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Event

Lister Family Engaged Science Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition

Wednesday, November 26, 2025 16:00to17:30
Centennial Centre Ballroom (2nd floor) & livestream
Price: 
Free

Since 2017, theÌýLister Family Engaged Science InitiativeÌýhas supported the Lister Family Engaged Science Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition.Ìý

Macdonald Campus graduate student competitors present their research in 3 minutes to a non-specialist audience with one non-animated slide (Competition Rules). Thanks to the generous support of the Lister Family Engaged Science Initiative the following prizes will be offered at our 2024 competition: First place - $900; Second place - $600; Third place - $350; People’s Choice Award - $300.

Order of Proceedings

4:00 PM - Welcome and Introductions
4:10 PM - 3MT Presentations
5:00 PM - Judges Retire to Deliberate / Q&A with Contestants
5:15 PM - Announcement of the Winners
5:30 PM - Thanks & End of the Event

Location

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Parking

There is a parking lot located next to the Centennial Centre. No parking permit is required after 16h00 on the ɬÀï·¬ Macdonald Campus.

Meet our Competitors!

Cailin Hesketh-Jost

MSc Student,ÌýNatural Resource Sciences

Health and Whale-Ness of North Atlantic Minkes

Lamha Kumar

PhD Candidate, Plant Science

The Sandwich Inside a Leaf: Built to Feed and Endure

Ke Ke Li

MSc Student,ÌýNatural Resource Sciences

Game of Gases: Arctic Treeline Soils

Preet Manchanda

PhD Candidate, Plant Science

Reversed Leaves, Revealed Secrets

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Estee Ngew

PhD Candidate,ÌýFood Science and Agricultural Chemistry

Is your digestive system on fire... by TINY food additives?

Neha GhanshyamÌýPaserkar

PhD Candidate, Plant Science

Tough Beans, Tougher Secrets

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Arindam Sikdar

PhD Candidate,ÌýBioresource Engineering

Why AI matters in Horticultural Innovation

We are proud to announce that our event has been awardedÌýGoldÌýSustainable Event certification by theÌýɬÀï·¬ Sustainable EventsÌýprogram run by theÌý.

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