***Thermal Cycling of Florida Soil and Rock

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

Research Mentor: Dr. Scott Wasman,
Department, College, Affiliation: Civil and Environmental Engineering, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
Contact Email: swasman@eng.famu.fsu.edu
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Looking for Research Assistants: Yes
Number of Research Assistants: 2
Relevant Majors: Soil Science, Civil Engineering
Project Location: On FSU Main Campus
Research Assistant Transportation Required: Yes
Remote or In-person: In-person
Approximate Weekly Hours: 10 hrs, Flexible schedule (Combination of business and outside of business. TBD between student and research mentor.)
Roundtable Times and Zoom Link: Not participating in the Roundtable

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