UMD Three-Minute Thesis Competition
The University of Maryland Graduate School invites graduate students from all disciplines to compete in the annual Three-Minute Thesis Competition (3MT). The 3MT competition challenges students to communicate the significance of their research projects to a non-specialist audience in just three minutes.
The competition takes place in the Spring. Colleges and Schools will hold the first-round college-level 3MT competitions during the first 2 weeks of March 2019. The Graduate School will hold the final-round campus-level competition during Graduate Research Appreciation Day (GRAD) on April 3, 2019 at 10:00 am and 11:00 am.
Eligibility Information: Eligible students are doctoral students and master’s students who are doing a research dissertation or thesis.
Resources:
History and Overview of the 3MT Competition
3MT Information Slides
Sign up for a 3MT Workshop! (Select either Feb 12 or 13)
Register to compete in the 3MT Competition by February 25, 2019
3MT Guidelines
Register to Compete Here!
College Competition Schedule
ARHU - March 15, 2:00 pm
BSOS - March 4, 3:00 pm
CMNS - March 13, 1:00 pm
ENGR - March 11
ARCH, AGNR, BMGT, EDUC, INFO, JOUR, PLCY, SPHL (Multi-College) - March 11, 10:00 am
College/School Contact Information:
ARHU: Ralph Bauer (bauerr@umd.edu)
ARCH: Madlen Simon (mgsimon@umd.edu)
AGNR: Maile Neel (mneel@umd.edu)
BMGT: Justina Blanco (jblanco4@umd.edu)
BSOS: Wayne McIntosh (wvmci@umd.edu)
CMNS: Charles Delwiche (delwiche@umd.edu)
EDUC: Kerry Ann O'Meara/Lindsey Templeton (komeara@umd.edu / ltemplet@umd.edu)
ENGR: Nick Slaughter (nslaugh1@umd.edu)
INFO: Mary Anne Kendig (mkendig@umd.edu)
JOUR: Ron Yaros / Serap Rada (sdrada@umd.edu)
PLCY: Taryn Faulkner (faulkner@umd.edu)
SPHL: Stephen Roth (sroth1@umd.edu)
2018 3MT Award Recipients
Pravrutha Raman, Biological Sciences
Kelsey Gray, Bioengineering
Yuhan (Douglas) Rao, Geographical Sciences
Past 3MT Award Recipients
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, Bioengineering
Amy Marquardt, Materials Science and Engineering
Zubin Adrianvala, Urban and Regional Planning
Pui Yu Ling, Geographical Sciences
Jason Sinclair, Animal and Avian Sciences