Three-Minute Thesis (3MT®)

The University of Texas at Tyler

Could you present your 80,000-word thesis or dissertation in three minutes? Do you want the excitement of competing with other graduate students for cash prizes?

The Graduate School will host UT Tyler's Three Minute Thesis (3MT ®) competition in April 2025 challenging graduate students to present compelling spoken presentations on their research in just 180 seconds, using language that people outside the discipline can understand.

Rules

• A single static PowerPoint slide is permitted (no slide transitions, animations, or ‘movement’ of any kind; the slide is to be presented from the beginning of the oration).
• No additional electronic media (e.g., sound and video files) are permitted.
• No other props (e.g., costumes, musical instruments, laboratory equipment) are allowed.
• Presentations are limited to three minutes maximum, and competitors exceeding three minutes are disqualified.
• Presentations must be spoken word (i.e., no poems, raps, or songs).
• Presentations are considered to have commenced when presenters start their presentation through movement or speech.
• The decision of the adjudicating panel is final.

Please Review The Competitors Guide

Additional information about prizes, deadines, and presentation dates will be available soon.

Eligibility

Currently enrolled master's and doctoral students in all disciplines at the University of Texas at Tyler will be eligible to participate in 3MT®. Work presented must have been conducted at the University of Texas at Tyler. Students should be in the final stages of graduate school, so they have some sound conclusions and impacts from their research. Students who have already graduated are not eligible.

2024 Winners

Congratulations to the first, second, and third place winners of the 2024 3MT Competition!

First Place Winner

Name: Khadijat Olawuyi
Program: Biotechnology MS
Topic: Exploring Myocardin as a Therapeutic Target for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Second Place Winner 

Name: Gideon Kwabena Nyarko
Program: Mechanical Engineering MS
Topic: Developing an Elastic Dome for the Study of Cell Mechanobiology

Third Place Winner

Name: Alexandra Sofia Tamayo Moreira
Program: Biology MS
Topic: Modulation of Pulmonary Epithelium Paracellular Permeability by Pneumolysin from Streptococcus Pneumoniae

If you have any questions, please e-mail us.

The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is an academic research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia.