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3-Minute Thesis Competition

The  3MT® , developed at the University of Queensland, challenges participants to present their research—in just three minutes using everyday language—to an audience.

16 students presented their research during the 2022 3MT Competition. See the Program Brochure for the list of student presenters, their research projects and their mentors. To see photos of the 2022 3MT competition, visit the UR&CI Flickr . 

Will there be a 2023 3-Minute Thesis Competition?

Unfortunately due to changes to space, audio/visual support, and time constraints, we will not be able to host a 3-Minute Thesis competition in autumn 2023. We will be adding a workshop on creating and confidently delivering an "elevator pitch" along with our other workshops on effectively communicating one's research process and impact.  

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Not currently available.  Please check out the Autumn Undergraduate Research Festival and upcoming workshops.

Past Winners

Congratulations to all our 3-mt winners.

1. Pete Jordanides - Biomedical Science

“PI3Kγ Inhibitor Potentiates Anti-PD-L1 Immunotherapy against Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma​”

2. Isabelle Aguilar - Biomedical Engineering

“Identifying Keratoconus from Ultrasound Sample Entropy”

3. Tie: Amani Djouadi - Pharmaceutical Sciences

“Delivery of DNA Origami Cancer Vaccine using Alginate Particles”

3: Tie: Natalia Mendonca - Biomedical Engineering

“Decoupling Vasculogenic Cell-Based and Extracellular Vesicle Therapy for Alzheimer’s Disease”

"Biomedical Sciences" Category:

• Sarah Haysley - Speech and Hearing Sciences
• Erin Gililand - Neuroscience and Psychology
• Harrshavasan Congivaram - Biomedical Sciences

"Inquiry for the Future" Category:

• Cara Noel - Microbiology
• Will Marshall - Molecular Genetics and Philosophy 
• Kara Komarnitsky - Dance
• First Place: Heath Pechtl, Animal Sciences
• Second Place: Douglas Fink, Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Third Place: Sarthak Soni, Marketing
• Honorable Mention: Bryce Boron, Psychology
• First Place: Timothy Kirby, Mechanical Engineering
• Second Place: James White, Atmospheric Sciences
• Third Place: Cara Dauch, Molecular Genetics

Lived Experiences of Human Societies:

• First Place: Isaiah Johnson
• Second Place: Sydney Clark
• Third Place: Emma Megla

Emerging Issues in STEM:

• First Place: Alexandra Smith
• Second Place: Stephen Gant
• Third Place: Hilary Kordecki/Nick Krause

Improving Human Health:

• First Place: Camile Bratton
• Second Place: Melanie Smith
• Third Place: Scott Stuckney
• First Place: Anthony Milian
• Second Place: Maya Gosztyla
• Third Place: Eleni Packis

Honorable Mentions: Sunny Kwok and Samantha Goode

• First Place: Henry Wu
• Second Place: Alison Baker
• Third Place: Matt Schneider
• First Place: Nicole Puccetti
• Second Place: Olivia Fitzpatrick
• Third Place: Mohit Deshpande

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Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition

College of arts and sciences three minute thesis (3mt) competition.

• Questions about the Arts and Sciences 3MT competition can be sent to Dr. Brian Orefice, Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies, at [email protected] .
• Students can submit their video through this Qualtrics  application  by  Wednesday, January 17, 2024.
• Make sure the shared link is set to be shared so it is viewable by anyone with the link.
• If students have questions about uploading their video or need technical assistance, they should contact the IT Service Desk at: Phone: 614-688-4357 (HELP), Email:  [email protected] .
• Submissions will be reviewed by the College and the Arts and Sciences nominee will be advanced to The Graduate School competition on or before  Friday, January 26, 2024.  
• First place (Arts and Sciences 3MT nominee): $500
• Second place: $350
• Third place: $250
• The Graduate School will select the institutional nominee during their in-person 3MT competition on  February 7, 2024 .
• The Ohio State University finalist will be advancing to the Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools (MAGS) Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition in St. Louis, MO from  April 3-5, 2024 .

