UMD Three-Minute Thesis Competition
The 3MT competition challenges students to communicate the significance of their research projects to a non-specialist audience in just THREE MINUTES! The University of Maryland Graduate School invites graduate students from all disciplines to compete in the annual Three-Minute Thesis Competition (3MT). Graduate students from all disciplines are eligible to participate!
View the History and Overview of the 3MT Competition for more information.
2022 Competition: The first-round college-level competitions will take place in early March. The first round will be done in either virtual, in-person or hybrid from. Winners from the first-round competitions will advance to the campus-level final-round competition which will be held in-person during Graduate Research Appreciation Day (GRAD) on April 6, 2022.
Getting ready for the 2022 Competition? Join us for a workshop HERE!
Wednesday, 11/3/2021, 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Friday, 12/10/2021, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
Friday, 1/28/2022, 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
2022 3MT Competition Guidelines
Register to Compete HERE
- FAQ's
- Graduate School Writing Center: Schedule an appointment with a Writing Fellow or Oral Communications Fellow
- One Button Studios: Please feel free to use one of the 8 Studios on campus to help you prepare your 3MT Video. A One Button Studio is equipped with a high definition camera, high-directional condenser microphone, and studio lighting.
College-Level 3MT Contacts
CMNS: Charles Delwiche (delwiche@umd.edu)
ENGR: Nick Slaughter / Min Wu (nslaugh1@umd.edu / minwu@umd.edu)
ARHU: Ralph Bauer / Betsy Yuen (bauerr@umd.edu / myuen@umd.edu)
BSOS: Wayne McIntosh / Jean McGloin (wvmci@umd.edu / jmcgloin@umd.edu)
ARCH: Madlen Simon (mgsimon@umd.edu)
EDUC: Kimberly Griffin / Moya Malcolm (kgriff29@umd.edu / mmalcolm@umd.edu)
INFO: Eun Kyoung Choe / Emily Dacquisto (choe@umd.edu / emilyd@umd.edu)
JOUR: Ron Yaros / Serap Rada (sdrada@umd.edu)
AGNR: Maile Neel (mneel@umd.edu)
BMGT: Justina Blanco / Nkemdirim Onokala (jblanco4@umd.edu / aonokala@umd.edu)
PLCY: Taryn Faulkner (faulkner@umd.edu)
SPHL: Stephen Roth (sroth1@umd.edu)
Campus-Level 3MT Contact
Robyn Kotzker (rkotzker@umd.edu)
2021 3MT Award winners
Melanie Arenson, Clinical Psychology
Nour El Husseini, Animal and Avian Sciences
Margaret Hartman, Entomology
Patricia Razafindrambinina, Chemistry
Ana Sosa Morfin, Marine Estuarine Environmental Sciences
James Sutherland, Aerospace Engineering
2020 3MT Award Winners
Lauren Jonas, Marine Estuarine Environmental Science
Byeol (Star) Kim, Mechanical Engineering
Izetta Autumn Mobley, American Studies
Varun Suryan, Computer Science
Xin Tian, Electrical and Computer Engineering
2020 3MT Finalists
Daniel Escobar, Aerospace Engineering
Jaehoon Jeong, Decisions, Operations, and Information Technology
Binbin Peng, Urban and Regional Planning and Design
Past 3MT Award Recipients
Amanda Burkholder, Human Development and Qualitative Methodology
Kyla Cools, Anthropology
Fiona Jardine, Information Studies
Liang Liang, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Suzanne Marselis, Geographical Sciences
Stephanie Yee, Counseling Psychology
Yuhan (Douglas) Rao, Geographical Sciences
Kelsey Gray, Bioengineering
Pravrutha Raman, Biological Sciences
Samuel Ramsey, Entomology
Min-A Cho, Physics
Sarah Hirsh, Environmental Science and Technology
Gabriele Betancourt-Martinez, Astronomy
Theresa Smith Chirles, Kinesiology
Pan He, Geographical Sciences
Carly Muletz Wolz, Biological Sciences
Thomas E. Winkler, Bioengineering
Sowmya Subramanian, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Amy Marquardt, Materials Science and Engineering
Zubin Adrianvala, Urban and Regional Planning
Pui Yu Ling, Geographical Sciences
Jason Sinclair, Animal and Avian Sciences