SBU 3MT
Captivate a general audience with your research findings, and hone your research communication skills through the SBU 3MT competition! The top talks receive cash prizes, generously sponsored by the SBU Alumni Association.
What is 3MT?
Three Minute Thesis, or 3MT® for short, is a spoken word thesis competition. 3MT is an opportunity for SBU graduate students to present their dissertation research findings to a general audience in THREE MINUTES with only one PowerPoint slide. The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is an academic research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia. The goal is for students to engage all their communication skills to make their research vivid and engaging while emphasizing its key point without jargon.
At Stony Brook, our students also craft their talks as part of a cohort, undergoing coaching from research communication experts grounded in techniques from the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science. While there will be winners at the end, our primary goal is for all students to gain professional development and improve their skills in communicating their research.
In 3MT, PhD candidates compete from any discipline.
| English | Computer Science | Biomedical Engineering | |
| Art | Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies | History |
Congratulations to Our 2024 Winners for Best Talks!
SBU 3MT 2024 Award Ceremony. From left to right: Stony Brook Alumni Association Past President Ahmed Belazi, Graduate Dean Celia Marshik, Shoumik Saha (3rd Place), Catherine Feldman (1st Place), Ashley Barry (2nd Place), Laiba Bilal (People's Choice), Stony Brook Alumni Association President-Elect Neil Butterklee
| Award | First Name | Last Name | Graduate Program | Talk Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Catherine | Feldman | Physics & Astronomy | FLASH Photography: Exploding Stars on Computers |
| 2nd | Ashley | Barry | Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | "Madness" in the Movies |
| 3rd | Shoumik | Saha | Chemical & Molecular Engineering | Melting Alaska: Can Polymers Preserve the Last Frontier? |
| People's Choice | Laiba | Bilal | Electrical & Computer Engineering | Unlocking Xenon's Super Powers |
Location: Charles B. Wang Center, Lecture Halls 1 & 2 Date: Friday, March 8, 2024 | 10 am to 2 pm
3MT 2024 Competitors
| First Name | Last Name | Graduate Program | Advisor | Talk Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley | Barry | Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | Lisa Diedrich | "Madness" in the Movies |
| Arghya | Bhattacharya | Computer Science | Michael Bender | Computing Efficiently with Shared Resources |
| Laiba | Bilal | Electrical and Computer Engineering | Anibal Boscoboinik & Mónica Bugallo | Unlocking Xenon's Super Powers |
| Mohammad | Fauzan | Molecular and Cell Biology | Martin Kaczocha | The Source of the Brain Taxi |
| Catherine | Feldman | Physics and Astronomy | Alan Calder | FLASH Photography: Exploding Stars on Computers |
| Caitlin | Hetherington | Chemistry | Benjamin Levine | Connecting the Dots to Save the Planet |
| Marija | Iloska | Electrical and Computer Engineering | Mónica Bugallo | Making the Most of What We Can't See |
| Charles | Kocher | Physics and Astronomy | Ken Dill | Life Wasn't Lucky |
| Alexander | Kwakye | Genetics, Ecology and Evolution | Krishna Veeramah | How Rapid Evolution Happens |
| Gönenç | Moğol | Physics and Astronomy | Thomas Weinacht | A Minute in the Life of a Molecule |
| Shoumik | Saha | Chemical and Molecular Engineering | Dilip Gersappe | Melting Alaska: Can Polymers Preserve the Last Frontier? |
| Sayantani | Sikder | Chemical and Molecular Engineering | Anibal Boscoboinik | Tracking the Dance of NOx |
| Gurulakshmi | Subramanian | Physics and Astronomy | Alexander Zamolodchikov | The Dance of Stars in Gravity |
| Anna | Thonis | Ecology and Evolution | Resit Akcakaya | Hurricanes Affect the Lizards, Too |
| Yijie | Tian | Ecology and Evolution | Krishna Veeramah | Who Were the Barbarians? |
Questions
Contact Dr. Molly Lotz, Director of Research Training Initiatives (molly.lotz@stonybrook.edu).