UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #886
Submission information
Submission Number: 886
Submission ID: 15056
Submission UUID: 48b3c940-c5ae-4584-8091-fbf5603fcceb
Submission URI: /urop-research-mentor-project-submission-portal
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Created: Mon, 08/19/2024 - 03:28 PM
Completed: Mon, 08/19/2024 - 08:25 PM
Changed: Thu, 09/05/2024 - 01:48 PM
Remote IP address: 73.118.10.156
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English
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| Primary Research Mentor Name | Cansu Duzgun |
|---|---|
| Research Mentor Preferred Pronouns | she/her |
| When potential research assistants are reaching out via email, what is your preferred honorific? | cd21q@fsu.edu |
| Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated) | cd21q@fsu.edu |
| Position Title | Graduate Student |
| Faculty Advisor Name | Dr. Henry Fuelberg |
| Faculty Advisor's FSU Email | hfuelberg@fsu.edu |
| FSU College (if applicable) | Arts and Sciences |
| FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation | Department of Earth, Ocean & Atmospheric Science |
| Headshot (optional) | |
| Research Assistant Supervisor (if different from above) | |
| Research Assistant Supervisor Preferred Pronouns | |
| Research Assistant Supervisor Preferred Honorific? | |
| Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated) | |
| 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 | Exploring Hurricane-Like Subtropical Cyclones "Medicanes" |
| Project Keywords | atmospheric sciences, meteorology, medicane |
| Are you currently looking for research assistants? | Yes |
| Number of Research Assistants Needed | 1 |
| Relevant Research Assistant Major(s) | Students majoring in Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Science, Scientific Computing, and related STEM disciplines. |
| Project Location: | On FSU Main Campus |
| 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): | Partially Remote |
| Approximately how many hours a week would the research assistant(s) need to work? | 5-10 hours |
| 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 | The Mediterranean basin is recognized as a climate change hotspot, where intense cyclones occur. The frequency of these cyclones is expected to increase in a warming climate. These cyclones share characteristics with both tropical cyclones (TCs, like hurricanes) and extratropical cyclones (ECs), leading to their classification as 'hybrid' or 'subtropical' cyclones, which are receiving increasing attention in the literature. Mediterranean tropical-like cyclones (TLCs), commonly known as medicanes, fall into this category: 1) they develop in environments similar to ECs, and 2) their mature stages resemble TCs. Medicanes have a calm central 'eye' surrounded by strong winds and rainbands extending from the center to the outer areas. Although generally smaller and weaker than TCs, their unique hybrid nature and significance in a changing climate make them significant. The selected student will conduct research aimed at supporting statistical analysis and/or case comparisons. Depending on their interests and skillsets, students can explore climatological data or investigate the environmental conditions that lead to the formation of medicanes. For example, it is important to understanding the role of humidity before cyclone formation to reveal how evaporation modifies the low-level humidity and seek to identify relevant differences in selected cases. |
| Research Tasks | The student will review literature, and work with existing reanalysis data using coding scripts. Guidance will be provided to the student for an effective literature search and to learn more about medicanes. |
| Skills that research assistant(s) may need: | A coding background in Python is recommended, but it is not a requirement. |
| Mentoring Philosophy | My mentoring philosophy is based on open communication. After giving their best effort, every researcher inevitably faces challenges. It is essential to prevent situations that could de-motivate the mentee because of a failure on a task, or vice-versa leading to overworking. It’s not just the progress of the project that matters, but the student’s effort and curiosity in the research. Regular weekly or biweekly meetings will allow me to guide the research and respond to the student’s needs and questions effectively. |
| Please provide a link to your publications, a video clip, or a website for your research project (if applicable): | |
| Please add any additional information here (if applicable): | |
| Are you interested in participating in the UROP Research Mentor Roundtable? | Yes |
| Roundtable times and Zoom links | Tuesday -- canceled Wednesday, Sept. 4 from 2:30-3:00 PM (https://fsu.zoom.us/j/92656644475) Thursday -- canceled Friday, Sept. 6 from 2:30-3:00 PM (https://fsu.zoom.us/j/91550490845) |
| Roundtable Info | |
| Mentor Handbook, FAQs, and Communication | Yes |
| UROP Performance Evaluation | Yes |
| Materials Grant | Yes |
| UROP Poster Presentation | Yes |
| Faculty Advisor Confirmation | Yes |
| Are you interested in attending in a UROP Research Mentor Workshop Series? | |
| Year | 2024 |