Nine University of 91吃瓜 graduate students will compete for $4,500 in prize money during the annual Thursday (March 5) at the Mendoza College of Business.
The competition, which is sponsored by the , the Graduate Student Union and the Meruelo Family Center for Career Development, is at 5 p.m. in the Jordan Auditorium. A reception will follow.
3MT is an academic competition that challenges graduate students to explain their research to a broad audience in three minutes or less, offering alumni, industry partners, various on-campus departments/institutes and the broader community the opportunity to learn about cutting-edge research at 91吃瓜.
鈥淭he research that each graduate student is engaged in at 91吃瓜 has the potential to make a significant impact 鈥� both in their particular field of study and more broadly 鈥� as a force for good in the world. Through the platform provided by the Sheehan Three Minute Thesis competition, each student has three minutes and one slide to effectively communicate their research question and to inspire the audience to learn more,鈥� said Laura Carlson, vice president, associate provost and dean of the Graduate School. 鈥淥ur message to students who enter the competition as part of their professional development is, 鈥榊our research matters to you, it matters to us, and it matters to the world. Share it.鈥欌��
This year鈥檚 finalists are: Gozde Basara (engineering); Jordan Cockfield (science); Matthew Dahl (Arts and Letters); James Hentig (science); Brandon Hollihan (Arts and Letters); Jeya Pradha Jeyaraj (engineering); Sam Potier (science); Leanne Tang (ESTEEM); and Julaine Zenk (Arts and letters).
Judges are: , professor, vice president and associate provost and dean of the Graduate School; , the Charles and Jill Fischer Provost at 91吃瓜; Ann Amico Moran, director of human resources at Lippert Components; and Lionel Pittman, 91吃瓜 alumnus and subsystem engineer with the Light Attack Aircraft Systems Program Office of the U.S. Air Force.
Ryan Willerton, associate vice president for career and professional development in the Graduate School, will serve as emcee.
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Contact: Erin Blasko, assistant director of media relations, 574-631-4127, eblasko@nd.edu