This Thursday, select graduate students will describing their entire thesis or dissertation to a general audience in three minutes or less. Each finalist can use only one static PowerPoint slide as they succinctly convey the importance of their research to a non-specialist audience.
The finals will take place in the Virginia Dare Room of the Alumni House on Thursday, November 14, 2019, at 2 p.m. The public is welcome at attend.
Among this year’s judges are two UNCG Board of Trustees members.
The judges determine the $1000 first place winner and $500 second place. The attendees will determine the $250 “People’s Choice” award.
This year’s 10 finalists were selected by faculty judges at the preliminary rounds. They represent four different academic units and are working on an exciting and diverse array of projects with real world impact.
- Shoroq Alkhattabi, Specialized Education Services (Dr. Diane Ryndak)
- Alyssa Bedrosian, Languages, Literatures, and Cultures (Dr. Claudia Cabello Hutt)
- Brown Biggers, Computer Science (Dr. Somya Mohanty)
Kristof Cank, Chemistry and Biochemistry (Dr. Nicholas Oberlies)
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Yoojin Chang, Psychology (Dr. Peter Delaney)
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Gabrielle Dailey, Chemistry and Biochemistry (Dr. Ethan Will Taylor)
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Sheeba Dawood, Nanoscience (Dr. Hemali Rathnayake)
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Elvis Foli, Kinesiology (Dr. Sandra Shultz)
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Yener Ulus, Biology (Dr. Martin Tsz-Ki Tsui)
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Masahiro Yamada, Kinesiology (Dr. Louisa Raisbeck)
The event is hosted by by the Graduate School. More information is available here: grs.uncg.edu/3mt/
