UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #896 | Center for Undergraduate Research and Academic Engagement

Submission information

Submission Number: 896

Submission ID: 15106

Submission UUID: 6a7cceff-0053-4a44-a82f-123e19e86878

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

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Created: Mon, 08/19/2024 - 04:35 PM

Completed: Mon, 08/19/2024 - 04:35 PM

Changed: Mon, 08/26/2024 - 02:02 PM

Remote IP address: 146.201.213.199

Submitted by: Anonymous

Language: English

Is draft: No

Webform: UROP Project Proposal Portal

Submitted to: UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal

Research Mentor Information

Primary Research Mentor Name Eric Hellstrom

Research Mentor Preferred Pronouns He

When potential research assistants are reaching out via email, what is your preferred honorific? Prof.

Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated) hellstrom@asc.magnet.fsu.edu

Position Title Faculty

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

FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation Mechanical Engineering

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Additional Research Mentor(s)

Research Assistant Supervisor (if different from above) Jianyi Jiang

Research Assistant Supervisor Preferred Pronouns He

Research Assistant Supervisor Preferred Honorific? Dr.

Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated) jjiang@asc.magnet.fsu.edu

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Overall Project Details

Title of the Project Quantiative micrsocopy of high-temperature superconducting wires

Project Keywords Superconductors, microscopy, microstructure

Are you currently looking for research assistants? Yes

Number of Research Assistants Needed 1

Relevant Research Assistant Major(s) Engineering, Physics, Chemistry

Project Location: On FSU Main Campus

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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? During business hours

Overall Research Project Description High-temperature superconducting wires, which are about 1 mm in diameter, can carry more than 1000 A at liquid nitrogen temperature (4.2 K), whereas the copper wiring used in buildings is only rated to 20-30 A. Inside these wires are about 1000 filaments of the superconducting material. The project is to polish the wires to expose the filaments and then use image analysis of optical and scanning electron microscope images of the filaments to quantify the geometry of the filaments. The goal is to determine how the geometry of the filaments affects the amount of electrical current the wires can carry.

Research Tasks Grind and polish samples; optical microscopy of samples; analyze images of samples using commercial software to quantify the geometry of each filament in the wire; use statistical analysis to compare the geometry of different wires and their current carrying capacity

Skills that research assistant(s) may need: Required: Patience; perseverance, good fine motor skills, inquisitiveness

Mentoring Philosophy The student will be part of the Applied Superconductivity Center, where we have many undergrads work in the lab. Our goal is provide an opportunity to learn about how to do research. Our philosophy is to have the student work on an aspect of an ongoing research project where the student can see how their results contribute to the overall project. We expect that once the student is trained, they will take responsibility for their research. We value communication and help the student learn how to present their results by having them talk about their research progress several times per semester in our weekly research meetings.

Please provide a link to your publications, a video clip, or a website for your research project (if applicable): https://nationalmaglab.org/magnet-development/applied-superconductivity-center/

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Are you interested in participating in the UROP Research Mentor Roundtable? No

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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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