Three Minute Thesis Competition

Overview

The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition celebrates the exciting research conducted by Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) students. Developed by The University of Queensland (UQ), 3MT cultivates students’ academic, presentation, and research communication skills.
The competition supports their capacity to effectively explain their research in three minutes, in a language appropriate to a non-specialist audience.

Competition Details

The competition will be held on March 2, 2020 at 5 pm in the Procrastinator.  

Winners:

Judges Choice: Jennifer Dunn, History

People's Choice: Murat Buyukyoruk, Microbiology

Finalists

  • Murat Buyukyoruk, Microbiology
  • Hannah Davenport, American Studies
  • Jennifer Dunn, History
  • Katie Epstein, Earth Sciences
  • Katie Fasbender, Physics
  • Chance Noffsinger, Plant Sciences
  • Christian Stratton, Statistics
  • Danica Walsh, Chemistry
  • Summer Whillock, Psychology
  • Mei Ling Wong, Land Resources and Environmental Sciences
  • Philip Woodburn, Materials Science

Resources

University of Queensland TMT

2016 Finals, University of Edinburgh

2017 Finals, University of Edinburgh

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