commun. 2009, 12, 332.

 6) Chloride ion recognition using thiourea/urea based receptors incorporated into a 1,3-disubstituted calix[4]arene J.       Nagendra Babu, Vandana Bhalla, Manoj Kumar, Rakesh K. Mahajan and Rajiv Puri New J. Chem. 2009, 33, 675.

 7) Chloride selective sensor based on calix[4]arene having urea moiety. J. Nagendra Babu, Vandana Bhalla, Manoj       Kumar , Rakesh K. Mahajan and Rajiv Puri Tetrahedron Lett. 2008, 49, 2772.

 8) Synthesis and binding studies of novel thiacalixpodands and bisthiacalixarenes having O,O”-dialkylated
      thiacalix[4]arene units of 1,3-alternate conformation. Vandana Bhalla, J. Nagendra Babu, Manoj Kumar, Tetsutaro       Hattori and Sotaro Miyano Tetrahedron Lett. 2007, 48, 1581.

 9) Visible colorimetric sensors for fluoride ion based on o-Phenylenediamine. Manoj Kumar, J. Nagendra Babu, Vandana       Bhalla and Navdeep Singh Athwal Supramolecular Chem. 2007, 19, 511.

 10) Selective colorimetric sensing of cyanide ions over fluoride ions by calix[4]arene containing thiourea moieties. J.        Nagendra Babu, Vandana Bhalla, Manoj Kumar and Hardev Singh Letters in Organic Chemistry, 2006, 3, 787.

11) Synthesis and Binding Studies of New Bis-Calix[4]arenes Containing Heteroaromatic Units of 2,5-Disubstituted        Thiophene or 3,5-Disubstituted 1-Alkylpyrazoles. Manoj Kumar, Vandana Sharma nee Bhalla and J. Nagendra Babu        Tetrahedron, 2003, 59, 3267.

12) Synthesis of New Cryptands Containing 1-Methyl or 1-Hexadecylpyrazole. Manoj Kumar, Vandana Sharma and
      J. Nagendra Babu J. Inclu. Phenom. and Macrocyclic Chem. 2002, 3, 237.

Publication in Proceedings

1)

MIntegrated Management of Mercerizing Wastewater from a Denim Fabric Manufacturing Industrial Facility. Akepati S. Reddy, Vishal Duggal, J. Nagendra Babu, Mukesh Aggarwal, Rabindra K. Patel and Harpreet Singh, Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Environmental Management 2010, 652.

2)

Zero effluent discharge strategy for wastewater management from crushed bone acid leaching process. Akepati S. Reddy, Vishal Duggal, Mukesh Aggarwal, Rabindra K. Patel, J. Nagendra Babu, Rambahadur Verma and Harinder Kumar, Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Environmental Management 2010, 864.

Conferences/Seminar/Workshop Attended