UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #871

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  roundtable_info: {  }
  approximately_how_many_hours_a_week_would_the_research_assistant: 5-10
  are_you_currently_looking_for_students_: 'No'
  confirmation_1: '1'
  contact_email_fsu_email: ''
  contact_email_fsu_email2: locke@eng.famu.fsu.edu
  contact_email_fsu_email_if_affiliated_: kmc23@fsu.edu
  faculty_advisor_confirmation: '1'
  faculty_advisor_name: 'Igor Alabugin'
  faculty_advisor_s_fsu_email: alabugin@chem.fsu.edu
  fsu_college: 'Arts and Sciences'
  fsu_department_if_applicable_: 'Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry'
  headshot_optional_: '45296'
  if_the_project_location_is_off_campus_does_the_student_need_to_p: 'Yes'
  mentoring_philosophy: 'As a mentor, my primary goal is to cultivate an environment that enables the mentee to be curious and acquire the skills they need to be successful and independent in their future careers. I will foster a collaborative environment by being available and encouraging mentees to share ideas and test theories. Periodically, I will check in to see when the mentee needs assistance. Additionally, I will guide the mentee and support them by exposing them to new opportunities. I expect my mentees to be honest and verbalize their expectations and future plans to assist them to the best of my ability. My mentees should have a healthy does of curiosity and willingness to learn new things. I strive for my mentoring relationship to be collaborative and productive. '
  mentor_handbook_and_faqs: '1'
  name_of_other_faculty_collaborator_if_applicable_: 'Bruce Locke'
  number_of_assistants_needed_faculty_postdoc_max_6_graduate_stude: '2'
  other_faculty_collaborator_s_preferred_pronouns: ''
  overall_research_project_description: 'Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a diverse set of compounds that are toxic at low concentrations, ubiquitous in the environment, and especially difficult to degrade due to their inherently strong carbon-fluorine bonds. Many methods to degrade PFAS are currently being investigated and nonthermal plasma, which produces several reactive intermediates, has proven successful. Mechanistically, there are many competing theories for the degradation of different classes of PFAS; however, no consensus has been reached about the exact degradation pathway.  Experimentally, it is difficult to deduce the mechanism of degradation as the concentration of PFAS in wastewater treatment may be well below detection limits of analytical equipment. Computations, therefore, are an invaluable tool to study the degradation of PFAS from a thermodynamic point of view. In this study, we will, for the first time, conduct a systemic computational analysis from a Physical Organic Chemistry perspective to understand how PFAS are degraded in nonthermal plasma. We will investigate how chemical structure affects reactivity, what role reactive intermediates play in PFAS degradation, and we will quantitatively evaluate various degradation mechanisms utilizing a variety of methods from the field of Computational Chemistry. '
  please_add_any_additional_information_here: ''
  please_provide_a_link_to_your_publications_a_video_clip_or_a_web: 'https://www.researchgate.net/scientific-contributions/Kimberley-Christopher-2258346553'
  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: 'Flexible schedule'
  position_title: 'Graduate Student'
  primary_research_mentor_name: 'Kimberley Christopher'
  project_keywords: 'computational chemistry, perfluoroalkyl substances, perfluorosulfonic acids, perfluorocarboxlic acids, and nonthermal plasma'
  relevant_student_major_s_: |-
    Chemistry 
    Chemical Engineering
    Computer Science
  research_mentor_preferred_pronoun2: ''
  research_mentor_pronouns: ''
  research_mentor_supervisor_if_different_from_above_: ''
  research_tasks_for_student_research_assistant_s_: |
    Literature Review
    Computational Experiments
    Data Analysis
    Writing Reports
  roundtable_times_and_zoom_links: 'Tuesday, September 3rd 2-4pm '
  skills_that_research_assistants_may_need_: |
    Prior coding experience is recommended
  title_of_the_project: 'Computational Investigation of the Degradation of Perfluoroalkyl Substances in Nonthermal Plasma'
  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=9wtQQXLjlBlAW-IwqINerm2arQoTlQgknWZJzNlVts0'
  urop_performance_evaluation: '1'
  urop_poster_presentation: '1'
  when_potential_research_assistants_are_reaching_out_via_email_2: ''
  when_potential_research_assistants_are_reaching_out_via_email_wh: Dr.
  when_students_are_reaching_out_via_email_what_is_your_preferreda: ''
  would_you_like_to_participate_in_the_urop_research_mentor_round2: 'No'
  would_you_like_to_participate_in_the_urop_research_mentor_roundt: 'Yes'
  year: '2024'