CIMAS/Miami-Dade College Undergraduate Internship Program

The CIMAS/Miami-Dade College Undergraduate Internship Program will provide Miami-Dade College (MDC) and Broward College undergraduate students in STEM disciplines with research experience and mentoring. CIMAS researchers will design research projects, guide students through the execution of these projects, and serve as mentors.

*NEW! - for our summer 2026 cohort, we will also be accepting applications from Broward College undergraduate students in STEM disciplines.

Contact information:

Katie Eaton, katie.eaton@earth.miami.edu
Stephanie Rosales, stephanie.rosales@noaa.gov
Emily Becker, emily.becker@miami.edu

Summer 2026 Internship Information

  • We will be accepting 8 students for summer 2026
  • Specific initial, mid-point, and final goals for each intern project will be identified prior to the start of the program
  • Students will be supported at a rate of $20/hr, 20 hr/week, for a 10-week summer program (exact start/end date TBD). Financial support will be provided by CIMAS.
  • Students will write final reports and deliver a 5-minute presentation on their projects.
  • Approximate timeline
    • October 2025: Mentor recruitment and project plan development
    • November–January 2025-26: Student applications
      • Application will be posted soon - check back for updates!
    • January 16, 2025: Application deadline
    • January/February 2026: Interviews, internship offers made to students
    • February–May 2026: NOAA clearances and computer accounts, etc.
    • mid-May to mid-August 2026 (exact dates TBD): Students work with mentors
    • August 2026: Final presentations and reports due

Eligibility Requirements

  • Must be a current student at MDC or Broward College in a STEM discipline
    • Recent graduates (i.e., graduated the semester before the start of the internship) from a Bachelor or Associate degree program are eligible
    • Students transitioning from MDC or Broward to another 4-year school (e.g., FIU) are eligible
  • Willing to commute to Virginia Key for in-person work/activities
    • We understand that many students work other jobs, take classes, etc. during the summer. In-person work/activities will be organized around the student's schedule.
  • Although the internship is part-time, we are looking for students who are able to:
    • Maintain regular contact with mentor and internship coordinator throughout the internship (respond to emails in a timely manner, attend regular check-in meetings, etc.).
    • Complete their internship work on a relatively regular schedule (established with their mentor, there is flexibility).
    • Keep track of hours worked each week, complete timesheets, use google calendar to indicate working hours.

Summer 2026 Projects

Hurricane

Evaluating tropical cyclone genesis in NOAA's Hurricane Analysis and Forecast System

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Resilience mechanisms in south Florida coral reefs

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Foraminifera

Reconstructing past oceans in 3D: Foraminiferal morphology via microCT

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An Observational Analysis of Tropical Cyclone Vortex Alignment using Doppler Radar

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Argo float

Caribbean Biogeochemical Argo Float Signals

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Drifter

Coding Drifter Data for Classrooms: Developing Jupyter Notebooks

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Opentron

Automating Microbial Culturing Throughput Using Liquid Handling Robotics

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Argo float

Processing and quality controlling for core profiling float data

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Current Interns

Past Interns

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