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).
History and Overview of the 3MT Competition
2021 3MT Competition Guidelines at UMD
Interested in learning more? please complete this 3MT Interest Form.
Interested in competing in the 2021 competition? please complete this 3MT Registration.
IMPORTANT DATES:
February 22: Deadline to register to compete
March 1: Deadline to submit your self-made video and slide
March 15: College-Level First-Round competitions will select up to 4 Semi-Finalists
March 15-31: Semi-finalists prepare for the Final-Round
April 15: Campus-Level Final-Round Competition will name 6 3MT Campus-Level Winners
Join us for a 3MT Worskhop:
Wednesday, 11/4/2020, 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm, Zoom
Meeting ID 918 9688 4696
Register Here
Thursday, 12/3/2020, 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm, Zoom
Meeting ID 917 7405 0433
Register Here
Friday, 1/29/2021, 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm, Zoom
Meeting ID 959 1456 2534
Register Here
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 / Jessica Rae Deitzer (wvmci@umd.edu /jdeitzer@umd.edu)
ARCH Madlen Simon (mgsimon@umd.edu)
EDUC: Kerry Ann O'Meara/Lindsey Templeton (komeara@umd.edu / ltemplet@umd.edu)
INFO: Katie Shilton / Emily Dacquisto (kshilton@umd.edu / emilyd@umd.edu
JOUR: Ron Yaros / Serap Rada (sdrada@umd.edu)
AGNR: Maile Neel (mneel@umd.edu)
BMGT: Justina Blanco (jblanco4@umd.edu)
PLCY: Taryn Faulkner (faulkner@umd.edu)
SPHL: Stephen Roth (sroth1@umd.edu)
Campus-Level 3MT Contact
Robyn Kotzker (rkotzker@umd.edu)
2020 3MT Award Winners Announced!
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