UBC 2014 Three Minute Thesis Semi-Finalists – here are the top finishers from the two heats held March 11, 2014.
The top 4 places in each heat are advanced to the final round, Thursday, March 13, 2014 4:30-6:00 p.m. at the Grad Student Ballroom, Thea Korner House 6371 Crescent Road. Admission is free and all are welcome!
3MT UBC 2014 Semi-final 1: (L to R) Back Row: Anita Minh-Population and Public Health, Kelly Graves-Civil Engineering, Emma Shelford-Oceanography, Sandra Meyers-Medical Physics.(L to R) Front Row: Adam Noel-Electrical and Computer Engineering, Isabelle Lacroix-Food Science, Kunqian(Polo) Zhang-Wood Science, Shannon Russell-Microbiology and Immunology, Greg Owens-Botany, Erin Macri-Experimental Medicine.
Semi-final 1:
First place and People’s Choice:
Erin Macri, Ph.D. in Experimental Medicine, Standing up for knee arthritis
Runner-up:
Adam Noel, Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Diffusive Molecular Communication for Nanonetworks
Honourable Mention:
Shannon Russell, Ph.D. in Microbiology and Immunology, The Power of Poop: How the “Good” Gut Bacteria Influence Allergy Development
Honourable Mention:
Isabelle Lacroix, Ph.D. in Food Science, Milk Proteins as Allies for the Management of Type 2 Diabetes
Semi-final 2:
First place:
Stephanie Harvard, Ph.D. in Population and Public Health, Does Quality of Spondyloarthritis Care Affect Costs and Outcomes?
Nathan Evetts, M.Sc. in Experimental Physics, Making Anti-Matter
Honourable Mention:
Payam Zachkani, M.A.Sc in Mechanical Engineering, A cure for cancer: Minimally Invasive drug delivery implant
Honourable Mention:
Hazel Hollingdale, Ph.D. in Sociology, Taking Stock: Testing the Lehman Sister’s Hypothesis
People’s Choice (tie):
Sahan Ranamukhaarachchi, Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Microneedles for Pain-Free Vaccination
Stephanie Harvard, Ph.D. in Population and Public Health, Does Quality of Spondyloarthritis Care Affect Costs and Outcomes?
3MT UBC 2014 Semi-final 2: (L to R) Back Row: Stephanie Harvard-Population and Public Health, Payam Zachkani-Mechanical Engineering, Paul Pickell- Forestry, Ján Burian-Microbiology and Immunology.(L to R) Front Row: Nathan Evetts-Experimental Physics, Emily J. Rugel-Population and Public Health, Emma M. Smith-Rehabilitation Sciences Hazel Hollingdale-Sociology, Oliver Dong-Botany, Sahan Ranamukhaarachchi-Electrical and Computer Engineering.
This year UBC’s top finalist (selected at the finals March 13th) will be invited to compete in the Western Regional Final to be held May 2, 2014 at the University of Calgary. The top finishers at the regional event will proceed to the first ever national virtual competition sponsored by the Canadian Association of Graduate Studies (CAGS). Videos of the nine finalists from the three regional competitions (Western, Eastern and Ontario) will be reviewed by a judging panel as well as being posted for public viewing and voting for a “People’s Choice”award. National event winners will be announced June 12, 2014. Both master’s and doctoral level students are eligible.
UBC was one of the first universities in North America to host a 3MT competition, when it held the inaugural 3MT @UBC in 2011. Every year heats are held across campus beginning in February, with winners moving on to the UBC-wide Semi-Finals and Finals in March.
The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is an academic competition that assists current graduate students with fostering effective presentation and communication skills. Participants have just three minutes to explain the breadth and significance of their research project to a non-specialist audience. Launched in 2008 at the University of Queensland, 3MT is now held at universities around the world.
Videos of the semi-final presentations will be available on-line next week.
