2026 Three Minute Thesis Finalists


Congratulate the 2026 Three Minute Thesis Winners!

Hyeje Sumajit

First Place and People's Choice

Biomedical Sciences
Stopping the Spread: Unraveling the Mechanics of Brain Cancer Invasion

 

Sophia Owutey

Runner Up

Biomedical Sciences
The Role of SUMO labelling in DNA Repair

Alexa Putillo

Third Place

Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences
The Foraging Ecology and Functional Roles of Sea Turtles
 

 

2026 3MT Competition Finalists!

Cansu Düzgün

Meteorology
Revisiting a Legacy Theory of How Clouds ‘Breathe’ Using Machine Learning

 

Elizabeth Blue

Educational Psychology and Learning Systems
Compassion Fatigue Among Preschool Educators

Yinan Li

Human Development and Family Sciences
A Group-Based Attachment-Informed Intervention for College Students

 

Gargi Dashora

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Turning the Clock Backwards: Towards the Supersonic Future

 

Peter Marti

School of Teacher Education
Special Interests Generative AI (SIGAI) Stories for Autistic Kindergarteners' Narrative Retell and Engagement

Chao Wang

Urban and Regional Planning
From Policy to Plsace: Can Affordable Housing Embrace Opportunity?

Ghazal Hussain

School of Information
When Thinking Becomes Optional: The Cognitive Cost of AI Dependence

Tyler Rice

Psychology
In the Moment: Alcohol and Suicide Attempt Severity in the U.S. Military

Nethraja Kandula

Health, Nutrition, and Food Science
Not Just "Positive": Measuring How Much Salmonella is in Chicken

Niveditha Karthikeyan

Sport Management
Beyond the Ink: Comparing Sport Object Tattoos to Conventional Expressions of Fandom