Recent News
April 12, 2024
Postdoctoral Scholar Dr. Sourav Kanti Seth Among those Awarded the American Society for Photobiology Urbach Student Travel Award
Congratulations to Sourav for receiving the Urbach Student Travel Award to present his research work at the 42nd American Society for Photobiology Biennial Meeting in Chicago!
April 12, 2024
Graduate Student Chris Acquah Among those Awarded the American Society for Photobiology Urbach Student Travel Award
Congratulations to Chris for receiving the Urbach Student Travel Award to present his research work at the 42nd American Society for Photobiology Biennial Meeting in Chicago!
April 10, 2024
The Crespo Group Celebrates Graduate Students Nitza V. Falcón-Cruz and Karitza Díaz-González Accomplishments
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April 10, 2024
Memebers of the Crespo Group Watch the Solar Eclipse Together
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April 4, 2024
Graduate Student Nitza V. Falcón-Cruz Among those Awarded the 2024 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
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April 4, 2024
Graduate Student Karitza Díaz-González Among those Receiving Honorable Mentions for the 2024 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship
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April 1, 2024
Postdoctoral Scholar Reshma Mathew joins the Crespo Research Group
Welcome to the group, Reshma. We wish you great success in your research work.
March 19, 2024
Special Issue Edited by Prof. Crespo Featured on the Front Cover of P&P
The Editorial is part of a Special Issue on "Nucleic Acid Photophysics" published in Photochemistry and Photobiology. High resolution copy of the
December 11, 2023
Graduate Student Nitza Falcón joins the Crespo Research Group
Welcome to the group, Nitza. We wish you great success in your graduate education.
December 11, 2023
Graduate Student Tazrin Islam Tonny joins the Crespo Research Group
Welcome to the group, Tazrin. We wish you great success in your graduate education.
December 7, 2023
Crespo Group Paper Featured on the Front Cover of JPCL
Congratulations to Sean, Sarah, Michael, and Erqian for the
August 19, 2022
Visiting Undergraduate Student Presents at CanSUR
Onel Ortiz was featured in the CanSUR Newsletter. Congratulations, Onel!
February 25, 2021
Graduate Student Sarah E. Krul Presents Four-Year Seminar
Congratulations to Sarah for a successful presentation of her seminar. The video recording of the seminar can be accessed
February 25, 2021
Graduate Student Luis A. Ortiz-Rodríguez Presents Four-Year Seminar
Congratulations to Luis for a successful presentation of his seminar. The video recording of the seminar can be accessed
February 18, 2021
Graduate Student Sean J. Hoehn Presents Four-Year Seminar
Congratulations to Sean for a successful presentation of his seminar. The video recording of the seminar can be accessed
February 18, 2021
Graduate Student Naishka E. Caldero-Rodríguez Presents Four-Year Seminar
Congratulations to Naishka for a successful presentation of her seminar. The video recording of the seminar can be accessed
February 10, 2021
Collaborative Work Published in Nature
The research work titled The Kinetic Landscape of an RNA Binding Protein in Cells was a collaboration with Jankowsky and Licatalosi groups from the Center for RNA Science and Therapeutics and the Department of Biochemistry, CWRU School of Medicine. Photo credit: Alexa Jankowsky
January 27, 2021
Undergraduate Student Grace Sleyko joins the Crespo Research Group
Welcome to the group, Grace. We wish you every success in your undergraduate research experience.
January 1, 2021
Dr. Crespo Joins the Team of Associate Editors of Photochemistry and Photobiology
Congratulations to Dr. Crespo for becoming Associate Editor of the journal of the American Society for Photobiology,
December 18, 2020
Graduate Student Chris Acquah joins the Crespo Research Group
Welcome to the group, Chris. We wish you great success in your graduate education.
November 4, 2020
Research Article, 'Thionated Organic Compounds as Emerging Heavy-Atom-Free Photodynamic Therapy Agents', Showcased in the Chemical Science Journal
The research work was highlighted with the Inside Back Cover image and features a Minireview by graduate student Luis A. Ortiz-Rodríguez published recently in Chemical Science, the flagship journal of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
August 19, 2020
Graduate Student Luis A. Ortiz-Rodríguez work Featured in The Daily
Luis' work titled, "Detection of the thietane precursor in the UVA formation of the DNA 6-4 photoadduct", was featured in The Daily. Congratulations to Luis!
July 31, 2020
Undergraduate Student Collin Merrick Presents at CWRU Virtual Intersections
Collin's presentation is titled, "Photophysical Properties of Potential Topical Photodynamic Therapy Agent 6-Selenoguanine", and can be watched here. Excellent work, Collin!
