UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #564
Submission information
Submission Number: 564
Submission ID: 9091
Submission UUID: 024be3d3-bf1a-4cf0-aff5-b826290aa772
Submission URI: /urop-research-mentor-project-submission-portal
Submission Update: /urop-research-mentor-project-submission-portal?token=b8NjoaI3oY1bVyqZ6P_ByAoLxdLYenEJ2o2aCwptwUE
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
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Research Mentor Information --------------------------- Primary Research Mentor Name: Simon Foo Research Mentor Preferred Pronouns: {Empty} 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): https://cre.fsu.edu/system/files/webform/urop_project_proposal_portal/9091/simon-foo.jpg Additional Research Mentor(s) ----------------------------- Research Assistant Supervisor (if different from above): {Empty} Research Assistant Supervisor Preferred Pronouns: {Empty} Research Assistant Supervisor Preferred Honorific?: {Empty} Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated): {Empty} Name of Other Faculty/Collaborator(s) (if applicable): {Empty} Other Faculty/Collaborator(s) Preferred Pronouns: {Empty} Other Faculty/Collaborator(s) Preferred Honorific?: {Empty} Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated): {Empty} Overall Project Details ----------------------- 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?: {Empty} 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 UROP Program Elements --------------------- Mentor Handbook, FAQs, and Communication: Yes UROP Performance Evaluation: Yes Materials Grant: Yes UROP Poster Presentation: Yes {Empty} Year: 2023 update url: https://cre.fsu.edu/urop-research-mentor-project-submission-portal?element_parents=elements/research_mentor_information/headshot_optional_&ajax_form=1&_wrapper_format=drupal_ajax&token=b8NjoaI3oY1bVyqZ6P_ByAoLxdLYenEJ2o2aCwptwUE