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Ryan M. Rich, Ph.D.

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Ryan Rich

Associate Professor of Physics
Ella C. McFadden Science Center 104
817-531-4887
rrich@txwes.edu
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Education

  • Postdoctoral Fellowship in Molecular Biology and Immunology, University of North Texas Health Science Center
  • Ph.D. Physics, Texas Christian University
  • B.S. Physics, Centre College

Research Interests

Professor Rich's primary research interests are in the area of biophysics, including time-correlated, single molecule fluorescence microscopy. Specifically, he is interested in extremely sensitive detection of low-abundance biomolecules and the effects of disease on cell motility. Professor Rich also is continuing to develop novel methods of increasing contrast for imaging in highly dense tissue specimen.

Courses Taught

  • PHY1401 – University Physics 1
  • PHY1401L – University Physics 1 Laboratory
  • PHY1402 – University Physics 2 
  • PHY1402L – University Physics 2 Laboratory
  • PHY1410 – Fundamentals of Physics
  • PHY1410L – Fundamentals of Physics Laboratory
  • NSC1402 – Introduction to Astronomy with Laboratory
  • ANE8420 – Applied Chemistry and Physics for Nurse Anesthesia

 

Publications

1. R.M. Rich, I. Gryczynski, R. Fudala, J. Borejdo, D.L. Stankowska, R.R. Krishnamoorthy, et al., Multiple-pulse pumping for enhanced fluorescence detection and molecular imaging in tissue, Methods. 66 (2014) 292–298.

2. D. Duggal, J. Nagwekar, R. Rich, K. Midde, R. Fudala, I. Gryczynski, et al., Phosphorylation of myosin regulatory light chain has minimal effect on kinetics and distribution of orientations of cross bridges of rabbit skeletal muscle, American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 306 (2014) R222–R233.

3.D. Duggal, J. Nagwekar, R. Rich, W. Huang, K. Midde, R. Fudala, et al., The K104E Mutation of the Myosin Regulatory Light Chain Alters Kinetics and Distribution of Orientations of Cross-Bridges in Transgenic Cardiac Myofibrils, Biophysical Journal. 106 (2014) 563a–564a.

4. J. Nagwekar, D. Duggal, R. Rich, S. Raut, R. Fudala, I. Gryczynski, et al., The Spatial Distribution of Actin and Mechanical Cycle of Myosin Are Different in Right and Left Ventricles of Healthy Mouse Hearts, Biochemistry. 53 (2014) 7641–7649.

5. K. Midde, R. Rich, A. Saxena, I. Gryczynski, J. Borejdo, H.K. Das, Membrane Topology of Human Presenilin-1 in SK-N-SH Cells Determined by Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy and Fluorescent Energy Transfer, Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics. (2014) 1–10.

6. S. Raut, R. Rich, R. Fudala, R. Kokate, J. Kimball, J. Borejdo, et al., BSA Au Clusters as a Probe for Enhanced Fluorescence Detection Using Multipulse Excitation Scheme., Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology. (2014).

7. S. Raut, R. Rich, R. Fudala, S. Butler, R. Kokate, Z. Gryczynski, et al., Resonance energy transfer between fluorescent BSA protected Au nanoclusters and organic fluorophores, Nanoscale. 6 (2014) 385–391.

8. S.L. Raut, R. Fudala, R. Rich, R.A. Kokate, R. Chib, Z. Gryczynski, et al., Long lived BSA Au clusters as a time gated intensity imaging probe, Nanoscale. 6 (2014) 2594–2597.

9. S. Raut, B. Maliwal, D. Shumilov, R. Rich, R. Fudala, R. Chib, et al., Photophysics, RET Probes and Imaging Applications for Fluorescent BSA Au Nanoclusters, Biophysical Journal. 106 (2014) 401a.

10. D. Shumilov, R.M. Rich, I. Gryczynski, S. Raut, K. Gryczynski, J. Kimball, et al., Generating multiple-pulse bursts for enhanced fluorescence detection, Methods and Applications in Fluorescence. 2 (2014) 024009.

11. T. Shtoyko, S. Raut, R.M. Rich, R.J. Sronce, R. Fudala, R.N. Mason, et al., Preparation of Plasmonic Platforms of Silver Wires on Gold Mirrors and Their Application to Surface Enhanced Fluorescence, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 6 (2014) 18780–18787.

12. R.M. Rich, D.L. Stankowska, B.P. Maliwal, T.J. Sørensen, B.W. Laursen, R.R. Krishnamoorthy, et al., Elimination of autofluorescence background from fluorescence tissue images by use of time-gated detection and the AzaDiOxaTriAngulenium (ADOTA) fluorophore, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 405 (2013) 2065–2075.

13. R.M. Rich, M. Mummert, Z. Gryczynski, J. Borejdo, T.J. Sørensen, B.W. Laursen, et al., Elimination of autofluorescence in fluorescence correlation spectroscopy using the AzaDiOxaTriAngulenium (ADOTA) fluorophore in combination with time-correlated single-photon counting (TCSPC), Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 405 (2013) 4887–4894.

