Publications and Presentations

Publications

Belunis, Amanda, N., LaCourse, William R., An optimized solid phase extraction LC-MS/MS method for the analysis of PFAS in aqueous environmental samples. under review.

Pitman, Ciara, N., LaCourse, William R., Rapid characterization of vanilla with Molecular Ionization Desorption Analysis Source (MIDAS) for mass spectrometry. International Journal of Mass Spectrometry. 2022, 478.

Pitman, C. N.; LaCourse, W. R. Desorption Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization: A Review. Analytica Chimica Acta 2020, 1130, 1

Keating, L. R.; LaCourse, W. R. Indirect Pulsed Electrochemical Detection Following HighPerformance Reversed-Phase Liquid Chromatography. Talanta 2019, 199, 155–163.

Winter, G. T.; Wilhide, J. A.; LaCourse, W. R. Analysis of Hop Acids by Thin-Layer Chromatography and the Molecular Ionization Desorption Analysis Source (MIDAS) for Mass Spectrometry. International Journal of Mass Spectrometry 2017, 422, 74–79.

Winter, Gregory T., Wilhide, Joshua A., LaCourse. William R., Molecular Ionization-Desorption Analysis Source (MIDAS) for Mass Spectrometry: Thin Layer-Chromatography. J. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom. 2016, 27, 2. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1007/s13361-015-1289-5

Keating, L. R.; LaCourse, W. R. Indirect Pulsed Electrochemical Detection of Aliphatic CarboxylateContaining Analytes Following High Performance Anion-Exchange Chromatography. Talanta 2016, 146, 594–602

Bass, S. M.; LaCourse, W. R. Technical Improvements in Quantitative In Vitro Microdialysis Sampling of Carbohydrates; Taylor & Francis: United States, 2015; Vol. 43, pp 601–610.

Fedorowski, J.; LaCourse, W. R. A Review of Pulsed Electrochemical Detection Following Liquid Chromatography and Capillary Electrophoresis. Analytica Chimica Acta 2015, 861, 1–11.

Fedorowski, J.; LaCourse, W. R.; Lorah, M. M. Photo-Assisted Electrochemical Detection (PAED) Following HPLC-UV for the Determination of Nitro Explosives and Degradation Products. Proceedings of SPIE 2012, 8358 (1), 83580U-83580U – 15

Vokkaliga, S.; Jeong, J.; LaCourse, W. R.; Kalivretenos, A. Synthesis of Amide Libraries with Immobilized HOBt. Tetrahedron Letters 2011, 52 (21), 2722–2724

Olson, M. P.; Keating, L. R.; LaCourse, W. R. Indirect Pulsed Electrochemical Detection of Amino Acids and Proteins Following High Performance Liquid Chromatography. Analytica Chimica Acta 2009, 652 (1), 198–204

Shah, R.; LaCourse, W. R. An Improved Method to Detect Ethyl Glucuronide in Urine Using Reversed-Phase Liquid Chromatography and Pulsed Electrochemical Detection. Analytica Chimica Acta 2006, 576 (2), 239–245.

Kaushik, R.; LaCourse, W. R.; Levine, B. Determination of Ethyl Glucuronide in Urine Using Reversed-Phase HPLC and Pulsed Electrochemical Detection (Part II). Analytica Chimica Acta 2006, 556 (2), 267–274.

Gelhaus, S. L.; LaCourse, W. R. Separation of Modified 2′-Deoxyoligonucleotides Using Ion-Pairing Reversed-Phase HPLC. Journal of Chromatography B 2005, 820 (2), 157–163.

LaCourse, W. R.; Modi, S. J. Microelectrode Applications of Pulsed Electrochemical Detection. Electroanalysis 2005, 17 (13), 1141–1152.

Maple, R. L.; LaCourse, W. R. Application of Photoassisted Electrochemical Detection to ExplosiveContaining Environmental Samples. Analytical Chemistry 2005, 77 (20), 6709–6714.

Modi, S. J.; LaCourse, W. R.; Shansky, R. E. Determination of Thio-Based Additives for Biopharmaceuticals by Pulsed Electrochemical Detection Following HPLC. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis 2005, 37 (1), 19–25.

Marple, R. L.; LaCourse, W. R. A Platform for On-Site Environmental Analysis of Explosives Using High Performance Liquid Chromatography with UV Absorbance and Photo-Assisted Electrochemical Detection. Talanta 2005, 66 (3), 581–590.

Gelhaus, S. L.; LaCourse, W. R.; Hagan, N. A.; Amarasinghe, G. K.; Fabris, D. Rapid Purification of RNA Secondary Structures. Nucleic Acids Research 2003, 31 (21), e135–e135.

Stroop, C. J. M.; Bush, C. A.; Marple, R. L.; LaCourse, W. R. Carbohydrate Analysis of Bacterial Polysaccharides by High-PH Anion-Exchange Chromatography and Online Polarimetric Determination of Absolute Configuration. Analytical Biochemistry 2002, 303 (2), 176–18

LaCourse, W. R. Electrochemical Detection. Analytical Chemistry 1998, 70 (19), 674.

Zook, C. M.; LaCourse, W. R. Pulsed Amperometric Detection of Microdalysates from the Glucose Oxidase Reaction. Analytical Chemistry 1998, 70 (4), 801.

LaCourse, W. R. Pulsed Electrochemical Detection in High Performance Liquid Chromatography.;  Techniques in analytical chemistry series; J. Wiley, 1997.

Lu, T-J.; LaCourse, W. R.; Jane, J.-L. Evaluating Sodium Salts as Pushing Agents on HighPerformance Anion-Exchange Chromatography with Pulsed Amperometric Detection for Maltodextrin Analysis. Starch / Staerke 1997, 49 (12), 505–511.

LaCourse, W. R.; Owens, G. S. Pulsed Electrochemical Detection of Thiocompounds Following Microchromatographic Separations. Analytica Chimica Acta 1995, 307 (2–3), 30

Presentations

Joana- URCAD

Kayry- EAS & Pittcon

Amanda Belunis at ASMS 2022.

 

Amanda Belunis at the Eastern Analytical Symposium

 

Amanda Belunis at ASMS 2021.
Amanda Belunis along with collaborators from PerkinElmer at ASMS 2021.

 

Other Media

Improved Throughput for the Analysis of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Drinking Water by EPA Method 533. Amanda Belunis Co-authored an application note with collaborators at PerkinElmer. https://www.perkinelmer.com/libraries/app-improved-throughput-for-the-analysis-of-perfluoroalkyl

 

The Rocky Yet Rewarding Road of Graduate Research. Karis Barnett ’21 UMBC chemistry published a piece in the UMBC laboratory that discusses the graduate school experience and research Belunis is conducting. https://umbc.edu/stories/the-rocky-yet-rewarding-road-of-graduate-research/