University of Waterloo 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) finalists announced

Wednesday, March 13, 2019

3 Miniute Thesis

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:

2019 university-wide 3MT finalists
Name Department/School Faculty
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