Previous winners

1 st Place   and College of Arts & Sciences nominee to the Graduate School competition:  Alyssa Bedrosian, Department of Spanish and Portuguese, ‘Un Lenguaje Sencillo y un Toque De Humor’: Strategies for a 21st Century Digital Catholic Feminist Activism

2 nd Place: Morgan Ross, School of Communication, Spatial Habits Make Phone Habits Stronger

3 rd Place:  Yoon Ji Kim, Department of Statistics, Sequential Alignment of Functions

• Kassidie Harmon, Department of Psychology, Emotion Control, Psychopathology, and Race
• Tejas Prasanna, Department of Physics, Multi-Dimensional Magnetohydrodynamic Models of Proto-Neutron Star Winds

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The Graduate School Three Minute Thesis selects University Finalist to Compete Regionally

On February 15 th , the Graduate School hosted the 2023 Three Minute Thesis competition culminating in the selection of the university wide Three Minute Thesis OSU finalist.

The event took place in the Graduate School on the 2 nd  floor of University Hall and was organized by Assistant Dean of Graduate Development and Engagement, Karin Jordan.

Dean of the Graduate School, Mary Stromberger addressing audience.

The  Three Minute Thesis  (3MT) is an international competition that started at the University of Queensland. The goal of the 3MT is to prepare graduate students to present their research in a short and concise manner in plane language. As part of the competition, students are asked to present their research in under three minutes using only a single presentation slide. At Ohio State, colleges were asked to select a finalist at the college level to compete for the university level spot that will continue to the Midwest Association of Graduate Schools regional Three Minute Thesis competition. The finalist at the regional competition will proceed to compete at the national level.

The 2023 Three Minute Thesis event featured opening remarks from Mary Stromberger, Dean of the Graduate School and instructional remarks from Assistant Dean Karin Jordan. This year’s panelist included faculty from across the university. Andrew Hedrick is a QI Specialist for Education, Outreach, and Operational Support in Ohio State’s Office of Responsible Research Practices. Noah Weisleder, is Professor and Director of Graduate Studies Department of Physiology and Cell Biology at Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Mary Beth Arensberg, PhD, RDN, LDN, FAND is director of health policy and programs, Abbott Nutrition, a division of Abbott.  Also, a new addition to this year’s first in-person event was the ability for the audience to engage in an online-based people’s choice selection process which provided an additional award opportunity and audience participation.

3MT panelists Noah and Andrew (Mary not included)   and  Graduate School Dean with 3MT participants

The college finalists that competed brought together a wide breadth of research topics from six graduate programs and colleges. The 2023 college level finalist included Adam Bayer from the College of Optometry, Alyssa Bedrosian from the College of Arts and Sciences, Rory Chia-Ching Chien from MCDB, Eric Hobson from the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, Maruf Hossain from the College of Engineering and Mayuri Patel from the College of Pharmacy.

The 2023 OSU Graduate School Three Minute Thesis competition awardees are:

1 st  Place/University Finalist and People’s Choice, Eric Hobson

2 nd  Place - Rory Chia-Ching Chien

3 rd  Place - Alyssa Bedrosian

Eric Hobson, University Finalist/People's Choice with his faculty advisors.

Rory Chia-Ching Chien and Alyssa Bedrosian with Dean Stromberger.

The Graduate School is very proud of all the students that participated in this year’s 3MT and extends a thank you to all the faculty, staff, and students that supported these students in their research and their presentation preparation.  We wish Eric the best of luck as he represents Ohio State at the Midwest Association of Graduate School’s regional competition in Chicago on March 31 st . The competition happens on an annual basis each fall and winter. We look forward to seeing the amazing research of graduate students at the Three Minute Thesis competition in 2024.

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Virtual 3-Minute Thesis Competition

Congratulations to our 3 Winners! 

1st Place – Chris Codogni – Chemistry

2nd Place – Rose Tyler – Psychology and French

3rd Place – Rachel Brunot – Geography and International Studies

The 3MT®, developed at the University of Queensland, challenges participants to present their research—in just three minutes using everyday language—to an audience. Detailed information about 3MT® is available here: (https://threeminutethesis.uq.edu.au/).

