Five ÒÁµéÔ°ÊÓƵ students competed in the University's seventh annual 3-Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition on Jan. 19 at the University Theatre. Tareq Alghamdi, a Ph.D. student in computer science, won this year's competition and Rebecca Richardson, a Ph.D. student in chemistry was the runner-up and people's choice award. Alghamdi will represent ÒÁµéÔ°ÊÓƵ at the 3MT regional competition in Greenville, South Carolina on March 16, 2024. Photos Allison Barber/ÒÁµéÔ°ÊÓƵ
Tareq Alghamdi, a Ph.D. student in computer science at ÒÁµéÔ°ÊÓƵ and the winner of the University's seventh annual 3-Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition, presents on machine learning in particle physics experiments. Allison Barber/ÒÁµéÔ°ÊÓƵ
Rebecca Richardson, a Ph.D. student in ÒÁµéÔ°ÊÓƵ's chemistry program, presents her thesis about research into complex diseases. Photo Allison Barber/ÒÁµéÔ°ÊÓƵ
Tatiana Zvonareva, also a Ph.D. student in ÒÁµéÔ°ÊÓƵ's chemistry program, talks about C. difficile, a bacterium that causes an infection of the colon, at the 3-Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition. Photo Allison Barber/ÒÁµéÔ°ÊÓƵ
Hasika Wickrama Senevirathne, a Ph.D. student in computational and applied mathematics with a concentration in statistics at ÒÁµéÔ°ÊÓƵ, presents on "group comparison in clustered data analysis." Photo Allison Barber/ÒÁµéÔ°ÊÓƵ
Emily Regan, a master's student in dental hygiene at ÒÁµéÔ°ÊÓƵ, talks to the audience at the 3-Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition. Allison Barber/ÒÁµéÔ°ÊÓƵ
The 3-Minute Thesis (3MT®) competitors pose for a group photo after the competition. Allison Barber/ÒÁµéÔ°ÊÓƵ
Tareq Alghamdi, a Ph.D. student in computer science at ÒÁµéÔ°ÊÓƵ and the winner of the University's seventh annual 3-Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition, presents on machine learning in particle physics experiments. Allison Barber/ÒÁµéÔ°ÊÓƵ
Rebecca Richardson, a Ph.D. student in ÒÁµéÔ°ÊÓƵ's chemistry program, presents her thesis about research into complex diseases. Photo Allison Barber/ÒÁµéÔ°ÊÓƵ
Tatiana Zvonareva, also a Ph.D. student in ÒÁµéÔ°ÊÓƵ's chemistry program, talks about C. difficile, a bacterium that causes an infection of the colon, at the 3-Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition. Photo Allison Barber/ÒÁµéÔ°ÊÓƵ
Hasika Wickrama Senevirathne, a Ph.D. student in computational and applied mathematics with a concentration in statistics at ÒÁµéÔ°ÊÓƵ, presents on "group comparison in clustered data analysis." Photo Allison Barber/ÒÁµéÔ°ÊÓƵ
Emily Regan, a master's student in dental hygiene at ÒÁµéÔ°ÊÓƵ, talks to the audience at the 3-Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition. Allison Barber/ÒÁµéÔ°ÊÓƵ
The 3-Minute Thesis (3MT®) competitors pose for a group photo after the competition. Allison Barber/ÒÁµéÔ°ÊÓƵ