UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #1383 | Center for Undergraduate Research and Academic Engagement

Submission information

Submission Number: 1383

Submission ID: 22355

Submission UUID: 3a42070e-89a5-4633-bb20-5eb426831ef9

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

Created: Mon, 05/11/2026 - 11:59 AM

Completed: Mon, 05/11/2026 - 11:59 AM

Changed: Mon, 05/11/2026 - 11:59 AM

Remote IP address: 2601:4c0:4180:30b0:6d48:748a:7d5d:5723

Submitted by: Anonymous

Language: English

Is draft: No

Submitted to: UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal

Research Mentor Information

Primary Research Mentor Name Mark Sussman

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Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated) msussman@fsu.edu

Position Title Faculty

Are you and FSU employee? Yes

Will you be employed at FSU for the entirety of Fall and Spring semesters? Yes

FSU College (if applicable) Arts and Sciences

FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation Mathematics

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Additional Research Mentor(s)

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Overall Project Details

Title of the Project Using AI to accelerate multiphase flow predictions

Project Keywords Multiphase flows, artificial intelligence, deforming boundary problems

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): Fully Remote

Approximately how many hours a week would the research assistant(s) need to work? 7.5

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 Multiphase flows, and multiphase flow simulations have many applications: nuclear power (cooling), fuel tanks in rockets, atomization and spray in internal compbustion engines (e.g. rotating detonation engine), arc-dwelling phenomena in electric engines, phase change in heat management devices, gas hydrates for fuel, structure fatigue and breakdown in hypersonic vehicles, shock wave lithotripsy, flash boiling atomization, raceway pond for biodiesel production, gear lubrication breakdown (geared turbofan), hurricane and tornado dynamics, etc.

At the same time, anything that can accelerate the simulation process is a good thing; this project addresses the use of Artificial Intelligence for achieving some kind of speed up.

Research Tasks The research tasks involve computer programming, mathematics (e.g. statistics, linear algebra, differential equations, calculus), and writing (e.g. the poster). I have no problem assuming that the student starts at level "zero" in any of these topics. In other words, the research tasks depend on the student background and all students are different.

Skills that research assistant(s) may need: The research tasks involve computer progamming, mathematics, and writing. That being said, I have no prerequisites and the goal is to tailor the projects' activities as close to the students' individual objectives as possible.

Mentoring Philosophy "creating a safe environment in which mentees feel that it is acceptable to fail and learn from their mistakes"
Personally, I consider it a victory when I learn what not to do, and I have taken many bad paths along the way.

Please provide a link to your publications, a video clip, or a website for your research project (if applicable): https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8238-4295

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Are you interested in participating in the UROP Research Mentor Roundtable? No

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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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