UROP Research Mentor Project Submission Portal: Submission #587

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Submission Number: 587
Submission ID: 9211
Submission UUID: 8a3f19b4-e56b-487e-9cb4-2052a557705b

Created: Fri, 08/25/2023 - 03:29 PM
Completed: Fri, 08/25/2023 - 03:29 PM
Changed: Tue, 10/10/2023 - 01:38 PM

Remote IP address: 68.35.255.180
Submitted by: Anonymous
Language: English

Is draft: No
Primary Research Mentor Name Christopher Holmes
Research Mentor Preferred Pronouns he/his
When potential research assistants are reaching out via email, what is your preferred honorific? Prof.
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated) cdholmes@fsu.edu
Position Title Faculty
FSU College (if applicable) Arts and Sciences
FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science
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Research Assistant Supervisor (if different from above)
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Research Assistant Supervisor Preferred Honorific?
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated)
Name of Other Faculty/Collaborator(s) (if applicable)
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Title of the Project Air pollution sources and impacts
Project Keywords meteorology, environment, atmosphere, air quality
Are you currently looking for research assistants? No
Number of Research Assistants Needed 1
Relevant Research Assistant Major(s) Meteorology, Environmental Science, Statistics, Scientific Computing
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): Partially Remote
Approximately how many hours a week would the research assistant(s) need to work? 5-10
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 My group builds 3-D atmospheric models and uses observations to understand the changing atmosphere and Earth. Our research studies air pollution, greenhouse gases, and their interactions with weather, climate, and the biosphere. I have several projects that a student could contribute to, depending on their interests and level of interest in computer programming. The description here is for just one of those projects, but please contact me if other areas of my group's research interest you. Prescribed fires are widely used in the eastern United States to reduce wildfire risk, manage habitats and ecosystems, and clear agricultural land, among other purposes. This project will use satellite data to examine where fires have burned over the last decade and for what purposes. We will take advantage of several new satellites that were launched over the last 10 years and improved our ability to detect and study fires from space. Research questions include the following: What fraction of fires are detected from these satellites? What are the types and purposes of those fires? Have the amount and types of fires changed over the last 10 years?
Research Tasks The UROP student will plot and statistically analyze the fire detections in a satellite dataset that we will provide. The dataset classifies the types of fires (e.g. crop, wildland) and their locations. The student will create maps of these fires for each year, classified by fire type and look for patterns visually and using statistical methods. We typically use Python for data analysis and data visualization.
Skills that research assistant(s) may need: Some experience in programming (e.g. Python, Matlab, GIS) or statistical methods (e.g. t-tests for comparison of means, ANOVA) is required.
Mentoring Philosophy This is a great project for developing skills to synthesize information and draw real-world conclusions from numerical data analysis, statistics, data visualization, and government records. The student involved in this project will work semi-independently with frequent guidance and support from the mentor and other group members.
Please provide a link to your publications, a video clip, or a website for your research project (if applicable): https://acgc.eoas.fsu.edu
Please add any additional information here (if applicable): I am available for individual meetings with students interested in working with me and my group. Please contact me by email.
Mentor Handbook, FAQs, and Communication Yes
UROP Performance Evaluation Yes
Materials Grant Yes
UROP Poster Presentation Yes
Year 2023
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