Three Minute Thesis® Competition
Monday, 16 June 2025
14:00-16:00
What is 3MT®?
Now in its ninth year, the Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition is designed for eligible students and young professionals, who indicated upon submission of a paper their desire to enter the competition and whose paper is accepted for either oral or interactive forum presentation.
The 3MT® contestants will make a presentation of three minutes or less, supported only by one static slide, in a language appropriate to a non-specialist audience.
3MT® Goals
The 2025 3MT® is designed to stimulate interest in the wide range of applications of microwave technology. Such information would help renew public interest in microwaves as a transformative technology that is rewarding both to those who study it, and to those whose daily lives benefit from incorporation of scientific developments in consumer products.
What is 3MT®, Why is it Beneficial, How is it Judged, and How to Prepare
Microwave Week 2025 3MT® Competition Rules
Microwave Week 2024 3MT® Committee
Aline Eid, Co-chair: aeid7@gatech.edu
Jimmy Hester, Co-chair: jimmy.gd.hester@outlook.com
Erin Kiley, Member: emkiley@mcla.edu
Daniel Tajik, Member: tajikd@mcmaster.ca
Three Minute Thesis® Briefing Session
We encourage all 2025 attendees to come to the Briefing Session.
Abstract: The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition organizers will host a special session designed to introduce the competition, allow participants to familiarize themselves with the venue and facilities, remind participants of the goals of the competition, and to highlight important considerations that good 3MT® presentations should take into account.
Three Minute Thesis® Coaching Session
We encourage all 2025 attendees to come to the Coaching Session.
Abstract: The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition organizers will host a special session for the competitors to get last-minute tips and feedback on their 3MT® presentations, and an opportunity to rehearse on the competition stage. Judges will not be present.
Three Minute Thesis® Competition
Monday, 16 June 2025
14:00-16:00
We encourage all 2025 attendees to come to the Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition.
Abstract: The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition, developed by The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia, in 2008, (see https://threeminutethesis.uq.edu.au/) “cultivates students’ academic, presentation, and research communication skills. The competition supports their capacity to effectively explain their research in three minutes, in a language appropriate to a non-specialist audience.” In three minutes or less, using only one static slide, and no other props, contestants deliver their presentation to a panel of non-specialist judges. These judges rank the contestants, based on how engaging, accessible, and compelling they made their presentation. A candidate who goes overtime is disqualified.