UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #1311 | Center for Undergraduate Research and Academic Engagement

Submission information

Submission Number: 1311

Submission ID: 21151

Submission UUID: 3bdc3a80-1c76-4d34-ab12-0a67b5a52789

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

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Created: Thu, 08/21/2025 - 09:17 PM

Completed: Thu, 08/21/2025 - 09:34 PM

Changed: Thu, 09/04/2025 - 09:43 PM

Remote IP address: 46.110.208.230

Submitted by: Anonymous

Language: English

Is draft: No

Webform: UROP Project Proposal Portal

Submitted to: UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal

Research Mentor Information

Primary Research Mentor Name Simon Foo

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Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated) foo@eng.famu.fsu.edu

Position Title Faculty

FSU College (if applicable) FAMU-FSU College of Engineering

FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation Electrical & Computer Engineering

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Overall Project Details

Title of the Project Dye-sensitized Solar Cells

Project Keywords Renewable Energy, Solar Cells, Clean Energy

Are you currently looking for research assistants? Yes

Number of Research Assistants Needed 2

Relevant Research Assistant Major(s) Chemistry, Physics, Engineering

Project Location: On FSU Main Campus

If the project location is off campus, does the research assistant(s) need to provide their own transportation? Yes

Please select the choice that most accurately describes your expectations for the research assistant(s): In-person

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

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 To investigate the effects of various organic dyes on the power conversion efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells.

Research Tasks Participation in technical lectures by Mentor,
Literature search and reading of papers,
Completing a lab safety course at FSU,
Solar cell fabrication, experiments, and measurements are to be conducted in my lab at the College of Engineering,
or at another suitable location to be determined, during business hours only, with appropriate supervision,
In-person only,
Students are expected to have access to a computer and MS Office software (MS Word, Excel, Powerpoint)
Students are expected to complete the poster presentation at FSU and complete a
technical paper report (using IEEE-style format)

Skills that research assistant(s) may need: Basic knowledge of inorganic and organic chemistry and physics. Basic computer skills are required.

Mentoring Philosophy Identifying mentees’ goals * Evaluating mentees’ understanding *Evaluating mentees’ talents and building on them * Developing a relationship founded on mutual respect * Giving mentees’ ownership of their work and promoting accountability * Sharing your own experience * Creating an interactive environment for learning * Identifying what motivates each mentee * Balancing belief with action and experience * Creating a safe environment in which mentees feel that is acceptable to fail and learn from their mistakes * Encouraging growth through challenges * Promoting learning through inquiry.
Learning by actually doing the experiments!

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

Roundtable times and Zoom links Friday, September 5, 2025 from 1:00pm to 2:00pm
https://famu.zoom.us/j/95825853076

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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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