05/10/2024: Congratulations to Kayry Segarra for being awarded the SACNAS Travel Scholarship to attend the 2024 National Diversity in STEM (NDiSTEM) Conference!
05/09/2024: Amanda Belunis coauthored an application note with PerkinElmer for EPA Method 1633.
04/12/2024: Amanda Belunis and Kayry Segarra presented their current research at the College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences’ (CNMS) first annual GradFest.
04/10/2024: Joana Ruth Camacho-Nathan presented current research at UMBC’s 2024 Under Graduate Research and Creative Achievement Day (URCAD).
03/27/2024: Congratulations to Kayry Segarra for being awarded the 2024 Victor E. and Dorothy M. McIntosh Award! This award is in recognition of outstanding service to humanity that is demonstrated by ongoing acts of generosity and kindness.
03/03/2024: Amanda Belunis and Kayry Segarra presented their current research at the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry’s Graduate Research Day.
02/26/2024: Kayry Segarra presented current research at the Pittcon 2024 Conference & Expo in San Diego, CA.
1/12/2024: Congratulations to Kayry Segarra for being awarded the Attillo R. and Myrtle L. Jackson Travel Award to attend Pittcon 2024 Conference & Expo!
12/14/2024: Amanda Belunis partook in a Webinar and live Q&A session discussing her development of EPA method 1633 on PerkinElmer QSight Triple Quadrupole.
11/13/2023: Kayry Segarra presented current research at the 2023 Eastern Analytical Symposium in Princeton, NJ.
11/02/2023: Congratulations to Kayry Segarra for being awarded a Professional Development Grant from the Graduate Student Association at UMBC to attend the Eastern Analytical Symposium.
10/25/2023: Kayry Segarra attended the SACNAS National Diversity in STEM (NDiSTEM) Conference in Portland, OR as a Graduate Student Ambassador for the Graduate School.
09/29/2023: Kayry Segarra spoke about her graduate experience during the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry’s Open House for prospective students.
09/06/2023: Amanda Belunis partook in a webinar discussing the 5th Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 5).
08/31/2023: Amanda Belunis presented her research at the National Environmental Monitoring Conference in Minneapolis, MN.
08/09/2023: Congratulations to Kayry Segarra for passing candidacy! She is now a PhD Candidate.
06/14/2023: The LaCourse Lab welcomes undergraduate researcher Joana Ruth Camacho-Nathan to our lab.
3/3/2023: Congratulations to Kayry Segarra for receiving the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry’s Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award for Advanced Labs!
11/22/2022: Congratulations to Kayry Segarra for being awarded the Meyerhoff Graduate Fellowship via the G-RISE Grant from the NIH for Spring 2023 and Fall 2023.
8/26/2022: Congratulations to Kayry Segarra for passing her literature review! Way to go!
8/2/2022: Amanda Belunis presented current research at the National Environmental Monitoring Conference in Crystal City, VA.
6/6/2022: Amanda Belunis presented current research at the 70th annual ASMS conference in Minneapolis, MN.
5/6/2022: Amanda Belunis co-authored an application note with collaborators PerkinElmer for her work with developing an LC-MS/MS method for the analysis of PFAS following EPA method 533.
3/4/2022: Congratulations to Kayry Segarra for receiving the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry’s Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award for Introductory Labs!
12/4/2021: Congratulations to Amanda Belunis for passing candidacy! She is now a PhD Candidate.
11/15/2021: Amanda Belunis attended and presented research at the Eastern Analytical Symposium in Princeton, NJ.
11/1/2021: Amanda Belunis attended and presented research at the 69th annual ASMS conference in Philadelphia, PA.
5/17/2021: Congratulations to Kayry Segarra for being awarded the Meyerhoff Graduate Fellowship via the IMSD Grant from the NIH for Fall 2021 to Summer 2022.
3/18/2021- Amanda Belunis and Dr. LaCourse took part in a virtual PFAS panel “Advancing Research, Technologies and Detection of PFAS in our Environment.”
3/5/2021: Congratulations to Amanda Belunis for being awarded the Outstanding TA Award for Introductory Labs by the Dept of Chemistry and Biochemistry!
9/24/2020: Congratulations to Amanda Belunis for passing her literature review!
12/11/19: Amanda Belunis and Kayry Segarra officially join the LaCourse group.
10/21/19: Kayry Segarra and Amanda Belunis begin their rotation. Welcome to the lab!