{"569731":{"#nid":"569731","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Register for 3 Minute Thesis Competition by Sept. 12","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EImagine cutting down years of research into a three-minute presentation. That was Jonathan Walker\u2019s challenge when it came to preparing for the 2015 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI mean, it took me several weeks to condense two and a half year\u2019s research into one slide and a short talk,\u201d said Walker, who is pursuing a Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering. \u201cInitially, there were so many little things I wanted to include. But, I was forced to really think about the big picture and what the main messages of my research are.\u201d\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWalker went on to win the first annual 3MT competition at Georgia Tech with his presentation titled, \u201c\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YPqj0NKWwRI\u0026amp;index=7\u0026amp;list=PLme0Eox75uXbPLIaKgpFdktjGjckgK3XX\u0022\u003ELeaving Ancient Rocket Engines Behind\u003C\/a\u003E.\u201d Now, it\u2019s your chance to see if you\u2019ve got what it takes to win the 2016 3MT event, which will be held on Nov. 15.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe competition, which started at the University of Queensland, Australia, in 2008, challenges participants to present their thesis research in three minutes in a way that any audience can understand. For example, Walker got inspiration from TED talks as he put together his presentation.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI had to use language that both captured the important concepts of my research and was understandable to an audience of outsiders, so I had to avoid using technical terminology and jargon,\u201d he said. \u201cThis was a really helpful exercise that gave me a great perspective on what research means to a broader audience. Win or lose, the experience the competition gives in presenting is invaluable.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E3MT is open to any doctoral student currently involved in dissertation research and not graduating this fall. The top presenters will receive research travel grants and a chance to compete at the district level.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EA workshop will be held on Sept. 8 to help students prepare for the competition, and the preliminary rounds will be held Oct. 20 and 27.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe deadline to register for this year\u2019s competition is Sept. 12. For more information, visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.grad.gatech.edu\/3MT\u0022\u003Ehttp:\/\/www.grad.gatech.edu\/3MT\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ERegister by Sept. 12 for the 2016 Three Minute Thesis competition.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Register by Sept. 12 for the 2016 Three Minute Thesis competition."}],"uid":"27445","created_gmt":"2016-08-29 14:45:31","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:22:26","author":"Amelia Pavlik","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2016-08-29T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2016-08-29T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"569711":{"id":"569711","type":"image","title":"Jonathan Walker","body":null,"created":"1472496131","gmt_created":"2016-08-29 18:42:11","changed":"1475895376","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:56:16","alt":"Jonathan Walker","file":{"fid":"207050","name":"3mt_jonathan.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/3mt_jonathan.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/3mt_jonathan.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1854439,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/3mt_jonathan.jpg?itok=AOsFVidZ"}}},"media_ids":["569711"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.grad.gatech.edu\/3MT","title":"3MT Competition"}],"groups":[{"id":"221981","name":"Graduate Studies"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"1808","name":"graduate students"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:bgentry8@gatech.edu\u0022\u003EBrian Gentry\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003EOffice of the Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Faculty Development\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}