Dr. John C. Ford
Department of Chemistry
Indiana University of Pennsylvania

Publications: Refereed:

J. Ko and J. C. Ford,  Comparison of selected retention models in reversed-phase liquid chromatography, Journal of Chromatography A, 913, 3 (2001).

J. Ko, J. Chilenski, T. Rodgers, and J. C. Ford,  Modeling the effect of solvation on solute retention in reversed-phase liquid chromatography, Journal of Chromatography A, 913, 15 (2001).

Igor Quinones, John C. Ford, and Georges Guiochon, Multisolute Adsorption Equilibria in a Reversed-Phase Liquid Chromatography System, Chemical Engineering Science, 55, 909 (2000).

Igor Quiones, John C. Ford and Georges Guiochon, High-concentration band profiles and system peaks in a ternary solute system, Analytical Chemistry, 72, 1495-1502 (2000).

W.J. Dress, S. J. Newell, A.J. Nastase, J. C. Ford, Analysis of amino acids in nectar from pitchers of Sarracenia pupurea (Sarraceniaceae).  American Journal of Botany, 84, 1701 (1997).

J. C. Ford and J. Ko, Comparison of Methods for Extracting Linear Solvent Strength Gradient Parameters from Gradient Chromatographic Data, Journal of Chromatography A, 727, 1 (1996).

M. A. Thompson, J. C. Ford, and G. R. Long, On-Line Detection in Slab Gel Electrophoresis Using Thermal Lens Spectrophotometry, Applied Spectroscopy,  46, 945 (1992).

S. D. Michaels and J. C. Ford, Inexpensive Method for Air-Drying Polyacrylamide Electrophoresis Gels, BioTechniques,  11, 466 (1991).

J. C. Ford and J. A. Smith, Synthetic Peptide Purification by Application of Linear Solvent Strength Gradient Theory, Journal of Chromatography, 483, 131 (1989).

J. C. Ford and J. A. Smith,  Reversed--Phase Liquid Chromatography of Site-Specific Mutagenized Staphylococcal Nuclease: Gradient Retention and Correlations with Amino Acid-Based Predictive Scales,  Journal of Chromatography, 390, 307 (1987).

J. C. Ford,  Linear Solvent Strength Modelling of and Secondary Chemical Equilibrium Effects in the Reversed--Phase Gradient Liquid Chromatography of Proteins, Ph.D. Dissertation, Northeastern University, 1986.

S. A. Cohen, K. Benedek, J. C. Ford, Y. Tapuhi, and B. L. Karger, Conformational Effects in the Reversed Phase Liquid Chromatography of Ribonuclease A,  Analytical Biochemistry, 144, 275 (1985).

J. N. Driscoll, J. Ford, L. Jaramillo, J. H. Becker, G. Hewitt, J. K. Marshall, and F. Onishuk, Developments and Applications of the Photoionization Detector in Gas Chromatography, American Laboratory, 10 (5), 137-41, 143-7 (1978).

J. N. Driscoll, J. Ford, L. F. Jaramillo, and E. T. Gruber,  Gas Chromatographic Detection and Identification of Aromatic and Aliphatic Hydrocarbons in Complex Mixtures by Coupling Photoionization and Flame Ionization Detectors,  Journal of Chromatography, 158, 171 (1977).

R. S. Macomber, J. C. Ford, and J. H. Wenzel,  The Instability of Silver Alkoxides, Synthesis and Reactivity in Inorganic and Metal-Organic Chemistry,  7, 111 (1977).

Publications: Non-refereed:

J. C. Ford, invited review of  Advances in Chromatography, Volume 40, P. R. Brown, E. Grushka, Eds., Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, 2000, in Journal of the American Chemical Society, 123, 7196 (2001).

J. C. Ford, "Elution Chromatography," in Dekker Encyclopedia of Chromatography, J. Cazes, ed., Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, NY, 2001.

J. C. Ford, "Displacement Chromatography," in Dekker Encyclopedia of Chromatography, J. Cazes, ed., Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, NY, 2001.

J. C. Ford, "HPLC Applications in Biotechnology," in Handbook of HPLC, E. Katz, R. Eksteen, P. Schoenmakers, and N. Miller, eds., Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, NY, 1998, pp. 695-751.

J. C. Ford, invited review of  The HPLC Solvent Guide,  P. A. Sadek, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, NY, 1996, in Journal of the American Chemical Society, 119, 5079 (1997).

J. C. Ford, invited review of  HPLC of Biological Macromolecules: Methods and Applications, K. M. Gooding, F. E. Regnier, Eds., Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York, 1990, in Journal of the American Chemical Society, 113, 5492 (1991).

J. C. Ford, invited review of  New Directions in Electrophoretic Methods, J. W. Jorgenson, M. Phillips, Eds., American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 1987, in  Analytical Chemistry, 61, 1163A (1989).

J. C. Ford, invited review of  Characterization of Proteins,  F. Franks, Ed., Humana Press, Inc., 1988, in Analytical Chemistry,  60, 1292A (1988).

