Graduate students to compete for prize money in annual Shaheen Three Minute Thesis competition | News | Notre Dame News | University of Notre Dame Skip To Content Skip To Navigation Skip To Search University of Notre Dame Notre Dame News Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Home Contact Search Menu Home › News › Graduate students to compete for prize money in annual Shaheen Three Minute Thesis competition Graduate students to compete for prize money in annual Shaheen Three Minute Thesis competition Published: March 02, 2020 Author: Erin Blasko Monica Arul Jayachandran gives her presentation at the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) final competition. Photo by Matt Cashore/University of Notre Dame. Nine University of Notre Dame graduate students will compete for $4,500 in prize money during the annual Shaheen Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition Thursday (March 5) at the Mendoza College of Business. The competition, which is sponsored by the Graduate School, the Graduate Student Union and the Meruelo Family Center for Career Development, is at 5 p.m. in the Jordan Auditorium. A reception will follow. 3MT is an academic competition that challenges graduate students to explain their research to a broad audience in three minutes or less, offering alumni, industry partners, various on-campus departments/institutes and the broader community the opportunity to learn about cutting-edge research at Notre Dame. “The research that each graduate student is engaged in at Notre Dame has the potential to make a significant impact — both in their particular field of study and more broadly — as a force for good in the world. Through the platform provided by the Sheehan Three Minute Thesis competition, each student has three minutes and one slide to effectively communicate their research question and to inspire the audience to learn more,” said Laura Carlson, vice president, associate provost and dean of the Graduate School. “Our message to students who enter the competition as part of their professional development is, ‘Your research matters to you, it matters to us, and it matters to the world. Share it.’” This year’s finalists are: Gozde Basara (engineering); Jordan Cockfield (science); Matthew Dahl (Arts and Letters); James Hentig (science); Brandon Hollihan (Arts and Letters); Jeya Pradha Jeyaraj (engineering); Sam Potier (science); Leanne Tang (ESTEEM); and Julaine Zenk (Arts and letters). Judges are: Laura Carlson, professor, vice president and associate provost and dean of the Graduate School; Tom Burish, the Charles and Jill Fischer Provost at Notre Dame; Ann Amico Moran, director of human resources at Lippert Components; and Lionel Pittman, Notre Dame alumnus and subsystem engineer with the Light Attack Aircraft Systems Program Office of the U.S. Air Force. Ryan Willerton, associate vice president for career and professional development in the Graduate School, will serve as emcee. For more information, visit 3mt.nd.edu. Contact: Erin Blasko, assistant director of media relations, 574-631-4127, eblasko@nd.edu Posted In: University News Home Experts ND in the News Subscribe About Us Related October 03, 2022 Congresswoman Liz Cheney to speak at Notre Dame on the future of democracy September 22, 2022 In memoriam: Rev. Richard Warner, C.S.C., longtime leader for Notre Dame, Congregation of Holy Cross September 22, 2022 ND Forum keynote event to feature Emmy Award-winning actors in Theater of War Productions’ presentation of ‘The Suppliants’ in Notre Dame Stadium September 21, 2022 In annual address to faculty, Father Jenkins outlines campus-wide vision for elevating excellence September 15, 2022 Lilly Endowment Inc. grant helps to expand Notre Dame pre-college programs for Hoosier high school students For the Media Contact Office of Public Affairs and Communications Notre Dame News 500 Grace Hall Notre Dame, IN 46556 USA Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Pinterest © 2022 University of Notre Dame Search Mobile App News Events Visit Accessibility Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube LinkedIn