UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #964

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Submission Number: 964
Submission ID: 15446
Submission UUID: 203ff904-5aea-4b6e-afeb-4aea7a3f181d

Created: Sat, 08/24/2024 - 07:36 PM
Completed: Sat, 08/24/2024 - 07:37 PM
Changed: Tue, 10/15/2024 - 10:07 AM

Remote IP address: 217.180.192.170
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English

Is draft: No
Primary Research Mentor Name Joshua Mysona
Research Mentor Preferred Pronouns He/Him
When potential research assistants are reaching out via email, what is your preferred honorific? Dr.
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated) jmysona@eng.famu.fsu.edu
Position Title Faculty
FSU College (if applicable) FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
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Title of the Project Measuring the Frequency of Rare Events in Micelle Surfactants
Project Keywords molecular simulation, surfactants, self-assembly, dynamics, polymers
Are you currently looking for research assistants? No
Number of Research Assistants Needed 1
Relevant Research Assistant Major(s) Chemistry, Physics, Engineering, Computer Science, Math
Project Location: FAMU-FSU Enginerring Campus at 2525 Pottsdamer St, Tallahassee, FL 32310
If the project location is off campus, does the research assistant(s) need to provide their own transportation? Innovation Bus route runs from FSU campus to the engineering campus
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
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 Micelles are self-assembled structures formed from collections of surfactant molecules and are present in detergents, lotions, drug formulations, and more. Despite their ubiquity, the dynamics of how these structures arrive at their final equilibrium state is still not well understood. This project seeks to carry out molecular dynamics simulations utilizing the FSU High Performance Computing cluster to explore at the microscopic level the frequency of certain rare events such as micelle fission and fusion, as well as direct micelle sorption to an interface.
Research Tasks Researchers will carry out molecular simulations on the FSU High Performance Computing cluster, and analyze and visualize the data resulting from these simulations. Researchers may also attend regular group meetings discussing underlying theory and developments behind the wider group research.
Skills that research assistant(s) may need: It is recommended that researchers have background knowledge in chemistry and physics and proficiency in python
Researchers are required to have a basic understanding of computer programming and have completed courses in mathematics including calculus
Mentoring Philosophy My goal as a mentor is to sharpen the talents of my mentees and work with them both to prepare them for the next stage of their career, as well as assist them in determining what that next career stage is. Mentorship of undergraduate researchers is a unique opportunity in that these experiences the researchers have, due to how early they are have the potential to reshape entire future careers. For that reason I believe it's important that in addition to gaining new skills, students experience first hand what it is to do research and be on the cutting edge of science. My role in this process is to serve as a guide, both assisting them with directly learning new skills, but also developing an idea of where to look next.
Please provide a link to your publications, a video clip, or a website for your research project (if applicable): https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=8nWyTkgAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
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Are you interested in participating in the UROP Research Mentor Roundtable? No
Roundtable times and Zoom links
Mentor Handbook, FAQs, and Communication Yes
UROP Performance Evaluation Yes
Materials Grant Yes
UROP Poster Presentation Yes
Year 2024
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