UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #1036

serial: '1036'
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uuid: 7f23b36b-bb36-4eaa-a6fe-e1fcd9ff8c43
uri: /urop-research-mentor-project-submission-portal
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data:
  roundtable_info: {  }
  approximately_how_many_hours_a_week_would_the_research_assistant: '7'
  are_you_currently_looking_for_students_: 'No'
  confirmation_1: '1'
  contact_email_fsu_email: ds21k@fsu.edu
  contact_email_fsu_email2: ''
  contact_email_fsu_email_if_affiliated_: ytang@eng.famu.fsu.edu
  faculty_advisor_confirmation: ''
  faculty_advisor_name: ''
  faculty_advisor_s_fsu_email: ''
  fsu_college: 'FAMU-FSU College of Engineering'
  fsu_department_if_applicable_: 'Civil and Environmental Engineering'
  headshot_optional_: ''
  if_the_project_location_is_off_campus_does_the_student_need_to_p: 'Yes'
  mentoring_philosophy: |-
    Three themes of mentoring philosophies:
    1) Believing quality is more important than quantity
    2) Encouraging growth through challenges
    3) Developing a relationship founded on mutual respect
  mentor_handbook_and_faqs: '1'
  name_of_other_faculty_collaborator_if_applicable_: ''
  number_of_assistants_needed_faculty_postdoc_max_6_graduate_stude: '2'
  other_faculty_collaborator_s_preferred_pronouns: ''
  overall_research_project_description: 'Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of synthetic chemicals that have attracted significant public attention due to their toxicity, widespread use in commercial and consumer products, and recalcitrance to degradation in the environment.  PFAS is ubiquitous in solid waste.  To prevent solid waste in landfills contaminating groundwater and air, landfills are usually contained by bottom liners and covers.  The objective of this project is to determine the PFAS transport characteristics through the bottom liners and covers such as the breakthrough time.  We welcome one or two UROP scholar to participate in this research project.  Professor Tang and his graduate student will supervise the UROP scholar.  The graduate student will provide most of the direct supervision.  '
  please_add_any_additional_information_here: ''
  please_provide_a_link_to_your_publications_a_video_clip_or_a_web: 'https://eng.famu.fsu.edu/cee/people/tang'
  please_select_the_choice_that_most_accurately_describes_your_exp: In-person
  please_select_the_location_of_your_project_: 'FAMU-FSU College of Engineering'
  position_availability_for_student_research: 'During Business Hours'
  position_title: Faculty
  primary_research_mentor_name: 'Youneng Tang'
  project_keywords: 'Environment, Experiment, PFAS, Measurement, Pollution  '
  relevant_student_major_s_: 'Environmental Engineering; Civil Engineering; Chemical Engineering'
  research_mentor_preferred_pronoun2: He/him
  research_mentor_pronouns: He/him
  research_mentor_supervisor_if_different_from_above_: 'Dennis Ssekimpi'
  research_tasks_for_student_research_assistant_s_: |
    The UROP scholar is expected to:
    1)	Complete a few lab safety training sessions.
    2)	Shadow the graduate student.
    3)	Review the literature to understand PFAS and their contamination.
    4)	Learn the method based on gas chromatography-mass spectrometry for measuring one type of PFAS.
    5)	Use the measurement method to determine the PFAS transport characteristics in diffusion cells.
    6)	Summarize and discuss the research results in a poster and a white paper. 

    After the UROP project is completed, there may be an opportunity for the UROP scholar to further study PFAS through undergraduate or graduate research assistantship.  
  roundtable_times_and_zoom_links: 'Not participating in the Roundtable'
  skills_that_research_assistants_may_need_: |
    Required: Lab safety training
    Recommended: Strong interest in experiments
  title_of_the_project: 'PFAS Contamination and Transport'
  update_url: 'https://cre.fsu.edu/urop-research-mentor-project-submission-portal?token=KlxIXaub9dMwuA5ODlkjUJRMBYddR2KQE4sSruqjplg'
  urop_performance_evaluation: '1'
  urop_poster_presentation: '1'
  when_potential_research_assistants_are_reaching_out_via_email_2: ''
  when_potential_research_assistants_are_reaching_out_via_email_wh: ''
  when_students_are_reaching_out_via_email_what_is_your_preferreda: Dr.
  would_you_like_to_participate_in_the_urop_research_mentor_round2: 'No'
  would_you_like_to_participate_in_the_urop_research_mentor_roundt: ''
  year: '2025'