This event will be held in a Zoom Webinar format. If you would like to attend as a guest, you may sign up here .

If you require an accommodation such as live captioning or interpretation to participate in this event, please contact Kayla Daniel at [email protected]. Requests made by October 25, 2020 will generally allow us to provide seamless access, but the university will make every effort to meet requests made after this date.

Meet our presenters:

Laurel Bayless

• Major: Geography
• Mentor: Ellen Mosley-Thompson, Geography
• Project Title: “ENSO signal in an ice core from Huascarán, Peru”

Rachel Brunot

• Major: Geography & International Studies
• Mentor: Joel Wainwright, Geography
• Project Title: “Garifuna Women in the Belizean Women’s Movement”

Chris Codogni 

• Major: Chemistry
• Mentor: Christopher Callam, Chemistry
• Project Title: “Synthesis of novel quinone methide precursors as potential resurrectors and reactivators of aged and inhibited acetylcholinesterase”

Resham Mawalkar

• Major: Biomedical Science
• Mentor: Bhuvaneswari Ramaswamy, Internal Medicine
• Project Title: “Tamoxifen reverses the hyperplastic changes induced by abrupt involution in mouse mammary glands”

Yingjie Shi

• Major: Chemical Engineering
• Mentor: Jaesung Kim, Chemical Engineering
• Project Title: “Electro-catalytic Oxidative Dehydrogenation of Propane in a Solid Oxide Electrolyte Reactor”
• Major: Psychology & French
• Mentor: Jennifer Crocker, Psychology
• Project Title: “” Nonzero Sum Belief Intervention and Response to Conflict in Romantic Relationships”

David Ullery

• Mentor: Christine Thomas, Chemistry
• Project Title: “Synthesis of Zirconium Rhodium Compounds”

College hosts 3-Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition

The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy pharmaceutical sciences graduate program hosted a 3-Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition on Jan. 18 in the Riffe Classroom.

3MT® is an academic competition for doctoral and master’s students engaged in their own research, summarizing it to an educated layperson in three minutes or less using pre-determined guidelines. A panel of judges scored each student to determine the top awardee.

Several pharmaceutical sciences graduate students presented their research during the competition. Monetary awards were given to first, second and third place.

The winner of this competition will compete at the 3MT® university competition on Feb. 7.

The winners of the College of Pharmacy 3MT® were:

1st place: isaac karel.

2nd place: Jack Stromatt

3rd place: Lillian Cool

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Ross Earns Second-place in Three Minute Thesis Competition

PhD student Morgan Ross earned second place in Ohio State’s College of Arts and Sciences 2023 Three Minute Thesis competition . 

The competition asks graduate students to summarize their research to an educated layperson in three minutes or less, and their presentation is scored by a panel of judges. Ross’s project, titled  “Spatial Habits Make Phone Habits Stronger,” earns him a $350 grant to use for research and/or professional development. 

With the competition, Ross proved his ability to articulate the importance and key takeaways of research, an important skill as a scholar.

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Yoonji Kim wins 3rd place in Three Minute Thesis competition

Congratulations to Statistics PhD student Yoonji Kim for winning third place in the College of Arts and Sciences Three Minute Thesis competition! In the competition, graduate students are challenged to explain their original thesis research to an educated layperson in three minutes or less. Yoonyi Kim is advised by Professors Oksana Chkrebtii and Sebastian Kurtek.

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BME Undergraduates Place in 2022 3-Minute Thesis Competition

Two Undergraduates within the Department of Biomedical Engineering, Isabelle Aguilar and Natalia Mendonca, placed in the 2022 3-Minute Thesis Competition. The  3MT® , developed at the University of Queensland, challenges participants to present their research—in just three minutes using everyday language—to an audience. This year the Competition was held in Pomerene Hall’s TDAI Ideation Zone on Wednesday, November 2, 2022 from 6:00-7:30pm. Read more about each of their projects below. Visit the 3-Minute Thesis program website for more details about the program.

