UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #1346 | Center for Undergraduate Research and Academic Engagement

Submission information

Submission Number: 1346

Submission ID: 21326

Submission UUID: bc4be59c-e4e1-4dce-aa0d-928058aa8fc8

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

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Language: English

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Research Mentor Information

Primary Research Mentor Name Ryan Gosse

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

Position Title Faculty

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

FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

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Overall Project Details

Title of the Project Freestream Wind Tunnel Characterization

Project Keywords High-Speed Compressible Flows

Are you currently looking for research assistants? Yes

Number of Research Assistants Needed 1

Relevant Research Assistant Major(s) Mechanical Enginering

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): In-person

Approximately how many hours a week would the research assistant(s) need to work? 8

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 Use pressure measurements to develop a characterization method for freestream flow in high-speed compressible wind tunnels and flight. Student will learn how to conduct analysis of computational fluid dynamic (CFD) results to back out freestream flow conditions. Positive results on different measurement configurations may lead to testing in the Polysonic Wind Tunnel (https://polysonic.fsu.edu/) during project out years. The effort will teach the basics of CFD analysis process including problem definition, grid generation, CFD set up, execution, and post-processing the results. The work is kept two-dimensional to focus on the understanding process of how and why the analysis is done the way it is.

Research Tasks Characterization of the surface pressure profile and loading of an asymmetric two-dimensional wedge using CFD. The wedge angles, leading edge radius and free stream conditions are the parameters to be investigated.

Skills that research assistant(s) may need: Required: First year calculus.
Recommended: Matlab. Willingness to learn basic shock relations for compressible flow. Desire to learn how to conduct simple CFD simulations.

Mentoring Philosophy Working with undergraduate students through the research project, I believe they have to work on something engaging and not just a hired hand to assist a graduate student. This

means we work on projects that let the student grow at their pace along with not being on the critical research path of a graduate student. They are expected to present their work and I work with them on how to effectively communicate as an engineer in a proactive way. This has led to many undergraduate students appreciating the research environment and they typically will have high levels of enthusiasm to continue their education as a graduate student. We also will focus on undergraduate developing additional industry skills that will make them stand out from the crowd when they graduate.

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

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Roundtable Info

Day: Wednesday, September 3
Start Time: 2:00
End Time: 2:30
Zoom Link: https://fsu.zoom.us/j/98753367121
Day: Friday, September 5
Start Time: 3:00
End Time: 3:30
Zoom Link: https://fsu.zoom.us/j/98768748460

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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