
Florida Atlantic University's Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition
An 80,000 word thesis would take 9 hours to present....their time limit is 3 minutes.
FAU Graduate College hosted the University's 2020 Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition virtually in accordance with COVID-19 guidelines. This exciting competition challenges FAU graduate students to present their research in only 3 minutes. Students compete in a preliminary round specific to their discipline; the First Place, Runner-Up, Second Runner-Up, and People's Choice winners from each heat advance to the Championship. Scholarship prizes are awarded to both Preliminary Round and Championship winners. Audience members determine the People's Choice winner by electronic ballot at each preliminary round and at the Championship. FAU’s 3MT® Championship Award is generously sponsored through the Dr. Eric H. Shaw 3MT ® Championship Award Endowment Fund. For sponsorship opportunities, please contact 3MT@fau.edu.
2020 Welcome RemarksGraduate College Dean, Robert W. Stackman Jr., Ph.D.
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3MT® ScholarshipsPRELIMINARY ROUNDS
$1,000 First Place
CHAMPIONSHIP
$2,500 First Place*
*FAU’s 3MT® Championship Award is generously sponsored through the Dr. Eric H. Shaw 3MT ® Championship Award Endowment Fund. |
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2020 Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Championship Winners
First Place and recipient of the $2,500 Dr. Eric H. Shaw 3MT® Championship Award
Morgan Slevin, Integrative Biology, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science Faculty advisor: Rindy Anderson, Ph.D. |
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3MT® SponsorsFor sponsorship opportunities, please contact 3MT@fau.edu.
3MT® Resources |
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Runner-up
Michelle Edwards, Marine Science and Oceanography, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Faculty Advisor: Matthew Ajemian, Ph.D. |
Second Runner-up (tie)
Aubrey Elson, Theatre, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts & Letters
Faculty Advisor: Lynn McNutt, M.F.A. |
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Second Runner-up (tie)
Taraneh Ardalan, Civil Engineering, College of Engineering & Computer Science
Faculty Advisor: Evangelos Kaisar, Ph.D. |
People's Choice
Tiffany Cox, Curriculum and Instruction, College of Education
Faculty Advisor: Susannah Brown, Ph.D. |
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2020 3MT® Competitors and FinalistsTo view videos from all 2020 competitors please CLICK HERE. |
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Thank You to Our 2020 3MT® Judging Panel
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Accommodations
If reasonable accommodation(s) for a disability is required, contact at 3mt@fau.edu. Please make your needs known at least five days prior to the event for effective accommodations.
The Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT®) is an academic research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia.More information on the 3MT® Program can be found on threeminutethesis.org.