14. X. Huang, R. Gonzalez-Rodriguez, R. Rich, Z. Gryczynski, J.L. Coffer, Fabrication and size dependent properties of porous silicon nanotube arrays, Chemical Communications. 49 (2013) 5760–5762.

15. K. Midde, R. Rich, P. Marandos, R. Fudala, A. Li, I. Gryczynski, et al., Comparison of orientation and rotational motion of skeletal muscle cross-bridges containing phosphorylated and dephosphorylated myosin regulatory light chain, Journal of Biological Chemistry. 288 (2013) 7012–7023.

16. K. Midde, R. Rich, R. Fudala, A. Li, I. Gryczynski, J. Borejdo, Relaxed Skeletal Muscle Crossbridges Containing Dephosphorylated Regulatory Light Chain are Better Oriented Than Phosphorylated Ones, Biophysical Journal. 104 (2013) 309.

17. S.L. Raut, D. Shumilov, R. Chib, R. Rich, Z. Gryczynski, I. Gryczynski, Two photon induced luminescence of BSA protected gold clusters, Chemical Physics Letters. 561 (2013) 74–76.

18. S. Raut, R. Chib, R. Rich, D. Shumilov, Z. Gryczynski, I. Gryczynski, Polarization properties of fluorescent BSA protected Au 25 nanoclusters, Nanoscale. 5 (2013) 3441–3446.

19. R. Chib, S. Raut, R. Fudala, A. Chang, M. Mummert, R. Rich, et al., FRET Based Ratio-Metric Sensing of Hyaluronidase in Synthetic Urine as a Biomarker for Bladder and Prostate Cancer, Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology. 14 (2013) 470.

20. J. Seo, S. Raut, M. Abdel-Fattah, Q. Rice, B. Tabibi, R. Rich, et al., Time-resolved and temperature-dependent photoluminescence of ternary and quaternary nanocrystals of CuInS 2 with ZnS capping and cation exchange, Journal of Applied Physics. 114 (2013) 094310.2012 (8)

21. R.M. Rich, M. Mummert, Z. Foldes-Papp, Z. Gryczynski, J. Borejdo, I. Gryczynski, et al., Detection of hyaluronidase activity using fluorescein labeled hyaluronic acid and Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology. 116 (2012) 7–12.

22. R. Rich, J. Li, R. Fudala, Z. Gryczynski, I. Gryczynski, W. Mandecki, Properties of coatings on RFID p-Chips that support plasmonic fluorescence enhancement in bioassays, Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 404 (2012) 2223–2231.

23. J. Borejdo, R. Rich, K. Midde, Mesoscopic analysis of motion and conformation of cross-bridges, Biophysical Reviews. 4 (2012) 299–311.

24. R. Fudala, S. Raut, B.P. Maliwal, T. Zerda, I. Gryczynski, E.E. Simanek, J. Borejdo, R. Rich, I. Akopova, Z. Grycynski, FRET enhanced fluorescent nanodiamonds, Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology. (2012).

25. R. Fudala, M.E. Mummert, Z. Gryczynski, R. Rich, J. Borejdo, I. Gryczynski, Lifetime-based sensing of the hyaluronidase using fluorescein labeled hyaluronic acid, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology. 106 (2012) 69–73.

26. R. Fudala, R. Rich, A. Mukerjee, A. Ranjan, J. Vishwanatha, A. Kurdowska, et al., Fluorescence Detection of MMP-9. II. Ratiometric FRET-Based Sensing With Dually Labeled Specific Peptide, Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology. (2012).

27. S. Raut, R. Rich, I. Akopova, E. Thyrhaug, T. Shtoyko, D. Shumilov, et al., Fluorescent polyelectrolyte capped silver nanoclusters: Optimization and spectroscopic evaluation, Chemical Physics Letters. 549 (2012) 72–76.

28. J. Seo, R. Fudala, W.-J. Kim, R. Rich, B. Tabibi, H. Cho, et al., Hybrid optical materials of plasmon-coupled CdSe/ZnS coreshells for photonic applications, Optical Materials Express. 2 (2012) 1026–1039.

29. R.M. Rich, S. Stelmakh, J. Patyk, M. Wieligor, T. Zerda, Q. Guo, Bulk modulus of silicon carbide nanowires and nanosize grains, Journal of Materials Science. 44 (2009) 3010–3013.

30. M. Wieligor, R. Rich, T. Zerda, Study on silicon carbide nanowires produced from carbon blacks and structure of carbon blacks, Journal of Materials Science. 45 (2010) 1725–1733.

31. J. Patyk, R. Rich, M. Wieligor, T. Zerda, Silicon Carbide Nanowires Synthesis and Preliminary Investigations, Acta Physica Polonica-Series A General Physics. 118 (2010) 480.

Presentations

1. Q. Rice, S. Raut, W.-J. Kim, R. Rich, R. Fudala, M. Abdel-Fattah, et al., Temporal Distributions of Optical Energy Transitions and Photoluminescence Quenching in CuInS2 with ZnS Capping and Alloy, Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 59 (2014).

