UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #564

Submission information
Submission Number: 564
Submission ID: 9091
Submission UUID: 024be3d3-bf1a-4cf0-aff5-b826290aa772

Created: Thu, 08/24/2023 - 12:22 PM
Completed: Thu, 08/24/2023 - 01:51 PM
Changed: Sat, 09/09/2023 - 04:24 PM

Remote IP address: 217.180.196.24
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English

Is draft: No
Primary Research Mentor Name Simon Foo
Research Mentor Preferred Pronouns
When potential research assistants are reaching out via email, what is your preferred honorific? Dr.
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated) sfoo@fsu.edu
Position Title Faculty
FSU College (if applicable) FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation Electrical & Computer Engineering
Headshot (optional) simon-foo.jpg
Research Assistant Supervisor (if different from above)
Research Assistant Supervisor Preferred Pronouns
Research Assistant Supervisor Preferred Honorific?
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated)
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 Dye Sensitized Solar Cells
Project Keywords Organic solar cells, photovoltaics, renewable energy
Are you currently looking for research assistants? No
Number of Research Assistants Needed 4
Relevant Research Assistant Major(s) Chemistry, physics, 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?
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? 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 Currently, dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC) utilize organic (natural and synthetic) dyes and inorganic (ruthenium) dyes as a sensitizer. Ruthenium dye is expensive, rare and not environment friendly, whereas organic dyes are cheap, abundant, and pose no environmental threat. In our research, we will explore the use of inorganic and natural dyes for enhancing the power conversion efficiency (PCE) of DSSC, as well as ways to enhance the stability and longevity of such solar cells.
Research Tasks Literature review, solar cell fabrication in the lab, measurements and data analysis, paper/report writing
Skills that research assistant(s) may need: Basic chemistry and physics (recommended), some circuit theory and electronics (recommended but not required)
Mentoring Philosophy Creating a friendly environment conducive to learning by experiments. Students are encouraged to use their creativity to come up with out of the box unique solutions.
Please provide a link to your publications, a video clip, or a website for your research project (if applicable): N/A
Please add any additional information here (if applicable): N/A
Roundtable times and Zoom links Thursday, September 7, from 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Friday, September 8, from 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Here is the link to my Zoom:
https://famu.zoom.us/j/95825853076
Mentor Handbook, FAQs, and Communication Yes
UROP Performance Evaluation Yes
Materials Grant Yes
UROP Poster Presentation Yes
Year 2023
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