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Ohio State researchers compete in Three Minute Thesis at 2018 OSU Materials Week

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Left to right: Xianjie (Tony) Ren, Aamena Parulkar and Brelon May

How much time would you need to explain your dissertation, from the painstakingly crafted proposal to collected data, findings, and conclusion? According to the University of Queensland, an 80,000-word thesis requires about nine hours to present.

Master’s and doctoral students from The Ohio State University who took the stage May 8 during the opening of 2018 OSU Materials Week , however, were not given a second past the three-minute mark.

The Institute for Materials Research (IMR) kicked off its 10th-annual Materials Week conference with a Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition, founded and registered by UQ in Australia.

No props. No elaborate electronic media assistance. No dumbing it down. Presenters were allowed just one static slide to accompany their orations.

The 3MT competition challenges students to effectively communicate a distilled, compelling thesis and its significance to an audience outside their specific scholarly focus.

Five Ohio State students were chosen to compete May 8 in front of hundreds of professors and researchers from across the country and within the university after being selected from a preliminary round of presentations, held a week prior.

3MT finalists’ backgrounds ranged from Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering to Physics.

Brelon May won top prize for his clear and compelling 3MT thesis, “Flexible Ultraviolet LEDs on Metal.“ May studies in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) with advisor Professor Roberto Myers.

May honed his communication skills during his graduate work at Ohio State. As an engineer, he said, the ability to translate one’s work from lab to layperson is integral, especially when seeking funding opportunities.

“You are going to have to communicate your work to someone who has money, and the person who has that money typically isn’t an engineer. So, being able to communicate your work, at that basic level, is very important,” May said. “That’s why I like the idea of the Three Minute Thesis. You have to be short, because even engineers don’t have attention spans that are that long. This was very different than the normal communication skills that I have learned from other conferences.”

May’s ability to effectively communicate helped UV Concepts explain in simple, straightforward terms their collaborative work on the integration of metal foils.

Aamena Parulkar was named 3MT Runner Up for her thesis, “Enhancing Hydrophobicity of Catalysts.” Parulkar studies in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering with advisor Professor Nicholas Brunelli.

Xianjie (Tony) Ren was awarded the 3MT People’s Choice Award for his thesis, “Durability of eggshell and silica filled guayule natural rubber composites.” Ren studies in the Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering with advisor Professor Katrina Cornish.

3MT finalist Alejandro Alvarez, in Materials Science and Engineering, presented “Joining of Internally Clad X65 Pipes using Low Alloy Steel Filler Metals.”

3MT finalist Thuc Mai, in Physics, presented “Magnets, Light, and Technology.“

Last year, alumnus Matt Souva won first place for his 3MT presentation, “High Throughput Block Copolymer Nanoparticle Assembly Methods and Morphologies.” He said distilling his research for a general audience was good practice toward finishing graduate school.

“That kind of thinking wasn’t an everyday thing for me, and it couldn’t have come at a better time: I was close to finishing my dissertation and starting my job search. The fall engineering career fair and subsequent interviews were great places to use my newest communication skill,” he said. “My 3MT talk was easy to adapt and use as a baseline explanation of my research. Practicing that kind of general-language approach made something very specific seem manageable to newcomers.”

This year, nearly one hundred Ohio State undergraduate and graduate students also shared their work and received feedback from professors and students of varying disciplines during the Poster Sessions, held over two days. Photos and more information are available in our 2018 OSU Materials Week review .

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2024 competition recap.

Major congratulations to 2024's winners and finalists:

• Christopher Walsh, 1st place, $2,000
• Emily Davis, 2nd Place, $1,000
• Bright Kontor Osei 3rd Place & Master's People's Choice, $600
• Arshad Ahmad, People’s Choice PhD, $350
• Joseph Derkin, Finalist, $250
• Shrirang Deshmukh, Finalist, $250
• Kushal Singla, Finalist, $250
• Venkat Sai Akash Pamarthy, Finalist, $250

3MT Overview

Competitions will be held as four semi-final heats. Each heat will be capped at eight participants for a total of 32 participants. The top two participants from each semi-final heat will be invited to take part in the final round.

