Current Group Members
Dr. Carlos E. Crespo-Hernández
- B.S., University of Puerto Rico, San Juan Campus, 1995
Ph.D., University of Puerto Rico, San Juan Campus, 2002
NIH Postdoctoral Fellow, The Ohio State University (2002-05)
Research Associate of Chemistry, The Ohio State University (2005-06) - Assistant Professor of Chemistry,
- Co-director of the
- Associated Faculty of the Minority Graduate Student Organization (MGSO) at Case Western Reserve University (2007-present)
- Member of the Ohio Supercomputer Center, The Ohio State University and of the Mississippi Center for Supercomputer Research, Jackson State University (2007-present)
- Member of the Advisory Board of the Support of Undergraduate Research & Creative Endeavors (2009-present)
- Member of the Alpha Chi Sigma Chemistry Student Fraternity (2010-present)
- Principal Investigator and Coordinator of the
- Cuarenta/Cuarenta Club Fellow, The Kaleidoscope Magazine (2011)
- Committee Member of Grants and Awards for the
- Editorial Board Member of the journal
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- Editorial Board Member of the journal
- NSF Faculty
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Postdoctoral Openings
- There are no postdoctoral positions available at this time.
Graduate Students
R. Aaron Vogt
- R. Aaron Vogt is a graduate student studying the photo dynamics of nitro poly-cyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in solution. His research concentrates on unraveling the photophysical properties of nitronaphthalene derivatives and quantifying their transformation rates. Aaron earned his B.S. in biochemistry and began graduate school at Eastern Michigan University before moving to CWRU in August of 2007.
Aaron Vogt
Huijuan Huang
- Huijuan's research interest is mainly about ultrafast time-resolved UV-Visible spectroscopy and its application to biomolecules.
- She got her B.S. in University of Science and Technology of China, and M.S. in Dalian Institute of Chemical Physical, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Travelling, sports and delicious food are her favorites.
Huijuan Huang
Nicholas Dunn
- Nick joined the group in 2011.
Nicholas Dunn
Marvin Pollum
- Marvin’s research focuses on DNA-based photonic biomaterials. Primarily, he investigates energy transfer between fluorophores covalently attached to DNA; with the ultimate goal of implementing these DNA-fluorophore constructs in photonic or optoelectronic devices.
- Prior to graduate work at CWRU, Marvin received his B.S. in Biochemistry from Saginaw Valley State University. His other interests include cooking, camping, music, and sculpture.
Marvin Pollum
Matthew Brister
- Matt joined the group on December 2012.
Matthew Brister
Lara Martínez-Fernández
- Lara is a visiting graduate student from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain. Lara joined the group on February 4, 2013 and will stay with the group for two months.
Lara Martínez
Undergraduate Students
Veronica Laos
- Veronica Laos is a sophomore at Case Western Reserve University, majoring in Chemistry and Music.
- She is currently studying the photophysics and photochemistry of folic acid and 6-carboxypterin.
- She is also involved in Phi Mu Fraternity, where she loves doing community service with her sister and being an active member of Greek life on campus.
Veronica Laos
Hannah Jenkins
- Hannah joined the group in 2011.
Hannah Jenkins
Akash Adhia
- Akash joined the group in 2012.
Akash Adhia
High School Students
Briana Sealey
- Briana re-joined the group in June 2012 as a ACS Project SEED Summer II Fellow.
Briana Sealey
Omar Mahmoud
- Omar joined the group in June 2012 as a ACS Project SEED Summer I Fellow.
Omar Mahmoud
Honorary Members
Maricruz Crespo
- Maricruz married Dr. Crespo in August 2006. As of Fall 2011, she is PGY-2 Resident Physician in Pediatrics at Case Medical Center Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
Maricruz Crespo
Ariana Crespo
- As of January 2012, Ariana is five years old. She loves playing outdoors, modeling, and learning new things.
Ariana Crespo
Julian Crespo
- As of May 2012, Julian is one year old. He is an active toddler who loves playing with toys and with his big sister.
Julian Crespo
Past Group Members
Postdoctoral Scholars
- Amy Sage: Postdoctoral Scholar (02/2008-12/2008). Amy studied the steady-state photophysical properties of selected pharmaceutical compounds in aqueous environments.
- Christian Reichardt: Postdoctoral Scholar (04/2008-02/2011). Christian investigated the ultrafast excited-state dynamics of nitro-policyclic aromatic compounds and nucleic acid analogues in solution.
- Olexandr (Alex) Isayev: Postdoctoral Scholar (04/2009-02/2012). Alex performed theoretical studies of structure-function analysis of E. cloacae nitroreductase as part of a collaborative program with the US Army ERDC, Environmental Laboratory, VIcksburg, MS.
- Qing studied the steady-state and time-resolved photochemistry of 9-nitroanthracene as a graduate student. She graduated with a master degree in Chemistry in May 2011.
- Cao investigated the excited-state dynamics of DNA analogues as a graduate student. He graduated with a master degree in Chemistry in May 2011.
- Chenwei investigated the excited-state dynamics of DNA analogues as a graduate student. He graduated with a master degree in Chemistry in May 2011.
- Jeff worked with Leah on the pharmaceutical project as an undergraduate. He graduated with a degree in Chemistry in May of 2008.
- Kim investigated the photophysics of pharmaceutical compounds as an undergraduate. He graduated with a degree in Chemistry in May 2009.
- Brad investigated the photophysics of pharmaceutical compounds as an undergraduate. He graduated in May 2009 with a B.S. in Chemistry and B.A. in Economics.
- Saeed investigated DNA binding interactions with certain nitro-explosives and their derivatives. He graduated with a degree in Chemistry in May 2010.
- Leah investigated the steady-state and time-resolved photochemistry of the pharmaceutical compound Salbutamol as an undergraduate. She graduated with a degree in Chemistry in May 2010.
- María visited our group for three weeks in 2009. She was trained in the use, data collection, and data analysis of femtosecond transient absorption spectroscopy. María performed transient absorption experiments in nitro-polycyclic aromatic compounds as part of her Ph.D. work and of an ongoing collaboration with Dr. Arce from University of Puerto Rico, San Juan Campus.
- Joyann visited the our group during the summer of 2009 to perform research. She was undergraduate student at the Fisk University, Nashville, Tennessee. Joyann investigated the steady-state photochemistry of Salbutamol, which resulted in her becoming a co-author of a peer-reviewed publication in 2011. She also presented her summer research work in several conferences. Joyann joined the Ph.D. program at Virginia Tech University in 2010.
- Courtney volunteered in the Crespo lab during her senior year (2008) at Revere High School in Bath, Ohio.
- Matthew worked in the Crespo lab as a fellow of the ACS SEED Summer Program in 2010.
- Briana worked in the Crespo lab as a fellow of the ACS SEED Summer Program in 2011.