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Dr. Ryan Coppage

Teaching Faculty of Chemistry
Director of Introductory Chemistry Laboratories
  • Profile

    Ryan Coppage is drawn to the Venn overlap between science and art that is not often characterized or fully explored. From an art perspective, materials chemistry is a perfect platform from which to examine and explain color, surface texture, crazing, and desirable ceramic surface effects. He currently works on research projects that are frequently split between the University of Richmond and the Visual Arts Center of Richmond, developing low metal loading color alternatives for ceramic surfaces.

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  • Publications
    Books

    Coppage, R.* The Anatomy of a Good Pot: Secrets to Successful Pottery. 1st Edition. The American Ceramic Society, September 2021.

    Journal Articles

    Lalwani, K., Leopold, M. C., and Coppage, R.*, Silver and Gold. Techno File. Ceramics Monthly. 2021. Oct 13th. 84-85. "Originally published in October 2021 issue of Ceramics Monthly, pages (84–85). Copyright, The American Ceramic Society. Reprinted with permission.

    K. Lalwani, N. Dinh, M.C. Leopold, and R. Coppage,* “Sintering-Based In-Situ Synthesis and Characterization by TEM of Noble Metal Nanoparticles for Ceramic Glaze Color Control,” Nanomaterials (Special Issue: Preparation and Application of Nanostructured Glass-Ceramics and Nanocomposites) 2021, 11, 2103; DOI: 10.3390/nano11082103.

    Lalwani, K., Leopold, M. C., and Coppage, R.*, Copper Red Nanoparticles. Techno File. Ceramics Monthly. 2021. Sept 21. 54-57. "Originally published in September 2021 issue of Ceramics Monthly, pages (54–57). Copyright, The American Ceramic Society. Reprinted with permission."

    Wicks, J., Coppage, R*. Microcrystalline Glazes. Techno File. Ceramics Monthly. 2020, April 5. 58-59. Originally published in February issue of Ceramics Monthly, pages (58-59). Copyright, The American Ceramic Society.

    Wicks, J., Coppage, R*. Kaolin and Color. Techno File. Ceramics Monthly. 2020, February 7. 64-65. Originally published in February issue of Ceramics Monthly, pages (64-65). Copyright, The American Ceramic Society.

    Wicks, Jenn and Coppage, Ryan. The Mechanism of (and Recipes for) Dichoic Glazes. Ceramics Art + Perception Technical. 113. 2019. 

    Wicks, J., Coppage, R*. Tenmoku to Tomato Red. Techno File. Ceramics Monthly. 2019, October 7. 56-57. Originally published in October issue of Ceramics Monthly, pages (58-59). Copyright, The American Ceramic Society.

    Farsin, R., Runyen-Janecky, L., Coppage, R*. Dirty Dishes. Techno File. Ceramics Monthly. 2018, November 1. 58-59. Originally published in September 2018 issue of Ceramics Monthly, pages (58-59). Copyright, The American Ceramic Society.

    Nathan NL. Dinh, Michael C. Leopold, Ryan H. Coppage*. Sintering-Induced Nucleation and Growth of Noble Metal Nanoparticles for Plasmonic Resonance Ceramic Color. JIOPM. 1-9. 2018. DOI: 10.1007/s10904-018-0952-2

    Bui, Anh and Coppage, Ryan. The Science of Ceramic Glaze Color. Ceramics Art + Perception Technical. 108. 2018.

    Coppage, R. Chasing Chun. Techno File. Ceramics Monthly. 2018, September 1. 66-67.
    Originally published in September 2018 issue of Ceramics Monthly, pages (66-67). Copyright, The American Ceramic Society.

    Nathan NL. Dinh, Luke T. DiPasquale, Michael C. Leopold, Ryan H. Coppage*. A Multi-Size Study of Gold Nanoparticle Degradation and Reformation in Ceramic Glazes. Gold Bull (2018). 

    Coppage, R. Carbon Trapping. Techno File. Ceramics Monthly. 2018, March 1. 62-63. Originally published in November 2017 issue of Ceramics Monthly, pages (58-59). Copyright, The American Ceramic Society.

    Coppage, R. Rare Earth Metals at Cone 6. Techno File. Ceramics Monthly. 2017, November 1. 58-59.  Originally published in November 2017 issue of Ceramics Monthly, pages (58-59). Copyright, The American Ceramic Society.