All participants must be available to participate in one of the semi-final heats and the final round (see dates below ).

This year's prizes are sponsored by alum, Rene Paulson, founder of Elite Research LLC. Prizes are:

• $2,000 (1st place), $1,000 (2nd place), $500 (3rd place) and $250 (each remaining finalist)
• Two People's Choice Awards ($100) will be given, one each to a master's and doctoral student.

The Three Minute Thesis ® (3MT) was founded by The University of Queensland in 2008.

Competitions are now held at over 900 institutions in 80 countries.

Students have three minutes to present a compelling oration on their thesis and its significance. 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 non-specialist audience.

Three Minute Thesis ® Rules

• A single static PowerPoint slide is permitted (no slide transitions, animations or 'movement' of any description, the slide is to be presented from the beginning of the oration).
• No additional electronic media (e.g., sound and video files) are permitted.
• No additional props (e.g., costumes, musical instruments, laboratory equipment) are permitted.
• Presentations are limited to 3 minutes maximum and competitors exceeding 3 minutes are disqualified.
• Presentations are to be spoken word (e.g., no poems, raps or songs).
• Presentations are to commence from the stage.
• Presentations are considered to have commenced when a presenter starts their presentation through movement or speech.
• The decision of the adjudicating panel is final.

Accommodations can be made for students with disabilities. Contact Nathan Blackburn at [email protected]

Judging Criteria

Comprehension & content.

• Provide an understanding of the background of the research question being addressed and its significance?
• Clearly describe the key results of the research including conclusions and outcomes?
• Follow a clear and logical sequence?
• Were the thesis topic, key results and research significance and outcomes communicated in language appropriate to a non-specialist audience?
• Avoid scientific jargon?
• Explain the terminology?
• Provide adequate background information to illustrate points?
• Did the presenter spend adequate time on each element of the presentation, or did he or she elaborate for too long on one aspect, or was the presentation rushed?
• Did the oration make the audience want to know more? Was the presenter careful not to trivialize or generalize the research?
• Did the presenter:

• Convey enthusiasm for the research?
• Capture and maintain the audience’s attention?
• Have sufficient stage presence, eye contact, and vocal range?
• Maintain a steady pace and have a confident stance?
• Did the PowerPoint slide enhance the presentation? Was it clear, legible, and concise?

Awards and Prizes

This year's prizes are sponsored by alum, Rene Paulson, founder of Elite Research LLC.

Prizes are:

• 1st place ($2,000)
• 2nd place ($1,000)
• 3rd place ($500)
• Each remaining finalist ($250)
• People's Choice Award - Master's student ($100)*
• People's Choice Award - Doctoral student ($100)*

*If this is not possible based on the demographics of the finalists, two prizes will still be given.

Registration Deadlines

PowerPoint slides are to be submitted to Nathan Blackburn, via email at [email protected] , after confirmation of registration. Please email Nathan for more information.

Eligibility

Any doctoral candidate enrolled at Ohio University that has been admitted to candidacy (e.g., passed comprehensive exams) and whose culminating project is a research-based dissertation.

• Must be enrolled as a student during the semester in which the competition takes place
• Cannot already have defended his or her dissertation

Any master's candidate enrolled at Ohio University that has completed significant work toward his or her culminating project

All participants must be available to participate in  one of the semi-final rounds (either Tuesday, February 13, 2024  OR Thursday, February 15, 2024)  AND the final round (Wednesday, February 21, 2024).

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• 2020 Ohio University Three Minute Thesis® Competition winning presentations
• 2019 Three Minute Thesis® Competition winning presentations  
• 2018 Ohio University Three Minute Thesis® Competition winning presentations
• 2017 Ohio University Three Minute Thesis® Competition winning presentations

To help you prepare your slide, watch a short video prepared by Sean McGraw, the 2016 Ohio University Three Minute Thesis® Competition winner.

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Each year the researchers across our college come together to present their research and support their colleagues. We are excited to announce that information is now updated for the 2023 competition! 

Please register at the link below to indicate your intent to participate in the poster competition. You will submit your name, department, etc. Your poster and abstract files are not due until March 10, 2023.

