2018 College of Science Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Winners!
Tuesday, Feb 12, 2019
Nine Doctoral candidates from the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science advanced to the University's Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Championship discuss their research and it's implications. The November 2, 2018 3MT Championship included 20 graduate students researchers from across FAU.
The 3MT® competition provides FAU graduate students with the opportunity to sharpen their professional development skills, reignite their passion for discovery, promote preeminent research, and foster community. Take a look at the College of Science 3MT Winners below and dive into the research conducted here at the FAU College of Science. Find out more here.
What is the Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT®)?
Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) celebrates the exciting research conducted by gradaute students around the world. Developed by The University of Queensland (UQ) in 2008, 3MT competitions are now held in over 600 universities and institutions across 65 countries worldwide .
Sarah Hoffmann
"Sharks in 3D: The Diversity of Form and Function Among Varied Environments"
FAU 3MT®
Heat 1 Winner and People's Choice
Doctoral candidate, Integrative Biology
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Advisor: Dr. Marianne Porter
Ian Combs
"Eulogy for the St. Lucie Reef"
FAU 3MT® Heat 7 Runner‐Up
Doctoral candidate, Biological Sciences
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Advisor: Dr. Steven Bressler
David Giguere
"Early Exposure is Only a Start: Bilingual Outcomes at 6 Years and Young Adulthood in Second Generation Immigrants"
FAU 3MT® Heat 5 First Runner‐Up
Doctoral candidate, Psychology
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Advisor: Dr. Erika Hoff
Beth Brady
"Using Manatee Vocalizations to Conserve Related Species"
FAU 3MT® Heat 1 Runner‐Up
Doctoral candidate, Integrative Biology
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Advisor: Dr. Edmund Gerstein
René Miller-Xavier
"Biosynthesis of Marine Natural Products"
FAU 3MT® Heat 7 People's Choice
Doctoral candidate, Integrative Biology
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Advisor: Dr. Nicholas Dickens
Travis Moscicki
"Guidance, Navigation, and Control of Unmanned Marine Vehicles"
FAU 3MT® Heat 3 People's Choice
Doctoral candidate, Ocean Engineering
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Advisor: Dr. Karl von Ellenrieder
Joseph Niederhauser
"Of Fire and Sparrows"
FAU 3MT® Heat 1 Second Runner‐Up
Doctoral candidate, Integrative Biology
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Advisor: Dr. Rindy Anderson
Joshua
Disatham
"Hypoxia Regulation of Lens Structure and Function"
FAU 3MT® Heat 5 Winner
Doctoral candidate, Biological Sciences
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Advisor: Dr. Marc Kantorow
Alexis Sturm
"Six Degrees of SepaREEFtion: Using Molecular Tools to Assess Coral Genetic Connectivity in Cuba and the Tropical Western Atlantic"
FAU 3MT® Heat 7 Second Runner-Up
Doctoral candidate, Integrative Biology
Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Advisor: Dr. Joshua Voss