Watch the videorecording of the University of Windsor 3MT® Competition Final held on April 9, 2024.
The Faculty of Graduate Studies is excited to announce the results of the 2024 University of Windsor Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition for graduate students:
1st Place: Samra Khan
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
"Sugar-coated cancer vaccines for 'sweet' adaptive oncoimmunology"
- Prize: $1000 cash and will represent the University of Windsor at the provincial final to be held at the Lakehead University campus in Orillia on May 8, 2024 (all travel expenses covered).
2nd Place: Carly Demers
Department of Integrative Biology
"Bug-Eat-Bug World: Assessing two Canadian Dicyphus species (Hemiptera: Miridae) for their potential as novel greenhouse biological control agents"
- Prize: $500 cash
3rd Place: Karla Alnajm
Department of Biomedical Sciences
"Unmasking Breast Cancer: How Removing One Protein Boosts Immunity"
- Prize: $250 cash
Congratulations to all winners and contestants!
The 3MT® is a skills development activity which challenges graduate students to present their research and its wider impact to a non-specialist audience in just three minutes using only one slide.
The entire University of Windsor 2024 competition was held on April 9, 2024, with two Heats in the morning and a Final in the afternoon.
Results:
1st Place: Samra Khan
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
"Sugar-coated cancer vaccines for 'sweet' adaptive oncoimmunology"
- Prize: $1000 cash and will represent the University of Windsor at the provincial final to be held at the Lakehead University campus in Orillia on May 8, 2024 (all travel expenses covered).
2nd Place: Carly Demers
Department of Integrative Biology
"Bug-Eat-Bug World: Assessing two Canadian Dicyphus species (Hemiptera: Miridae) for their potential as novel greenhouse biological control agents"
- Prize: $500 cash
3rd Place: Karla Alnajm
Department of Biomedical Sciences
"Unmasking Breast Cancer: How Removing One Protein Boosts Immunity"
- Prize: $250 cash
Order of presentations at the UWindsor 3MT® Final, April 9, 2024:
1. Piumi Kulatunga
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Design and Development of Bio-Compatible, Stretchable, and Biodegradable Organic Field-Effect Transistors with Biological Materials: Towards Sustainable Electronics
2. Hediyeh Sheikh
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Saving Lives and Buildings with Affordable Base Isolation Technology
3. Abobakr Emara
Department of Physics
A tiny particle, My cat and A needle in a universe size haystack
4. Isabelle Hinch
Department of Integrative Biology
Mammary Metamorphosis, Motherhood, and Malignancies
5. Mary Rose Janisse
Faculty of Nursing
Transition Shock: the Reality for New Nurses
6. Carly Demers
Department of Integrative Biology
Bug-Eat-Bug World: Assessing two Canadian Dicyphus species (Hemiptera: Miridae) for their potential as novel greenhouse biological control agents
7. Sylvester Gomes
Department of Mechanical, Automotive & Materials Engineering
Synthesis of Nano‐Silicon Using Particle Pulverization for Lithium‐ion Battery Applications
8. Umeda Junaydova
Faculty of Law
Can vulnerable people access legal aid?
9. Samra Khan
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Sugar-coated cancer vaccines for 'sweet' adaptive oncoimmunology
10. Karla Alnajm
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Unmasking Breast Cancer: How Removing One Protein Boosts Immunity
UWindsor 2024 competition - all contestants:
Heat #1 – 9:00 a.m. April 9, 2024:
Ailin Barzegar
Department of Mechanical, Automotive & Materials Engineering
Fault Diagnosis and Health Monitoring for in-Orbit Satellites in Constellation
Samra Khan
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Sugar-coated cancer vaccines for 'sweet' adaptive oncoimmunology
Mary Rose Janisse
Faculty of Nursing
Transition Shock: the Reality for New Nurses
Sylvester Gomes
Department of Mechanical, Automotive & Materials Engineering
Synthesis of Nano‐Silicon Using Particle Pulverization for Lithium‐ion Battery Applications
Lahiri Kanipakam
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Can cars talk ???
Hediyeh Sheikh
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Saving Lives and Buildings with Affordable Base Isolation Technology
Isabelle Hinch
Department of Integrative Biology
Mammary Metamorphosis, Motherhood, and Malignancies
Shaon Bhatta Shuvo
School of Computer Science
Data-Driven Decisions: Steering Pandemic Policy with Precision
Heat #2 – 11:30a.m.:
Karla Alnajm
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Unmasking Breast Cancer: How Removing One Protein Boosts Immunity
Mohammadreza Haghighatnama
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Enzymatic treatment of cresols in water
Piumi Kulatunga
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Design and Development of Bio-Compatible, Stretchable, and Biodegradable Organic Field-Effect Transistors with Biological Materials: Towards Sustainable Electronics
Mohamad Alkassab
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Natural Killer Cells Versus Cytomegalovirus Infection
Abobakr Emara
Department of Physics
A tiny particle, My cat and A needle in a universe size haystack
Samira Narimannejad
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
The Fight Against Cannabinoids in Our Water Supply
Carly Demers
Department of Integrative Biology
Bug-Eat-Bug World: Assessing two Canadian Dicyphus species (Hemiptera: Miridae) for their potential as novel greenhouse biological control agents
Umeda Junaydova
Faculty of Law
Can vulnerable people access legal aid?
