Research Mentor Information
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Primary Research Mentor Name: Sachin Shanbhag
Research Mentor Preferred Pronouns: Him/His
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
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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
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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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