UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #796 | Center for Undergraduate Research and Academic Engagement

Submission information

Submission Number: 796

Submission ID: 14606

Submission UUID: 619dd5d6-ad9f-4ebc-9caf-22846327e40c

Submission URI: /urop-research-mentor-project-submission-portal

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Created: Thu, 08/15/2024 - 10:29 AM

Completed: Sun, 08/18/2024 - 09:55 PM

Changed: Fri, 09/13/2024 - 09:17 AM

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Submitted by: Anonymous

Language: English

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Research Mentor Information

Primary Research Mentor Name Pedro Fernandez-Caban

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Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated) plfernandez@fsu.edu

Position Title Faculty

FSU College (if applicable) FAMU-FSU College of Engineering

FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Overall Project Details

Title of the Project AI-Driven Automated Experimentation in a Wind Tunnel

Project Keywords wind tunnel, autonomous experimentation, buildings, turbulence, machine learning

Are you currently looking for research assistants? No

Number of Research Assistants Needed 1

Relevant Research Assistant Major(s) Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Computer Science

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? FSU Bus (Seminole Express)

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? 10

Roughly what time frame do you expect research assistant(s) to work? Flexible schedule (Combination of business and outside of business. TBD between student and research mentor.)

Overall Research Project Description This project aims to pioneer a self-driven experimental approach to study wind effects on the built environment. The goal is to integrate efficient and robust AI-driven tools into wind tunnel modeling to investigate complex wind flow behavior around buildings and other civil infrastructure (e.g., bridges, towers, etc.).
Numerical deep learning algorithms will be leveraged to assist wind tunnel modelers in the decision-making process to autonomously identify critical wind flow conditions that can cause damage to civil structures.
Components of the self-driven approach include air velocity and pressure sensors that collect information (i.e., data) on the flow conditions in the wind tunnel. This information is then processed and interpreted by deep learning models to generate new wind tunnel test configurations (e.g., adjust the position of the sensors, change the wind direction, etc.). Re-configuration of wind tunnel conditions is automated (using actuators) to rapidly investigate different turbulent regions in the wind tunnel.

Research Tasks The undergraduate student will be tasked with the following responsibilities:
1) Assist in the fabrication and instrumentation (e.g., installation of pressure sensors) of scaled building models
2) Collect wind tunnel velocity and pressure measurements
3) Perform data quality checks of wind tunnel data using basic statistical analysis procedures

Skills that research assistant(s) may need: 1) Knowledge on fundamental statistical analysis approaches and procedures (required)
2) Programming experience in Python or Matlab (recommended)
3) Experience working with Excel or Google Sheets (required)

Mentoring Philosophy Sharing your own experience - I often share my experience as an undergraduate research assistant and how it motivated me to pursue a career in academia.

Please provide a link to your publications, a video clip, or a website for your research project (if applicable): https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=nzBOhdoAAAAJ&hl=en

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Are you interested in participating in the UROP Research Mentor Roundtable? Yes

Roundtable times and Zoom links Tuesday, September 3
3:30-4:00pm (1st Meeting): https://fsu.zoom.us/j/98348258903
4:00-4:30pm (2nd Meeting): https://fsu.zoom.us/j/99296404437
4:30-5:00pm (3rd Meeting): https://fsu.zoom.us/j/98493123599

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UROP Program Elements

Mentor Handbook, FAQs, and Communication Yes

UROP Performance Evaluation Yes

Materials Grant Yes

UROP Poster Presentation Yes

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Year 2024

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