Three-Minute Thesis Finals and Reception
Thursday, March 13
5:00–7:00 p.m.
Centennial Hall, Room 3C00
What is the future of academic research? Where will we see our next great breakthroughs? And how will it change our world? At UWinnipeg's annual Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition, our graduate students will present their research in a compelling, three-minute (or less!) presentation and explain the significance of their work in a single slide.
Judged in three rounds – two semi-final heats and one final – the competition will determine who wins the $2,000 first-place prize and secures an all-expenses paid trip to the Western Regional Competition in Victoria, BC. The runner up will receive $1,000, while an audience-selected participant will win $500 for the People's Choice Award.
With the heats completed, the field is set for the finals, and you can be there when the winner is crowned! Don't miss this exciting event and catered reception.
The finalists
- Faith Akinyemi - "From Data to Dinner: Predicting harvests before they happen”
- Dhulmy Bandara - "Fixing Soil Heavy Metals - A Play by Plants and Modified Organic Materials"
- Tabitha Evans - "Transdisciplinary Research Teams Co-Produce Essential Climate Knowledge and Solutions"
- Rubeena Gosal - "Molecular Puzzles, Home Depot Buckets, and the Quest for a Fertility Agonist"
- Noah Lewicki - "Ready to Rumble: Milk Fights Liver Disease"
- Hardi Matholia - "Guardians of the Database Galaxy: A forensic analysis of MongoDB"
- Ranjini Mukherjee - "Polar Bears and Pollutants: Using Cells to Improve Risk Assessments"
- Malcolm Reimer - "Environmental emergence cues for hibernating bats"
About 3MT
The Three-Minute Thesis Competition (3MT®) is a research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia. Participants must explain the content and significance of their research to a general audience in three minutes or less. A showcase of graduate student research, the competition encourages students to develop their plain language communication and short-form knowledge transfer skills.
More information regarding rules, eligibility, prizes, and past winners can be found on the Graduate Studies website.