UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #1209

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uri: /urop-research-mentor-project-submission-portal
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  approximately_how_many_hours_a_week_would_the_research_assistant: '10'
  are_you_currently_looking_for_students_: 'Yes'
  confirmation_1: '1'
  contact_email_fsu_email: ''
  contact_email_fsu_email2: ''
  contact_email_fsu_email_if_affiliated_: plfernandez@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_: 'Florida State University'
  headshot_optional_: ''
  if_the_project_location_is_off_campus_does_the_student_need_to_p: 'FSU Bus (Seminole Express)'
  mentoring_philosophy: "My role as an undergraduate mentor is to facilitate opportunities to enhance the technical and professional skills of mentees. I continuously tailor research tasks based on my conversations with students to ensure such tasks align with skills the mentees want to develop further (e.g., technical writing, data analysis, programming, etc.). I've also found it helpful to share my own research experience through the years, from my undergraduate days to my current role as a faculty member. In particular, mentees often relate to stories from my early research experiences that highlight common challenges faced by undergraduate researchers and how best to address them."
  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: |
    During hurricane events, extreme wind and storm surge conditions constitute the main environmental forces impacting civil infrastructure in coastal regions. In particular, lightweight, tall, and slender structures (e.g., transmission/communication towers, light poles, etc.) are sensitive to the variable and dynamic nature of wind and wave action. Therefore, predicting and optimizing the performance of such structures remains an ongoing challenge. This UROP project seeks to investigate the application of novel ML-assisted optimization strategies that consider the combined effects of wind and wave, and how they interact with coastal structures.
  please_add_any_additional_information_here: ''
  please_provide_a_link_to_your_publications_a_video_clip_or_a_web: 'https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=nzBOhdoAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao'
  please_select_the_choice_that_most_accurately_describes_your_exp: 'Partially Remote'
  please_select_the_location_of_your_project_: 'FAMU-FSU College of Engineering'
  position_availability_for_student_research: 'Flexible schedule'
  position_title: Faculty
  primary_research_mentor_name: 'Pedro Fernandez-Caban'
  project_keywords: 'optimization, machine learning, structures, wind, wave, hurricanes'
  relevant_student_major_s_: 'Open to all majors (but Computer Science preferable).'
  research_mentor_preferred_pronoun2: ''
  research_mentor_pronouns: ''
  research_mentor_supervisor_if_different_from_above_: ''
  research_tasks_for_student_research_assistant_s_: |-
    -Literature Review
    -Code Development and Validation (Python)
    -Numerical Analysis of Wind and Wave Loading
    -Preliminary Structural Optimization Experiments
  roundtable_times_and_zoom_links: ''
  skills_that_research_assistants_may_need_: |-
    -Programming (Python)
    -Statistical Data Analysis
    -Experience using Machine Learning models (preferable)
  title_of_the_project: 'ML-Assisted Structural Optimization of Onshore Flexible Structures Under Hurricane-Induced Wind and Wave Loading'
  update_url: 'https://cre.fsu.edu/urop-research-mentor-project-submission-portal?token=gnaeZX0w7GfSuoZjPtmuhNO7vO3YeGVNt2ruMaq4nNU'
  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'