Dr. Michael Crescimanno

Professor
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Dr. Michael Crescimanno

Professor

Physics, Astronomy, Geology, & Environmental Sciences

Ward Beecher Hall 2031

phone: (330) 941-7109

mjcrescimanno@ysu.edu

mjcrescimanno.people.ysu.edu/

Research Interests

Physics and Math

Teaching Interests

Physics and Math

  • Education
    • 1991

      Ph D, Physics

      U. C. Berkeley

    • 1989

      MS, Physics

      U. C. Berkeley

    • 1985

      BA, Physics

      Princeton University

  • Awards and Honors
    • November 2023

      Harvard-Smithsonian ITAMP

      Invited Visitor

    • March 2023

      YSU

      YSU Distinguished Professor Award (Teaching)

    • March 2023

      National Science Foundation (DMR)

      Grant

      NSF Unilateral Lasing in Underwater Animals, with Hawaii Pacific University,
      2023-2026, DMR-2226956 RUI, Senior Personnel YSU Portion $69,000 total $393,770

    • May 2022

      YSU

      YSU Williamson Summer Science Professor

      Williamson Summer Science Institute Support, $8500 to fund a student and buy detector, 2022

    • January 2017

      YSU

      YSU Advanced Manufacturing Center of Excellence, Faculty Investigator

    • January 2017

      National Science Foundation (RUI)

      Grant

      NSF Coherence-Derived Light Fluctuations for Atomic Magnetometry, with Lewis and Clark University,
      2017, NSF PHY-211446 RUI, YSU portion $15,281 , total $195,008

    • August 2016

      Radcliffe

      Radcliffe Fellow

    • May 2016

      National Science Foundation (DMR)

      Grant

      NSF DMR (OP) “Nonlinear Optical Properties of Organic Cavity Polaritons,” with CWRU
      2016-2019, with C.W.R.U., NSF DMR-1609077, YSU Portion $72,312, total $455501

    • March 2016

      YSU

      YSU Distinguished Professor Award (scholarship)

    • March 2016

      Harvard-Smithsonian ITAMP

      Invited Visitor

    • March 2013

      National Science Foundation (EPMD)

      Grant

      NSF EAGER EPMD “EAGER: Verification of Coherent Perfect Rotation,”
      2013-2014, ECCS-1360725, $130000

    • February 2012

      YSU

      YSU LEGUP grant

      LEGUP grant, “Making quantum wierdness useful,” $50000 2012-2013

    • January 2012

      YSU

      YSU Research Professorship Award

    • January 2008

      National Science Foundation (DUE)

      Grant

      NSF S-STEM ”Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Scholars Program,” co-PI
      2008-2012 DUE-0728616. $600000

    • August 2007

      Radcliffe

      Radcliffe Fellow

    • January 2007

      YSU

      YSU Research Professorship Award

    • March 2006

      YSU

      YSU Distinguished Professor Award (scholarship)

    • October 2005

      Harvard-Smithsonian ITAMP

      Invited Visitor

    • January 2005

      YSU

      YSU Research Professorship Award

    • March 2004

      Harvard-Smithsonian ITAMP

      Invited Visitor

    • January 2004

      YSU

      YSU Faculty Improvement Award

    • May 2003

      YSU

      YSU Dr. Martin Luther King Mentorship Award

    • October 2002

      Center for Ultracold Atoms, MIT

      Invited Visitor

    • March 2002

      Harvard-Smithsonian ITAMP

      invited visitor

    • February 2002

      NASA (NAG)

      Grant

      NASA NAG9-1166, Consultant to Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, 2002 $ 13340

    • January 2002

      Center for Ultracold Atoms, MIT

      Invited Visitor

    • May 2001

      Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, U. C. Santa Barbara

      Scholars Program Awardee

    • January 2001

      YSU

      YSU Research Professorship Award

    • January 2001

      Ohio Supercomputer Center

      Grant

      Cluster Ohio Program of the Ohio Supercomputer Center, co-PI, 2001 $70000

    • January 2001

      Dep. of Energy (EPSCoR)

      Grant

      DOE EPSCoR Grant, Subcontractor to U. of Ky. Theory Group, 2001-2003 $58088

    • May 2000

      Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics

      Scholars Program Awardee

    • March 2000

      Harvard-Smithsonian ITAMP

      Invited Visitor

    • May 1999

      Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, U. C. Santa Barbara

      Scholars Program Awardee

    • May 1999

      National Science Foundation (REG)

      Grant

      NSF EPSCoR Research Enhancement Grant, PI, 1999 $12000

    • May 1998

      Appalachian Colleges Association

      Cutting Edge award nominee

    • January 1991

      U. S. Department of Education

      Graduate Fellowship

    • January 1990

      U. S. Department of Education

      Graduate Fellowship

    • January 1988

      National Science Foundation

      Graduate Fellowship

    • January 1987

      National Science Foundation

      Graduate Fellowship

    • January 1986

      National Science Foundation

      Graduate Fellowship

    • May 1985

      Princeton University

      Kusaka Memorial Award

  • Past History
    • 2007

      Case Western Reserve University

      Adjunct Faculty

    • 1991

      Center for Theoretical Physics, MIT

      Postdoctoral Researcher

  • Administrative Assignments
    • 2004 - 2004

      Coordinator

    • 2001 - 2001

      Coordinator