Graduate students conduct numerous hours of research throughout the course of their academic careers, culminating in a dissertation or thesis. Asking these individuals to simply explain their work in understandable terms in a matter of a few minutes may prove difficult to them as they try to come up with a correct yet simple way to describe their research. However, chemical engineering students from around the world have decided to pick up the challenge and do just that at AIChE’s first ever Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition.
What is 3MT? 3MT is a competition initially founded by the Univ. of Queensland in Australia in 2008. The idea and main purpose of the competition is to challenge graduate students across different disciplines to present their theses in an allotted time of three minutes. While doing so, they are to use terms that would be appropriate for an audience that may not have a technical background in their area of research. Along with the time constraint, competitors are only allowed to use one slide to aid their presentation and are not allowed to use any sort of props. The presentations are evaluated by a panel of judges based on content and ease of comprehension; presenters are also scored based on how engaging they are and how well they communicate...
Would you like to access the complete CEP Article?
No problem. You just have to complete the following steps.
You have completed 0 of 2 steps.
-
Log in
You must be logged in to view this content. Log in now.
-
AIChE Membership
You must be an AIChE member to view this article. Join now.
Copyright Permissions
Would you like to reuse content from CEP Magazine? It’s easy to request permission to reuse content. Simply click here to connect instantly to licensing services, where you can choose from a list of options regarding how you would like to reuse the desired content and complete the transaction.