UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #302
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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
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Submitted to: UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal
Primary Research Mentor Name | Sungmoon Jung |
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Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated) | sjung@eng.famu.fsu.edu |
Position Title | Faculty |
FSU College (if applicable) | FSU-FAMU College of Engineering |
FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation | Civil and Environmental Engineering |
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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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Mentor Handbook, FAQs, and Communication | Yes |
UROP Performance Evaluation | Yes |
Materials Grant | Yes |
UROP Poster Presentation | Yes |
Year | 2023 |
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