Craig Hoag grew up in Colorado, most closely identifying with living in the mountains
just west of the Denver/Boulder area. While growing up in Colorado, he enjoyed camping,
hiking, climbing, fishing, skiing and marksmanship, along with many other outdoor
activities. After a tour in the Marine Corps, he attended Metropolitan State College
of Denver, where he received his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry. He then went to
Gainesville, Florida to attend graduate school at the University of Florida. There,
he received his Masters of Science in Physical Chemistry/Radiochemistry and then his
Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry.
Craig is married and spends most of his off-time with his family. He likes to camp,
hike, fish, canoe and other outdoor activities that can be done with his family.
Dr. Hoag’s research interests are mainly in Chemical Kinetics. He has been looking
at the oxidation of IrCl63- by Br2 and ClO2 using UV-Vis spectroscopy and his Stopped-Flow apparatus. He has also been studying
the oxidation of Congo Red dye and Amaranth dye by ClO2 using UV-Vis spectroscopy. This research took a turn toward studying the ionic strength
effects of stacking of these dyes (mostly Congo Red). He has also been searching for
the Activation Energy for the reaction of Iron(III) with thiocyanate in aqueous solution.
Dr. Hoag encourages his students to take part in research at the earliest opportunity.
Hoag, C. M. (2005). Simple and inexpensive computer interface to a Durrum stopped-flow apparatus
tested using the iron(III)–Thiocyanate reaction. Journal of Chemical Education, 82(12), 1823.
Hoag, C. M., & Hanrahan, R. J. (2004). Stopped-flow investigation of the reaction of hexabromoiridate(III)
with bromine in aqueous solution. International Journal of Chemical Kinetics, 36(11), 623–626.
Gholami, M. R., Hoag, C. M., Crawford, C. L., & Hanrahan, R. J. (1998). An alternate method of treating competition
kinetics: Reaction of OH radical with IrBr63-.Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 53(5), 505–509.
Hoag, C., Hanrahan, R. (Aug. 2002). Investigation of the Reaction of Hexabromoiridate(III)
with Bromine in Aqueous Solution. Poster, National American Chemical Society.
Hoag, C., Hanrahan, R. (Aug. 1997). Reaction of .OH Radicals with IrBr63-; An Alternative Method of Treating Competition Kinetics. Poster, National American
Chemical Society.
Hoag, C. (July 1994) Pulse Radiolysis of Iridium Bromide Complexes; Role of Bromide Competition.
Poster, Gordon Conferences on Radiation Chemistry.
Simple and Inexpensive Computer Interface to a Durrum Stopped-Flow Apparatus Tested
Using the Iron(III)-Thiocyanate Reaction. (Published in the Journal of Chemical Education.)
Determination of the Rate Law and Rate Constant for the reaction of Br2 with IrCl63- in aqueous solution.
Stoichiometry of the reaction of ClO2 with Congo Red.
Reaction kinetics of ClO2 with Congo Red.
Ionic strength effects on the ultraviolet-visible spectrum of aqueous solutions of
Congo Red. (Manuscript submitted for publication.)
Determination of the Concentration of ClO2 in a High Ionic Strength Aqueous Solution using Congo Red.
Ionic strength effects on the ultraviolet-visible spectrum of aqueous solutions of
Amaranth.