3 Minute Thesis Competition

 

The goal of the Three Minute Thesis competition is to improve graduate students' skills for communicating their research clearly and concisely. NDSU has hosted this annual competition since 2015. More information about the competition can be found at https://www.ndsu.edu/gradschool/current_students/3mt/

Recent Submissions

  • Pancreatic Cancer Treatment 

    Kulkarni, Prajakta (North Dakota State University, 2016)
    Prajakta Kulkarni, 2016 North Dakota State University Three Minute Thesis Competition finalist, talks about her research on improved treatments for pancreatic cancer. Prajakta is a graduate student in Pharmaceutical Sciences.

  • Kentucky Bluegrass Invasion of North Dakota 

    Dennhardt, Lauren (North Dakota State University, 2016)
    Lauren Dennhardt, 2016 North Dakota State University Three Minute Thesis Competition finalist, talks about her research on the Kentucky bluegrass invasion of North Dakota. Lauren is a graduate student in Botany.

  • Financial Conversations Between Romantic, Committed Partnerships 

    Bourdeaux, Renee (North Dakota State University, 2016)
    Renee Bourdeaux, 2016 North Dakota State University Three Minute Thesis Competition finalist, talks about her research on relational maintenance strategies and positivity in constructive financial conversations between ...

  • Batteryless, Leadless Pacemaker 

    Asif, Sajid (North Dakota State University, 2016)
    Sajid Asif, 2016 North Dakota State University Three Minute Thesis Competition finalist, talks about his research on a batteryless, leadless pacemaker. Sajid is a graduate student in Electrical and Computer Engineering.

  • Modular Effects of Neural Proteins on your Microbiome 

    Bains, Manpreet (North Dakota State University, 2016)
    Manpreet Bains, 2016 North Dakota State University Three Minute Thesis Competition winner talks about his research on the human biome. Manpreet is a graduate student in Molecular Pathogenesis.

  • Targeted Drug Delivery in Pancreatic Cancer 

    Marzijarani, Tayebeh Anajafi (North Dakota State University, 2017)
    Tayebeh Anajafi Marzijarani, 2017 North Dakota State University Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition champion, talks about her research on targeted drug delivery for pancreatic cancer.