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Dr. Thomas A Betts
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T.M. Danenhower, L.J. Force, K.J. Petersen, G.A. Baker, and T.A. Betts: "HPLC Analysis of - and -Acids in Hops" J. Chem. Educ., 85, 954-957 (2008).

M. Culha, F.M. Schell, S. Fox, T. Green, T.A. Betts, M.J. Sepaniak: "Evaluation of newly synthesized and commercially available charged cyclomaltooligosaccharides (cyclodextrin) for capillary electrokinetic chromatography" Carbohydrate Research, 339, 241-249 (2004).

K.A. Mowery, D. Blanchard, S. Smith, T.A. Betts: "Investigation of Imposter Perfumes Using GC-MS" Journal of Chemical Education, 81, 87-89 (2004).

N.J. Crane, R.C. Mayrhofer, G.A. Baker, T.A. Betts: "Cyclodextrin Inclusion Complexes with a Solvatochromic Fluorescent Probe" Journal of Chemical Education, 79, 1261-1263 (2002).

G.A. Baker, T.A. Betts, S. Pandey: "Fluorescence Polarization as a Tool to Pinpoint Vesicle Thermal Phase Transitions" Journal of Chemical Education, 78, 1100-1103 (2001).

T.A. Betts, C.A. Tipple, M.J. Sepaniak, P.G. Datskos: "Selectivity of Chemical Sensors Based on Micro-Cantilevers Coated with Thin Polymer Films" Analytica Chimica Acta, 422, 89-99 (2000).

T.A. Betts: "Pungency Quantitation of Hot Pepper Sauces using HPLC" Journal of Chemical Education, 76, 240-244 (1999).

E. Vitz and T.A. Betts: "LIMSport (V). pH Data Acquisition: An Inexpensive Probe and Calibration Software" Journal of Chemical Education, 71, 412-416 (1994).

Authors in bold were Kutztown University undergraduate students.


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J.K. Pietruch and T.A. Betts "Gold Nanoparticle Fluorescence Quenching based Sugar Sensor" presented: 72nd Intercollegiate Student Chemist Convention, Elizabethtown, PA (April, 2008).

C.F. Sacchi, R.E. Adam, J.K. Pietruch, T.A. Betts "Nectar quality and pollination in three pairs of congeneric species" presented: Ecological Society of America, San Jose, CA (August, 2007).

K. Frey, S. Makhoul, T.A. Betts, M. Junker "Controlling protein association using the DNA-binding domain of the yeast transcription factor HAP1" presented: 39th Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting of The American Chemical Society, Ursinus College, Collegeville, PA (May, 2007).

T. Danenhower, L.Force, K. Petersen, T.A. Betts: "HPLC Analysis of Alpha and Beta Acid in Hops" presented: Eleventh Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, Kutztown University of PA (April, 2006).

T.A. Betts: "Academic Choice Coupled to Open-Ended Exercises in the Analytical Chemistry Lab" presented: 37th Middle Atlantic Regional Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ (May, 2005).

T.A. Betts, R.C. Mayrhofer: "Fluorescence in the Undergraduate Curriculum" presented: 220th ACS National Meeting, Washington, DC (Aug. 2000).

T.A. Betts, T.K. Green, M. Culha, M.J. Sepaniak: "Synthesis and Evaluation of a New Capillary Electrophoresis Resolving Agent: Heptakis-(6-O-carboxymethyl-2,3-dimethyl)-beta-cyclodextrin" presented: 51st Pittsburgh Conference, New Orleans, LA (March, 2000).

C. Barrell, T. Bowmaster, T.A. Betts: "Monitoring the Curing of Epoxies using Fluorescence Polarization" presented: Third Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, Kutztown University of PA (April, 1999).

L. Rinehart, T.A. Betts: "Construction of a Fluorescence-Based Oxygen Sensor" presented: Third Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, Kutztown University of PA (April, 1999).

N. Crane, T.A. Betts, G.A. Baker, F.V. Bright: "Fluorescence Anisotropy of Cyclodextrin Complexes" presented: 37th Eastern Analytical Symposium, Somerset, NJ (Nov. 1998).

N. Crane, T.A. Betts, G.A. Baker, F.V. Bright: "Rotational Dynamics of Cyclodextrin Complexes" presented: 216th ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA (Aug. 1998).

R.C. Mayrhofer and T.A. Betts: "Fluorescence Quenching of Quinine with Halide Ions" presented: 216th ACS National Meeting, Boston, MA (Aug. 1998).

P. Snyder, M. Stewart, N. Crane and T.A. Betts: "Investigation of Cyclodextrin Binding using Fluorescence Techniques" presented: Third Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, Kutztown University of PA (April, 1998).

J.V. Daknis, and T.A. Betts: "Fluorescence Investigation of Solute-Solvent and Solute-Stationary Phases" presented: 36th Eastern Analytical Symposium, Somerset, NJ (Nov. 1997).

J.V. Daknis, and T.A. Betts: "Interactions of Solutes at a Liquid-Surface Interface: A Fluorescence Investigation" presented: Second Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium, Kutztown University of PA (April, 1997).

Authors in bold were Kutztown University undergraduate students.