Education: B.Sc. (Hons. School Chemistry), GNDU, Amritsar (1998); M.Sc. (Hons. School Chemistry), GNDU, Amritsar (2000); Ph.D. (Organic Chemistry), GNDU, Amritsar (2005)

Positions held: Assistant Chemist (Residue), PAU Ludhiana (2012-till date)

Field of Specialization: Organic Chemistry

Research Interests: Herbicide residue analysis

Research Projects:-

1. AICRP on Weed Management

2. Efficacy of Pre- and Post-Emergence herbicides under Micro Irrigation for Weed Control in Wheat (Bayer Crop Sci) for 2016-2018

Selected Research Publications (maximum upto 5):

Kalsi N K and Kaur P (2019) Dissipation of bispyribac sodium in aridisols: Impact of soil type, moisture and temperature Ecotoxicol Environ Safety 170: 375–382. [NAAS rating= 9.97].

Kaur H and Kaur P (2018) Effect of soil, type, moisture and temperature on dissipation of penoxsulam in soil under laboratory conditions Bull Environ ContamToxicol 101: 803-09. [NAAS rating=7.19]

Kaur P and Kaur P (2018) Time and temperature dependent adsorption-desorption behaviour of pretilachlor in soil. Ecotoxicol Environ Safety 161: 145-155. [NAAS rating= 9.97].

Kaur P, Randhawa SK and Duhan A (2017) Influence of long term application of butachlor on its dissipation and harvest residues in soil and rice. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 98(6):874-80. [NAAS rating =7.19].

Kaur P, and Bhullar M S Effect of repeated application of pendimethalin on its persistence and dissipation kinetics in soil under field and laboratory conditions (2019). Environmental Tech, 40(8): 997–1005(NAAS Rating 7.76)

Awards/Honours/Distinctions:
‘Best Centre Award’ of AICRP-Weed Management for the year 2015-16