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 2024
Venue: TBA
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 2024
Venue: TBA
Prizes
- 1st Place: $3,000 travel stipend
- 2nd Place: $1,500 travel stipend
- 3rd Place: $500 travel stipend
Voiland College Qualifying Event Winners
2023
Devon McCornack
Engineering Science
Thesis: Enhancing lateral flow assays (LFAs) with cationic isotachophoresis for bacterial and viral infection differentiation
2022
Mohammad Aghababaei
Civil Engineering
Thesis: Practical Modelling of Solute Transport in River Corridors
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
2020
Ashley Vu
Mechanical Engineering
Thesis: Essential Elements, Vitamins, and Natural Medicinal Additives in Calcium Phosphate Ceramics for Bone Tissue Engineering
2019
Dishary Banerjee
Mechanical Engineering
Thesis: Calcium phosphate ceramics and natural medicine for bone tissue engineering
2018
Ayumi Manawadu
Civil Engineering
Thesis: Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) of Concrete using Smart Piezo Modules (SPM)