Research Mentor Information
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Primary Research Mentor Name: Kevin Speer
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Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated): kspeer@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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Additional Research Mentor(s)
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Research Assistant Supervisor (if different from above): Cathrine Hancock
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Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated): chancock@fsu.edu
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Overall Project Details
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Title of the Project: Wave Generated Recirculation in Kelp Beds
Project Keywords: ocean waves kelp nonlinear laboratory
Are you currently looking for research assistants?: Yes
Number of Research Assistants Needed : 1
Relevant Research Assistant Major(s):
Physics
Math
Engineering
Meteorology

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):: In-person
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:
This project will be a laboratory experiment designed to simulate wave action on a coastal kelp bed and the associated nonlinear wave-driven recirculation. The RA will help set up the experimental apparatus, conduct experiments, and analyze data for fluid circulation, both fluctuating and mean flow.

Research Tasks:
literature review, data collection, data analysis, writing 

Skills that research assistant(s) may need::
required motivation to work in a laboratory setting with hands-on activity in a fluids wave tank, use power tools and fabricate simple devices for measurement.

Mentoring Philosophy:
Encouraging growth through challenges and promoting learning through inquiry. Our lab offers students the opportunity to expand their experience to include all areas of scientific research in the area of fluid dynamics, from formulating a problem, describing the tools needed to address the problem, implementing the planned tasks, observing the laboratory system, and synthesizing the results.

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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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