![Three Minute Thesis logo.](https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/3049/2018/02/3mt-logo.jpg)
Three Minute Thesis (3MT®)
Three Minute Thesis is a research communication competition challenging Ph.D. students to present a compelling oration on their thesis and its significance in three minutes or less to a non-technical audience.
3MT is not an exercise in trivializing or “dumbing-down” research, but challenges students to consolidate their ideas and research discoveries so they can be presented concisely to a wider audience.
Eligibility and Rules
Voiland College Qualifying Event
Date: March 11, 2024
Time: 1-2:30 pm
Venue: ETRL 101 (map)
Prizes
- 1st Place: $1,500 Scholarship for Fall 2024
- 2nd Place: $1,000 scholarship for Fall 2024
- 3rd Place: $500 scholarship for Fall 2024
Winner moves on to the WSU Competition.
WSU Competition
Date: March 27, 2024
Time: 1 pm
Venue: VBR 305 (map)
Prizes
- 1st Place: $3,000 travel stipend
- 2nd Place: $1,500 travel stipend
- 3rd Place: $500 travel stipend
Voiland College Qualifying Event Winners
![Zengran Sun.](https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/3049/2024/03/Zengran-Sun.jpg)
2024
Zengran Sun
Chemical Engineering
Thesis: The Switchable Method to Develop Efficient Catalysts
![Devon McCornack.](https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/3049/2023/04/Devon-McCornack-3MT-large.jpg)
2023
Devon McCornack
Engineering Science
Thesis: Enhancing lateral flow assays (LFAs) with cationic isotachophoresis for bacterial and viral infection differentiation
![Mohammad Aghababaei.](https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/3049/2022/03/Mohammad-Aghababaei.jpg)
2022
Mohammad Aghababaei
Civil Engineering
Thesis: Practical Modelling of Solute Transport in River Corridors
![Arjak Bhattacharjee.](https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/3049/2021/04/Arjak-Bhattacharjee.jpg)
2021
Arjak Bhattacharjee
Materials Science and Engineering
Thesis: Effect of Essential Elements and Naturally Derived Molecules on Improving Biological and Mechanical Properties of Additively Manufactured Calcium Phosphate Based Scaffolds and Plasma Sprayed Coatings
![Ashley Vu.](https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/3049/2021/02/AshleyVu.jpg)
2020
Ashley Vu
Mechanical Engineering
Thesis: Essential Elements, Vitamins, and Natural Medicinal Additives in Calcium Phosphate Ceramics for Bone Tissue Engineering
![Ayumi Manawadu.](https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/3049/2020/01/Ayumi-Manawadu-3MT_02.jpg)
2019
Ayumi Manawadu
Civil Engineering
Thesis: Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) of Concrete using Smart Piezo Modules (SPM)
![Dishary Banerjee shaking Dean Mary Rezac's hand.](https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/3049/2018/03/IMG_3066-e1647624253512.jpg)
2018
Dishary Banerjee
Mechanical Engineering
Thesis: Calcium phosphate ceramics and natural medicine for bone tissue engineering