Opportunities

The CIMA-LSAMP Program Office encourage STEM students to seek out research and internship opportunities.

Undergraduate Research Programs

  • Undergraduate Research Opportunities at the NASA/UTSA Center

    Alamo Colleges: NASA/UTSA Center Research Application

    Overview: St. Philip’s College, one of the Alamo Colleges District will select 10 students from the district to participate in research at the NASA/University of San Antonio Center on the campus of the University of Texas at San Antonio.  UTSA has established a NASA funded center – NASA MIRO Center for Advanced Measurements in Extreme Environments (CAMEE) in 2019. The Center focuses on increasing the research/education capacity at UTSA in areas related to NASA research priorities.  The Center is a collaborative initiative between College of Sciences and College of Engineering at UTSA, with collaboration from University of California, Los Angeles, University of Colorado, Boulder, and NASA Laboratories (JPL, GSFC, and Langley) with interdisciplinary expertise in areas of remote sensing, hypersonic measurements, atmospheric and oceanic measurements and modelling, sea-ice and Turbulence.

    Code of Conduct Compliance:

    Selected participants must be enrolled as students in a declared STEM academic program at one of the five Alamo Colleges for the upcoming fall and spring semesters. Graduating students may also be eligible if they applied during their final semester of enrollment.
    St. Philip’s College serves as the sub-awardee on the NASA MIRO CAMEE program, and all selected participants across the five Alamo Colleges are required to adhere to the Alamo Colleges District Student Code of Conduct.

  • National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates
  • Pathway to Science Summer Research Programs
  • UT Southwestern Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
  • Texas State University Chemistry Undergraduate Research

Internships

Scholarships

STEM Conferences and Organizations

STEM Community Outreach

  • Women Breaking Through
  • STEM Symposium
  • STEM Career Day

CIMA Applications

CIMA is now accepting applications for our Undergraduate Research Program. If you are a student that is interested in this opportunity, please apply today! Students with declared majors in a STEM (Science. Technology, Engineering, Math) related field are eligible to participate in the program. Pre-professional Medical and Nursing majors are not eligible to participate.

Summer Research Application

Fall & Spring Research Application

Contact Information

  • Principal Investigator:
    Randall Dawson
    Vice President for Academic Success
    St. Philip's College
    Executive Cabinet
    rdawson@alamo.edu
    210-486-2276

  • CIMA-LSAMP Coordinator:
    Mary Kelaita, PhD
    St. Philip's College
    Natural Sciences Dept.
    mkelaita@alamo.edu
    210-486-2679

  • Co-Principal Investigator:
    Marsha Adrian
    Northeast Lakeview College
    Chemistry
    myaklin@alamo.edu
    210-486-5340

  • Co-Principal Investigator:
    Yvette Uresti
    Northwest Vista College
    Mathematics
    yuresti@alamo.edu
    210-486-4320

  • Co-Principal Investigator:
    Usha Gururajarao
    Palo Alto College
    Natural & Physical Sciences
    ugururajarao@alamo.edu
    210-486-3372

  • Co-Principal Investigator:
    Henry Griffith, PhD
    San Antonio College
    Mathematics, Architecture, Physics and Engineering Dept.
    hgriffith5@alamo.edu
    210-486-1305