    Coppage, R. Rutile. Techno File. Ceramics Monthly. 2017, October 1. 98-99.  Originally published in October 2017 issue of Ceramics Monthly, pages (98-99). Copyright, The American Ceramic Society.

    Coppage, R. Gemstones and Glazes. Techno File. Ceramics Monthly. 2017, September 1. 64-65.  Originally published in September 2017 issue of Ceramics Monthly, pages (64-65). Copyright, The American Ceramic Society.

    Coppage, R. Visual Arts Shino. Techno File. Ceramics Monthly. 2017, June 1. 66-67.  Originally published in June/July/August 2017 issue of Ceramics Monthly, pages (66-67). Copyright, The American Ceramic Society.

    Coppage, R. Opacity: Color and Cost. Techno File. Ceramics Monthly. 2017, March 1. 69-70.  Originally published in March 2017 issue of Ceramics Monthly, pages (69-70).  Copyright, The American Ceramic Society.

    R.H. Lambertson,* C.A. Lacy, S.D. Gillespie,* M.C. Leopold, and R.H. Coppage, “Gold Nanoparticle Colorants as Traditional Ceramic Glaze Alternatives,” J. American Ceramic Society 2017. [10.1111/jace.14928]

    Christie Davis, Michael C. Leopold,* and Ryan H. Coppage*. Gold Nanoparticle Colorants as Traditional Ceramic Glaze Alternatives. Provisional Patent Application 62/412,543, Nov 2016.

    Coppage, R. Electric Wood Ash. Techno File. Ceramics Monthly. 2016, October 1. 98-99.  Originally published in October 2016 issue of Ceramics Monthly, pages (98-99). Copyright, The American Ceramic Society.

    Coppage, R. Reduction Misnomer. Techno File. Ceramics Monthly. 2016, March 1. 58-59.
 Originally published in March 2016 issue of Ceramics Monthly, pages (58-59).

    Coppage, R. Opacity: Color and Cost. Techno File. Ceramics Monthly. 2017, March 1. 69-70.
    Originally published in March 2017 issue of Ceramics Monthly, pages (69-70). Copyright, The American Ceramic Society.

    Coppage, R.; Slocik, J.M; Ramezani-Dakhel, H.; Bedford, N.M.; Heinz, H.; Naik, R.R.; Knecht, M.R. Exploiting Localized Surface Binding Effects to Enhance the Catalytic Reactivity of Peptide-Capped Nanoparticles. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 11048-11054.



    Coppage, R.; Slocik, J.M.; Briggs, B.D.; Frenkel, A.I.; Naik, R.R.; Knecht, M.R. Determining Peptide Sequence Effects that Control the Size, Structure, and Function of Nanoparticles. ACS Nano, 2012, 1625-1636.



    Bhandari, R.; Coppage, R.; Knecht, M. Mimicking Nature's Strategies for the Design of Nanocatalysts. Catal. Sci. Technol. 2012, 2, 256-266. (Published as a HOT Article; featured on the inside front cover of the February 2012 issue.)



    Stolarczyk, E. I.; Reiling, C. J.; Pickin, K. A.; Coppage, R.; Knecht, M. R.; Paumi, C. M. Casein kinase 2α regulates multidrug resistance-associated protein 1 function via phosphorylation of Thr249. Mol Pharmacol. 2012, 82(3):488-99.



    Coppage, R.; Slocik, J.M.; Briggs, B.D.; Frenkel, A.I.; Heinz, H.; Naik, R.R.; Knecht, M.R.; Crystallographic Recognition Controls Peptide Binding for Bio-based Nanomaterials. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2011, 133, 12346-12349.

 

    Coppage, R.; Slocik, J.M.; Sethi, M.; Pacardo, D.B.; Naik, R.R.; Knecht, M.R. Elucidation of Peptide Effects that Control the Activity of Nanoparticles. Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2010, 49, 3767-3770

    Book Chapters

    Jenn Wicks, Ryan Coppage*. Contextualizing Chemistry in Art & Archaeology: Inspiration for Faculty. ACS Symposium Series Vol. 1386. Chapter 16pp 403-424. Sept 3rd, 2021. DOI: 10.1021/bk-2021-1386.ch016

    Coppage, R.; Knecht, M. R. Bio-Inspired Nanocatalysis. BioInspired Nanotechnology. Springer New York. 2014, 1, 173 – 219.