2. D. Duggal, J. Nagwekar, R. Rich, W. Huang, K. Midde, R. Fudala, et al., The K104E Mutation of the Myosin Regulatory Light Chain Alters Kinetics and Distribution of Orientations of Cross-bridges in Transgenic Cardiac Myofibrils, Research Appreciation Day, Univ. of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX (2014).

3. J. Kimball, D. Shumilov, B. Maliwa, T. Zerda, B. Rout, R. Fudala, S. Raut, I. Gryczynski, E. Simanek, J. Borejdo, R. Rich, I Akopova, Z. Grycynski, Fluorescent nanodiamonds for ultrasensitive detection, in: SPIE BiOS, International Society for Optics and Photonics, 2014: p. 89501H–89501H.

4. Q. Rice, M.V. Rigo, R. Fudala, H. Cho, W.-J. Kim, R. Rich, et al., Plasmon and Exciton Coupling and Purcell Enhancement, Bulletin of the American Physical Society. 59 (2014).

5. Rich RM, Mummert M, Gryczynski Z, Borejdo J, Gryczynski I, Sørensen TJ, Laursen BW, Fudala R, Detection of hyaluronidase activity using fluorescence lifetime correlation spectroscopy to separate diffusing species and eliminate autofluorescence. SPIE: BIOS, Photonics West, San Francisco, CA (2013).

6. Rich R, Mummert M, Foldes-Papp Z, Gryczynski Z, Borejdo J, Gryczynski I, Fudala “Detection of Hyaluronidase activity using fluorescence lifetime correlation spectroscopy to separate diffusing species.” Understanding Cell Behavior through Single Cell and Single Molecule Biology. Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (2013).

7. Rich R, Mummert M, Foldes-Papp Z, Gryczynski Z, Borejdo J, Gryczynski I, Fudala R “Detection of hyaluronidase activity using fluorescein labeled hyaluronic acid and fluorescence correlation spectroscopy.” 19th International Workshop on Single Molecule Spectroscopy and Ultra-Sensitive Analysis in the Life Sciences, Berlin, Germany (2012).

8. P.D. Stewart, R. Rich, A. Nemashkalo, T. Zerda, Photoluminescence of Surface Modified Silicon Carbide Nanowires, MRS Proceedings. 1350 (2011) mrss11–1350.

 9. R. Rich, J. Patyk, M. Wieligor, T.W. Zerda “Bulk Modulus of Silicon Carbide Nanowires and Nanosize Grains.” Canada-America-Mexico conference of graduate students. Acapulco, Mexico (2009).

10. P.D. Stewart Jr, R. Rich, T. Zerda, Photoluminescence of etched SiC nanowires, in: APS Meeting Abstracts, 2010: p. 5009.

11. B. Palosz, E. Grzanka, S. Gierlotka, M. Wojdyr, W. Palosz, T. Proffen, R. Rich, S. Stelmakh, Looking beyond Limitations of Diffraction Methods of Structural Analysis of Nanocrystalline Materials, in: IUTAM Symposium on Modelling Nanomaterials and Nanosystems, Springer Netherlands, 2009: pp. 75–88.

12. M. Wieligor, S. Hartman, R. Rich, T.W. Zerda “Study on Silicon Carbide Nanowires Produced from Carbon Blacks and Structure of Carbon Blacks.”  Canada-America-Mexico conference of graduate students. Acapulco, Mexico (October 24, 2009).

13. R. Rich, J. Patyk, M. Wieligor, T.W. Zerda “Bulk Modulus of Silicon Carbide Nanowires and Nanosize Grains.”  Nanotech Conference and Expo. Houston, TX (2009).

14. M. Wieligor, S. Hartman, R. Rich, T.W. Zerda “Characterization of SiC Nanowires Obtained from Carbon Black.” Meeting of the American Physical Society. Pittsburg, PA (2009).

15. R. Rich, T. Waldek Zerda, FTIR investigation into Degradation of Natural Rubber, in: APS Texas Sections Fall Meeting Abstracts, 2006: p. 1011P.

Book Chapters

1. R. Fudala, R. Rich, J. Kimball, I. Gryczynski, S. Raut, J. Borejdo, et al., Multiple-Pulse Pumping with Time-Gated Detection for Enhanced Fluorescence Imaging in Cells and Tissue, in: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2014: pp. 1–15.

2. R. Rich, M. Wieligor, T.W. Zerda, Microstructure of Silicon Carbide Nanowires, in: Silicon Carbide: New Materials, R. Rich Production Methods and Applications, Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated, Sofia H. Vanger, Ed., 2011: pp. 109–139. 

Patents

1. R.M. Rich, I. Gryczynski, J. Borejdo, Z. Gryczynski, Multiple-Pulse Pumping for Enhanced Fluorescence Detection and Molecular Imaging in Cells and Tissue, 2015. US Patent 9,612,245. Issued 04-04-2017.