UROP Project

Ultra-High Vacuum, Coatings, Tribology
Research Mentor: Mr. Adam Delong, He/Him
Department, College, Affiliation: Mechanical Engineering , FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
Contact Email: adelong@fsu.edu
Research Assistant Supervisor (if different from mentor):
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Faculty Collaborators:
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Looking for Research Assistants: Yes
Number of Research Assistants: 2
Relevant Majors: Mechanical Engineer, Material Science, Biomedical engineered, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Physics.
**Students from other backgrounds are welcome to apply**
Project Location: 2003 Levy Ave, Tallahassee, FL 32310
Research Assistant Transportation Required: Both FSU and FAMU bus routes have multiple stops of the College of Engineering campus.
Remote or In-person: In-person
Approximate Weekly Hours: 10,
Roundtable Times and Zoom Link: Tuesday, Sept. 3rd from 1:00pm to 1:30pm (https://fsu.zoom.us/j/93164315832)
Wednesday, Sept. 4th from 10:00am to 10:30am (https://fsu.zoom.us/j/99097861234)
Thursday, Sept. 5th from 10:00am to 10:30am (https://fsu.zoom.us/j/93097373177)
Friday, Sept. 6th from 10:00am to 10:30am (https://fsu.zoom.us/j/97656223878)

Project Description

NASA and other space organizations (SpaceX, Blue Origen, etc) are looking for protective coatings to aid in extending the life of equipment and subsystems critical to mission success. Students will be investigating protective coatings meant to be used in space environments.

Research Tasks: Students will conduct experiments and learn how to interpret data in a tribology (study of friction, wear, and lubricants) laboratory. The main goal of the work performed by students is to help advance readiness of materials to be used in space environments.

Skills that research assistant(s) may need: There are no "required" skills needed to start working in this laboratory.
Recommended:
- Excel
- Matlab
**Recommended skills can/will be learned while working in lab**

Mentoring Philosophy

Common mentoring philosophies for our lab are encouraging growth through challenges, and, giving mentees ownership of their work, and promoting accountability. We believe Mentees get out what they put in and we encourage them to work on a problem by conducting literature reviews, and independent research. With this said, regular check-ins are conducted with mentees, and we encourage students to ask questions and for assistance when stuck on a problem to initiate one-on-one learning opportunities.

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