July 27, 2020
Crespo Group Article Featured by the Editors of Nature Communications
The article titled, "Detection of the thietane precursor in the UVA formation of the DNA 6-4 photoadduct", was featured in a dedicated Editors' Highlights webpage.
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July 17, 2020
Former Crespo Group Member Brennan Ashwood Selected as the Recipient for the 2020 ASP Editor's Student Research Award
This award honors an individual who has published outstanding research as a first author in Photochemistry & Photobiology, the official journal of American Society for Photobiology (ASP), within three years of being nominated for the award. Congratulations to Brennan for winning this prestigious award. You can read Brennan's contribution here: Photochemical and Photodynamical Properties of Sulfur‐Substituted Nucleic Acid Bases.
June 12, 2020
Graduate Student Luis A. Ortiz-Rodríguez Among those Awarded with the Gratuate Teaching Award
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May 22, 2020
Graduate Student Naishka Caldero-Rodríguez Among those Awarded with the Dumitru and George D. Mateescu Student Citizenship Award
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March 9, 2020
Sean Hoehn Wins Best Graduate Student Oral Presentation at the ACS 2020 MIM
Congratulations to Sean for winning one of the best graduate student oral presentations at the ACS 2020 Meeting in Miniature. Job well done!
January 28, 2020
Invited Review Article by the Crespo Group Among the Top Cited Papers in P&P between 2018-2019
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December 20, 2019
Naishka Caldero-Rodríguez Selected for a YCC ACS Leadership Development Award
The Younger Chemists Committee (YCC) of the American Chemical Society (ACS) has selected Naishka for a Leadership Development Award to support your participation in the YCC Leadership Development Workshop in Atlanta, Georgia. Congratulations to Naishka for this great accomplishment.
June 6, 2019
Recent Invited Review Article by the Crespo Group Among the Top 20 Downloaded Papers in 2017-2018
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April 30, 2019
Graduate Students Sean Hoehn and Luis Ortiz-Rodríguez Among those Awarded with the Dumitru and George D. Mateescu Student Citizenship Award
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April 19, 2019
Graduate Students Naishka Caldero-Rodríguez, Sean Hoehn, and Luis Ortiz-Rodríguez Present at Case Research ShowCase
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Naishka discussing her poster
Sean ready to talk about his work
December 31, 2018
A New Milestone for The Crespo Group
In 2018, the research published by the group reached for the first time a rate of 500 citations/year!
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December 5, 2018
Graduate Student Cameron Griffith joins the Crespo Research Group
Welcome to the group, Cameron. We wish you great success in your graduate education.
April 10, 2018
Dr. Crespo Received the 2018 Morton L. Mandel Award for Oustanding Chemistry Faculty
Congratulations to Dr. Crespo for receiving the 2018 Mandel Award.
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November 20, 2017
Graduate Student Luis Ortiz-Rodríguez joins the Crespo Research Group
Welcome to the group, Luis. We wish you every success in your graduate education.
November 20, 2017
Graduate Student Sean Hoehn joins the Crespo Research Group
Welcome to the group, Sean. We wish you every success in your graduate education.
November 20, 2017
Graduate Student Naishka Caldero Rodríguez joins the Crespo Research Group
Welcome to the group, Naishka. We wish you every success in your graduate education.
May 31, 2017
Dr. Crespo's Academic and Research Accomplishments Highlighted in the Art|Sci Magazine
Here is the link to the full article.
November 16, 2016 to November, 2017
Group News To be Updated
Group news during this time period will be added in the near futere. Stay tune!
November 15, 2016
Graduate Student Marvin Pollum Completed Successfully the Dissertation for Doctor of Philosophy Degree
Congratulations to Marvin, or should we say Dr. Pollum, 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 raising the bar for the next generation of graduate students. We wish you great success in your future endeavors.
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2. Dr. Pollum and Dr. Crespo
3. Group and Family Celebration: Cheers!
July 28, 2016
Research work on the 'Photochemical Etiology of Promising Ancestors of the RNA Nucleobases' Showcase in PCCP
The research work of graduate students Matthew Brister and Marvin Pollum published recently in a themed collection on the "Prebiotic Chemistry and the Molecular Origins of Life" was highlighted by the Royal Society of Chemistry in the Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics journal with the journal's back cover image.
April 26, 2016
Graduate Student Marvin Pollum Wins Student Citizenship Award
The award was presented by the Department of Chemistry during the Undergraduate Academic Awards Luncheon. Congrats to Marvin, well deserved!
