Above, first-place finisher Jeremiah Ammons presents "Sit up and pay attention! A study on automated driving" during the December 2021 competition. Photo Chuck Thomas/ODU

Old Dominion University's 研究生 School will host its sixth annual 3-Minute-Thesis (3MT®) competition on Jan 20. The students and a live audience will be in the University Theatre for the presentations. The event will also be available via livestream.

Students have three minutes to present their scholarship in such a way that a general audience understands and appreciates its importance and achievement.

The competition is from 6 to 8 p.m. Barbara Hamm Lee, owner of Sharing Info, Inc., and host of WHRO's Another View, is the emcee. She is joined by three VIP judges from the community who bring diverse academic backgrounds and expertise to their evaluations of the students.

研究生 students representing a range of advanced degrees (at both doctoral and master's levels) are competing for a $1,000 first prize, $750 second prize and $500 "people's choice" award (the audience will choose who wins the $500). The first-place finisher will represent ODU at a regional competition hosted by the Council of Southern 研究生 学校 in March in Tampa, 佛罗里达.

The competitors are:

  • Samantha Fitzer, psychology
  • Gyan Kharel, chemistry
  • Ricardo Randall, education
  • Megan Strowger, psychology
  • Heather Sheffey, ocean and earth sciences

RSVP to attend the event in person at this link (directions and a ticket will be issued to you to show at the University Theatre door).

RSVP to watch the livestream at this link.