The University’s Three Minute Thesis Competition will wrap up today with presentations by eight finalists who advanced from the preliminary heats.

The public is invited to attend as graduate students in a variety of disciplines endeavour to explain their research in three minutes. The event begins at 2 p.m. in the CAW Student Centre’s Ambassador Auditorium.

Contestants include:

• Katherine Balasingham, Biological Sciences, Fishing for DNA
• Molly Cairncross, Psychology, ADHD Treatment: Does Mindfulness Matter?
• Anna Crater-Potter, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Please leave a message
• Kyle Eckart, Civil and Environmental Engineering, How to prevent climate change from flooding your basement
• Anivesh Reddy Minipuri, Computer Science, “What-if” in an organization
• Alex Pennetti, Kinesiology, Train Your Brain
• Sara Santarossa, Kinesiology, #SocialMedia: Somethin' to tweet about
• Amirreza Talaei, Psychology, Organizational Identification: Too Much of a Good Thing? The Role of Self-Esteem

Judges will select a winner and runner-up, with cash awards of $1,000 and $500 respectively. The top finisher will also represent the University of Windsor at the Ontario championships, April 23 at Western University. Members of the audience will vote for a $250 people’s choice award.