Recent News
January 1, 2011
Funding from the Department of Defense is Renewed
The Department of Defense renews contract to investigate nitrogen-rich compounds and their interaction with DNA.
December 15, 2010
Graduate Student Huijuan Huang joins the Crespo Research Group
Welcome to the group, Huijuan. We wish you every success in your graduate education.
December 01, 2010
Dr. Crespo is Selected in the 40-40 Club
The 40-40 Club recognizes young Hispanic leaders in the greater Cleveland community.
April 15, 2010
Crespo Group Members Present at Research ShowCase 2010
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Aaron and Leah both presented posters at the CWRU annual Research ShowCase. Aaron's poster was entitled "Exciting Environmental Pollutants" and Leah's was entitled "On the Interaction of the Pharmaceutical Salbutamol with Light in Water Solutions." Abstracts may be viewed here |
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April 2, 2010
Leah Dodson is accepted in the Ph.D. Chemistry Graduate Program at Caltech
Congratulations to Leah for this remarkable achievement. The Crespo group wishes you great success in this new and exciting adventure.
March 19, 2010
Graduate Student Aaron Vogt Receives the ACS Award in Physical Chemistry
Aaron received a Graduate Student Award in Physical Chemistry for his oral presentation at the ACS Cleveland Meeting-in-Miniature, Cleveland State University. The title of his presentation was "Ultrafast Branching Dynamics in Nitronaphthalene Derivatives upon Light Absorption".
December 2, 2009
Graduate Student Cao Guo joins the Crespo Research Group
Welcome to the group, Cao. We wish you every success in your graduate education.
December 2, 2009
Graduate Student Qing Wang joins the Crespo Research Group
Welcome to the group, Qing. We wish you every success in your graduate education.
April 5, 2009
Undergraduate Student Leah Dodson Receives a SOURCE Summer Research Fellowship Again
Leah received a summer research award from the SOURCE (Support of Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors) Summer Program. This is the second year that Leah received this summer research award (see News from April 30, 2008 below). She presented her work at recent poster sessions, including the 2009 CERMACS Undergraduate Poster session and Intersections, a Case undergraduate poster session.
April 2, 2009
Do-Yong Kim is accepted in a Ph.D. Graduate Program in Chemistry
Congratulations to Kim for his admittance to the Ph.D. graduate program in Chemistry at Texas A&M University. The Crespo Group wishes you all the best in your professional career.
January 30, 2009
The Crespo Group Receives Funding from the Department of Defense
In response to the U. S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center BAA, Dr. Crespo is awarded with a contract to study the interaction of nitrogen-rich compounds with DNA and amino acids components. Congratulations to the students involved in this research project.
January 1, 2009
The Crespo Group is awarded with the ACS PRF New Investigator Research Grant
The Board of Directors of the American Chemical Society has approved the recommendation of The ACS Petroleum Research Fund Advisory Board that Dr. Crespo receive a Petroleum Research Fund for the period 1/1/2009 through 8/31/2011 to support the group research efforts in the "Photochemistry of Environmentally Relevant Nitro-Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons". Congratulations to those directly involved in this research project.
December 22, 2008
Graduate Student Chengwei Wen joins the Crespo Research Group
Welcome to the group, Chengwei. We wish you every success in your graduate education.
October 31, 2008
Graduate Student Aaron R. Vogt successfully completed the Oral Qualifying Examination requirements for the Ph.D. degree
Congratulations Aaron and best wishes for continued sucess in your graduate studies.
April 30, 2008
Graduate Student Aaron Vogt Wins Award
Aaron received the Graduate Teaching Award at the 2008 Chemistry Department awards ceremony.
Undergraduate Student Leah Dodson Wins Award and Summer Research Fellowship
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Leah received the Analytical Chemistry Award at the 2008 Chemistry Department awards ceremony. To finish out the year, Leah was also accepted into the SOURCE (Support of Undergraduate Research and Creative Endeavors) Summer Scholars program. This program provides the funds necessary for undergraduate students to complete research during the summer under faculty advisors. |
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April 17, 2008
Aaron Vogt Presents Poster at 2008 Research ShowCase
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Aaron represented the Crespo Group on April 17, 2008 at CWRU's Research ShowCase. His poster "Light-Induced Degradation of Nitro-Aromatic Pollutants in the Environment" represented his first year here at Case. |
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November 2007
Dr. Crespo Featured in CienciaPR
Dr. Crespo was spotlighted by CienciaPR a Puerto Rican scientific newsletter this November. Learn more by clicking on the CienciaPR link located in the Related Sites section.
October 2007
Dr. Crespo Awarded Funding
Dr. Crespo was awarded financial support from the National Science Foundation, Academic Careers in Engineering and Science (NSF ACES) Program. Check out the NSF ACES website here.

