ATLANTA–Graduate students across disciplines took top prizes in the final round of the 2021 Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition, where they were charged with explaining their research in language appropriate for a non-specialist audience in a short time.
Developed by the University of Queensland in Australia in 2008, 3MT was designed to encourage students to develop their academic, presentation and research communication skills. The competition supports student abilities to explain their research in language appropriate to a non-specialized audience.
For the second year, Georgia State’s 3MT competition was held virtually, providing students with an opportunity to use different technological skills required for online presentations, compared to the skills used in in-person events.
Seven master’s and six doctoral students from various programs competed, and a panel of judges comprised of faculty and staff awarded first-, second- and third-place prizes. The Georgia State community was also given an opportunity to name a People’s Choice winner in each category.
To view the presentations, visit https://graduate.gsu.edu/3mt-virtual-competition/.
Winners included:
Master’s Category
1st Place
Hunmin Lee
M.S., Computer Science
Disease Risk Index (DRI) for Effective Vaccine Distribution in Epidemic Situation
2nd Place
Alhi Nguessan
M.S., Economics
Economics, Impact of an Environmental Policy on Carbon Dioxide Emissions Rates (Case of the Swiss Carbon Tax)
3rd Place
Roni Barsoum
M.A., Creative and Innovative Education
Designing Neverland
People’s Choice Award
Maria Ambrosio
M.P.H., Health Management and Policy
Telehealth, a New Way to Manage Pediatric Patients in Developing Countries. A Scoping Review Analysis
Doctoral Category
1st Place
Alexandra Yep
Ph.D., Astronomy
Young Stars Amid External Radiation and Colliding Clusters
2nd Place (Tie)
Osie Gaines
D.B.A., Business Administration
Assessment of the Utility of Predictive and Prescriptive Analytics Tools (PPA) to Support/Innovate Integrative Medicine (IM) Decision-Making
Yunjung Nam
Ph.D., Applied Linguistics and ESL
Teachers Assessment Practices and Learners Perceptions Towards Assessment in Language Courses Taught Online
3rd Place and People’s Choice Award
Tharanga Nanayakkara
Ph.D., Physics
Microwave Induced Electron Heating in Two-Dimensional Electron Systems
Source: Graduate School