UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #667
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Submission Number: 667
Submission ID: 13951
Submission UUID: 68c3753b-44aa-4909-8c50-f6ca2c8bbc58
Submission URI: /urop-research-mentor-project-submission-portal
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Created: Thu, 06/13/2024 - 10:54 AM
Completed: Thu, 06/13/2024 - 10:54 AM
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Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English
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Webform: UROP Project Proposal Portal
Submitted to: UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal
Primary Research Mentor Name | Youneng Tang |
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Research Mentor Preferred Pronouns | He/him/his |
When potential research assistants are reaching out via email, what is your preferred honorific? | Dr. |
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated) | ytang@eng.famu.fsu.edu |
Position Title | Faculty |
FSU College (if applicable) | FAMU-FSU College of Engineering |
FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation | Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering |
Headshot (optional) | |
Research Assistant Supervisor (if different from above) | Mojtaba Nouri Goukeh |
Research Assistant Supervisor Preferred Pronouns | He/him/his |
Research Assistant Supervisor Preferred Honorific? | Mr. |
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated) | mn20f@fsu.edu |
Name of Other Faculty/Collaborator(s) (if applicable) | |
Other Faculty/Collaborator(s) Preferred Pronouns | |
Other Faculty/Collaborator(s) Preferred Honorific? | |
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated) | |
Title of the Project | PFAS Contamination and Transport |
Project Keywords | Environmental Engineering, PFAS, Instrumentation, Analytical Chemistry, Solid Waste |
Are you currently looking for research assistants? | Yes |
Number of Research Assistants Needed | 1 |
Relevant Research Assistant Major(s) | Civil and Environmental Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry |
Project Location: | FAMU-FSU College of Engineering |
If the project location is off campus, does the research assistant(s) need to provide their own transportation? | Yes |
Please select the choice that most accurately describes your expectations for the research assistant(s): | In-person |
Approximately how many hours a week would the research assistant(s) need to work? | 6 hours/week |
Roughly what time frame do you expect research assistant(s) to work? | During business hours |
Overall Research Project Description | Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of synthetic chemicals that have attracted significant public attention due to their toxicity, widespread use in commercial and consumer products, and recalcitrance to degradation in the environment. PFAS is ubiquitous in solid waste. To prevent solid waste in landfills contaminating groundwater and air, landfills are usually contained by bottom liners and covers. The objective of this project is to determine the PFAS transport characteristics through the bottom liners and covers such as the breakthrough time. We welcome one UROP scholar to participate in this research project. Professor Tang and his graduate student will supervise the UROP scholar. The graduate student will provide most of the direct supervision. |
Research Tasks | The UROP scholar is expected to: 1) Complete a few lab safety training sessions. 2) Shadow the graduate student. 3) Review the literature to understand PFAS and their contamination. 4) Learn the method based on gas chromatography-mass spectrometry for measuring one type of PFAS. 5) Use the measurement method to determine the PFAS transport characteristics in diffusion cells. 6) Summarize and discuss the research results in a poster and a white paper. After the UROP project is completed, there may be an opportunity for the UROP scholar to further develop and optimize the method for measuring more types of PFAS through undergraduate or graduate research assistantship. |
Skills that research assistant(s) may need: | None. |
Mentoring Philosophy | Three themes of mentoring philosophies: 1) Believing quality is more important than quantity in terms of productivity for both the mentor and the mentee 2) Encouraging growth through challenges 3) Developing a relationship founded on mutual respect |
Please provide a link to your publications, a video clip, or a website for your research project (if applicable): | https://eng.famu.fsu.edu/cee/people/tang |
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Mentor Handbook, FAQs, and Communication | Yes |
UROP Performance Evaluation | Yes |
Materials Grant | Yes |
UROP Poster Presentation | Yes |
Year | 2024 |
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