UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #414 | Center for Undergraduate Research and Academic Engagement

Submission information

Submission Number: 414

Submission ID: 8341

Submission UUID: daaf6e83-8147-4174-8b3f-039c4ad6397a

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

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Created: Fri, 08/11/2023 - 08:37 AM

Completed: Fri, 08/11/2023 - 08:37 AM

Changed: Tue, 08/22/2023 - 09:23 AM

Remote IP address: 73.42.12.143

Submitted by: Anonymous

Language: English

Is draft: No

Webform: UROP Project Proposal Portal

Submitted to: UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal

Research Mentor Information

Primary Research Mentor Name Sachin Shanbhag

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When potential research assistants are reaching out via email, what is your preferred honorific? None please

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

Position Title Faculty

FSU College (if applicable) Arts and Sciences

FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation Scientific Computing

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Overall Project Details

Title of the Project Building Graphical User Interfaces for Python Applications

Project Keywords python, GUI, distribute, cross-platform, design

Are you currently looking for research assistants? Yes

Number of Research Assistants Needed 2

Relevant Research Assistant Major(s) Open to all majors, but should be able to code in python

Project Location: On FSU Main Campus

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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

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 pyReSpect is a popular python program to infer the relaxation spectrum from viscoelastic data. Currently it only has a command line interface (CLI), which limits its appeal to experimentalists who prefer interacting via a graphical user interface (GUI). The goal of this project is to design and develop a GUI using python libraries (Tkinter or Qt), and to generate standalone executable/binary files for distribution across different platforms (Windows, Mac, and Linux).

Research Tasks - Read tutorials and watch videos on building GUIs in python
- whiteboard a potential GUI, and identify the graphical elements (buttons, file upload, visualize graphs, etc.)
- develop python code to implement the GUI

Skills that research assistant(s) may need: - ability to code in python (required)
- aesthetic/design sense (recommended)

Mentoring Philosophy The ideal undergraduate research project (i) helps the student learn some valuable new technique/skill that they can add to their toolkit, (ii) has a clear "finish" criterion that is achieveable within the available time-frame, (iii) helps the researcher solve a problem they care about, and (iv) if possible helps the community at large. I think this project has all these elements.

Over time, I've found that mentoring is a calibration exercise, and different strategies work with different projects/students. For this project, I am looking for a student who can take charge. They will be able to watch a Youtube video, adapt and implement it for the project, and discuss options/impediments with the mentor as they arise.

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=DabV-CMAAAAJ&hl=en

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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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