Three Minute Thesis (3MT®)
The Three Minute Thesis competition or 3MT, is an annual competition held in over 200 universities worldwide. This competition originated at the University of Queensland (UQ) in 2008. It is open to PhD students, and challenges participants to present their research in just 180 seconds, in an engaging form that can be understood by an intelligent audience with no background in the research area. This exercise develops presentation, research and academic communication skills and supports the development of research students' capacity to explain their work effectively.
2024 SIU Local 3MT Competition Results
There were thirteen contestants presenting their 3MT (Three-Minute-Thesis) research work on February 2nd. With great pleasure, we would like to announce the winners of the 2021 SIUC 3MT Competition.
Rajaram Kshetri is placed first in the competition
Bhagya Sri Kolitha Jayantha second-place winner
Shalini Guha & Ishani Maheshika Senanayake third-place winners.
Our sincere congratulations to them all on their outstanding presentations and well-deserved awards!!
Our special thanks to the judges for serving in the competition.
Past Three Minute Thesis Competitions
2021 SIU Local 3MT Competition Results
There were twenty-two contestants presenting their 3MT (Three-Minute-Thesis) research work via Microsoft Teams on February 5. With great pleasure, we would like to announce the winners of the 2021 SIUC 3MT Competition.
Narges Asefifeyzabadi (Chemistry and Biochemistry) is placed first in the competition
Ryan Crawford (English) second-place winner and
Ali Parizad (Electrical and Computer Engineering) third-place winner.
Our sincere congratulations to them all on their outstanding presentations and well-deserved awards!
Special thanks go to Dr. Junghwa Lee, Dr. Ruopu Li, and Dr. Kristiana Feeser for serving as the judge of the competition.
2020 SIU Local 3MT Competition Results
Southern Illinois University Graduate School hosted the Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition on February 7, 2020. Twenty-one students competed for a chance to win cash prizes. The top three results are as follows:
Tayler Hill - Chemistry
Kristiana Feeser - Applied Psychology
Purab Pal - Physiology
Congratulations to all!
Read more about the competition on the SIU News Blog.