The Three Minute Thesis competition is a chance for master’s and doctoral student to explain the relevance of their work.
The public is invited to hear graduate students make three-minute presentations on the topic of their thesis or dissertation. Initial heats run Tuesday and Thursday, March 12 and 14, leading to finalists competing on Monday, March 18. There are cash prizes for the winner and runner-up, who will also go on to represent the University of Windsor in a province-wide competition in April.
Both sets of heats start at 3 p.m. in salon C of the Ambassador Auditorium, CAW Student Centre.
Tuesday’s contestants include:
- Chris Allan - Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Osamah Batiha - Biological Sciences
- Jillian Ciccone - Human Kinetics
- Andrew Clark - Mechanical, Automotive, and Materials Engineering
- Jingyao Gu - Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
- Zhanbiao Li - Mechanical, Automotive, and Materials Engineering
- Jessica Menard - Psychology
- Wafa Polies - Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Sathyanarayanan Sevilimedu Veeravalli - Civil and Environmental Engineering
Presenting on Thursday are:
- Mojtaba Ahmadibaloutaki - Mechanical, Automotive, and Materials Engineering
- Heather Filiatrault - Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Masoumeh Jafari - Mechanical, Automotive, and Materials Engineering
- Sabari Prakasan Mullapulli Raveendran - Earth and Environmental Sciences
- Jandark Oshana-Jajo - Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Saravanan Ramiah Shanmugam - Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Syed Saqib - Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
- Wudneh Shewa - Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Andrew White - Psychology
- Rebecca Williams - Biological Sciences
The March 18 finals, at 2 p.m. in the Ambassador Auditorium, are also open to the public. Find more information on the contest website.