UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #425

Submission information
Submission Number: 425
Submission ID: 8396
Submission UUID: 9a07f159-09c6-4549-b8f1-bd2d690d774b

Created: Fri, 08/11/2023 - 04:26 PM
Completed: Fri, 08/11/2023 - 06:22 PM
Changed: Tue, 09/05/2023 - 09:41 PM

Remote IP address: 168.5.148.75
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English

Is draft: No
Primary Research Mentor Name Geoffrey Strouse
Research Mentor Preferred Pronouns He/His
When potential research assistants are reaching out via email, what is your preferred honorific? Dr.
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated) strouse@chem.fsu.edu
Position Title Faculty
FSU College (if applicable) Arts and Sciences
FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation Chemistry and Biochemistry
Headshot (optional) Screenshot 2023-08-11 162615.png
Research Assistant Supervisor (if different from above) Catherine Fabiano
Research Assistant Supervisor Preferred Pronouns She/Her
Research Assistant Supervisor Preferred Honorific? Ms.
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated) cjf21@fsu.edu
Name of Other Faculty/Collaborator(s) (if applicable)
Other Faculty/Collaborator(s) Preferred Pronouns
Other Faculty/Collaborator(s) Preferred Honorific?
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated)
Title of the Project Understanding the Synthesis and Photophysics of Plasmonic Metal Oxide Nanoparticles
Project Keywords Nanomaterials, Chemistry, Nanotechnology
Are you currently looking for research assistants? Yes
Number of Research Assistants Needed 4
Relevant Research Assistant Major(s) Open to all majors.
Project Location: On FSU Main Campus
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? 8-10
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 The Strouse group runs a highly collaborative, interdisciplinary team of scientists including: inorganic, materials, analytical, physical, physics, engineering and biochemistry students. Utilizing the tools of spectroscopy (time-resolved optical, vibrational, structural (XRD, XAS), NMR, magnetism) and microscopy (optical and electron), the Strouse group is able to selectively synthesize, interrogate, and manipulate materials at the nanoscale to ask questions that address a wide range of physical and biological phenomenon.

Localized surface plasmon resonances (LSPRs) are interfacial phenomena that arise when free carriers (e- or h+) oscillate at a resonant frequency of light. This results in an extremely strong optical absorption feature whose frequency depends on the concentration of free carriers and their effective mass. Semiconductors offer numerous advantages over traditional metallic systems including tunable carrier density, near to mid-infrared LSPRs, and a larger number of plasmonic systems. Research in the Strouse group focuses on studying the structure-property relationships that govern LSPRs in semiconductor nanocrystals. We utilize a full suite of spectroscopic techniques (steady-state/transient absorption, solid-state NMR, magnetic circular dichroism) to investigate these nanomaterials in order to probe structural and electronic properties such as dopant deactivation, carrier effective mass, and free carrier pinning.


Students who participate in this project will focus on the synthesis and characterization of plasmonic metal oxide nanoparticles.
Research Tasks literature review
data collection
data analysis
nanoparticle synthesis
magnetic resonance spectroscopy
Skills that research assistant(s) may need: recommended that Chemistry I and II laboratory has been taken
Mentoring Philosophy My goal is to lead students to realize their true potential through hands on research experience. With this goal, I hope to help students achieve a deeper understanding of science and the research process after they move on from working in my lab.
Please provide a link to your publications, a video clip, or a website for your research project (if applicable): https://www.chem.fsu.edu/~strouse/
Please add any additional information here (if applicable):
Mentor Handbook, FAQs, and Communication Yes
UROP Performance Evaluation Yes
Materials Grant Yes
UROP Poster Presentation Yes
Year 2023
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