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Accepting Participants for 3 Minute Thesis Competition

The OSU Graduate School is inviting graduate students, including all Research Forum (poster and presentation) winners, to compete at the 3MT college level completion. The 3MT is an extension of the Hayes Research Forum, giving students an opportunity to build on the work they have already done by developing a 3-minute (or less) presentation of their research as they would to laypersons, as well as a single PowerPoint slide .

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2024 three minute thesis (3mt) competition, march 20 @ 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm.

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Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is a competition for graduate students to develop and showcase their research communication skills.

The 2024 final round competition will be held on Wednesday, March 20, 2024 in G10 Biotechnology Building. We will also offer a virtual attendance option by Zoom for those outside of Ithaca. Attend and vote for your favorite presentation for the People’s Choice Award!

3MT challenges research degree students to present a compelling story on their dissertation or thesis and its significance in just three minutes, in language appropriate to a non-specialist audience. In addition to the first place and second place winners from among the finalists, audience members on March 20 will be asked to select a People’s Choice Award Winner.  

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Eight compete in Trinity’s Three-Minute Thesis competition final

Posted on: 22 March 2024

Eight speakers competed in the final event, which requires researchers to present their research, armed with just one slide, in a manner that makes sense to a non-specialist audience, and within a fixed time limit of three minutes.  

Rosie Giglia (below) from the School of Medicine was this week named the winner of Trinity’s annual Three-Minute Thesis competition, for a presentation about her research into Multiple Sclerosis. 

The runner-up at the event involving graduate research students from all faculties was Lamya Al Shuhaimi, from the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, whose presentation was called: Enhancing Prescribing in Older Adults with Intellectual Disabilities. The People’s Choice award also went to Lamya Al Shuhaimi.  

In this time speakers must explain in an engaging manner the purpose of the research, outline what actions they took and the impact of their findings.  

Originally developed by the University of Queensland, the event is designed to support graduate research students in their development as confident research communicators.  

The judges at the final event were Dean of Graduate Studies Martine Smith, Prof. Brian Broderick and University Spokesperson Catherine O’Mahony. 

As chair of the judging panel, Prof. Brian Broderick paid tribute to all the finalists (pictured below) for the extraordinarily high standard of their work. 

In 2023, the winner of the Trinity Three-Minute Thesis event, Lianne Shanley, also won the first national Three-Minute Thesis competition. 

The competitors and their topics were as follows: 

Wai Qian Tham , School of Engineering: Enhanced Daylighting in Buildings for Occupants’ Health 

Lamya Al Shuhaimi , School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences: Enhancing Prescribing in Older Adults with Intellectual Disabilities 

Clíodhna Daly , School of Biochemistry and Immunology: MRSA and the Host, An Encounter to Remember 

Anna Rosická , School of Psychology: Neureka! Brain Health Research in Your Pocket 

Rosie Giglia , School of Medicine: Unravelling Cognitive Dysfunction: Crafting New Tools for Clinical Trials in Multiple Sclerosis 

Mark Lyons , School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences: From Sword to Scalpel - Development of Orellanine as a Treatment for Kidney Cancer 

Sharon Chi Tak Lee , School of Psychology: Get it Right, From the Get-Go: A Digital Revolution in Precision Psychiatry 

Stephen Huws , School of Religion, Theology, and Peace Studies: Through the Stained Glass: How Art Illuminates Our Heritage. 

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Auja was among 11 finalists of the 3-minute Thesis Competition of the Penn State Graduate School and was awarded the second place award for the presentation on March 23, 2024.

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Physics Ph.D. candidate wins 2024 Three Minute Thesis competition

By | Katya Hrichak , Cornell University Graduate School

“I want you to remember a time when you were in a setting where you felt like you didn’t belong. I want you to remember how you felt in that setting, maybe isolated or out of place, and how much you felt like you wanted to continue going back to that setting—probably not much. These feelings are all too familiar for undergraduate women pursuing their studies in science, and in physics specifically,” began Meagan Sundstrom, a doctoral candidate in physics at the ninth annual Cornell University Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition.

