The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition challenges doctoral students to effectively explain their research in three minutes, using language appropriate to a non-specialist audience. Developed by The University of Queensland in 2008 and now held in universities around the globe, the Three Minute Thesis (3MT®)
The 2026 Three Minute Thesis Competition will take place during the 11th Annual Graduate Research Symposium scheduled for Friday, April 03, 2026.
2026 Three Minute Thesis Presentations
- Russell Berger – Physics, Changing the Channel on Light: Using a “Smart Screen” for Better Light-Matter Interactions
- Milena Jonas Bem – Architectural Acoustics, Spaces speak, are you listening?
- Habeeb Idris – Aeronautical Engineering, Navigating the Maze of Design Optimization
Shuhan Xu – Environmental Engineering, Destroying PFAS While Creating Value: Activated Carbon Production from PFAS-Laden Sludge - Sahiti Tamirisakandala – Chemical and Biological Engineering, Dye-namic Engineering: Recombinant Production of Chromoproteins for Synthetic Dye Alternative
- Ismail Erbas – Biomedical Engineering, MarginSense: Smart Camera System for Cancer Surgery
- Ozioma Ozioko – Mechanical Engineering, Solar Panels Hate Heat: Can Buildings Keep Them Cool?”
- Sanjay Chari – Computer Science, Unlocking the secrets of the universe with AI
- Soha Yusuf – Mechanical Engineering, AI FOR AND SAFER FASTER AIRCRAFTS
- Batuhan Çelik – Industrial and Systems Engineering, Where did all the toilet paper go?
- Joseph Daafour – Physics, TWIST MATTERS: FROM LIFE TO LIGHT
- Mehtap Agirsoy – Mechanical Engineering, Unlocking The Future: A Digital Master Key for Women’s Health
- Angela Moser – Chemical Engineering, Using Math to Help Turn Molecular Mixtures Into Modern Medicines
- Frank Peters – Biomedical Engineering: Lights, Camera, Action: Directing the growth of new organs
- Zihan Feng – Critical Game Design: Inclusive Game Design: Exploring the Worldbuilding of the Asian Queer Community
- Sharleen Buel – Biology: Your immune system works a 9-to-5 job
- Lawrence Hiquiana – Electrical Engineering: Playing with Power to Build a Renewable Power Grid
- Patrick Landry – Chemistry and Chemical Biology: Looking to Nature for Hints on Improving Solar Energy Capabilities
- Rene Mai - Mechanical Engineering: A tale of two control systems
- Huzaifa Arif - Electrical Engineering: Teaching AI to Keep Secrets and Play Fair
- Diego Machado Reyes – Biomedical Engineering: Quest2Dx: Early Screening of Parkinson's Disease Using Health Questionnaires
- Vitor Fernandes Marinho Ferreira – Management: Are Governments Efficient? Unpacking the Cost of Public Sector
- Kavita Ramnath – Chemistry: Closing the Loop: Recycling PET Plastic Using Enzymes
- Bryan Kim – Critical Game Design: Planting the Roots of Healing in Game Design
- Anil Kamat – Mechanical Engineering: Measuring surgeon’s proficiency via brain activity
- Rebecca Greene-Cramer – Chemistry: One Drug to Cure them All
- Justin Buergi – Critical Game Design: Idle, yet Engaged
- John Wylie, Aeronautical Engineering, Smarter Wings: Harnessing Whirlwinds for Shorter Takeoff
- Inwon Kang, Computer Science, Tabular Data Distillation
- Chukwuemeka Ike, Electrical Engineering, What Time is it Anyway?: Telling Circadian Time with Wearables
- Riddhi Banik, Chemical Engineering, Molecular hooks for mRNA purification: Let's go fishing!
- Sariah Marth, Chemistry, Why Not a Water-Powered World?
- Yuanyuan Liu, Management, Subtle Design Matters for Medical Crowdfunding
- Steve Eshiemogie, Chemical Engineering, Bacteria in Style: Spinning Silk from Thin Air
- Alli Carson, Mathematics, Simulations: Are we living in The Matrix?
- Varad Mahajani, Materials Engineering, Powering the Future: Unveiling Affordable & Eco-Friendly Solutions for Enhanced
