Dr. Pervinder Kaur joined PAU as Assistant Chemist (Residue) on 11.07.2012 after completing BSc (Hons. School Chemistry) from GNDU, Amritsar in 1998 and M.Sc. (Hons. School Chemistry from GNDU, Amritsar in 2000. She did her PhD (Organic Chemistry) from GNDU, Amritsar in 2005. Later she held the position of Senior Chemist (Residue) from 27.08.2022 (till date). Her field of specialization is Herbicide Residue Analysis. She is currently managing All India coordinated Research Project on Weed Management as Principal Investigator and has worked in 6 projects as Co-PI. She has published 67 peer reviewed research papers, 5 international book chapters, 3 Review papers and 14 popular articles. She has presented 32 papers in conferences/symposium/seminars. She is member editorial board of Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and toxicology, Springer (2016-till date) and Indian Journal of Weed Science. Besides this, she has served as reviewer for 20 international journals. She has guided 17 M.Sc. and 3 Ph.D. students as major advisor.            

Professional Accomplishments

Research Projects completed 

1. Herbicide use advice to wheat growers to manage resistant Phalaris minor following RISQ (Resistance In-season Quick) test (2018-2020) as Co-PI  
2. Biology of Phalaris minor and the effect of agronomic practices in rice-wheat production systems in Punjab for the development of an integrated management strategy (2020-21) as Co-PI
3. Fund for Improvement of S&T Infrastructure in Universities and Higher Educational Institutions (FIST), Department of Science and Technology- (2023-25) – Rs 200 lakh as Co-PI

Research Publications:

1. Kaur, P., Kaur, H., Kaur, H., & Kaur, T. (2025). Development of ultrasonic assisted extraction and salting out liquid-liquid extraction techniques for agricultural environmental monitoring of pyroxasulfone and dietary risk assessment. Microchemical Journal, 213, 113662. (NAAS Rating 10.90)
2. Kaur, P., Kaur, H., Kaur, T., & Bhullar, M. S. (2025). Degradation dynamics of pyroxasulfone: exploring soil health impacts and dietary risk assessment. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 197(5), 1-22. (NAAS Rating 9.00)
3. Kaur, P., Kaur, H., Kaur, R., Singh, K., & Bhullar, M. S. (2023). Groundwater monitoring and leaching of sulfonylurea herbicides and transformation products. Microchemical Journal, 194, 109273. (NAAS Rating 11.30).
4. Kaur, P., Kaur, P., Kaur, N., Jain, D., Singh, K., & Bhullar, M. S. (2020). Dissipation and phytotoxicity of imazethapyr and imazamox in soils amended with β-cyclodextrin-chitosan biocomposite. Science of the Total Environment, 735, 139566. (NAAS Rating 11.59) 
5. Kaur, P., & Kaur, P. (2020). β-Cyclodextrin-chitosan biocomposites for synergistic removal of imazethapyr and imazamox from soils: Fabrication, performance and mechanisms. Science of the Total Environment, 710, 135659. (NAAS Rating 11.59) 

Awards and Recognitions:

• “Best Centre Award for AICRP-Weed Management for the year 2015-16 
• “Outstanding Centre for Research Publication” during the year 2023-24 

• “Scientist of the Year Award-2023” at International Conference “One Health-One Word” organised by Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia Krishi Vishwavidyalaya (RVSKVV), Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh in collaboration with ICAR-IISS Bhopal, AIIMS Bhopal and Agri Meet Foundation held on December 28-29, 2023.