UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #1383
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
| Primary Research Mentor Name | Mark Sussman |
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| Research Mentor Preferred Pronouns | |
| When potential research assistants are reaching out via email, what is your preferred honorific? | |
| 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 |
| Headshot (optional) | |
| Research Assistant Supervisor (if different from above) | |
| Research Assistant Supervisor Preferred Pronouns | |
| Research Assistant Supervisor Preferred Honorific? | |
| Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated) | |
| Name of Other Faculty/Collaborator(s) (if applicable) | |
| Other Faculty/Collaborator(s) Preferred Pronouns | |
| Other Faculty/Collaborator(s) Preferred Honorific? | |
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| 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 |
| If the project location is off campus, does the research assistant(s) need to provide their own transportation? | |
| 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 |
| Roundtable times and Zoom links | |
| Mentor Handbook, FAQs, and Communication | Yes |
| UROP Performance Evaluation | Yes |
| Materials Grant | Yes |
| UROP Poster Presentation | Yes |
| Year | 2026 |