2025 Three Minute Thesis Competition

Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Event Recap

The Graduate School and 向日葵视频 held the 3MT庐 competition on February 21, 2025. The Three Minute Thesis is a global research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland in Australia. It is an academic competition for doctoral and master鈥檚 degree students that require each participant to explain his or her research effectively in three minutes, using one slide, with no animation.

The final competition was judged by Dr. Kathleen Cepelka, Superintendent Emerita, Archdiocese of Milwaukee Catholic Schools and 向日葵视频 Alumna; Dr. Sarah B. Feldner, Acting Provost, 向日葵视频; Judge Derek Mosley, Director, Lubar Center for Public Policy Research and Civic Education; and Ms. Carole DeRoche, President, Dohman Medical Affairs (retired).

Congratulations to this year's winner Hannah Angela Anderson and runner-up and People's Choice Award winner Kristen Quaglia!

Hannah Angela Anderson, a doctoral student in Biomedical Engineering, won the competition and the grand prize of $500. her talk was titled: Investigating the Bladder Renin-Angiotensin System: Role of the Angiotensin II Type 2 Receptor. Hannah will compete at the Midwestern Association of Graduate Schools, which takes place in Indianapolis, IN on April 4, 2025.

Kristen Quaglia, a doctoral student in Biological Sciences, won the People's Choice Award and runner-up, winning $250 for each award. Her talk was titled: Cell Death Protects Against Temperature Sensitive Fertility. 

Congratulations and thank you to our winners and competitors from this year鈥檚 competition!  It was incredible to learn about the research from our graduate students. 

First Place: Hannah Angela Anderson - Biomedical Engineering

Thesis: Investigating the Bladder Renin-Angiotensin System: Role of the Angiotensin II Type 2 Receptor


Runner-Up Winner & Peoples Choice Winner: Kristen Quaglia - Biological Sciences

Thesis: Cell Death Protects Against Temperature Sensitive Fertility


Janet Namara Gabone - Educational Policy and Leadership

Thesis: Telling Stories with Black Immigrant Women in Academia


Oluwaferanmi Dahunsi - Communication

Thesis: Television Representation of Black Americans and Stereotyping Among New African American Immigrants in the U.S.


Ruth Woehlke - Biomedical Engineering

Thesis: Redefining Imaging to Bring the Retina into Focus


Saul Lopez - Educational Policy and Leadership

Thesis: Beyond Enrollment: Hispanic -Serving Institutions in the Midwest


Emad Farahani -Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering

Thesis: External Corrosion Management pf Buried Steel Pipelines


Farhat Tasnim Progga - Computer Science

Thesis: Storytelling as a Social Support Tool for Perinatal Mental Health and Well-being


Sahar Alishiri - Chemistry

Thesis: Bridging Theory and Experiment: How a Tiny Enzyme Drives Big Genetic Changes


Christian Otteman - Neuroscience

Thesis: Indexing Gene- and Sex-Linked Risk Factors for Alzheimer's Disease via Resting State Electroencephalography