Ontario 3 Minute Thesis & GRADflix Showcase

Three Minute Thesis. Founded by the university of queensland logoLakehead University is proud to host the Ontario Three Minute Thesis (3MT Competition) and the Ontario GRADflix Showcase. 

The 3 Minute Thesis (3MT®) is a university-wide competition for graduate students in which participants present their research and its wider impact in 3 minutes or less to a panel of non-specialist judges. The challenge is to present complex research in an engaging, accessible, and compelling way, using only one static slide.

The 3MT® competition initially was developed by the University of Queensland in 2008, with competitions by other Australian and New Zealand universities following, culminating in the first Trans Tasman competition in 2010. 3MT® also has spread internationally: from Japan and Europe, to Canada and the US.

GRADflix is a communication-based exercise for graduate students to share their research with a broader audience in one minute (60 seconds). GRADflix allows students to broaden their communication and technical skills while gaining greater exposure for their research. The Faculty of Graduate Studies at Lakehead University is excited to host the inaugural GRADflix Provincial Showcase in 2024.

 

Three Minute Thesis

The 3MT® competition provides graduate students with an opportunity to refine skills that can be transferred after graduation to diverse career paths. Distilling complex research into a clear form, without over-simplifying, and highlighting the wider implications of the research are important skills to carry into post-graduate employment and public service.

The competition also enables students to showcase their research to a wider multidisciplinary audience, within the university and to the broader public. The competition is open to the public, and is advertised within the community. The 3MT® is a unique opportunity to communicate the innovative and significant research undertaken by graduate students.

Please see below the student participants for the 2024 Ontario Three Minute Thesis Competition:

  1. Rebecca Misiasz - Nipissing University
    “The role of coaches in normalizing abusive behaviour towards referees in youth ice hockey”
  2. Daniil Lisus - University of Toronto
    “Helping Autonomous Cars See What Our Eyes Can’t”
  3. Parisa Varshosaz - Laurentian University
    “Regulation of Vitamin A Metabolism During Embryonic Calvaria Bone Formation”
  4. Madeline Fabiano - Lakehead University - "The SHINE Program: Fostering Physical Activity Among Female Undergraduate Students"
  5. Zoe Gagnon - Brock University
    “I Remember It All Too Well: The Role of Semaphorin 3A in Learning and Memory Formation”
  6. Julia Tropak - Queen’s University
    “Bacteria: Friend or Foe?”
  7.  Jenna Bolzon - Trent University - "Standing up for Science: Paying Attention to Replication Issues can Unearth a Ton of Problems "
  8. Bria Hughes-Small - Ontario Tech University
    “Disentangling the Unique Impacts of Socioeconomic Status and Adversity on the Development of Neural Networks and Social Cognitive Functioning in Children and Adolescents”
  9. Ana Hernandez Martinez de la Riva - Carleton University
    “Where is Jack? How to find rare plants”
  10. Jordan Carrillo Zurita - Toronto Metropolitan University
    “Building Better Processed Foods, Block by Block”
  11.  Samra Khan - University of Windsor "Sugar-coated cancer vaccines for ‘sweet’ adaptive oncoimmunology"
  12.  Sasikumar Deivasigamani - University of Guelph "Microwave Cooking of Food: How Hard Can It Be?"
GRADflix Showcase

GRADflix is a communication-based exercise for graduate students to share their research with a broader audience in one minute (60 seconds). GRADflix allows students to broaden their communication and technical skills while gaining greater exposure for their research.

The Faculty of Graduate Studies at Lakehead University is excited to host the inaugural GRADflix Provincial Showcase in 2024. The event will take place in the Orsi Learning Commons at Lakehead University (Orillia) on 7 May 2024 at 6:30pm and we invite the top GRADflix participant from each Ontario University to attend and share their research.

Please see below the student participants for the 2024 Ontario GRADflix Showcase:

  1. Emily Robson - McMaster University
    "Microplastic threat to freshwater mussels"
  2. Nicholas Brodeur - University of Ottawa
    "Cosmos to Clinics: how physics can shed light on the origin of life"
  3. Tristen Brown - Lakehead University
    "Resilience Modular Housing Solution for Indigenous Communities in Canada"
  4. Luigi Richardson - Laurentian University
    "Rodenticide Resistance and Exposure in Ontario's Rodents"
  5. Paul Sherk - University of Waterloo
    "Permeable reactive barriers: A strategy for acid mine drainage remediation"
  6. TBA - Queen's University