April 26, 2016
Undergraduate Student Brennan Ashwood Wins the W. R. Veazey Prize
The award was presented by the Department of Chemistry during the Undergraduate Academic Awards Luncheon. The W. R. Veazey Prize is given for Excellence in Physical Chemistry. Congrats to Brennan, well done!
April 23, 2016
Dr. Crespo Named the 2015-2016 John S. Diekhoff Award for Graduate Teaching Recipient
The award was highlighted in the Daily. The John S. Diekhoff Award is presented to four full-time faculty members who make exemplary contributions to the education and development of graduate students at Case Western Reserve University. The award was created in honor of John Diekhoff, who served in several capacities during his tenure here. From 1956 to 1970, he served as professor of English, chair of the Department of English, dean of Cleveland College, acting dean of the School of Graduate Studies and vice provost of the university. In 1978, the university created the award to recognize outstanding contributions to the education of graduate students through advising, mentoring, and classroom teaching. Initially, the award was presented to two full-time faculty members who serve as outstanding mentors to graduate students, connect them with experts in their discipline, engage them academically, and actively promote their professional development. In 2009, the award was expanded to recognize two full-time faculty members who excel in the teaching of graduate students. The award is sponsored by the Graduate Student Senate and School of Graduate Studies. A committee of graduate and professional students reviews the nominations and recommends the winners.
April 15, 2016
Undergraduate Student Brennan Ashwood Winner First Place Undergraduate Oral Presentation in Physical Chemistry
Congratulations Brennan for winning the first palce in the undergraduate oral presentation in physical chemistry at the ACS Meeting in Miniature!
April 1, 2016
Undergraduate Student Brennan Ashwood have been awarded a 2016 Caltech SURF fellowship
Congratulations Brennan!
March 23, 2016
Dr. Crespo Receives 2016 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 seven high school students in science and engineering laboratories at CWRU. This is the seventh consecutive year that Dr. Crespo has received funding from the ACS SEED Program to coordinate this program at CWRU.
March 23, 2016
Dr. Crespo Receives 2016 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 five 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 in Project SEED Summer I Programs at CWRU. This is the sixth consecutive year in a raw that Dr. Crespo has received funding to coordinate the Summer II research program at CWRU.
February 8, 2016
Undergraduate Student Kieran Farrell joins the Crespo Research Group
Welcome to the group, Kieran. We wish you every success in your undergraduate research experience.
January 25, 2016
Dr. Crespo Nominated for the 2016 John S. Diekhoff Award for Distinguished Graduate Student Teaching
Dr. Crespo was recently nominated for the 2016 John S. Diekhoff Award for Distinguished Graduate Student Teaching. This award recognizes outstanding contributions to the education of graduate students at CWRU through work in the classroom.
December 12, 2015
Dr. Crespo Invited to Serve as the Guest Editor for a High-Profile Special Issue to be Published in Molecules
The topic of the Special Issue is "Experimental and Computational Photochemistry of Bioorganic Molecules" and the deadline for manuscript submissions is October 15, 2016.
December 11, 2015
Undergraduate Student Brennan Ashwood Received Second Place in the Undergraduate Poster Competition at Intersections: SOURCE Symposium and Poster Session
Congratulations to Brennan for job well done!
December 4, 2015
Dr. Crespo is invited to present an oral presenttion at the 47th American Chemical Society Central Regional Meeting
The title of Dr. Crespo presentation is "Early Events in the Photochemistry of Nucleic Acid Bases". The invited talk was presented as part of the Frontiers in Nucleic Acids Chemistry symposia at the 47th American Chemical Society Central Regional Meeting, Northern Kentucky, Covington, KY; May 18-21, 2016.
December 4, 2015
Undergraduate Student Brennan Ashwood to be Nominated by CWRU to the National Competition of the Barry Goldwater Scholarship
Brennan received one of the four Barry Goldwater nominations from the university and will now be entering the national competition. Congratulations Brennan! The Crespo Group wish you success in this national competition!
December 3, 2015
Graduate Student Glesmarie Ortíz-Zayas joins the Crespo Research Group
Welcome to the group, Glesmarie. We wish you every success in your graduate education.
November 9, 2015
Dr. Crespo Invited to Present a Talk at The Power of Diversity Lectures Series at CWRU
Dr. Crespo will present a talk tittle "Diversity in the Physical Sciences: A Personal Journey" organized by the Office for Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunity at Case Western Reserve University.
November 7, 2015
Graduate Student Marvin Pollum Wins First Place in Elevator Pitch Competitions at CWRU
Marvin wins the first place at the Elevator Pitch Competitions organized by The Burton D. Morgan Foundation. Congratulations to Marvin for job well done!
