Research Mentor Information
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Primary Research Mentor Name: Jayasankar Chempampadam Balasubramannian
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When potential research assistants are reaching out via email, what is your preferred honorific?: Dr.
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated): jcb@fsu.edu
Position Title: Post Doc
FSU College (if applicable): Applied Studies
FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation: Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies (COAPS)
Headshot (optional): https://cre.fsu.edu/system/files/webform/urop_project_proposal_portal/8331/DSC_0276-hs.jpeg

Additional Research Mentor(s)
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Name of Other Faculty/Collaborator(s) (if applicable): Vasubandhu Misra
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Other Faculty/Collaborator(s) Preferred Honorific?: Prof.
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated): vmisra@fsu.edu

Overall Project Details
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Title of the Project: Assessing Future Heat Wave Patterns in India: Insights from a High-Resolution Regional Climate Model
Project Keywords: heatwaves, climate change, global warming, climate model, temperature extremes
Are you currently looking for research assistants?: No
Number of Research Assistants Needed : 1
Relevant Research Assistant Major(s):
Meteorology, Oceanography, Maths, Physics, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering

Project Location:: On FSU Main Campus
If the project location is off campus, does the research assistant(s) need to provide their own transportation?: No, the project is remote
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?: 8
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:
Climate change has caused a rise in temperature as well as more frequent and intense heat waves events in India. The economy, agriculture, water supplies, and human health are all seriously impacted by heat waves. This demands a comprehensive investigation of the future projections of heat waves over India. This study aims to derive the projected changes of frequency, intensity and the characteristics of heatwaves by analyzing climate simulations from a 20-km resolution Regional Climate Model for the 20th century (1986-2005) and mid-21st century (2041-2060). The specific goals of the proposed study include 1) estimating 1-day heatwave events, 2) estimating the first and last day of occurrence of 1-day heatwave events, and 3) repeating these steps for 2-day, 3-day, 4-day, and 5-day heatwave events in order to project future changes and interpret potential causes for those projected changes. Such findings are essential for forming policies, making decisions, and raising public awareness.

Research Tasks:
This research involves familiarizing the model datasets, analysis, and visualization. All tasks can be done remotely by using any computer. Research students will learn any one or more visualization or data analysis packages (e.g. Python, Matlab, NCL and GrADS) during the research period. Research students will investigate the projected changes of frequency, intensity, and characteristics of heatwaves over India. Research student will have the opportunity to interact with other team members to discuss/present the research outputs.

Skills that research assistant(s) may need::
Students with some background in computer programming and a reasonable GPA in math and physics (3.25 or higher) will be preferred.

Mentoring Philosophy:
In my role as a mentor, I hope to provide guidance, share insights, open communication, continuous learning, and offer constructive feedback. I view mentoring as an opportunity to support skill acquisition which is useful for career development.

Please provide a link to your publications, a video clip, or a website for your research project (if applicable):: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=uOO1xfcAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
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Roundtable times and Zoom links:
Friday, September 8, 1.15 pm to 1.45 pm EST. 
Zoom link is, https://fsu.zoom.us/j/4296397708

UROP Program Elements
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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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