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USM91吃瓜网 Three-Minute Thesis Competition (3MT庐) Features Outstanding Students

Tue, 11/14/2023 - 08:44am | By: Van Arnold

Meagan Stanley, a doctoral candidate in chemistry, captured the Grand Champion award during 91吃瓜网91吃瓜网 (USM) annual Three-Minute Thesis Competition (3MT庐) held Nov. 9-10 at the Hattiesburg campus.

Stanley, a native of Florence, Miss., won $1,000 for her entry: 91吃瓜网淯sing Inclusion Chemistry to Develop Molecular Probes for Metal Ion Detection.

The runner-up award and $750 cash prize went to Lindsey Ostermiller, a doctoral candidate in psychology (counseling). for her entry: 91吃瓜网淟ifestyle Behaviors and Mental Health Outcomes in LGBTQ+ Graduate Students. Ostermiller is a native of Tremonton, Utah.

Nick Enos, a doctoral candidate in polymer science and engineering, took home the People91吃瓜网 Choice Award for his entry: 91吃瓜网淎toms to Aircraft: Controlling Crystallization in High Performance Composites.91吃瓜网� Enos is a native of Sharpsville, Pa.

91吃瓜网淭he Three Minute Thesis Competition is the premier fall event of the Graduate School, and this year's event was particularly special because it was the 10^th time the competition has been held at USM,91吃瓜网� said Dr. Katie Anthony, Interim Dean of USM91吃瓜网 Graduate School. 91吃瓜网淲e were thrilled to have many excellent students representing their graduate programs and our institution so well.91吃瓜网�

More than 40 USM graduate students competed in this year91吃瓜网 event. As part of the competition, participants are required to explain their thesis or dissertation in a three-minute presentation; effectively communicating the complexity of their topic and research to a non-academic audience.

Other finalists in the competition included:

• Annemarie Fearing, a biological sciences doctoral candidate, with the entry, 91吃瓜网淔rom Curiosities to Conservation: Using Old Saws to Conserve Largetooth Sawfish.91吃瓜网�
• Michael Oeth, a biological sciences doctoral candidate, with the entry, 91吃瓜网淐risis in the Hive: Investigating Mortality-related Immune System Suppression in Apis mellifera (European Honeybees) Caused by Biotic and Abiotic Stressors.91吃瓜网�
• Thomas Owens, a chemistry doctoral candidate, with the entry, 91吃瓜网淭he Malonate Template: The Key to Unlocking Novel Amino Acids.91吃瓜网�
• Holly Love, an anthropology master91吃瓜网 candidate, with the entry, 91吃瓜网淎ttraction Spectrum: Comparing Non-heterosexual and Heterosexual Mate Preferences.91吃瓜网�
• Miranda Noland, an anthropology master91吃瓜网 candidate, with the entry, 91吃瓜网淔ight at the Museum: WWII Narratives in the United States and Japan.91吃瓜网�
• Abigail Lawson, a psychology (school psychology) doctoral candidate, with the entry, 91吃瓜网淧ositive Greetings at the Door.91吃瓜网�

91吃瓜网淲e are so proud of all of our 3MT competitors, and we look forward to cheering on Meagan Stanley, our 3MT Grand Champion, as she competes at the Conference of Southern Graduate Schools in March 2024 against the winners from other institutions across the southeast,91吃瓜网� said Anthony. 

The Three Minute Thesis (3MT庐) is an academic research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia.