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ý Announces Winners of 2025 ‘Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition’

ý has announced the winners of the ninth annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition hosted by the Graduate College.

ý has announced the winners of the ninth annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition hosted by the Graduate College.


By jonathan fraysure | 3/27/2025

ý has announced the winners of the ninth annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition hosted by the Graduate College.

The goal of the 3MT® competition is for ý graduate ý from all colleges and departments to cultivate the ability to explain their research, including both breadth and significance, in a language appropriate to an audience containing both specialists and non-specialists, in three minutes or less. The 3MT® competition provides ý graduate ý with the opportunity to sharpen their professional development skills, reignite their passion for discovery, promote preeminent research and foster community.

“The 3MT® competition continues to showcase the impressive talent and dedication of ý’s graduate ý,” said , Ph.D., dean of the Graduate College and associate vice president of academic affairs at the John D. MacArthur Campus, Jupiter. “Each year, I am amazed by the depth and impact of the research being conducted across disciplines. Our ý demonstrate an extraordinary ability to translate complex findings into compelling, accessible narratives. Their presentations not only highlight their academic excellence, but also their commitment to advancing knowledge that benefits society.”

A total of 35 graduate ý pitched their research projects to a live audience, with 12 awarded scholarship prizes throughout the entirety of the competition. A panel of distinguished ý community members determined the 2025 first-place, runner-up and second runner-up championship winners. More than 350 online votes submitted by public viewers named the People’s Choice Award winner.

The championship winners of the 2025 3MT® competition are:

ý championship winner and recipient of the Dr. Eric H. Shaw 3MT® Championship Endowment Award
Title: “Shrinking the Lab: HIV Testing Anytime, Anywhere”
Presented by: Omair Faqah, College of Engineering and Computer Science
Faculty advisor: Waseem Asghar, Ph.D.
ý 3MT® first runner-up
Title: “Scanning the Seas: Micro-CT Analysis of Cetacean Vertebral Bone”
Presented by: Jaime Knaub, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Faculty advisor: Marianne Porter, Ph.D.
ý 3MT® second runner-up
Title: “Begging the Question: Born Loud, Stay Loud?”
Presented by: Ray Pressman, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Faculty advisor: Rindy Anderson, Ph.D.
ý People’s Choice Award winner
Title: “When Two Become One: Investigating the Behavior of Hybrid African Monkeys”
Presented by: Kayla Ahlness, Charles E. Schmidt College of Science
Faculty advisor: Kate Detwiler, Ph.D.

Faqah, the championship winner and recipient of the $2,500 Dr. Eric H. Shaw 3MT® Championship Award, will represent ý at the Conference of Florida Graduate Schools on April 8 at the Boca Raton campus.

ý 3MT® is a venue for graduate ý from various disciplines to interact with one another and discuss their research and its implications. The competition provides an opportunity for undergraduates, alumni, industry partners, various on-campus departments, institutions and the community to gain exposure to high-level, cutting-edge research at ý.

For more information on ý’s 3MT® competition, click .

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