Join us on Tuesday, March 26 for the Three Minute Thesis Competition Finals.
What: 3MT @ CMU Championship
When: Tuesday, March 26, 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Where: Kresge Theatre, CFA Building
PhD students representing a variety of research areas take to the stage to discuss their thesis in plain language for three minutes or less for a chance to win technology or travel grants. CMU leadership judges the competition and a People's Choice Award goes to the competitor with the most audience votes. Alumni can vote for the Alumni Choice Award via a livestream on the CMU Libraries Facebook page. This event is open to the public.
3MT Finalists:
- Lola Ben-Alon, School of Architecture, College of Fine Arts
- Bhuwan Dhingra, Language Technologies Institute, School of Computer Science
- Anna Kalmykov, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering
- Rachel Niu, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering
- Sahil Rastogi, Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering
- Dipanjan Saha, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
- Charles Sharkey, Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering
- Prince Singh, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering
Judges:
Michael McQuade, Vice President for Research
Rebecca Doerge, Dean, Mellon College of Science
Nancy Merritt, Assistant Vice President for Alumni Relations, University Advancement
Benjamin Matzke, CMU Alumni Association Board Member, CMU Class of 2011
Navid Kazem, 2018 Three Minute Thesis Championship 2nd Place Winner
Keith Webster, Dean of University Libraries (Ex Officio)
Prizes:
1st place prize: $3,000
2nd Place Prize: $2,000
3rd Place Prize: $1,000
People’s Choice Award (audience vote): $500
Alumni Choice Award (alumni vote): $500
Learn more about the Three Minute Thesis Competition, and watch the championship rounds of previous years.
Read about some of this year's finalists.