Recent News
April 19, 2013
Undergraduate student Veronica Laos Present Poster at Intersections: SOURCE Symposium and Poster Sessions
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Here is Veronica presenting her poster
April 12, 2013
Graduate student Marvin Pollum and undergraduate student Akash Adhia Present Poster at Research ShowCase
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April 12, 2013
Graduate student Huijuan Huang and undergraduate student Veronica Laos Present Poster at Research ShowCase
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April 12, 2013
The Crespo Group Presentation at Research ShowCase
Here are some photos of graduate students Huijuan Huang and Marvin Pollum and undergraduate student Akash Adhia presenting their work at
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2. Marvin and Akash modeling with their poster
3. Huijuan (back) and Marvin (front) explaining their work
4. Marvin explaining his work
April 2, 2013
Dr. Crespo receives a Carl Storm Underrepresented Minority Fellowship to Present in the 2013 Photochemistry GRC
Congratulations to Dr. Crespo for receiving a
March 14, 2013
Dr. Crespo receives a NSF CAREER Award
Congratulations to Dr. Crespo for winning a National Science Foundation
February 22, 2013
Dr. Crespo becomes Member of the Editorial Board of Modern Chemistry & Applications
Dr. Crespo joins the Editorial Board of the journal
February 4, 2013
Visiting Graduate Student Lara Martínez-Fernández Joins the Crespo Group
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January 7, 2013
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December 17, 2012
Graduate Student Matthew Brister joins the Crespo Research Group
Welcome to the group, Matt. We wish you every success in your graduate education.
November 28, 2012
Graduate Student Nicholas Dunn Completed Successfully the Oral Qualifying Examination Requirements for the Ph.D. Degree
Congratulations Nick and best wishes for continued sucess in your graduate studies.
November 14, 2012
Graduate Student Aaron Vogt Completed Successfully the Dissertation for Doctor of Philosophy Degree
Congratulations to Aaron, or should we say Dr. Vogt, for this superb accomplishment in his professional career. We thank you for all the contributions that you have made to the Crespo Group and for laying the foundation for future graduate students to come. We wish you great success in your future endeavors.
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2. Aaron Signing the Bottle
3. Dr. Vogt and Dr. Crespo
4. Group Celebration: Cheers!
November 13, 2012
Graduate Student Marvin Pollum Completed Successfully the Oral Qualifying Examination Requirements for the Ph.D. Degree
Congratulations Marvin and best wishes for continued sucess in your graduate studies.
September 5, 2012
Collaborative Research on Gold(I) Organometallic Complexes Featured in the Department’s News & Highlights Site
The femtosecond transient absorption study on the nonequilibrium excited-state dynamics in mono- and di(organophosphine)gold(I) naphthalene derivatives performed by graduate student Aaron Vogt was published in the
August 7, 2012
Graduate Student Huijuan Huang has completed the Oral Qualifying Examination requirements for the Ph.D. degree
Congratulations Huijuan and best wishes for continued sucess in her graduate studies.
July 1, 2012
Dr. Crespo Appointed to the Frank Hovorka Assistant Professorship in Chemistry
June 26, 2012
High School Student Briana Sealey returns to the Crespo Research Group as ACS Project SEED Fellow
Welcome back to the group, Briana. We wish you all the best in your second summer research experience.
June 26, 2012
High School Student Omar Mahmoud joins the Crespo Research Group as ACS Project SEED Fellow
Welcome to the group, Omar. We wish you every success in your summer research experience.
April 10, 2012
Dr. Crespo Receives 2012 ACS Project SEED Summer I Award
The American Chemical Society Committee on Project SEED awarded Dr. Crespo with an institutional award to support the summer research experience of three high school students in science and engineering laboratories at CWRU. This is the third year in a road that Dr. Crespo has received funding from the ACS SEED Program to coordinate this program at CWRU.
April 10, 2012
Dr. Crespo Receives 2012 ACS Project SEED Summer II Award
The American Chemical Society Committee on Project SEED awarded Dr. Crespo with an institutional award to support the summer research experience of two high school students in science and engineering laboratories at CWRU. The Project SEED Summer II Program supports the research work of high school students that have participated previously in Project SEED Summer I Programs at CWRU. This is the first time that Dr. Crespo has received funding to coordinate the Summer II research program at CWRU.
April 5, 2012
Undergraduate Student Veronica Laos Receives a P-SURG Summer Research Fellowship
Veronica received a summer research award from the Provost-Summer Undergraduate Research Program (P-SURG). Veronica is among the first group of students selected to participate in the 1st Annual P-SURG summer program at CWRU. Congratulations!
December 1, 2011
Undergraduate Student Veronica Laos joins the Crespo Research Group
Welcome to the group, Veronica. We wish you every success in your undergraduate research experience.
December 1, 2011
Undergraduate Student Hannah Jenkins joins the Crespo Research Group
Welcome to the group, Hannah. We wish you every success in your undergraduate research experience.
November 30, 2011
Graduate Student Marvin Pollum joins the Crespo Research Group
Welcome to the group, Marivin. We wish you every success in your graduate education.
November 30, 2011
Graduate Student Nicholas Dunn joins the Crespo Research Group
Welcome to the group, Nick. We wish you every success in your graduate education.
November 9, 2011
Dr. Crespo becomes Member of the Editorial Board of ISRN Spectroscopy
Dr. Crespo joins the Editorial Board of the journal
June 1, 2011
High School Student Briana Sealey joins the Crespo Research Group as ACS Project SEED Fellow
Welcome to the group, Briana. We wish you every success in your summer research experience.
May 31, 2011
Qing Wang, Chengwei Wen, and Cao Guo Completed Their Master Degree in Chemistry
Congratulations to Qing Wang, Chengwei Wen, and Cao Guo for completing successfully their MS degree in Chemistry. The Crespo group wish them all the very best in their future endeavors.
March 5, 2011
Dr. Crespo becomes Committee Member for the American Society for Photobiology
Dr. Crespo joins the committee of Grants and Awards of the American Society for Photobiology.
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. Read the news at The Kaleidoscope Magazine.
June 1, 2010
High School Student Matthew Beard joins the Crespo Research Group as ACS Project SEED Fellow
Welcome to the group, Matthew. We wish you every success in your summer research experience.
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.