UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #558 | Center for Undergraduate Research and Academic Engagement

Submission information

Submission Number: 558

Submission ID: 9061

Submission UUID: 8b2031f0-cd44-44ab-a883-c25c426494b3

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

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Created: Wed, 08/23/2023 - 05:28 PM

Completed: Wed, 08/23/2023 - 05:56 PM

Changed: Mon, 10/02/2023 - 10:05 AM

Remote IP address: 146.201.24.117

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 Michael Elwardany

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) melwardany@fsu.edu

Position Title Faculty

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

FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation Civil & Environmental Engineering

Headshot (optional) Michael Elwardany 05 mw 010522.jpg

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Overall Project Details

Title of the Project *** Long-Term Infrastructure Performance (LTIP) Student Data Analysis Contest

Project Keywords Infrastructure, Pavements, Sustainability, Data Analysis

Are you currently looking for research assistants? Yes

Number of Research Assistants Needed 3

Relevant Research Assistant Major(s) Open to all majors

Project Location: FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, 2525 Pottsdamer St, Tallahassee, FL 32310

If the project location is off campus, does the research assistant(s) need to provide their own transportation? Bus service to FSU students is offered through the Seminole Express which will be operational Monday through Friday. Students can get on the bus at University Center C. Use the Seminole Express app to find the most accurate and up-to-date bus times.

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? 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 The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) organizes the Long-term Infrastructure Performance (LTIP) Students Data Analysis Contest annually. This contest encourages undergraduate and graduate students to use data from the Long-Term Pavement Performance (LTPP) web portal, LTPP InfoPave for the analysis. https://infopave.fhwa.dot.gov/MRL/RequestForm#
The goal of this study is to predict pavement performance models based on material characterization and structural design.
Visit the link below for further information.
https://highways.dot.gov/research/long-term-infrastructure-performance/ltpp/long-term-infrastructure-performance-ltip-student-data-analysis-contest-instructions

Research Tasks Project tasks:
1- Literature Review
2- Data Collection from InfoPave
3- Data Analysis
4- Prepare a poster presentation

Skills that research assistant(s) may need: Recommended:
1- Advanced MS Excel skills.
2- Creativity and problem-solving skills.
3- Communication/teamwork/time-management skills.
4- Coding skills (MATLAB or Python for instance).

Mentoring Philosophy Mentoring is a dynamic two-way relationship, it is about counseling as it is transferring knowledge and skills. It is a journey of learning together, brainstorming ideas, facing challenges, solving problems, discovering new things, and reaching our full potential.

Note: The research assistant(s) and I will have a kick-off meeting to go over the study background, objectives, and work plan. Once the project starts, we will set up short-term goals for each week and we will meet at least one hour each week to discuss progress, findings, challenges, and the following steps.

Please provide a link to your publications, a video clip, or a website for your research project (if applicable): https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=HuH6TCwAAAAJ

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Roundtable times and Zoom links I am available on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday as follows:

Wednesday, Sept. 6, from 12 to 1 pm, Teams link:
https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZWI2MDVlMmYtYjNiYi00NzRjLThhZmQtMDY4NDRmMmVlNzE0%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22a36450eb-db06-42a7-8d1b-026719f701e3%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22f113451a-3d58-481d-a651-00ec6c504481%22%7d

Thursday, Sept. 7, from 2 to 3 pm, Teams link:
https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_OWI1MDk3ZDQtMDBjZi00NTU0LTk1NjQtZTMwM2YxZjY0YTBk%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22a36450eb-db06-42a7-8d1b-026719f701e3%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22f113451a-3d58-481d-a651-00ec6c504481%22%7d

Friday, Sept. 8, from 3 to 4 pm, Teams link:
https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MWEzZGVkMjItNzBjMy00OWZmLWIwYWUtZGU5Nzc0NmVmZDQz%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22a36450eb-db06-42a7-8d1b-026719f701e3%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22f113451a-3d58-481d-a651-00ec6c504481%22%7d

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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