UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #937 | Center for Undergraduate Research and Academic Engagement

Submission information

Submission Number: 937

Submission ID: 15311

Submission UUID: 0fcf0b94-ebc9-408e-93a0-28e518c9c4d0

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

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Created: Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17 AM

Completed: Wed, 08/21/2024 - 09:17 AM

Changed: Fri, 09/13/2024 - 09:52 AM

Remote IP address: 128.186.63.47

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 Leqi Cui

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Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated) lcui2@fsu.edu

Position Title Faculty

FSU College (if applicable) Education, Health, and Human Sciences

FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation Florida State University

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Overall Project Details

Title of the Project Development of natural plant protein-based edible films

Project Keywords plant protein; edible film; food science

Are you currently looking for research assistants? No

Number of Research Assistants Needed 1

Relevant Research Assistant Major(s) open to all majors

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? 8

Roughly what time frame do you expect research assistant(s) to work? During business hours

Overall Research Project Description This project will develop natural plant protein-based films for packaging purposes. The use of natural biopolymers (e.g., protein) to replace synthetic plastic packaging will help mitigate the issue of plastic pollution. The selected candidate will learn the basic protein structure-functionality relationships and investigate how processing steps influence the packaging properties of the resulting films.

Research Tasks conduct experiments; data collection; data analysis

Skills that research assistant(s) may need: Recommended: knowledge of protein structure

Mentoring Philosophy I expect to create a research environment that fosters "thinking outside the box" and teamwork. I expect to train young scientists to understand the whole research process, from idea development to experimental design, skills learning, data collection and analysis, and writing reports.

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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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