Eight graduate students win cash 奖s in Three Minute Thesis competition

Eight graduate students won cash 奖s at the newbb电子平台 Three Minute Thesis Competition finals hosted by the 研究生学院 on Feb. 23.

This year 29 master's and doctoral students participated, and four semi-final heats were held. Two people from each heat advanced to the finals.

Participants hailed from 文理学院, 巴顿教育学院, 斯克里普斯传播学院, 罗斯工程技术学院, 以及国际研究中心.

This year's prizes were sponsored by alumna Dr. 雷内·保尔森, 精英研究有限责任公司创始人, a global provider of research and statistical consulting that supports corporate, 非营利组织, 学术, 以及医学研究人员的研究设计, 统计分析, and the reporting of efficient and accurate research. 保尔森赢得了 B.A. 在心理学中 in 1999 from the 文理学院 and went on to earn a Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from Texas Christian University.

The Three Minute Thesis Competition (3MT) was founded by the University of Queensland in 2008, with competitions now held at more than 900 institutions in 80 countries. This is the eighth year that OHIO has participated in 3MT.

Students have three minutes to present a compelling oration on their thesis and its significance. 3MT challenges students to consolidate their ideas and research discoveries so they can be presented concisely to a non-specialist audience. Participants are allowed a single PowerPoint slide and no additional props. Judging includes whether the participants clearly describe their research results, 包括结论和结果, 同时避免使用科学术语.

所获奖项包括:

• $2,1万英镑得第一名, $1,000英镑得第二名, 第三名500美元, 剩下的决赛选手每人250美元.
• Two People's Choice Awards of $100 were given, one each to a master's and doctoral student.

获奖者

瑞恩斯逖尔, 赢得了2美元,100 for first place and People’s Choice master's for his presentation on "Investigating the Global 影响 of DNA Supercoiling on Staphylococcus aureus Gene Expression." Steere is a master's student in the 文理学院, pursuing an M.S. in Biological Science with a concentration in cell, developmental and microbiology 与副教授 罗南·卡罗尔.

Chinonso Ugwumadu won $1,000英镑得第二名 for his presentation on "Alchemy of Graphite: The many faces of coal." Ugwumadu is a doctoral student in the 文理学院, pursing a Ph.D. 在物理 并跟随杰出教授学习 大卫Drabold.

Ibiagbani Max-Harry won 第三名500美元 for her presentation on "Parathyroid Hormone related Protein and Pancreatic Islets: New Discoveries." Max-Harry is doctoral student in the 文理学院, pursuing a Ph.D. in Molecular and Cellular Biology and Biological 科学 师从副教授 克雷格Nunemaker.

Akshayaa Venkataraghavan won $350 as a finalist and People’s Choice Ph.D. for her presentation on "Unraveling the genes behind Xylan's branches in grasses." Venkataraghavan is a doctoral student in 文理学院, pursuing a Ph.D. 植物生物学 师从副教授 艾哈迈德Faik.

Katelyn Balli 赢得了2美元50 as a finalist for her presentation on "How do parents support K-3 student writing development in the home and what collaborating practices between parents and teachers best aid in this support?" Balli is a student in the 巴顿教育学院, pursuing a 阅读硕士 师从副教授 of Instruction 克里斯•肯尼迪.

Sam Smith 赢得了2美元50 as a finalist for his presentation on "The Dialectic of TikTok: Fakeness and Authenticity in the Digital Age." Smith is a student in the 文理学院, pursuing an M.A. 在社会学 和教授一起学习 托马斯·范德文.

Jennifer Ojiambo-Isiko 赢得了2美元50 as a finalist for her presentation on "Social Justice Training Environment, 自我效能感, and Social Justice Outcome Expectations as Predictors of Social Justice Interest and Commitment 咨询师教育 Master's Students." Ojiambo-Isiko is a doctoral student in the 巴顿教育学院, pursing an M.Ed. 咨询师教育  和教授一起学习 克里斯汀·巴特.

Roshni Ashiq 赢得了2美元50 as a finalist for her presentation on "I am not 'White' to Talk about Sexual Health, Exploring Mother Daughter Dyad Communication on Sexual Health and its Implication in the Prevention of Sexual Abuse in Pakistan-Unfolding Dark Realities." Ashiq is a doctoral student in the 斯克里普斯传播学院, pursuing a Ph.D. 传播学研究 with a concentration in health communications 师从副教授 安吉拉Hosek.