UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #855

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  approximately_how_many_hours_a_week_would_the_research_assistant: '10'
  are_you_currently_looking_for_students_: 'No'
  confirmation_1: '1'
  contact_email_fsu_email: ''
  contact_email_fsu_email2: ''
  contact_email_fsu_email_if_affiliated_: cn12@fsu.edu
  faculty_advisor_confirmation: ''
  faculty_advisor_name: ''
  faculty_advisor_s_fsu_email: ''
  fsu_college: 'Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship'
  fsu_department_if_applicable_: 'Florida State University'
  headshot_optional_: '45241'
  if_the_project_location_is_off_campus_does_the_student_need_to_p: 'Yes'
  mentoring_philosophy: "Mentorship is a professional, working alliance in which individuals work together over time to support the relational partners' personal and professional growth, development, and success through career and psychosocial support. So, I believe every challenge is an opportunity for growth first, and I encourage my mentees to embrace setbacks as learning experiences. Second, my approach to mentoring focuses on the whole person, helping my mentees balance their professional ambitions with personal well-being. Finally, I see mentoring as a partnership where both mentor and mentee learn from each other and grow together."
  mentor_handbook_and_faqs: '1'
  name_of_other_faculty_collaborator_if_applicable_: ''
  number_of_assistants_needed_faculty_postdoc_max_6_graduate_stude: '1'
  other_faculty_collaborator_s_preferred_pronouns: ''
  overall_research_project_description: |-
    The development of manual model performance data for thermal comfort in a wetsuit aims to create new standards for optimal wetsuit thickness guidelines and correlating water temperature table for safer diving for leisure and prolonged underwater occupations, i.e., military, rescue, and construction, resulting in fewer cold stress incidents.

    Problem/Issue and Research Questions 
    As a protective clothing item for water sports and underwater occupations, the wetsuit is a significant piece of gear that shields the human body during immersion in cold water, reducing total heat loss and maintaining body temperature. Wetsuits are widely applied in water sports clothing (e.g., surfing, triathlon, scuba diving) and categorized by different styles (e.g., shorty, spring, convertible, full, hooded) and with broad ranges of thickness (from 1 to 7 mm). Wetsuits are also critical pieces for some occupations, such as the military, search and rescue teams, underwater construction, and exploration. In other words, wetsuits and thermal insulation suits with a single layer made for warmth and protection play an important role in reducing the rate of heat buildup and perspiration on the skin caused by exposure to cold water and minimizing cold stress in critically dangerous, unexpected, and prolonged submersion situations. 

    Therefore, the key purpose of this study is to develop a manual performance model of wetsuits considering varied material thicknesses among different water temperatures and make a new wetsuit prototype. 
  please_add_any_additional_information_here: ''
  please_provide_a_link_to_your_publications_a_video_clip_or_a_web: ''
  please_select_the_choice_that_most_accurately_describes_your_exp: In-person
  please_select_the_location_of_your_project_: 'On FSU Main Campus'
  position_availability_for_student_research: 'During Business Hours'
  position_title: Faculty
  primary_research_mentor_name: 'Changhyun (Lyon) Nam'
  project_keywords: 'Wetsuit, material testing, water sports '
  relevant_student_major_s_: 'Primarily material science, design, or (textile and product development) of Entrepreneurship; However, open to all majors '
  research_mentor_preferred_pronoun2: ''
  research_mentor_pronouns: ''
  research_mentor_supervisor_if_different_from_above_: ''
  research_tasks_for_student_research_assistant_s_: ' literature review, data collection, and conducting interviews'
  roundtable_times_and_zoom_links: ''
  skills_that_research_assistants_may_need_: 'I strongly recommend that the student have research experience regarding material testing and design.'
  title_of_the_project: 'Develop an Optimal Comfort Wetsuit'
  update_url: 'https://cre.fsu.edu/urop-research-mentor-project-submission-portal?element_parents=elements/research_mentor_information/headshot_optional_&ajax_form=1&_wrapper_format=drupal_ajax&token=X1q48pvVj68RMvoBPnkwUtx4flIXOUqD9Dzgn11ZsvU'
  urop_performance_evaluation: '1'
  urop_poster_presentation: '1'
  when_potential_research_assistants_are_reaching_out_via_email_2: ''
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  when_students_are_reaching_out_via_email_what_is_your_preferreda: Dr.
  would_you_like_to_participate_in_the_urop_research_mentor_round2: 'No'
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  year: '2024'