November 7, 2015
Undergraduate Student Brennan Ashwood Received First Place in the Undergraduate Poster Competition at CSIRC
Brennan Ashwood Received First Place in the Undergraduate Poster Competition at Cleveland State Interdisciplinary Research Conference. Congratulations to Brennan for job well done!
November 4, 2015
Dr. Crespo Invited to Present a Talk at the International Symposium: Sunlight-triggered DNA Lesions and Skin Cancer
Dr. Crespo will present an invited talk tittle "Ultrafast processes in DNA photochemistry" in the International Symposium: Sunlight-triggered DNA Lesions and Skin Cancer organized by the Ramón Areces Foundation at the Universitat Politècnica de València, València, Spain.
October 1, 2015
The Crespo Group Celebrates the 2015 International Year of Light
The Crespo Group Celebrates the 2015 International Year of Light with a poster display in the Kelvin Smith Library at CWRU.
Here is Marvin representing the group in the Kelvin Smith Library:
August 1, 2015
Undergraduate student Brennan Ashwood wins First Prize for Best Poster in the 2015 Astrobiology Graduate Conference (AbGradCon2015) Undergraduate Poster Competition
July 31, 2015
Marvin Pollum Presentation in the Astrobiology Graduate Conference 2015 Published Online
Marvin talk was titled "DNA and RNA Survival Against Harsh UV Radiation on Prebiotic Earth: Will Just Any Purine Base Do? It can be viewed here.
June 25, 2015
Marvin Pollum Wins First Prize for Best Poster in the ASP Virtual Poster Symposium
Congratulations to Marvin for wining the prize for best poster in the first American Society for Photobiology Virtual Poster Symposium. The poster is available here. Job well done!
April 28, 2015
Brennan Ashwood Wins the Merck Index Award
Congratulations to Brennan for wining the Merck Index Award for Outstanding Organic Chemistry Student in the 2015 Department of Chemistry Undergraduate Academic Awards Lunceon.
April 17, 2015
Graduate student Marvin Pollum Presents at Case Research ShowCase
April 17, 2015
Graduate student Matt Brister Presents at Case Research ShowCase
April 17, 2015
Undergraduate student Brennan Ashwood Presents at Case Research ShowCase
April 13, 2015
Dr. Crespo Receives 2015 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 seven high school students in science and engineering laboratories at CWRU. This is the sixth year in a road that Dr. Crespo has received funding from the ACS SEED Program to coordinate this program at CWRU.
April 13, 2015
Dr. Crespo Receives 2015 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 four 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 in Project SEED Summer I Programs at CWRU. This is the third time that Dr. Crespo has received funding to coordinate the Summer II research program at CWRU.
March 12, 2015
Collaborative Research Work Accepted in JACS
The research work is titled: Electronic and Structural Elements that Regulate the Excited-State Dynamics in Purine Nucleobase Derivatives, and is part of an ongoing collaboration with the groups of Leticia González and Inés Corral at University of Vienna and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, respectively.
March 11, 2015
Marvin Pollum Wins Graduate Student Award at the ACS 2014 MIM
Congratulations to Marvin for wining one of the Graduate Student Awards at the ACS 2014 Meeting in Miniature. Job well done!
February 20, 2015
Undergraduate Student Eric Jiang joins the Crespo Research Group
Welcome to the group, Eric. We wish you every success in your undergraduate research experience.
December 15, 2014
Research Work of Graduate Student Marvin Pollum Accepted in JACS as Communication
Marvin's paper is titled: 2,4-Dithiothymine as a Potent UVA Chemotherapeutic Agent. Congratulations!
December 10, 2014
Hannah Jenkins and Kelsie Leary Win Second Prize at CWRU Intersections SOURCE Poster Presentation
Hannah and Kelsie won the 2nd prize in Natural Sciences & Mathematics. The title of their poster is "Oxidative Damage of DNA/RNA Nucleotides by the Folic Acid Derivative, 6-Carboxypterin, Upon UVA Exposure"; congratulations!
Here is Hannah and Kelsie presenting his poster:
October 30, 2014
Dr. Crespo is invited to present an oral presenttion at the 45th American Chemical Society Central Regional Meeting
The title of Dr. Crespo presentation is "DNA Under Attack: Electronic and Structural Elements that Regulate Nucleic Acids Photostability". The invited talk was presented as part of the Diversity in Chemical Sciences symposia at the 45th American Chemical Society Central Regional Meeting, Green Tree, Pittsburgh, PA; October 29 to November 1, 2014.
