The 3MT®, developed at the University of Queensland, challenges participants to present their research—in just three minutes using everyday language—to an audience.
When is the 2022 3-Minute Thesis Competition?
The 2022 3-Minute Thesis Competition will be held in Pomerene Hall's TDAI Ideation Zone on Wednesday, November 2, 2022. The event will be held in the evening to allow audiences from the Ohio State community to attend. The exact schedule is still being finalized.
Who can participate?
All undergraduates are encouraged to apply; however if there are more applications than spots available, preference will be given to those closer to graduation.
2021 Competition
The 2021 3-Minute Thesis Competition was held on October 12th in Pomerene Hall. There were 18 student presenters across a variety of majors and colleges.
Congratulations to our 2021 Winners!
"Biomedical Sciences" Category:
- Sarah Haysley - Speech and Hearing Sciences
- Erin Gililand - Neuroscience and Psychology
- Harrshavasan Congivaram - Biomedical Sciences
"Inquiry for the Future" Category:
- Cara Noel - Microbiology
- Will Marshall - Molecular Genetics and Philosophy
- Kara Komarnitsky - Dance
Application Information
The 2022 event application is now open! Please see the Qualtrics application.
The application will close at 11:59pm on Sunday, October 9, 2022. Late submissions will not be accepted.
Past Winners
2019 Spring Semester Winners
Session 1:
- First Place: Heath Pechtl, Animal Sciences
- Second Place: Douglas Fink, Electrical and Computer Engineering
- Third Place: Sarthak Soni, Marketing
- Honorable Mention: Bryce Boron, Psychology
Session 2:
- First Place: Timothy Kirby, Mechanical Engineering
- Second Place: James White, Atmospheric Sciences
- Third Place: Cara Dauch, Molecular Genetics
2018 Autumn Semester Winners
Lived Experiences of Human Societies:
- First Place: Isaiah Johnson
- Second Place: Sydney Clark
- Third Place: Emma Megla
Emerging Issues in STEM:
- First Place: Alexandra Smith
- Second Place: Stephen Gant
- Third Place: Hilary Kordecki/Nick Krause
Improving Human Health:
- First Place: Camile Bratton
- Second Place: Melanie Smith
- Third Place: Scott Stuckney
2018 Spring Semester Winners
- First Place: Anthony Milian
- Second Place: Maya Gosztyla
- Third Place: Eleni Packis
Honorable Mentions: Sunny Kwok and Samantha Goode
2017 Autumn Semester Winners
- First Place: Henry Wu
- Second Place: Alison Baker
- Third Place: Matt Schneider
2017 Spring Semester Winners
- First Place: Nicole Puccetti
- Second Place: Olivia Fitzpatrick
- Third Place: Mohit Deshpande