Ten doctoral students will compete in the grand finale beginning at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, in the Mountainlair Ballrooms as five faculty and staff members judge for first, second and third place winners.
The WVU community is also invited to attend and vote for the People’s Choice Award.
The internationally renowned 3MT competition, originally founded by the University of Queensland in Australia, challenges doctoral students to present their research topic and its significance in three minutes using a single PowerPoint slide.
Competitors develop academic, presentation and research communication skills while gaining experience pitching their research succinctly to a non-specialist audience.
The 2024 finalists are as follows:
Haidar Aldaach, Civil Engineering, Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
Syeda Nyma Ferdous, Computer Engineering, Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
Tanner Hoffman, Plant and Soil Sciences, Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design
Brian Leonard, Chemical Engineering, Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
Kushal Naharki, Plant and Soil Sciences, Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design
Kinsey Reed, Plant and Soil Sciences, Davis College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Design
Denis Ruto, Environmental Engineering, Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
Kayla Steinberger, Immunology, School of Medicine
Vaishakhi Suresh, Industrial and Management Systems Engineering, Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
Paige Zalman, Higher Education, College of Applied Human Services
Grand finale prizes include $1,000 for first place, $750 for second place, $500 for third place and $250 for the People’s Choice Award.
Find more information on the 3MT competition.
For questions, contact Betty Mei at Betty.Mei@mail.wvu.edu.