- A single static PowerPoint slide is permitted.
- PowerPoint slide should be created using an aspect ratio of 16:9
- No slide transitions, animations or movement of any description are allowed; the slide is to be presented from the beginning of the oration
- No additional electronic media (e.g. sound and video files) is permitted
- No additional props are permitted (e.g. costumes, musical instruments, laboratory equipment)
- Presentations are limited to three minutes maximum; competitors exceeding three minutes are disqualified
- Presentations are to be delivered in regular prose (e.g. no poems, slam poetry, raps, songs, or spoken word presentations)
- Presentations must commence from and remain on the stage
- Presentations are considered to have commenced when a presenter initiates either movement or speech.
- The decision of the judging panel is final
- The competition will be administered in English.
Communication
- Did the presenter use non-verbal communication (i.e. eye contact, voice modulation, body language) effectively?
- Did the presenter use language and terminology that was clear, jargon-free, and understandable to a general audience?
- Did the presentation follow a logical sequence?
- Did the presenter spend adequate time on each element of their presentation? Did they elaborate for too long on one aspect, or did the presentation feel rushed?
Comprehension
- Did the talk help you to understand the scholarly research being undertaken?
- Did the presenter clearly outline the nature and purpose of their research?
- Did the presenter clearly indicate the fascinating or compelling aspects of their research?
- Did the presentation provide an understanding of the background and significance to the research question being addressed?
- Did the presentation clearly describe the impact and/or results of the research, including conclusions and outcomes?
Engagement
- Was the talk engaging?
- Did the presenter capture and maintain the audience's attention?
- Did the presenter convey enthusiasm for their work?
- Was the presenter careful not to trivialise or generalise their research?
- Did the talk inspire you to want to know more?
- Did the PowerPoint slide enhance, rather than detract from, their presentation – was it clear, legible, and concise?
Past University of Windsor 3MT® Competitions (2013 to 2020) - results and videos:
1st Place: Grace Bastien, Biological Sciences: “Bird predation and 'the grapes of wrath'“
Prize: $1000 cash and represent the University of Windsor at the Ontario 3MT® virtual competition final in November 2020.
2nd Place: Umama Jutt, English Language and Literature: “This pot and kettle are white”
Prize: $500 cash
3rd Place: Victoria Heath, Biological Sciences: “The Solution to sea lamprey: Sound”
Prize: $250 cash
Watch all 3MT® Finalist presentations:
(in alphabetical order)
1. Sami Al-Terkawi Hasib, Electrical and Computer Engineering: “Do outlets dream of electric ants?”
2. Grace Bastien, Biological Sciences: “Bird predation and 'the grapes of wrath' “
3. Chaoyang Chu, Civil and Environmental Engineering: “Bridge to the future: how computer vision fills in the gaps”
4. Nehal Faldu, Mechanical, Automotive & Materials Engineering: ”Nanotechnology, where Small is Big”
5. Nupur Gupta, Mechanical, Automotive & Materials Engineering: "A breath of fresh air"
6. Victoria Heath, Biological Sciences: “The Solution to sea lamprey: Sound”
7. Umama Jutt, English Language and Literature: “This pot and kettle are white”
8. Mostafa Moussa, Mechanical, Automotive & Materials Engineering: “When needed as needed”
9. Jay Nagarajan, Electrical and Computer Engineering:" Piezoelectric Micromachined Sensors"
10. Kathyani Parasram, Biological Sciences: “The life and time of Drosophila melanogaster”
11. Maryam Shafiei Alavijeh, Mechanical, Automotive & Materials Engineering: “Better safe than sorry, Our goal: Canada's gas pipelines with zero defects!”
12. Anushray Singh, School of Creative Arts (MFA Film & Media Arts): “I am South Asian as well as a Western resident....but at times neither of them”
The University of Windsor Three-minute Thesis Competition 3MT® was held on March 25, 2019.
Results:
1st Place: Katrina Switzer
Doctoral student, Biological Sciences
“Don't call me mellow yellow: stress and colour in a tropical toad”
Prize: $1000 cash and represent the University of Windsor at the Ontario 3MT® competition final at McMaster University on Wednesday, April 17, 2019.
2nd Place: Kiirsti Owen
Master’s student, Biological Sciences
“How do birds respond when we regrow the forests around them?”