Alongside seven other finalists, Sundstrom presented her dissertation research in just three minutes on March 20 to a panel of judges and an audience from across campus while additional friends, family, advisors, and lab mates watched online. In the first in-person Cornell 3MT since 2019, presentations were judged by how clearly and compellingly students summarized their research to a general audience, using only one static slide.

Sundstrom’s presentation, “Recognizing and Removing Barriers for Women in Physics,” earned her first place and $1,500. Second place and $1,000 was awarded to information science doctoral student Sterling Williams-Ceci for her presentation, “AI Helps us Write – but at What Cost?”

After nearly 60 in-person and 70 virtual audience members cast their ballots, votes were tallied and the People’s Choice Award and $250 were presented to biomedical and biological sciences doctoral candidate Sharada Gopal for her presentation, “Worming Our Way to a Longer Life.”

This year’s judges included Jane Bunker, director of Cornell University Press; Joe Ellis, director of online degree program development at eCornell; David Lodge, the Francis J. DiSalvo Director of the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability; and Bob Riter, patient advocate for the Cornell Community Cancer Partnership. Organization of the competition and coaching of presenters was provided by the Graduate School Office of Career and Professional Development.

“As grad students, there are a lot of opportunities to give your elevator pitch at conferences and more professional settings to more senior people in your field, and I thought this would be a really cool opportunity for me to try to tailor that pitch to a more general audience—how would I describe my research to my family and friends?—so that was fun,” said Sundstrom.

Being able to “zoom out” and view her topic from a different perspective was also helpful for Sundstrom, who is currently writing her dissertation and appreciates having both formulated a storyline and thought about the broader impacts of her work.

Williams-Ceci similarly enjoyed the chance to speak to a different type of audience than she is used to addressing.

“I hadn’t really had an opportunity in grad school to try communicating to a broad audience, it’s always just to my lab, so I wanted to practice having a chance to really tell a story and not just go through the slides,” she said. “It really helped me know for a fact that I can tell a convincing story about a project that I’ve done.”

Gopal shared that the 3MT was a fun way to combine her longtime artistic interests with her science.

“It seemed like such a fun event. I did a lot of theatre in college so I thought, ‘What can I do artistically here?’ and this seemed like a good mix of my scientific interest and my artistic theatre interests,” she said, adding that she also benefitted from looking at the bigger picture of her work and its impacts.

The 3MT competition was first held in 2008 at the University of Queensland and has since been adopted by over 900 universities in over 85 countries. 3MT challenges research degree students to present a compelling story on their dissertation or thesis and its significance in just three minutes, in language appropriate to a non-specialist audience.

Cornell’s Graduate School first hosted a 3MT competition in 2015 and the event has grown steadily since that time. As the winner of Cornell’s competition, Sundstrom will now go on to compete in northeast regional competitions.

“Our Three Minute Thesis final round is a highlight of the year for those of us in the Graduate School—literally we talk about it all year long,” said Kathryn J. Boor, dean of the Graduate School and vice provost for graduate education. “We look forward to it because it’s just plain fun, and it’s an opportunity for us to watch and learn from our accomplished and creative graduate researchers.”

“I could not possibly be more proud of the work we saw,” she said.

Read the story on the Cornell University Graduate School website.

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Updated on: March 22, 2024 / 10:41 PM EDT / CBS News

The teams for the 2024 NCAA men's basketball tournament have been selected, as 68 schools square off in March Madness.

The tournament bracket consists of the 32 Division I conference tournament winners, along with 36 teams that received at-large bids from the selection committee. Prior to the start of the first round, the field is being whittled down to 64 teams as eight teams are competing in the First Four play-in round.

While each conference is guaranteed at least one team in the tournament, the bulk of the at-large bids tend to go to the so-called Power Five conferences: the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), the Big Ten, the Big 12, the Pac-12 and the Southeastern Conference (SEC). The future of the Pac-12 , however, remains murky at best, as 10 of the 12 schools will be joining other conferences in the 2024-2025 school year.

Below is a list of every 2024 March Madness team broken down by conference.

