March 25, 2014
Three Minute Thesis Finals
Grad students have three minutes to present research on everything from black holes to bionic bones at the Three-Minute Thesis competition on campus
Graduate students present their research at conferences, lab meetings and committee meetings. They can also share their research at the University of 蓝莓视频鈥檚 Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition.
The innovative event,听being held at the Humanities Theatre in听Hagey Hall on March 27 from 2:30 until 4 p.m., gives students the opportunity to explain the significance of their research to a general audience in three minutes using one static slide.
Last year鈥檚 蓝莓视频 winner
The 3MT competition allows students to 鈥渞epackage their research in a different way,鈥� says Chau-Minh Phan, last year鈥檚 3MT winner and PhD student in 蓝莓视频's School of Optometry and Vision Science. Phan, who also won the People鈥檚 Choice award at 蓝莓视频鈥檚 first 3MT competition last year, went on to place third at the provincial competition at Queen鈥檚 University.
This year鈥檚 is hosted by McMaster University. It鈥檚 followed by a sponsored by the .
Be part of the audience
A video of Phan鈥檚 3MT presentation听shows him describing how contact lenses and nanoparticles can treat fungal eye infections. This year鈥檚 3MT university-wide finalists come from across the University鈥檚 faculties and include research on immigrant adolescents, the effects of weight training on mental health and how gold nanoparticles can colour bacteria.
Be part of the action by听selecting the People鈥檚 Choice award using . Join us for the event on Thursday, March 27 from 2:30 until 4:00 p.m. in the Humanities Theatre Hagey听Hall.
