The Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition showcases the research of Columbia’s doctoral student community. Participants are challenged to share their research clearly and effectively with a broad, general audience in just three minutes, using only one slide and no notes.

3MT is an entertaining and instructive event that helps doctoral students to develop their presentation and communication skills. Through the competition, participants also have the opportunity to share their work with the Columbia community by presenting in front of an esteemed panel of University and alumni judges and a diverse audience.

Watch them compete--and cast your vote for Audience Choice--in-person or livestreamed on Zoom. For those who attend in-person, the competition will be followed by a reception with beer, wine, and hors d'oeuvres.

This year's participants are:

Palash Badjatya, Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
Eliza Dach, Earth and Environmental Engineering
Julia Davis-Porada, Microbiology and Immunology
Linhan Dong, Biological Sciences
Mary Kate R. Dwyer, Biomedical Engineering
Gloria Huei-Jong Graf, Epidemiology
Natalie Greaves-Peters, Health Studies and Applied Educational Psychology
Sonia Seung-Eun Kim, Marketing
Kimberly Kroupa, Mechanical Engineering
Daniel Mitropolsky, Computer Science
Daniele Neri, Nutritional and Metabolic Biology
Fitsum E. Petros, Mechanical Engineering
Bonnie Siegler, Sociology
Jenny Xiao, Political Science

The 2024 Columbia University 3MT Competition is co-sponsored by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science, and the Coordinated Doctoral Programs in Biomedical Sciences.