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.

Details for the 2025 Temple University 3MT Competition are below.

2025 Temple University 3MT Competition

This year’s competition will take place Thursday, March 27 from 3-5pm in the Howard Gittis Student Center on main campus. All students, faculty and staff can register here.

Training
  • Attend 3MT Competition – General Orientation, Wednesday, January 29 from 4-5pm via Zoom. Register here! 
  • Set up an introductory “3MT Practice” session with Mark Kaloko, Director of DEI and Career Advancement,
  • Participate in mock presentation sessions on Monday, February 24 or Thursday, February 27. Registration details will be shared following the orientation session.

 

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

2025 3MT Finalists

Name

School/College

Discipline

Title

Julie McIntyre

College of Education and Human Development

Education

Our Capacity to Cope: Educator Experiences in Trauma-Informed Urban High Schools

Issra Mehdi

Fox School of Business

Business Administration

The Dupe Effect: Exploring Consumer Motivations Behind Dupe Purchases

Lindsay Ouellette

College of Liberal Arts

Social Psychology

Why Kick a Robot?

Grace Anne Parker

College of Liberal Arts

History

Shattering Silence: Women’s Struggle for Equality in the U.S. Armed Services, 1948–1953

Shujit Chandra Paul

College of Science and Technology

Chemistry

No Fires, No Fears: Safer and Faster Batteries for Phones, Cars & More

Naiza Rahman

College of Engineering

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Differential Vibro-tactile Imaging System for Breast Tumor Characterization

Subhrodeep Ray

College of Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Micro-Perforated Panels (MPP) for Pickleball Sound Mitigation

Angela (Rocchi) Rocchi

Lewis Katz School of Medicine

Biomedical Sciences

CUT IT OUT: Treating JC Virus with CRISPR

Madison Shoraka

College of Science and Technology

Mathematics

Using Mathematics to Understand Antibiotic Resistance

Colin Tipton

Fox School of Business

Accounting

The Effect of Reporting Unit Goodwill Aggregation on Impairment Assessments

FengYi Yin

Klein College of Media and Communication

Media and Communication

The Making of Pan-African Television in China