UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #933

Research Mentor Information
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Primary Research Mentor Name: Malathy Elumalai
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Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated): me09e@fsu.edu
Position Title: Faculty
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FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation: National high Magnetic Field Laboratory
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Overall Project Details
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Title of the Project: Evaluation of energy consumption for a MRI scanner to analyze sustainability solutions
Project Keywords: Sustainability, Energy measurements, MRI, Magnet lab
Are you currently looking for research assistants?: No
Number of Research Assistants Needed : 1
Relevant Research Assistant Major(s):
Open to all majors- Preferred if they have interest in electrical engineering, Sustainability and data analysis. 

Project Location:: NHMFL, 1800 E Paul Dirac drive, Tallahassee, Florida - 32310
If the project location is off campus, does the research assistant(s) need to provide their own transportation?: Innovation hub bus (D)
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?: 8-10hrs./week
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 National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (NHMFL) allocates 11% of its annual budget to energy and gases and accounts for 10% of Tallahassee's total electricity usage. Following this trend, it is important to estimate the energy consumption of pre-clinical MRI and NMR scanners at NHMFL, which operates 24 NMR/MRI spectrometers, including 8 MRI scanners. 

Research Tasks:
(1)Work with facilities department to setup power logger for equipment's
(2) Collect energy consumption data of equipment's of individual scanner
(3) Analyze the consumption with overall standards and come up short term and long term solutions to reduce energy consumption.

Skills that research assistant(s) may need::
 Interest in sustainability (required) , electronics background(required) and data analysis (recommended). 


Mentoring Philosophy:
My basic principle behind mentoring students is to train them in specialized skills and help them to acquire knowledge in my field of expertise. Curiosity /perseverance brought me close to science and I hope to train students in STEM field who otherwise wouldn’t have access to all opportunities. 

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