UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #1172
Submission information
Submission Number: 1172
Submission ID: 20456
Submission UUID: 1522bf36-0447-4b4e-b679-20ac6f46db6c
Submission URI: /urop-research-mentor-project-submission-portal
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Created: Fri, 08/15/2025 - 11:05 AM
Completed: Fri, 08/15/2025 - 12:09 PM
Changed: Mon, 09/08/2025 - 12:20 PM
Remote IP address: 146.201.201.51
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English
Is draft: No
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serial: '1172' sid: '20456' uuid: 1522bf36-0447-4b4e-b679-20ac6f46db6c uri: /urop-research-mentor-project-submission-portal created: '1755270348' completed: '1755274173' changed: '1757348437' in_draft: '0' current_page: '' remote_addr: 146.201.201.51 uid: '0' langcode: en webform_id: urop_project_proposal_portal entity_type: node entity_id: '1116' locked: '0' sticky: '0' notes: '' metatag: meta data: roundtable_info: - day: 'Tuesday, September 2' endingtime: '5:30' starttime: '5:00' zoomlink: 'https://fsu.zoom.us/j/95500473616' - day: 'Thursday, September 4' endingtime: '5:00' starttime: '4:30' zoomlink: 'https://fsu.zoom.us/j/92306251041' approximately_how_many_hours_a_week_would_the_research_assistant: '~6 hrs' are_you_currently_looking_for_students_: 'Yes' confirmation_1: '1' contact_email_fsu_email: '' contact_email_fsu_email2: '' contact_email_fsu_email_if_affiliated_: jvantol@fsu.edu faculty_advisor_confirmation: '' faculty_advisor_name: '' faculty_advisor_s_fsu_email: '' fsu_college: 'Arts and Sciences' fsu_department_if_applicable_: 'National High Magnetic Field Lab' headshot_optional_: '62401' if_the_project_location_is_off_campus_does_the_student_need_to_p: 'The Innovation Route provides a (free) bus connection from Campus to Innovation Park' mentoring_philosophy: |+ My mentoring philosophy centers on empowering undergraduate students to become confident, curious, and capable contributors to their fields and communities. I strive to create a welcoming environment where students feel comfortable seeking guidance, asking questions, and expressing uncertainty. As a mentor, I have my research goals and would like my mentee to advance these, but more important are the goals of the student. My mentoring approach is tailored to each individual student’s goals, strengths, and areas for development—whether academic, professional, or personal. I help students build core competencies such as critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and ethical reasoning through research, coursework, and extracurricular engagement. To help grow the student's research skills, I provide hands-on training, encourage independent inquiry, and promote dissemination through presentations and publications. I foster a mentoring culture that values curiosity, accountability, and reflection. I regularly check in with students, provide constructive feedback, and celebrate their achievements. I also encourage peer mentoring and community-building among students. 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: "The goal of the project is to create a facility for Pulsed Electron Magnetic Resonance of Laser-Excited States at High Magnetic Fields. That might not mean much for non-experts, so what we do in practice is to look at the magnetic and electronic properties of a molecule or a material immediately after it has been hit by an intense short laser pulse. Many molecules and materials are non-magnetic in their normal ground state. However, when excited by light, they can exist for a short time in a magnetic state, or you can create a correlated pair of an electron and a 'hole', which both have a spin. This process forms the basis of many photo-chemical processes and solar energy applications. An example is photo synthesis of green plants and several types of bacteria. Without it, we would not have oxygen to breathe, and food to eat. We would not exist. So while this is a basic research project, it has possible applications in solar energy, photo-chemistry, and possibly also carbon sequestration and quantum sensing. " please_add_any_additional_information_here: |- Some more links if you want to know more about electron (para)magnetic resonance and applications: Video from instrument vendor https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-x1KG0WbOg Tutorials EPR from Manchester (UK) https://www.chemistry.manchester.ac.uk/epr/resources/tutorials/ EPR of excited states in porphyrins https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c03278 EPR of excited states in smiconductors https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00723-024-01695-3 Wikipedia Page on Singlet Fission (a possible application) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singlet_fission please_provide_a_link_to_your_publications_a_video_clip_or_a_web: 'https://nationalmaglab.org/staff/?name=JohanVan%20tol also: https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jp056223z' please_select_the_choice_that_most_accurately_describes_your_exp: In-person please_select_the_location_of_your_project_: 'Southwest Campus (Innovation Park), 1800 E Paul Dirac Dr' position_availability_for_student_research: 'During Business Hours' position_title: Faculty primary_research_mentor_name: 'Johan van Tol' project_keywords: 'Magnetic Resonance, Laser, Spectroscopy' relevant_student_major_s_: 'Physics, Chemistry, Engineering' research_mentor_preferred_pronoun2: '' research_mentor_pronouns: He/Him/His research_mentor_supervisor_if_different_from_above_: '' research_tasks_for_student_research_assistant_s_: |- The research will consist of 2 parts, possibly spread over the 2 semesters. 1. Improving the reliability and signal-to-noise of the setup. 2. Making measurements and collecting data. roundtable_times_and_zoom_links: 'https://fsu.zoom.us/rec/share/r5VbEGAHYDXZ33NB3iCJH7YWQ3dW_jGsIXPjpBQQ6CupAjVGZcG6q7DnpiOdV60.QKnLBYLSnvtehm-D?startTime=1757017766000' skills_that_research_assistants_may_need_: |- Required is to be serious in safety standards. This research deals with class 4 lasers, high magnetic fields, and cryogens, which all have associated risks. When following the appropriate procedures any risk are mitigated, but following the appropriate procedures is absolutely required. Other needed skills: Good note taking, good communication A recommended skill is technical drawing skills (Inventor or something similar) title_of_the_project: 'Development of High Field Magnetic Resonance of Optically Excited States' update_url: 'https://cre.fsu.edu/urop-research-mentor-project-submission-portal?element_parents=elements/research_mentor_information/headshot_optional_&ajax_form=1&_wrapper_format=drupal_ajax&token=vcsVIK2uLqwS7kVCaZORsLvw5a4kMj1ndyXRbqtQQvQ' 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: 'Yes' would_you_like_to_participate_in_the_urop_research_mentor_roundt: '' year: '2025'