3MT

Researchers Captivate the Audience at UBC Okanagan’s Twelfth Annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition

Researchers Captivate the Audience at UBC Okanagan’s Twelfth Annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition

We had a wonderful Wednesday evening celebrating graduate student research at our twelfth annual Three Minute Thesis Competition! To start off the night, Dr. Jelena Komanchuk, winner of the Michael Smith Health Research BC and UBC Okanagan Postdoctoral Fellowships, shared her talk “Sleep health inequities for children in foster and kinship care.” Using the tool […]

Western Canadian Graduate Students Showcase Their Innovative Research

Western Canadian Graduate Students Showcase Their Innovative Research

From the pool table to the swimming pool, master’s and doctoral students from across Western Canada showed their communication prowess at the 2024 Western Canada Regional Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition!

Passion, Engagement, and Innovation at 2024 UBCO 3MT Competition
Rita Lam takes home top prize at the 2023 3MT Competition

Rita Lam takes home top prize at the 2023 3MT Competition

Rita Lam’s research presentation on healthy building design and infectious disease control in built environments hit home with the audience at this year’s Three Minute Thesis final on April 6, 2023. A timely topic combined with impeccable delivery and audience engagement helped her secure the top spot at this year’s competition. Lam, a Master’s of […]

Meet the Finalists for the 2023 UBCO 3MT Final
Engineering student captures top prize at UBCO’s 3MT final

Engineering student captures top prize at UBCO’s 3MT final

Go green or go home; that was the message that secured PhD student Hammad Ahmad the top spot at the ninth annual UBC Okanagan Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. For his presentation, Hammad spoke about the use of biocomposites as sustainable construction materials. Ahmad, a PhD student in Civil Engineering, captivated judges with his audience […]