Florida Atlantic's Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition
Florida Atlantic Graduate College hosted the University's 9th Annual Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT®) live, in-person at the Boca Raton Campus Student Union Spring 2025! The 3MT® competition challenges graduate students around the world to pitch their research in only 3 minutes to a live audience. Developed by the University of Queensland (UQ) in 2008, 3MT® competitions are now held in over 900 universities across more than 85 countries worldwide. At Florida Atlantic's annual competition, over $15,000 in scholarship prizes were awarded to winners from both the Preliminary Rounds and the Championship. Distinguished Florida Atlantic community members served as judges and the public vote determined the People's Choice winners. Florida Atlantic’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.
2025 Florida Atlantic 3MT Winners
CHAMPIONSHIP– Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Winner – Omair Faqah
"Shrinking the Lab: HIV Testing Anytime, Anywhere"
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Runner-Up – Jamie Knaub
"Scanning the Seas: Micro-CT Analysis of Cetacean Vertebral Bone"
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Second Runner-Up – Ray Pressman
"Begging the Question: Born Loud, Stay Loud?"
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
People’s Choice Winner – Kayla Ahlness
"When Two Become One: Investigating the Behavior of Hybrid African Monkeys"
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
PRELIMINARY ROUND 1 – Monday, March 10, 2025
Winner - Olivia Faris
"Bleached and Battling: The Coral Crisis Beneath the Surface"
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Runner-Up – Jamie Knaub
"Scanning the Seas: Micro-CT Analysis of Cetacean Vertebral Bone"
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Second Runner-Up & People’s Choice Winner – Kayla Ahlness
"When Two Become One: Investigating the Behavior of Hybrid African Monkeys"
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
PRELIMINARY ROUND 2 – Monday, March 10, 2025
Winner & People’s Choice Winner – Samantha White
"The Co-Responder Model of Policing: A Scoping Review"
College of Social Work & Criminal Justice
Runner-Up – Jacob Kahn
"Arachna Networks : Resilient Universal Mesh Networking"
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Second Runner-up – August Stone
"Reconstructing Perinatal Mortality in the Past: A Bioarchaeological Case Study from 17th Century Transylvania"
Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts & Letters
PRELIMINARY ROUND 3 – Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Winner – Laura Rojas
"Developing Materials for Direct Carbon Dioxide Capture from Ambient Air"
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Runner-Up & People’s Choice Winner – Riane Santa Cruz De Melo
"Saving Grace: A Proposal for Parent Training for Families of Children with Autism Under the age of 36 months"
College of Education
Second Runner-Up – Dennis Asante-Sackey
"The emerging menaces in landfills management: Black Goo and PFAS"
College of Engineering and Computer Science
PRELIMINARY ROUND 4 – Tuesday, March 11, 2025
Winner & People’s Choice Winner – Omair Faqah
"Shrinking the Lab: HIV Testing Anytime, Anywhere"
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Runner-Up – Ray Pressman
"Begging the Question: Born Loud, Stay Loud?"
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Second Runner-Up – Jordan Thompson
"The Semi-Rational Actor Paradigm: Cultural Worldviews Count, too, in Decisions About Natural Disasters the emerging menaces in landfills management: Black Goo and PFAS"
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Florida Atlantic Graduate College 3MT Schedule
2026 dates to be announced
NOT competitors
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.