Dr. Gaurav Bartwal

About

A detail-oriented, focused researcher specializing in synthetic organic chemistry, peptide synthesis, and molecular sensing, with expertise in developing pharmaceutically relevant heterocycles, peptide-based chromofluorescent probes, and NIR-emissive fluorescent dyes for diverse applications. I am self-motivated to enhance my research, academic, and technical knowledge through continuous learning and improvement.

Experimental Skills:

•Experience in multistep synthesis of N/O/S-heterocycles with scalability from mg to gram-level production.
•Specialized in peptide synthesis through solution-phase peptide synthesis (SolPPS).
•Skilled in conducting protection/deprotection, cross-coupling, low-temperature, and air/moisture-sensitive reactions.
•Experience in developing heterocyclic-, amino acid-, and peptide-based fluorescent sensors for selective detection of ions, ROS/RNS species, toxic analytes, and for applications in chemical warfare agent detoxification, AChE reactivation, luminescent writing, anti-counterfeiting, etc.
•Hands-on experience in synthesizing and functionalizing Zr-MOFs and Cu-BTC MOFs, including peptide conjugation via post-synthetic modification.
• Specializing in developing near-infrared (NIR) fluorophores with dual-state emission (DSE), aggregation-induced emission (AIE), and multi-stimuli-responsive chromism.
•Developed a range of multicolor, bright fluorescent compounds utilizing diverse fluorophores such as xanthene, phenothiazine, acridine, coumarin, cyanine, phenazine, quinoline, isophorone, benzothiazole, malachite green, etc. (Industrial Project)
•Experience fabricating an RGB-Arduino-based electronic device for programmable color display and sensing applications. (Capable of building a complete electronic set-up)
•Practical experience with nickel boride (Ni-B) heterogeneous catalysis for chemoselective transformations.

Technical Skills:

•Hands-on experience with FTIR, NMR, DLS, UV-Vis, and PL instruments.
•Experience with FTIR, NMR, HRMS, LCMS, PXRD, SEM, TEM, DLS, DSC, TGA, CD, and AFM techniques.
•Skilled in performing singlet and triplet state calculations using DFT and TD-DFT methods with Gaussian 09/16 software packages.

Scholarly Achievements:

CSIR-JRF (June, Dec-2014, June-2015)
GATE (2015)
BARC Exam (2015)
IIT-JAM (2013)
M.Sc. entrance exam, University of Delhi (2013)
Central Sector Scholarship, Ministry of Education, GOI (2013-2015)
INSPIRE Scholarship, DST, GOI (2009-2012)
1st rank in B.Sc. (2009-2012)
11th rank in the Overall State Intermediate Merit List, Govt. of Uttarakhand (2009)

Employment

• Chungnam National University Postdoctoral Fellow
  2022 - Present
• Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Institute Postdoctoral Fellow
  2021 - 2022
• University of Delhi PhD Researcher
  2015 - 2021

Education

• University of Delhi M.Sc.
  2013 - 2015

Projects & Funding

Projects & funding information is unavailable.

Publications (22)

• A dual-state emissive TICT-AIEE-active near-infrared luminogen with multi-stimuli-responsive chromism for information display and data encryption
  Dyes and Pigments 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2025.112870
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• A low-cost miniaturized optosensing platform for selective peroxyacid detection in aqueous solution based on sequential oxidation of a deep blue-fluorescence emitter
  Microchemical Journal 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2025.113663
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• A triple-chromophore based NIR fluorescent chemodosimeter with configurable opto-chemical logic gate functions for multi-analyte recognition of N2H4, CN−, and ClO− in real samples
  Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 2025 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2025.126250
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• An ICT-based highly fluorescent isoquinoline scaffold for selective Hg(II) detection in real-water samples: Development of a smart, low-cost RGB-Arduino electronic platform
  Spectrochimica Acta - Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2023.123812
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• Synergistic integration of a rhodamine-labelled tripeptide into AIE-active fluorogenic probe: Enabling nanomolar detection of Al3+ ions through test strips, thin films, and Arduino-assisted optosensing platform
  Spectrochimica Acta - Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 2024 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2024.124874
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• Biosensors for Point-of-Care (POC) Applications: The Flag Bearer of the Modern Medicinal Technology to Tackle Infectious Diseases
  Point-of-Care Biosensors for Infectious Diseases 2023
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• Thiadiazole Functionalized Salicylaldehyde-Schiff Base as a pH-responsive and chemo-reversible “Turn-Off” fluorescent probe for selective cu (II) detection: Logic Gate Behaviour and Molecular Docking Studies
  Journal of Fluorescence 2023 DOI: 10.1007/s10895-022-02991-6
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• Thiadiazole Functionalized Salicylaldehyde-Schiff Base as a pH-responsive and Chemo-Reversible “Turn-Off” Fluorescent probe for Selective Cu (II) Detection: Logic Gate Behaviour and Molecular Docking Studies
  Research Square 2022 DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-1432097/v1
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• Nanobiosensor for Mycotoxin Detection in Foodstuff
  Nanobiosensors for Environmental Monitoring: Fundamentals and Application 2022 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-16106-3_12
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• Kidney-on-a-Chip
  Microfluidics and Multi Organs on Chip 2022 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-19-1379-2_19
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