Research – Stony Brook University

Three Minute Thesis (3MT), a spoken-word thesis competition held annually at Stony Brook, is an opportunity for graduate students to present their dissertation research findings to a general audience in three minutes with only one PowerPoint slide. The goal is for students to engage all their communication skills to make their research vivid and engaging while emphasizing its key point without technical terminology or field-specific jargon.

Graduate students receive specialized coaching and professional development that uses a cohort approach to encourage peer feedback and support. The Alumni Association sponsors prizes for the best talks: First Prize: $1,000, Second Prize: $700, Third Prize: $500 and Peoples Choice: $300. Talks are evaluated by a panel of judges from a range of backgrounds and disciplines for how well the speaker engages a general audience of non-specialists and can convey the excitement and innovation of their research without jargon or distortion.

The final round of this years competition will be held live via Zoom on Wednesday, April 6, at 4 pm and streamed on stonybrook.edu/3mt.

The 2022 3MT competitors are:

Farzana Ali, Biomedical Engineering, Advisor: Christine DeLorenzoCaitlyn Cardetti, Molecular and Cellular Pharmacology, Advisor: Daniel Bogenhagen Allen Chen, Neuroscience, Advisor: Qiaojie XiongXinan Chen, Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Advisor: Allen TannenbaumMarcy Ekanayake-Weber, Interdepartmental Doctoral Program in Anthropological Sciences, Advisor: Andreas KoenigShrin Feiz-Disfani, Computer Science, Advisor: IV RamakrishnanLesia Guinn, Biomedical Engineering, Advisor: Gabor BalazsiMoises Hassan Bendahan, Hispanic Languages and Literature, Advisor: Kathleen VernonJessica Hautsch, English, Advisor: Amy CookKathryn Hill, Neuroscience, Advisor: Ramin ParseyErwei Huang, Chemistry, Advisor: Ping Liu (BNL)Samruddhi Jewlikar, Biochemistry and Structural Biology, Advisor: Peter TongeSin-ying Lin, Clinical Psychology, Advisor: Nicholas Eaton Yu Chung Lin, Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Advisor: Miriam RafailovichXiaoyang Liu, Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Advisor: Yu-Chen Karen Chen-WiegartDevon Lukow, Genetics, Advisor: Jason SheltzerAlok Mishra, Computer Science, Advisor: Barbara ChapmanPhilip Opsasnick, Philosophy, Advisor: Anne OByrneGiancarlo Pasquini, Social and Health Psychology, Advisor: Stacey ScottDerek Pope, Science/STEM Education, Advisor: Angela KellyAnthony Ripa, Computer Science, Advisor: Aaditya RanganDeborah Rupert, Neuroscience, Advisor: Stephen SheaHeidi Schneider, Music, Advisor: Jeremy LittleDamion Scott, Philosophy, Advisor: Harvey CormierAlyssa Stansfield, Atmospheric Science, Advisor: Kevin ReedLiu Yang, Electrical Engineering, Advisor: Petar Djuric

The winner of Stony Brooks 3MT 2022 competition will have the opportunity to represent Stony Brook in the Northeastern regional competition.

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