3MT 2024 SIU

Three Minute Thesis

The Three Minute Thesis competition or 3MT, is an annual competition held in over 200 universities worldwide. This competition originated at the University of Queensland (UQ) in 2008.It is open to PhD students, and challenges participants to present their research in just 180 seconds, in an engaging form that can be understood by an intelligent audience with no background in the research area. This exercise develops presentation, research and academic communication skills and supports the development of research students' capacity to explain their work effectively.

2024 SIUC Local 3MT Competition Results:

There were thirteen contestants presenting their 3MT (Three-Minute-Thesis) research work on February 2nd. With great pleasure, we would like to announce the winners of the 2021 SIUC 3MT Competition.

Rajaram Kshetri is placed first in the competition
Bhagya Sri Kolitha Jayantha second-place winner
Shalini Guha & Ishani Maheshika Senanayake third-place winners.

Our sincere congratulations to them all on their outstanding presentations and well-deserved awards!!
Our special thanks to the judges for serving in the competition.