UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #1193 | Center for Undergraduate Research and Academic Engagement

Submission information

Submission Number: 1193

Submission ID: 20561

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

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Changed: Tue, 08/26/2025 - 10:33 AM

Remote IP address: 68.63.42.40

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Language: English

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Webform: UROP Project Proposal Portal

Submitted to: UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal

Research Mentor Information

Primary Research Mentor Name Dr. Jamel Ali

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Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated) jali@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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Overall Project Details

Title of the Project Microscopic BioArt

Project Keywords Photography, Microscopy, Art, Microbiology, Digital time-lapse photography

Are you currently looking for research assistants? Yes

Number of Research Assistants Needed 2

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): Partially Remote

Approximately how many hours a week would the research assistant(s) need to work? 4-5

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 Assistants will learn basic and advanced light microscopy methods and use these techniques to create artistic photography of microscopic life.

Research Tasks Assistants will be asked to use Image and Video Processing software such as Adobe Photoshop, DaVinci Resolve, and NIS Elements. They will also assist with microbiological sample preparation.

Skills that research assistant(s) may need: Passion for imaging along with willingness to learn and ability to balance time to work on the project while taking classes and managing other responsibilities and social activities.

Mentoring Philosophy Research today is largely a team effort. My undergraduate mentoring approach embraces a group mentoring approach where undergraduates are not only mentored by me, but also postdoctoral fellows, Ph.D. students, and senior undergraduates.

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=h6DdFPcAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao

Please add any additional information here (if applicable): Roundtable Times and Zoom Link: Thursday, Sept. 4 from 7 – 8 PM : https://fsu.zoom.us/j/98001679878
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You are welcome to email me to schedule a time to meet in the MagLab, IRCB, or in B373F on the Engineering Campus, Building B.

Are you interested in participating in the UROP Research Mentor Roundtable? Yes

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Roundtable Info

Day: Thursday, September 4
Start Time: 7:00
End Time: 7:30
Zoom Link: https://fsu.zoom.us/j/98001679878

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 2025

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