Seven ECE graduate students competed in this year’s heat for the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition. Presenters were given three minutes to explain their research in a way that even non-experts will understand. Judges evaluated presenters on clarity and comprehension, audience engagement, and communication style.
This year’s topics varied from imaging systems to energy efficiency, from nanotechnology to aid dialysis patients to new ways of diagnosing back pain. All seven graduate students impressed the judges, and their final scores were close – but three winners emerged.
Third place: Nishant Uniyal, for his work with Dr. Mehdi Moradi, creating machine-learning programs that will be able to classify cancerous and non-cancerous tissue.
Second place: Sahan Ranamukhaarachchi, for his work with Dr. Boris Stoeber, developing microneedles that may replace expensive and painful injections.
First place: Adam Noel, for his work with Dr. Karen Cheung and Dr. Robert Schober, designing transmitters that will allow communication between nanomachines.
As the winners of the department heat, Adam, Sahan, and Nishant will advance to the semi-finals on March 11th.
Read more:
High Dynamic Range (HDR) Imaging: Your eyes as your camera, Maryam Azimi
Breaking it Down: Understanding Energy Use in Buildings, Michelle Clark
Artificial Muscle Application in Portable Dialyzer, Soheil Kianzad
Automatic Identification and Segmentation of Vertebrae in MRI Scans of Spine, Amin Suzani
A New Approach to Ultrasonic Detection of Cancer, Nishant Uniyal
Diffusive Molecular Communication for Nanonetworks, Adam Noel
Microneedles for Pain-Free Vaccination, Sahan Ranamukhaarachchi