America East teams playing in March Madness 2024

• Vermont Catamounts — Eliminated

American Athletic teams playing in March Madness 2024

• University of Alabama at Birmingham Blazers — Eliminated
• Florida Atlantic Owls — Eliminated

Atlantic Ten teams playing in March Madness 2024

• Duquesne Dukes
• Dayton Flyers

Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) teams playing in March Madness 2024

• North Carolina Tar Heels
• Duke Blue Devils
• NC State Wolfpack
• Virginia Cavaliers — Eliminated
• Clemson Tigers

Atlantic Sun teams playing in March Madness 2024

• Stetson Hatters— Eliminated

Big 12 teams playing in March Madness 2024

• Houston Cougars
• BYU Cougars — Eliminated
• Texas Tech Red Raiders — Eliminated
• TCU Horned Frogs
• Baylor Bears
• Kansas Jayhawks
• Texas Longhorns
• Iowa State Cyclones

Big East teams playing in March Madness 2024

• Connecticut Huskies
• Marquette Golden Eagles
• Creighton Bluejays

Big Sky teams playing in March Madness 2024

• Montana State Bobcats — Eliminated

Big South teams playing in March Madness 2024

• Longwood Lancers

Big Ten teams playing in March Madness 2024

• Purdue Boilermakers
• Illinois Fighting Illini
• Wisconsin Badgers
• Northwestern Wildcats
• Nebraska Cornhuskers — Eliminated
• Michigan State Spartans

Big West teams playing in March Madness 2024

• Long Beach State Beach — Eliminated

Coastal Athletic Association teams playing in March Madness 2024

• Charleston Cougars — Eliminated

Conference USA teams playing in March Madness 2024

• Western Kentucky Hilltoppers — Eliminated

Horizon League teams playing in March Madness 2024

• Oakland Golden Grizzlies

Ivy League teams playing in March Madness 2024

• Yale Bulldogs

Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference teams playing in March Madness 2024

• Saint Peter's Peacocks — Eliminated

Mid-American Conference teams playing in March Madness 2024

• Akron Zips — Eliminated

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference teams playing in March Madness 2024

• Howard Bison — Eliminated

Missouri Valley teams playing in March Madness 2024

• Drake Bulldogs — Eliminated

Mountain West teams playing in March Madness 2024

• New Mexico Lobos — Eliminated
• San Diego State Aztecs
• Boise State Broncos — Eliminated
• Utah State Aggies
• Colorado State Rams — Eliminated
• Nevada Wolf Pack — Eliminated

Northeast teams playing in March Madness 2024

• Wagner Seahawks — Eliminated

Ohio Valley teams playing in March Madness 2024

• Morehead State Eagles — Eliminated

Pac-12 teams playing in March Madness 2024

• Arizona Wildcats
• Oregon Ducks
• Washington State Cougars
• Colorado Buffaloes

Patriot League teams playing in March Madness 2024

• Colgate Raiders — Eliminated

Southeastern Conference (SEC) teams playing in March Madness 2024

• Tennessee Volunteers
• Auburn Tigers — Eliminated
• Kentucky Wildcats — Eliminated
• Texas A&M Aggies
• Florida Gators — Eliminated
• South Carolina Gamecocks — Eliminated
• Mississippi State Bulldogs — Eliminated
• Alabama Crimson Tide

Southern teams playing in March Madness 2024

• Samford Bulldogs — Eliminated

Southland teams playing in March Madness 2024

• McNeese State Cowboys — Eliminated

Southwestern Athletic Conference teams playing in March Madness 2024

• Grambling State Tigers — Eliminated

Summit League teams playing in March Madness 2024

• South Dakota State Jackrabbits — Eliminated

Sun Belt teams playing in March Madness 2024

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West Coast teams playing in March Madness 2024

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Western Athletic Conference teams playing in March Madness 2024

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Full list of March Madness 2024 teams

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Jordan Freiman is an editor and writer for CBSNews.com. He covers breaking news, trending stories, sports and crime. Jordan has previously worked at Spin and Death and Taxes.

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