UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #399 | Center for Undergraduate Research and Academic Engagement

Submission information

Submission Number: 399

Submission ID: 8266

Submission UUID: f7ca7cad-4f6f-43fc-842c-a9fd5e17f7be

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

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Created: Wed, 08/09/2023 - 10:55 AM

Completed: Wed, 08/09/2023 - 10:55 AM

Changed: Tue, 08/22/2023 - 09:16 AM

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Submitted by: Anonymous

Language: English

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Research Mentor Information

Primary Research Mentor Name Youneng Tang

Research Mentor Preferred Pronouns He/him/his

When potential research assistants are reaching out via email, what is your preferred honorific? Dr.

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

Position Title Faculty

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

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

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Additional Research Mentor(s)

Research Assistant Supervisor (if different from above) Mojtaba Nouri Goukeh

Research Assistant Supervisor Preferred Pronouns He/him/his

Research Assistant Supervisor Preferred Honorific? Mr.

Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated) mn20f@fsu.edu

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Overall Project Details

Title of the Project Which consumer products contain PFAS – contaminants of emerging concern?

Project Keywords Environmental Engineering, PFAS, Instrumentation, Analytical Chemistry

Are you currently looking for research assistants? Yes

Number of Research Assistants Needed 1

Relevant Research Assistant Major(s) 1) Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2) Chemistry, 3) Chemical Engineering

Project Location: FAMU-FSU College of Engineering

If the project location is off campus, does the research assistant(s) need to provide their own transportation? Yes

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? 7 hours/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 Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a group of approximately 5,000 human-derived chemicals that have attracted significant public attention due to their toxicity at even very low concentrations, widespread use in many commercial and consumer products, and recalcitrance to degradation in the environment. While there is a wealth of knowledge in the literature regarding which consumer products containing which water-soluble PFAS, it is understudied regarding which consumer products containing which volatile PFAS. The objective of this project is to fill in the knowledge gap in this understudied area. We welcome one UROP scholar to participate in this research project. Professor Tang and his graduate student will supervise the UROP scholar. The graduate student will provide most of the direct supervision. After the UROP project is completed, there may be an opportunity for the UROP scholar to further develop and optimize the method for measuring more types of PFAS through undergraduate or graduate research assistantship.

Research Tasks The UROP scholar is expected to:
1) Complete a few lab safety training sessions.
2) Shadow the graduate student.
3) Review the literature to understand PFAS and their contamination.
4) Learn the method based on gas chromatography-mass spectrometry for measuring one type of PFAS.
5) Use the measurement method to determine which consumer products contain this type of PFAS.
6) Summarize and discuss the research results in a poster and a white paper.

Skills that research assistant(s) may need: None.

Mentoring Philosophy Three themes of mentoring philosophies:
1) Believing quality is more important than quantity regarding productivity of the mentors and mentees,
2) Encouraging growth through challenges,
3) Developing a relationship founded on mutual respect.

Please provide a link to your publications, a video clip, or a website for your research project (if applicable): https://eng.famu.fsu.edu/cee/people/tang

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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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