H-LSAMP Scholars Program

The Houston-Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Scholars Program (H-LSAMP) is a   National Science Foundation funded program in the College of Science and Engineering at Texas State University. Structured as a community of scholars, H-LSAMP is designed to substantially increase the number of students graduating with baccalaureate degrees in the sciences, technology, engineering, and mathematics, particularly students from diverse backgrounds.

The H-LSAMP formal program enriches each scholar’s university experience through faculty mentoring, undergraduate research and internships, academic and career conferences, peer tutoring, interdisciplinary learning opportunities, and individualized support. Scholars also form the core of the Collaborative Learning Center, helping fellow students in peer-to-peer collaborative learning.

How do I apply? Click here to learn how to become an H-LSAMP scholar at Texas State!
 

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SPRING 2012 

New scholarships, honors, and awards -

• Daniel Campos (mathematics) - Winner of 2012 Dept. of Mathematics "Math in the Picture" contest;
      Academic Excellence Award from the Department of Mathematics; Co-recipient of the 2012 Don and
      Helen Cude Award for Outstanding Achievement
• Gabriel Hurtado (microbiology) - Honors College scolarship; Texas State Takes Action scholarship;
      Texas State Alumni Association scholarship
• Martha Juarez (biology) - Pan American Round Tables of Texas scholarship
• Krystle Moore (biology) - Durrenberger Scholarship for Women in Science; Women's Giving Circle
     scholarship
• Raheim Turner (biology) - Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society; Phi Sigma Pi
     National Honor Fraternity

Megan Gros (biochemistry) is continuing her G-Force tutoring and mentoring role at Texas State's Center for P-16 Iniatives. Texas State's G-Force Mentors are college undergraduate and graduate students who provide mentorship to students attending partner high schools and surrounding communities by promoting and encouraging a college-going culture. G-Force Mentors work under the Center for P-16 Initiatives, working collaboratively and actively with pre-college programming sponsored by the department.

 
  Learning business etiquette has helped our H-LSAMP scholars prepare for
  those all important job interviews. In February, the entire group polished their
  dining and networking skills during Business Leadership Week, sponsored by
  the McCoy College of Business. 

Gabriel Hurtado (microbiology) has been accepted to Texas A&M's School of Medicine, beginning Fall 2012.

Adrian Fabian (electrical engineering) is co-captaining Texas State's robotics team and will participate in the circuits design competition at the IEEE robotics competition in April.

BGREEN - Building a Regional Energy and Educational Network —  Ashley Seagroves (wildlife biology), Adam Contreras (biochemistry) and Gabriel Hurtado (microbiology) are part of a new USDA-funded research project at Texas State on green energy and green technology. As members of the first cohort of undergraduate researchers, they are working with Dr. Luyi Sun (Dept. of Chemistry), Dr. Tongdan Jim (engineering) and Dr. Reed Richardson (Agriculture) on individual projects geared to achieving national energy strategic goals.

H-LSAMP Scholars presenting their research and/or attending conferences this spring:

• Adam Contreras (biochemistry) - American Society Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, San Diego CA
  
• James Warren (chemistry, manufacturing engineering) - American Chemistry Society, San Diego CA
• Krystle Moore (biology) - Women in Science and Engineering (WISE) Conference, Texas State
      University - 4th place, research poster competition
• Adrian Fabian (electrical engineering) - IEEE Robotics Competition, Tulsa OK
• Megan Gros (biochemistry) and Monique Manibusan (biology/animal science) - AAUW College
      Women Student Leaders Conference, College Park MD
    

FALL 2011

Best wishes to our December graduates: Juan Gonzales, Sara Camacho, Miguel Cazares, Lindsey Whitworth, Saul Villarreal, Elaine Rull, and Nathan Robson! We will miss you!

Congratulations to Adam Contreras (biochemistry) and Saul Villarreal (industrial engineering) for their research recognition in the Honors College Undergraduate Research Conference on Friday, December 2, 2011. Third place win went to Adam Contreras for his research poster, "Measuring water-borne cortisol in sailfin mollies: is the process stressful, can the stress levels be minimized and is cortisol correlated with sex steroids?" Second place win went to Saul Villarreal for his research poster, "Modeling, Analysis, and Integration of Distributed Generation Systems in a Semiconductor Wafer Fab".

H-LSAMP Scholar Saul Villarreal (industrial engineering) won first place in the Engineering/Technology Technical Poster Competition at the 2011 Great Minds in STEM/HENAAC Conference for his work on "Modeling, Analysis, and Integration of Distributed Generation Systems in a Semiconductor Wafer Fab." He competed with very prestigious universities and laboratories, such as the University of Notre Dame, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Clemson University, Florida A&M University, among others. The winning abstract will be published in the TECHNICA magazine. Congratulations, Saul!

H-LSAMP Scholars Gabe Hurtado (biology) and Miguel Cazares (computer science) featured on the Texas State University Blog...(full story)

H-LSAMP Scholars Saul Villarreal (industrial engineering) and Greg Guzman (industrial engineering) are part of the CHIPS (Center for High Performance Systems) research team simulating models to more effectively harness and utilize wind power and photovoltaic energy sources. They shared in the Ingram School of Engineering and Dr. Jesus Jimenez' selection as 2011 WITNESS Academic Contribution Merit Awardee.... (full story)

New H-LSAMP Scholar Krystle Moore (biology) - Congratulations to Krystle on her selection as a 2011 Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) scholarship awardee. Krystle is the second Texas State H-LSAMP student awarded this prestigious scholarship; Gabriel Hurtado (biology) received the HACU scholarship in 2010.

• Alejandra Arriaga (computer science) - Grace Hopper Computing Conference, Portland OR
• Preston Walker (mathematics) - SACNAS (Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science, San Jose CA
• Miguel Cazares (computer science) - Great Minds in STEM/HENAAC, Lake Buena Vista CA
• Saul Villarreal (industrial engineering) - Great Minds in STEM/HENAAC, Lake Buena Vista CA
• Adam Contreras (biochemistry), Daniel Campos (mathematics), Preston Walker (mathematics),
     Saul Villarreal (industrial engineering) - Texas State University Honors College Research Conference

Read H-LSAMP Scholar Miguel Cazares' excellent blogging about his summer Distributed Research Experience for Undergraduates at Colorado State University (read it here!)

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Stephen B. Seidman, PhD
Dean, Texas State University College of Science and Engineering
Principal Investigator, H-LSAMP Scholars Program
office:  Centennial Hall, 201
phone: 512.245.2119
email:  seidman@txstate.edu

Susan M. Romanella, M.A.
Director, H-LSAMP Scholars Program
Director, Collaborative Learning Center
Texas State University College of Science and Engineering
office:  RF Mitte, 4205
phone: 512.245.7464
email:  sr23@txstate.edu