Prize: $500 cash
3rd Place: John Freer
Doctoral student, Education
“Removing another brick from the wall: deconstructing attitudinal barriers to inclusive education”
Prize: $250 cash
List of all presentations:
Presenter #1: Danilo Corral-De-Witt
Doctoral student, Electrical and Computer Engineering
“Smart spectrum access for open wireless services”
Presenter #2: Kaitav Mehta
Master’s student, Computer Science
“This creepy person doesn't exist”
Presenter #3: John Freer
Doctoral student, Education
“Removing another brick from the wall: deconstructing attitudinal barriers to inclusive education”
Presenter #4: Jessica Chu
Master’s student, Nursing
“E-Professionalism in Nursing students”
Presenter #5: Zarreen Naowal Reza
Master’s student, Computer Science
“Weld quality control using artificial intelligence”
Presenter #6: Israt Jahan
Master’s student, Civil and Environmental Engineering
“Modeling bacterial loading into Lake St. Clair: keep swimmers safe”
Presenter #7: Ramya Ravichandran
Master’s student, Computer Science
“Every problem has a solution - but which one?”
Presenter #8: Tanja Samardzic
Master’s student, Psychology
“#ProTip: don’t talk”
Presenter #9: Baturh Yarkwan
Doctoral student, Chemistry and Biochemistry
“Glorifying the outcast: soybean waste used in treating water pollution”
Presenter #10: Xiaoyang Zhang
Master’s student, Civil and Environmental Engineering
“Can pesticides in water be removed by agricultural by-product?”
Presenter #11: Kiirsti Owen
Master’s student, Biological Sciences
“How do birds respond when we regrow the forests around them?”
Presenter #12: Niwit Aryal
Master’s student, Electrical and Computer Engineering
“Can you afford a self-driving car?”
Presenter #13: Sidra Anis
Master’s student, Civil and Environmental Engineering
“The more the merrier? New border crossing in Windsor, Ontario”
Presenter #14: Katrina Switzer
Doctoral student, Biological Sciences
“Don't call me mellow yellow: stress and colour in a tropical toad”
Presenter #15: Allison Gray
Doctoral student, Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology
“Eating meat without animals for the planet”
Presenter #16: Yuehua Zhu
Master’s student, Education
“Political participation: a pathway to improve English language proficiency”.
The University of Windsor competition was held on March 26, 2018.
The winners were chosen out of 6 finalists from two heats of 20 contestants.
1st Place: Ian Thomas
Master’s student, Biological Sciences
“Birdsong and the roots of human language”
2nd Place: Liza-Anastasia DiCecco
Master’s student, Mechanical, Automotive and Materials Engineering
“Move over plastic, we're 3D printing titanium”
3rd Place: Ingrid Qemo
Doctoral student, Biological Sciences
“Brain stem cells: is too much or too little of a good thing, a bad thing?”
1st Place: Travis DeWolfe, Chemistry and Biochemistry: “Supercomputers against superbugs”
2nd Place: Christopher Cameron, English Language, Literature and Creative Writing: “There and back again”
3rd Place: Mary Ann Zokvic, Human Kinetics: “Putting a squeeze on heart disease”
View results from the 2017 National Competition
1st Place: Jeremy Johnston, Master’s student, Department of English Language, Literature and Creative Writing, "Wait, you feel that, too?"
Prize: $1,000 cash and represent the University of Windsor at the Ontario provincial final at Wilfrid Laurier University on April 14, 2016
Runner-up: Krithika Muthukumaran, Doctoral student, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, “One brain to rule them all”
Prize: $500 cash
People's Choice: Zainab Bazzi, Doctoral student, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, “Fighting the spread: TAFI as an anti-cancer superhero”
Prize: $250 cash
1st Place: Anna Crater-Potter, Doctoral student, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, "Please leave a message"
Prize: $1,000 cash and represent the University of Windsor at the Ontario 3MT final held at Western University on April 23, 2015 - check out videorecording and photos of the provincial Final.
Runner-up: Katherine Balasingham, Master's student, Department of Biological Sciences, "Fishing for DNA"
Prize: $500 cash
People's Choice: Anna Crater-Potter, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, "Please leave a message"
Prize: $250 cash
1st Place: Yasina Somani, Master’s student, Department of Kinesiology, "Getting a grip on high blood pressure with a novel treatment".
Yasina received a $1,000 cash prize and represented Windsor in the second provincial competition at McMaster University on April 24, 2014.
2nd Place: Michael Holmes, Doctoral student, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, "How a hairpin could save your life".
Prize: $500 cash
People's Choice Award: Michael Holmes, Doctoral student, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, "How a hairpin could save your life". Prize: $250 cash
Watch a recording of the finalist presentations on our Youtube channel
1st Place: Chris Allan (Chemistry and Biochemistry): "From your TV to the lab: exploring the reactivity of indium
2nd Place: Rebecca Williams (Biological Sciences): "Great Lakes Undercover: Can Fish Evolve to Survive Pollution?
People’s Choice award: Heather Filiatrault (Chemistry and Biochemistry): "Stretchable Electronics Cast in a New Light