2016 University of Alberta 3MT Finalists, flanked by Dean Heather Zwicker and the three 3MT volunteer judges. Photo Credit: Gurveer Chohan — Photos by Gurvs Imagine having only three minutes to present an 80,000 word thesis. To provide detail would normally take nine hours. The Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research (FGSR) hosted the annual University of Alberta 3MT Finals on April 13, 2016, and put our graduate students to the ultimate test. Their presentations didn’t disappoint, moving the audience to laughter, wonder and tears.
The UAlberta 3MT Winner, Kemi Amodu, is now off to compete in the Western Canadian Finals on Friday, April 29, 2016. The event will be livestreamed at http://wcdgs.ca/western-3mt.html at 3 P.M. MST. Online viewers will be able to vote for their favorite presenter.) Amodu will be among 16 of Western Canada’s most accomplished graduate students and will compete for $1,500 and a spot in the Canadian Graduate Schools (CAGS) Finals. A viewing party will be held on the U of A’s North Campus.
At 101 years old, Convocation Hall is a beautiful venue for the 2016 3MT Finals
Convocation Hall — awaiting 2016 3MT Finalists and the crowds.
Guests enjoy good company, conversation and food during the reception
Gabriela Constantinescu (3MT Finalist) spends time with her supporters
Andrea Mohora’s biggest fans come out to cheer her on
Finalists Sarah Purcell and Alfred Appiah with guests
Alphonse Ndem Ahola, 3MT Finalist, chats with Dean Heather Zwicker
Finalists Camille Warbington and Pavan Kondapi mentally prepare
The audience waits to hear the 3MT Finalists describe their research
Dean Heather Zwicker welcomes everyone to 2016 University of Alberta 3MT Finals
FGSR staffer, Charity Slobod, times the presenters: Ready… go!
Ghazaleh Eskandari Sedighi speaks about stopping armies of protein transformers in neurodegenerative diseases
Christopher Ceroici: “Fabrication of CMUT Ultrasound imaging arrays”
Oluwakemi (Kemi) Amodu touches the hearts and minds of the audience with her thesis topic: “Obstetric fistula policy in Nigeria”
Pavan Kondapi: “Probes for breast cancer imaging”
Dean Heather Zwicker and Assistant Dean (Admin) Mary Sturgeon, enjoy the 3MT Presentations
Roshan Achai: “In your wildest dreams: Low powered atom-sized electronics”
Amir Khadem: “Global narratives of trauma, unique but universal”
Cathryn van Kessel: “Youth conceptualization of evil and social studies education”
Preetam Anbukarasu: “How to identify harmful bacteria with a compact disc (CD)?”
Guests deliberate over who to pick for the People’s Choice Award
Finalist Hung Dinh and all the 2016 3MT presenters are thanked and congratulated by Dean Heather Zwicker
Ghazaleh Eskandari Sedighi accepts the award for 2016 Runner-Up
Kemi Amodu named the winner of the 2016 University of Alberta 3MT finals…
…. and returns to accept the 2016 University of Alberta 3MT People’s Choice Award.
Learn more about the 2016 3-Minute Thesis competition from the Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research.
Denise B. Giles, Communications Associate, Faculty of Graduate Studies
Dedicated mother. Committed UAlberta employee. Graduate student enthusiast. Optimist extraordinaire.