UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #302 | Center for Undergraduate Research and Academic Engagement

Submission information

Submission Number: 302

Submission ID: 7521

Submission UUID: 91783a84-cbfb-4b48-b1d0-eae4a8f74eda

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

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Created: Tue, 04/25/2023 - 02:58 PM

Completed: Tue, 04/25/2023 - 02:58 PM

Changed: Thu, 10/05/2023 - 10:19 AM

Remote IP address: 68.35.248.223

Submitted by: Anonymous

Language: English

Is draft: No

Webform: UROP Project Proposal Portal

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Research Mentor Information

Primary Research Mentor Name Sungmoon Jung

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

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

FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation Civil and Environmental Engineering

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Overall Project Details

Title of the Project Algae Bricks

Project Keywords Algae, Building, Carbon

Are you currently looking for research assistants? No

Number of Research Assistants Needed 2

Relevant Research Assistant Major(s) Engineering preferred; but open to any major

Project Location: On FSU Main Campus

If the project location is off campus, does the research assistant(s) need to provide their own transportation? Bus available to FAMU-FSU College of Engineering

Please select the choice that most accurately describes your expectations for the research assistant(s): Partially Remote

Approximately how many hours a week would the research assistant(s) need to work? 5 to 10 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 Construction materials are one of the largest sources of carbon emissions. Construction materials using algae have been studied as carbon-neutral and possibly carbon-negative alternative. Examples include a new company making algae bricks in Colorado, USA, and algae-based bricks used in a eco village in Ningbo, China. However, much more studies are needed to improve them. In this research project, the student will study existing methods of algae bricks, propose a new idea to improve, and produce a prototype and test.

Research Tasks 1) Literature review of algae bricks, algae strength, algae-based production; 2) Production of a prototype in the lab; 3) Testing the performance of the prototype

Skills that research assistant(s) may need: Required: ability to read and summarize the literature, ability to work in the lab to develop a prototype, ability to collaborate with a graduate student to learn how to test the specimen and analyze

Mentoring Philosophy My philosophy on research is that we should have fun while doing it! I'd like to talk to the student in the beginning to understand the interest, then tailor the tasks to make it more fun, which in turn will lead to better learning experience.

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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 2023

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