1. Using mass spectrometry to probe protein structure and protein folding mechanisms.
2. Understanding the factors that limit resolution and mass accuracy in MALDI mass spectrmetry of high mass ions.

“Approximate Velocity Dependence of the Total Cross Section”, G.P. Reck and R.J.Hood, J. Chem. Phys., 53 , 1131 (1970).

“Approximate Methods in Binary Collision Broadening”, G.P. Reck and R.J. Hood, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. II, 15, 1524 (1970).

 

“Alkali Line-Broadening Parameters in the Impact Approximation”, W.E. Baylis, M.E. Pillon, G.P. Reck and R.J. Hood, Bull. Am. Phys. Soc. II, 16, 1349 (1971).

 

“Binary Collision Broadening: Approximate Methods”, G.P. Reck and R.J. Hood, J. Chem. Phys., 56, 1230 (1972).

 

“Binary Collision Broadening: Approximate Methods”, G.P. Reck and R.J. Hood, J. Chem. Phys., 56, 4053 (1972).

 

“Piezoluminescience of Anthracene Single Crystals”, C.J. Eckhardt, R.J. Hood, J. Merski and J. Tylicki, J. Lumenscience, 12/13, 805 (1976).

 

“Theory and Applications of an Atoms in Molecules Approach to the X-SCF Methods”, J. Tylieki, R.J. Hood, G.A. Gallup and C.J. Eckhardt, J. Chem. Phys., 66, 3745 (1977).

“Piezomodulation Studies of Charge Transfer Complexes”, H. Muller, R.J. Hood, J. Merski and C.J. Eckhardt, Abstracts of the Eight Molecular Crystal Symposium, Santa Barbara, May 29 - June 2, 1977.

 

“Optical Properties of a Polydiacetylene Crystal: Poly-[1,6-Di (N-Carbazolyl) - 2,4- Hexadiyne]”, R.J. Hood, H. Muller, C.J. Eckhardt, R.R. Chance and K.C. Yee, Chem. Phys. Lett., 9, 295 (1978).
 

 “Conformational Effects Upon the Charge Transfer Transitions of the Hexamethyl-benzene Tetracyanoethylene Crystalline complex”, C.J. Eckhardt and R.J. Hood, J. Am. Chem.Soc., 101, 6170 (1979).

 

“Examination of the Contents of a Bronze Age Spindle Bottle”, G.W. Carriveau, R.J. Hood, P. Cefaratti, Abstracts of the 25th International Symposium on Archaemetry, Athens, Greece, May 19 - 24, 1986.

 

“Mass Spectrometry of New Dideoxynucleosides and 4-thiodideoxynucleosides”, M.B.Kempff, R.J. Hood, J.P. Horwitz and E. Palomino, 35th Annual Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, Denver, CO, May 24 - 29, 1987.

 

“lnvestigation of Guanine Adducts by Positive and Negative Thermospray Mass Spectrometey”, J.R. Crowley, M. O'Hara, P. Valladier, L.J. Marnett and R.J. Hood, 35th Annual Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, Denver, CO, May 24 - 29, 1987.

“±CIMS, An Efficient Tool for Dideoxynucleosides Analysis”, M.B. Kempff, R.J. Hood, J.P. Horwitz, E. Palomino, 14th Annual Meeting, Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Societies, Detroit, MI, October 4 - 9, 1987.

 

“lnvestigation of Flavone-8-Acetic acid Metabolites by Thermospray and Gas Chromatography Mass spectrometey”, J.R. Crowley, R. J. Hood, and G. Chabot, 36th Annual Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, San Francisco, CA, June 5-10, 1988.

 ''An Investigation of Tetrabutylammonium Salts under ±FABMS'', M.B. Kempff and R.J. Hood, 36th Annual Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, San Francisco, CA June 5-10, 1988.

 

''Deuterium Enrichment of Plasma Determined by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy: Dilution Kinetics of ²H₂O and Estimation of Total Body Water”, Y.W. Brans, C.A. Schwartz, R.J. Hood, M.B. Ksebati, G.G. Konduri, Clinical Chemistry, 36, 1823 (1990).

 “Characterization of Peptide Folding Nuclei by Hydrogen/Deuterium Exchange-Mass Spectrometry”, Xue Li, R.J. Hood, W.J.Wedemeyer, and J.T. Watson, Protein Science, in press (2005).

 

"Realistic Expectations of Resolution and Mass Accuracy in MALDI-TOF for the easurement of High-Mass Ions'', R.J. Hood and J.T. Watson, 53th Annual Conference on Mass spectrometry and Allied Topics, San Antonio, TX, June 5-9, 2005.

 “Localized Mutual Stabilization of Secondary Structure Elements as Probed by Hydrogen/Deuterium Exchange and Mass Spectrometry'', Xue Li, R. J. Hood, W. J. Wedemeyer; J. T. Watson, 53th Annual Conference on Mass Spectrometry and Allied Topics, San Antonio, TX June 5-9, 2005.