August 26, 2014
Undergraduate Student Brennan Ashwood joins the Crespo Research Group
Welcome to the group, Brennan. We wish you every success in your undergraduate research experience.
August 24, 2014
Undergraduate Student John "Andy" Landschulz joins the Crespo Research Group
Welcome to the group, Andy. We wish you every success in your undergraduate research experience.
August 1, 2014
ACS Project SEED I & II Fellows Present Summer Posters
High school students and their graduate student or faculty mentors.
2014 ACS Project SEED poster presentation.
July 31, 2014
Visiting Undergraduate Student Luis Ortiz-Rodríguez Present Poster at Intersections: Summer Poster Session
The poster is entitle "Unraveling the Photophysics of Sulfur-Substituted Nucleobases".
Here is Luis presenting his poster
July 1, 2014
Dr. Crespo Promoted to Associate Professor of Chemistry with Tenure
Congratulations to Dr. Crespo for this achievement!
June 5, 2014
New Laser is Installed
The new laser is here and installed. Work is currently in progress to get it coupled to the ultrafast system and optimized. Thanks to The Crespo Group members for their dedication. Here is a short timeline of the work already done. Enjoy!
May 8, 2014
Graduate Student Marvin Pollum Receives the American Society for Photobiology’s Frederick Urbach Memorial Student Travel Award
Marvin received the American Society for Photobiology’s Frederick Urbach Memorial Student Travel Award to present his research work at the 37th American Society for Photobiology’s conference in San Diego, California. Congratulations!
April 29, 2014
Undergraduate student Veronica Laos Receives the 2014 Hypercube Scholar Award
Veronica received the 2014 Hypercube Scholar Award for 'outstanding senior pursuing graduate work' at the Department of Chemistry, Academic Awards Luncheon. Congratulations!
April 29, 2014
Graduate student Marvin Pollum Receives the Case Research ShowCase First Place Poster Award
Marvin received the First Place Poster Award for his poster entitled "Unraveling the Potential of Sulfur-Substituted DNA and RNA Bases as Photosensitizers" at the Department of Chemistry, Academic Awards Luncheon. The poster was presented at the 2014 Case Research ShowCase on April 18th. Congratulations!
April 18, 2014
Graduate student Marvin Pollum Presents a Poster at Case Research ShowCase
Marvin's poster is entitled "Unraveling the Potential of Sulfur-Substituted DNA and RNA Bases as Photosensitizers".
April 11, 2014
Undergraduate students Hannah Jenkins and Kelsie Leary Receive the SOURCE P-SURG Summer Research Fellowship
Hannah and Kelsie received a summer research award from the Provost-Summer Undergraduate Research Program (P-SURG). Congratulations!
April, 2014
Briana's Research Experience Featured in the Imagine Magazine.
Briana's Summer Research Experience in the ACS Project SEED Program was Recently Featured with an Article by The Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth in the
March 29, 2014
Dr. Crespo Receives 2014 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 five high school students in science and engineering laboratories at CWRU. This is the fifth year in a road that Dr. Crespo has received funding from the ACS SEED Program to coordinate this program at CWRU.
March 29, 2014
Dr. Crespo Receives 2014 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 four 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 third time that Dr. Crespo has received funding to coordinate the Summer II research program at CWRU.
January 27, 2014
Undergraduate Student Margaret Angus joins the Crespo Research Group
Welcome to the group, Maggie. We wish you every success in your undergraduate research experience.
December 12, 2013
Graduate Student Regina DiScipio joins the Crespo Research Group
Welcome to the group, Regina. We wish you every success in your graduate education.
June 24, 2013
Dr. Crespo in the daily news.
Here is the story about his
June 19, 2013
Dr. Crespo is invited to present a talk at the 2013 Gordon Research Conference on Photochemistry
The title of Dr. Crespo presentation is "Excited-State Dynamics in Sulfur-Substituted DNA Base Analogues". The talk will be presented on Tuesday, July 14 at the
June 17, 2013
High School Student Raymond Santiago joins the Crespo Research Group as ACS Project SEED Fellow
Welcome to the group, Raymond. We wish you every success in your summer research experience.
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 11, 2013
Dr. Crespo Receives 2013 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 four high school students in science and engineering laboratories at CWRU. This is the fourth year in a road that Dr. Crespo has received funding from the ACS SEED Program to coordinate this program at CWRU.
April 11, 2013
Dr. Crespo Receives 2013 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 one high school student 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 second time that Dr. Crespo has received funding to coordinate the Summer II research program at CWRU.
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
The Crespo Group welcomes
January 7, 2013
The Crespo Group is now on Facebook and on Twitter
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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.