Research Mentor Information
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Primary Research Mentor Name: Luis Angel Porto Hernandez
Research Mentor Preferred Pronouns: Him/his
When potential research assistants are reaching out via email, what is your preferred honorific?: None
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated): lp18bh@fsu.edu
Position Title: Graduate Student
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FSU College (if applicable): FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation: Mechanical Engineering Department
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Additional Research Mentor(s)
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Research Assistant Supervisor (if different from above): Dr. Juan Ordonez
Research Assistant Supervisor Preferred Pronouns: Him/his
Research Assistant Supervisor Preferred Honorific?: Dr. 
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated): jordonez@fsu.edu
Name of Other Faculty/Collaborator(s) (if applicable): Dr. Camilo Ordonez
Other Faculty/Collaborator(s) Preferred Pronouns: Him/his
Other Faculty/Collaborator(s) Preferred Honorific?: Dr. 
Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated): co04d@fsu.edu

Overall Project Details
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Title of the Project: Simulation and experimental exploration of radiative cooling
Project Keywords: Radiative cooling - Heat transfer - Atmospheric window
Are you currently looking for research assistants?: Yes
Number of Research Assistants Needed : 1
Relevant Research Assistant Major(s):
Mechanical Engineering
Electrical 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?: FSU and FAMU buses go to Innovation Park
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?: 7
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:
Recently, radiative cooling has been attracting scientific interest as it is a passive method to cool down surfaces and objects on Earth. Usually, no power is needed and no moving parts are involved to take advantage of the effect. This effect is based on an atmospheric window that allows radiation in the wavelength range of 8-13 µm to be released into the cold space surrounding our planet.
The project is looking for a student that can help explore the concept from analytical and experimental fronts. Among the activities that we envision the student participating in, are:
- to review state of the art in radiative cooling, 
-to create a mathematical model to simulate the effect, 
-to perform experimental validation model, and
-to explore experimentally the effect of surface modifications.

Strong motivation and the willingness to learn some basic programing, instrumentation, data processing, along with the hands-on efforts to manufacture (3D print) components of the experimental setup is expected.

Research Tasks:
- Literature review
- Coding
- Set up and run experiments
- Data collection
- Data analysis

Skills that research assistant(s) may need::
Basic knowledge of heat transfer - Required
Programming skills - Recommended
Basic knowledge on instrumentation - Recommended

Mentoring Philosophy:
Giving mentees’ ownership of their work and promoting accountability 
As a student myself, I understand how important it is for someone in search of knowledge to have ownership of their own work. By being the owner of his/her own work, the mentee can establish a strong foundation for research. The idea is that student can use the skills he/she is bringing, while he/she can develop some other skills needed to complete the tasks. As a mentor, I plan to meet regularly with the student to check on his/her progress, while giving him/her instructions about where to go for next steps. He/she is also going to be an active participant of those decisions, based on the fact that this exploratory process is an opportunity for him/her to lead him/her own work. 

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Roundtable times and Zoom links:
Wednesday, Sept. 6th. 4:00-5:00pm
Luis Porto Hernandez is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: UROP Roundtable with Luis Porto
Time: Sep 6, 2023 04:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://fsu.zoom.us/j/92485297395?pwd=NkZzbUNjQTIzQmtYUUV6bno1Tzg4Zz09

Meeting ID: 924 8529 7395
Passcode: 355370

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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Are you interested in attending in a UROP Research Mentor Workshop Series?: No
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Year: 2023
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