UROP Project Proposal Portal 2026: Submission #1371

Research Mentor Information
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Primary Research Mentor Name: Banghao Chen
Research Mentor Preferred Pronouns: Dr.
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Contact Email (FSU Email if affiliated): chen@chem.fsu.edu
Position Title: Faculty
FSU College (if applicable): Arts and Sciences
FSU Department or Non-FSU Organization Affiliation: Chemistry & Biochemistry
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Overall Project Details
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Title of the Project: Applications of High Resolution Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Project Keywords: Dynamic NMR, Diffusion, LED-illumination-NMR
Are you currently looking for research assistants?: Yes
Number of Research Assistants Needed : 1
Relevant Research Assistant Major(s):
Chemistry or Biochemistry background 

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?: 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:
Set up  workable LED-illumination NMR to capture the reactive intermediates that will become detectable when their lifetimes exceed the so-called “NMR time scale” (e.g., milliseconds) at sufficiently low temperatures. 

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

Skills that research assistant(s) may need::
research lab safety knowledge

Mentoring Philosophy:
flexible

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Are you interested in participating in the UROP Research Mentor Roundtable?: No
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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: No

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Year: 2026