UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #574 | Center for Undergraduate Research and Academic Engagement

Submission information

Submission Number: 574

Submission ID: 9141

Submission UUID: 47cdc97d-1463-4051-9972-616bba3a269f

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

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Created: Fri, 08/25/2023 - 10:52 AM

Completed: Fri, 08/25/2023 - 10:52 AM

Changed: Thu, 10/05/2023 - 11:59 AM

Remote IP address: 146.201.24.103

Submitted by: Anonymous

Language: English

Is draft: No

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Research Mentor Information

Primary Research Mentor Name Scott Wasman

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Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated) swasman@eng.famu.fsu.edu

Position Title Faculty

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

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

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Overall Project Details

Title of the Project ***Thermal Cycling of Florida Soil and Rock

Project Keywords Climate Change, Civil Engineering, Florida, Soil and Rock Properties, Lab and Field Testing

Are you currently looking for research assistants? Yes

Number of Research Assistants Needed 2

Relevant Research Assistant Major(s) Soil Science, Civil 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? 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? 10 hrs

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 As temperature extremes are anticipated to persist in the near term, there is a need to know how the extremes and cycling will influence the shallow subsurface engineering properties, essential to the integrity of ubiquitous infrastructure elements. An initial step to knowing is monitoring ground temperature and related properties, coupled with surface data and laboratory measurements of thermal conductivity and heat capacity. The primary task of the research project is to collect data from monitoring locations in Tallahassee and make laboratory measurements of thermal properties of soil and rock at the the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering campus.

Research Tasks Lit. Review, Data Collection, Data Analysis, Report Findings

Skills that research assistant(s) may need: Required: efficient at using excel, report writing, motivated, and efficient

Mentoring Philosophy The researcher’s development will be enhanced through a program of structured mentoring activities. The goal of my mentoring is to create an open, inclusive, and interactive learning environment and provide the skills, knowledge, and experience for the researcher to excel. To accomplish this goal, the mentoring plan will be structured with weekly meetings, lab and field training, academic career planning assistance, writing for contribution to research articles for publication, and presentations for development of communication skills.

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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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