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Senior Engineer
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US-California
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2010 – Present Associate Professor of Physics, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College (ECTC), Elizabethtown, KY
2007 – 2010 Assistant Professor of Physics, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, Elizabethtown, KY
2004 – 2007 Instructor of Physics, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College, Elizabethtown, KY
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Research and Development; Instrumentation development with Machine Shop experience
Programming in C/C++, Mathematica, Maple, Fortran, Microsoft Office, IgorPro, IDL
AutoCAD design
Teaching
Management/Leadership
Expertise and experience in materials characterization, particularly x-ray diffraction techniques, failure analysis, semiconductor device theory, circuit design and analysis, mechanical behavior of materials, mechatronics, and development in MEMS and molecular electronic systems
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2004 Ph.D. Physics University of California, Santa Barbara, CA
“Conformation, Structure, and Interactions in Deoxyribonucleic Acid Macromolecular Assemblies”
2001 M.A. Physics University of California, Santa Barbara, CA
“Structural Properties of Extracellular Stratum Corneum Lipid Matrix”
1997 B.S.E. Engineering Physics University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Research Experience
Graduate Student Researcher, University of California, Santa Barbara Physics Department, July 1998 – July 2004.
Using and developing in-house and synchrotron X-ray diffraction techniques (powder and fiber diffraction), applied pre-existing models to further elucidate effects of environment on structures of biological macromolecular assemblies. Investigated the effects of environment on structure of macromolecular layers on substrate by using and developing X-ray reflectivity techniques. Designed key equipment to be used for such experiments.
Undergraduate Research Internship, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Physics Department, May 1996 – September 1996
Assisted D-Zero team in designing data acquisition system, with LabView, and in quality control in manufacture of fluorescent polymer optical fibers, intended to be used at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory to track collision events in determining the mass of the top quark.
Courses Added to ECTC Curriculum
Introduction to Materials Science, Introduction to Electrical Engineering
Courses Taught at ECTC
• Calculus-based Physics – two semester sequence
• Algebra-based Physics – two semester sequence
• Applied Physics – one-semester course designed for technical majors
• Physics for Middle-Grades Education
• Frontiers of Astronomy • Introduction to Materials Science and Engineering
• Introduction to Electrical Engineering (for non-Electrical Engineering majors)
• Engineering Circuits I
• Engineering Thermodynamics I
• Engineering Statics
• College Algebra
Professional Activities
University of Kentucky/Kentucky Community and Technical College System (KCTCS) Pre-engineering work group
Facilitated the establishment of and uniformity among critical engineering transfer courses for engineering students.
KCTCS Physics Curriculum Committee
Assisted in developing standardization of physics classes taught within KCTCS system.
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College (ECTC) Energize/Expose/Equip (E3) Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) academy - a college-prep program, funded by the Lincoln Trail Area Development District and Elizabethtown Community & Technical College, offering qualified high school students the opportunity to explore careers in engineering and engineering technology.
Led underprivileged high-school students through a project involving the design and construction of an electric go-kart.
National Research Center for Career and Technical Education (NRCCTE)– curriculum mapping project.
Collaborated with auto mechanics instructor to highlight physical principles discusses within an auto mechanics associates degree curriculum.
Publications
• Hauke Schollmeyer, Ryan Case, Youli Li, and Cyrus R. Safinya. “Hydration force in DNA”, Langmuir, in preparation.
• Lowman G M, Daoud N, Case R M, Carson P J, Buratto S K. “Local energy transfer in self-assembled polyelectrolyte thin films probed by near-field optics”, Nanoletters 1 (12): 677-682 DEC 2001
• Li Y, Wong G C L, Case R, Safinya C R, Caine E, Hu E, Fernandez P. “Characterizing the hard x-ray diffraction properties of a GaAs linear Bragg-Fresnel lens”, Applied Physics Letters 77 (3): 313-315 JULY 17 2000
Hosted Talks, Poster Sessions, and Conferences Attended
Conference on Air Quality and Climate and Mainland-Taiwan Workshop, Kona, HI, March 14 – 19, 2011
New Faculty Training Conference, Ann Arbor, MI, July 25 – 26, 2009
Case, R. Error Propagation in Measurement of Coefficient of Kinetic Friction - A Laboratory Exercise for Calculus-Based Physics.
New Horizons Conference, Louisville, KY May 19, 2009
Case, R; Cameron, S; Crawford, J. E3: Energize/Expose/Equip with a STEM Academy.
American Physical Society March Meeting, Montreal, PQ, Canada, March 21-26, 2004
Case R M, Sirota E B, Li Y, Safinya C R. X-Ray temperature and humidity chamber for studying structural effects of aligned biopolymers.
Materials Research Outreach Symposium, Santa Barbara, CA, January 31 – February 2, 2001
Miguel A. Ojeda-Lopez, Ryan Case, Herb P. Miller, Leslie Wilson, Youli Li, Cyrus Safinya. An Investigation of the Structure of Neurofilaments Using Small Angle X-Ray Diffraction.
Complex Material Conference in Honor of Phillip A. Pincus, Santa Barbara, CA, August 22-27, 1999.
Y. Li, G.C.L. Wong, R. Case, E. Caine, E. Hu, P. Fernandez, D. Haeffner, C.R. Safinya.
X-Ray Microdiffraction & Microscopy of Complex Materials Using Bragg-Fresnel Optics.
T. Pfohl, R. Case, G.C.L. Wong, Y. Li, Z. Wen, H.P. Miller, L. Wilson, C.R. Safinya. Assembled Biomolecular Materials on Lithographic Surfaces.
Textbooks Reviewed
Physics for Scientists and Engineers. Debra Katz. First Edition, Cengage. Chapters 30, 31.
University Physics. Bauer, Westfall. Second Edition, McGraw Hill. Chapters 21 – 26.
(University Physics). David Tauck and Philip Kesten. First Edition, W.H. Freeman & Company. Chapters 1, 4, 5.
Awards and Honors
Materials Research Laboratory Travel Fellowship February 6, 2004
University of California Graduate Student Research Fellowship 1998 – 2004
Sigma Pi Sigma Honor Society (University of Michigan) April 15, 1997
Angell Scholar (University of Michigan) March 16, 1997
Dean’s Honor Lists (University of Michigan) April 30, 1995
December 31, 1995
May 1, 1996
December 31, 1996
Class Honors (University of Michigan) March 23, 1996
March 16, 1997
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