UROP Project
Simulation and experimental exploration of radiative cooling
Radiative cooling - Heat transfer - Atmospheric window
Research Mentor: None Luis Angel Porto Hernandez, Him/his
Department, College, Affiliation: Mechanical Engineering Department, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
Contact Email: lp18bh@fsu.edu
Research Assistant Supervisor (if different from mentor): Dr. Dr. Juan Ordonez Him/his
Research Assistant Supervisor Email: jordonez@fsu.edu
Faculty Collaborators: Dr. Dr. Camilo Ordonez Him/his
Faculty Collaborators Email: co04d@fsu.edu
Department, College, Affiliation: Mechanical Engineering Department, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
Contact Email: lp18bh@fsu.edu
Research Assistant Supervisor (if different from mentor): Dr. Dr. Juan Ordonez Him/his
Research Assistant Supervisor Email: jordonez@fsu.edu
Faculty Collaborators: Dr. Dr. Camilo Ordonez Him/his
Faculty Collaborators Email: co04d@fsu.edu
Looking for Research Assistants: Yes
Number of Research Assistants: 1
Relevant Majors: Mechanical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Project Location: On FSU Main Campus
Research Assistant Transportation Required: FSU and FAMU buses go to Innovation Park Remote or In-person: In-person
Approximate Weekly Hours: 7, Flexible schedule (Combination of business and outside of business. TBD between student and research mentor.)
Roundtable Times and Zoom Link: 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
Number of Research Assistants: 1
Relevant Majors: Mechanical Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Project Location: On FSU Main Campus
Research Assistant Transportation Required: FSU and FAMU buses go to Innovation Park Remote or In-person: In-person
Approximate Weekly Hours: 7, Flexible schedule (Combination of business and outside of business. TBD between student and research mentor.)
Roundtable Times and Zoom Link: 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
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 accountabilityAs 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.