Keiji G. Asano
Research Associate

B.S., Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, 1982
M.S., Chemistry, Michigan State University, 1986

Research Interests:

Fundamental Gas Phase Ion Chemistry

Forensic Applications of Mass Spectrometry

Quantitative Proteomics

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Selected Publications

K.G. Asano, M.J. Ford, B.A. Tomkins, G.J. Van Berkel, "Self-Aspirating Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization Source for Direct Sampling of Analytes on Surfaces and in Liquid Solutions" Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom. 2005, 19, 2305-2312.

G.J. Van Berkel, K.G. Asano, M.C. Granger "Controlling Analyte Electrochemistry in an Electrospray Ion Source with a Three-Electrode Emitter Cell" Anal Chem, 2004, 76, 1493-1499.

G.J. Van Berkel, K.G. Asano, V. Kertesz "Enhanced Study and Control of Analyte Oxidation in Electrospray using a Thin-channel Planar Electrode Emitter" Anal Chem, 2002, 74 5047-5056.

K.G. Asano, C.K. Bayne, K.M. Horsman, M.V. Buchanan "Chemical Composition of Fingerprints for Gender Determination" Journal of Forensic Sciences, 2002, 4, 805-807.

V. Kertesz, H. Deng, K.G. Asano, R.L. Hettich, G.J. Van Berkel "N-Phenyl-1,4-Phenylenediamine and Benzidine Oxidation Products Identified Using On-Line Electrochemistry/Electrospray Fourier Transform Mass Spectrometry" Electroanalysis, 2002, 14, 1027-1030.

S.A. McLuckey, K.G. Asano, T.G. Schaaff, J.L. Stephenson, Jr. "Ion Trap Collisional Activation of Protonated Poly(propylene imine) Dendrimers: Generations 1-5" Int. J. Mass Spectrom., 2000, 196, 419-437.

D.J. Butcher, K.G. Asano, D.E. Goeringer, S.A. McLuckey "Thermal Dissociation of Gaseous Bradykinin Ions" J. Phys. Chem A, 1999, 103, 8664-8671.

K.G. Asano, D.E. Goeringer, D.J. Butcher, S.A. McLuckey "Bath Gas Temperature and the Appearance of Ion Trap Tandem Mass Spectra of High-Mass Ions" Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Processes, 1999, 191, 281-293.

K.G. Asano, D.J. Butcher, D.E. Goeringer, S.A. McLuckey "Effective Ion Internal Temperatures Achieved via Boundary Activation in the Quadrupole Ion Trap: Protonated Leucine Enkephalin" J. Mass Spectrom., 1999, 34, 691-698.

K.G. Asano, D.E. Goeringer, S.A. McLuckey "Thermal Dissociation in the Quadrupole Ion Trap: Ions Derived from Leucine Enkephalin" Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Processes, 1999, 185/186/187, 207-219.

D.E. Goeringer, K.G. Asano, S.A. McLuckey "Ion Internal Temperature and Ion Trap Collisional Activation: Protonated Leucine Enkephalin" Int. J. Mass Spectrom. Ion Processes, 1999, 182/183, 275-288.

S.A. McLuckey, J.L. Stephenson, Jr., K.G. Asano "Ion/ion Proton Transfer Kinetics: Implications for Analysis of Ions Derived from Electrospray of Protein Mixtures" Anal. Chem., 1998, 70, 1198-1202.

M.A. Dearth, K.G. Asano, K.J. Hart, M.V. Buchanan, D.E. Goeringer, S.A. McLuckey "Nitric Oxide Chemical Ionization/Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry for the Determination of Automotive Exhaust Constituents" Anal Chem., 1997, 69, 5121-5129.

Scott A. McLuckey, Douglas E. Goeringer, Keiji G. Asano, Gopalakrishnan, Vaidyanathan, and James L. Stephenson, Jr. "High Explosives Vapor Detection by Glow Discharge/Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry" Rapid Commun. Mass Spectrom., 1996, 10, 287-298.

Keiji G. Asano, Douglas E. Goeringer, and Scott A. McLuckey "Parallel Monitoring for Multiple Targeted Compounds by Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry" Anal. Chem. 1995, 67, 2739-2742.

Gary J. Van Berkel and Keiji Asano "Chemical Derivatization for Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry. 2. Aromatic and Highly Conjugated Molecules" Anal. Chem. 1994, 66, 2096-2102.

Scott A. McLuckey, Gary L. Glish, Keiji G. Asano, and John E. Bartmess "Protonated Water and Protonated Methanol Cluster Decompositions in a Quadrupole Ion Trap" Int. J. Mass Spectrom. and Ion Proc., 109, 1991, 171-186.

Gary L. Glish, Scott A. McLuckey, and Keiji G. Asano "Determination of Daughter Ion Formulas by Multiple Stages of Mass Spectrometry" J. Am. Soc. Mass Spec.,1, 1990, 166-173.

Scott A. McLuckey, Gary L. Glish, and Keiji G. Asano "Coupling of an Atmospheric Sampling Ion Source with an Ion Trap Mass Spectrometer" Anal. Chimica Acta., 225, 1989, 25-35.

Scott A. McLuckey, Gary L. Glish, Keiji G. Asano, and Barry C. Grant "Atmospheric Sampling Glow Discharge Ionization Source for the Determination of Trace Organic Compounds in Ambient Air" Anal. Chem., 60, 1988, 2220-2227.