3MT Competition

The “Three Minute Thesis” (3MT) Competition

The Temple University Graduate School hosts an annual 3MT Competition. This competition allows graduate students from the schools and colleges to share a three-minute version of their research with a lay audience. Participating students compete for scholarship awards from the Graduate School.

In preparation for the competition, participating students engage in several professional development seminars. These seminars include professional communication training and mock presentations. The 3MT Competition at Temple University helps doctoral students hone their communication skills and connect with graduate students across the institution. Temple’s first-prize winner moves on to compete at the Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools’ 3MT Competition.

The 2026 3MT will be held Thursday, March 26, at 3:00-5:00 p.m. at the Feinstone Lounge at Sullivan Hall. Register here to attend and check out this year's participants below!

Name

School/College

Discipline

Title

Maria Aguilar Walls

College of Education and Human Development

Higher Education

Access and Engagement: The experiences of students with physical disabilities in higher education

Javad Mohammad Alizadeh

Barnett College of Public Health

Health Informatics

Develop a Digital Twin Framework for Personalized Care Planning in Chronic Disease Management (T2D)

Kanghyun (Simon) Cho

Fox School of Business

Management Information Systems

The Role of Algorithmic Automation and Augmentation in Expert Decision-Making

Jaggar DeMarco

Klein College of Media and Communication

Media & Communication

Disability Art as Creativity, Communication, and Critique

Joseph Johnson

College of Liberal Arts

History

Peaceful Nuclear Explosions: Project Plowshare and US Diplomacy

Doyoung Kim

College of Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Curved Surgical Needles: Why Insertion Strategies Matter

Lauren Nutinsky

College of Education and Human Development

Higher Education

Understanding First-Generation Liberal Arts Majors' Career Self-Management: A Narrative Inquiry Study

Morgan Pantuck

Lewis Katz School of Medicine

Biomedical Sciences

Glutamate Drives Stem Cell Repair in the Lung

Shantanu Shinde

College of Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

A Smart Lens for Battery Safety

Kristina Westover

Boyer College of Music and Dance

Music Education

A Grounded Theory of Secondary School Music Teacher Resilience

Training

3MT Competition – General Orientation (Zoom)
Wednesday, January 28 | 4:00-5:00PM
Register here!

3MT Competition – Mock Presentations
Monday, February 23 | 12:00-2:00PM
Register here!

3MT Competition – Mock Presentations
Thursday, February 26 | 3:00-5:00PM
Register here!

2025 Temple University 3MT Competition

This past year’s competition took place Thursday, March 27 from 3-5pm in the Howard Gittis Student Center on main campus. See more details here!

For questions about the 3MT Competition at Temple University, please contact Mark Kaloko, Director of Student Engagement and Career Advancement, at .

2025 3MT Participants