J. C. Ford,  Small Computer System Interface for the S100 Bus, The Computer Journal, 33, 17 (1988).

Professional Presentations: International and National

Presentation, June 6, 2002, “Retention optimization using a priori calculated Gibbs energies of solvation and linear solvent strength theory,”  P. A. Mangold, J. C. Ford, and J. Ko, Poster 474, 26th International Symposium on High Performance Liquid Phase Separations and Related Techniques, Montreal, Canada

Presentation, August 22, 2000. "Retention Thermodynamics of Alkylbenzenes in Nonaqueous Reversed-Phase Liquid Chromatography,"  J. R. Chilenski, J. Ko, and J. C. Ford, Poster, American Chemical Society National Meeting, Washington, D.C.

Presentation, June 26, 2000. "Modeling the Effect of Solvation on Solute Retention in Reversed-Phase Liquid Chromatography,"  J. Ko, J. Chilenski, T. Rodgers, and J. C. Ford, Lecture L-0805, 24th International Symposium on High Performance Liquid Phase Separations and Related Techniques, Seattle, WA.

Presentation, June 26, 2000.  "Reversed-Phase Liquid Chromatography on Columns Packed with Synthetic Diamonds," A. Nuamthanom, P. M. Donaldson, J. Stokes, and J. C. Ford, Poster P-0504, 24th International Symposium on High Performance Liquid Phase Separations and Related Techniques, Seattle, WA.

Presentation, June 26, 2000.  "Statistical Comparison of Selected Retention Models in Reversed-Phase Liquid Chromatography,"  J. Ko and J. C. Ford,  Poster P-1002, 24th International Symposium on High Performance Liquid Phase Separations and Related Techniques, Seattle, WA.

Presentation, March, 1999.  "High-Concentration Band Profiles and System Peaks in a Ternary Solute System,"  Igor Quinones, John Ford, Marianna Kele, Georges Guiochon, Poster 1843P, Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, Orlando, FL

Presentation, March, 1998. "Physicochemical and Statistical Comparison of Selected Retention Models in Reversed-Phase Liquid Chromatography," John C. Ford and Jaeju Ko, Poster 1919P, Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, New Orleans, LA.

Presentation, March, 1998. "Immobilized Metal Affinity Displacement Chromatography using EDTA as the Displacer,"  Hong Guan, Xiaoxin Cai, and John C. Ford, Poster 1920P, Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, New Orleans, LA.

Presentation, October, 1995.  "Analysis of amino acids in nectar from pitchers of Sarracenia Purpurea L.,"  William Dress, Sandra Newell, Anthony Nastase, and John Ford, Ecological Society of America, Providence, RI. 

Professional Presentations: Regional

Presentation, July 28, 2000.  "Modeling the Effect of Solvation on Solute Retention in Reversed-Phase Liquid Chromatography,"  J. Ko, J. R. Chilenski, T. Rodgers, and J. C. Ford, Poster 38, DuQuesne University 2000 Summer Research Symposium, DuQuesne University, Pittsburgh, PA.

Presentation, July 28, 2000.  "Reversed-Phase Liquid Chromatography on Columns Packed with Synthetic Diamonds,"  A. Nuamthanom, P. M. Donaldson, J. Stokes, and J. C. Ford, Poster 46, DuQuesne University 2000 Summer Research Symposium, DuQuesne University, Pittsburgh, PA.

Invited presentation, February 20, 1997.  "Models of Gradient Elution,"  Washington Chromatography Discussion Group,  Rockville, MD. 

Presentation, October 5, 1993. "On-line Detection, Quantitation, and Separation of Protein mixtures in Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis using Thermal Lens Spectrophotometry," Ying Gu, Brian Trdina, George Long, and John C. Ford,  American Chemical Society 25th Central Regional Meeting, Pittsburgh, PA. 

Presentation, October, 1992. "On-line Detection in Slab Gel Electrophoresis using Thermal Lens Spectrophotometry,"  Michelle Thompson, John C. Ford, and George R. Long. Pennsylvania State College Chemistry Conference, East Stroudsburg University, East Stroudsberg, PA.  

Professional Presentations:  Local

Presentation, April 1, 2003. "Adsorption from aqueous solutions onto the diamond surface,” W. Katinonkul, J. Ko, and J. C. Ford, IUP Research Day Poster Session.

Presentation, April 2, 2001. "Modeling of Solute Retention in Reversed-Phase Liquid Chromatography by Calculation of Solvation Energetics,"  P. Mangold, J. C. Ford, and J. Ko, Second Annual Sigma Xi Research Day Poster Session.

Presentation, March 31, 2001. "Modeling of Solute Retention in Reversed-Phase Liquid Chromatography by Calculation of Solvation Energetics,"  P. Mangold, J. C. Ford, and J. Ko, IUP Merck/AAAS Research Symposium.

Presentation, April 17, 2000. "Modeling the Effect of Solvation on Solute Retention in Reversed-Phase Liquid Chromatography,"  J. Ko, J. Chilenski, T. Rodgers, and J. C. Ford, First Annual Sigma Xi Research Conference.

Departmental Seminar, February 11, 2000.  "Adsorption Equilibria and Reversed-Phase Liquid Chromatography,"  IUP Chemistry Department

Departmental Seminar, February 14, 1997. "Models of Gradient Elution in HPLC,"  IUP Chemistry Department. 

Departmental Seminar, October 16, 1992. "HPLC, SDS-PAGE, HPCE, PAGE-TLSD, and Other Recipes for Alphabet Soup.  Or How We Spent Our Summer Vacation,"  IUP Chemistry Department. 

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