Ten doctoral students will compete in the Three-Minute Thesis Grand Finale at 6 p.m. April 10 in the Mountainlair Ballrooms as faculty and staff judges assess finalists on comprehension, engagement and communication to determine first, second and third place winners.
The WVU community is invited to attend the competition 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 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 2025 finalists are as follows:
• Serhii Bahdasariants, a pathophysiology, rehabilitation and performance major in the School of Medicine.
• Anna Korol, a neuroscience major in the School of Medicine.
• Rachel Lee, a neuroscience major in the School of Medicine.
• Sultan Mahmud, a chemistry major in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences.
• April McGinnis, an English major in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences.
• Sahabeddin Rifai, a civil engineering major in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources.
• Deepanjali Roy, a chemical engineering major in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources
• Trevor Smith, a mechanical engineering major in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources.
• Thatcher Stevens, a chemical engineering major in the Benjamin M. Statler College of Engineering and Mineral Resources.
• Siti Suwanda, a marketing major in the John Chambers College of Business and Economics.
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 out more information on the 3MT competition.
For questions, contact Betty Mei at bmei@mail.wvu.edu.