Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (GSPA)
Needles Hall, second floor, room 2201
On March 20 you're invited to join Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs for the annual 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition. The first place winner receives a $1,000 prize and moves on to the provincial competition. The runner-up receives a $500 prize. As an audience member, you will also have the chance to cast your vote for the People’s Choice winner using your smart phone.
The 3MT is a university-wide competition for research-based master’s and doctoral students where competitors have one static slide and three minutes to explain the breadth and significance of their research to a non-specialist audience. Show your support for our graduate students by attending the final competition, which will be held between 3:00 and 4:30pm on Wednesday, March 20 at Modern Languages Theatre of the Arts.
This year’s finalists are:
Name | Department/School | Faculty |
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Can Ergen | Recreation and Leisure Studies | Applied Health Sciences |
Kathryn Morrison | Philosophy | Arts |
Emily Grant | Psychology | Arts |
Meredith Marshall | Geography (Water) | Environment |
Andrew Lord | Architecture | Engineering |
Robin Castonguay | Architecture | Engineering |
Omar Ferwati | Architecture | Engineering |
Madiha Khan | Architecture | Engineering |
Kiana Amini | Chemical Engineering | Engineering |
Haya Almutairi | Civil and Environmental Engineering | Engineering |
Nitin Padmanabhan | Electrical and Computer Engineering | Engineering |
David Murdoch | Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering | Engineering |
Apurva Misra | Systems Design Engineering | Engineering |
Christian Henderson Barna | Applied Mathematics | Mathematics |
Nilanth Yogadasan | Biology | Science |
Graduate Studies and Postdoctoral Affairs (GSPA)
Needles Hall, second floor, room 2201
The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, and community building, and is co-ordinated within the Office of Indigenous Relations.