USM91吃瓜网 Three-Minute Thesis Competition (3MT庐) Features Outstanding Students
Thu, 11/07/2024 - 10:30am | By: Shaadi Shoubaki
Alyssa Shaw, a doctoral candidate in Polymer Science and Engineering, captured the Grand Champion award during 91吃瓜网91吃瓜网 (USM) annual Three-Minute Thesis Competition (3MT庐) held November 1 at the Hattiesburg campus.
Shaw won $1,000 for her entry: 91吃瓜网淒oped Polymer Thin Films: A Pathway to Tune Properties for Flexible Electronics.91吃瓜网�
The runner-up award and $750 cash prize went to Amy Coronado, a doctoral candidate in Polymer Science and Engineering for her entry: 91吃瓜网淗eat is the Key: Unlocking Dynamic Bonds for Animate Polymer Network Materials.91吃瓜网�
Madeline Klubertanz, a master91吃瓜网 candidate in Kinesiology (Exercise Science), took home the People91吃瓜网 Choice Award for her entry: 91吃瓜网淗ow Cushion and Support Could Save Us Millions.91吃瓜网�
91吃瓜网淭he Three Minute Thesis Competition is the premier fall event of the Graduate School,91吃瓜网� said Dr. Katie Anthony, USM Graduate School dean. 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 two dozen 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:
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- Michael Oeth 91吃瓜网� Biological Sciences, M.S., 91吃瓜网淯nderstanding the Stressed Immune System of the European Honeybee (Apis Mellifera) Via Immunosuppressants91吃瓜网�
- Godspower Okeke 91吃瓜网� Biological Sciences, Ph.D., 91吃瓜网淭racking NIPP1: How a Tiny Protein Shapes the Fate of Mouse Eggs91吃瓜网�
- Alexa Tringali 91吃瓜网� Experimental Psychology, Ph.D., 91吃瓜网淩emember It Right: Analyzing False Memories for Word List Items and Source Details91吃瓜网�
- Brittany Garza 91吃瓜网� School Psychology, Ph.D., 91吃瓜网淪ocial Sprouts: A Play-Based Packaged Intervention91吃瓜网�
91吃瓜网淲e are so proud of all of our 3MT庐 competitors, and we look forward to cheering on Alyssa Shaw, our grand champion, as she competes at the Conference of Southern Graduate Schools in March against the winners from other institutions across the southeast,91吃瓜网� said Anthony.91吃瓜网