{"681655":{"#nid":"681655","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Winners announced for the 10th Annual Three Minute Thesis Competition ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe 10th annual Georgia Tech Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition took place on April 4, where 12 scholars presented their groundbreaking research in just three minutes using a language appropriate for a non-specialist audience \u0026nbsp;After five preliminary rounds and a riveting final round, four graduate students were named winners, each earning a research travel grant to support their continued academic journey. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECongratulations to the 2025 Three Minute Thesis Winners:\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMaster\u0027s Winner\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESai Shreeya Yara, Materials Science and Engineering\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EMolten Salt Reactors \u2013 A Way to Harness Nuclear Energy Safely\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe master\u2019s category winner won a $1,000 research travel grant.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOverall Ph.D. Winner\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ESakshi Sharma, Materials Science and Engineering\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EFrom Rigid to Bendable: Solar Panels for Surfaces Around U\u003C\/em\u003Es\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EFirst Runner Up\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ETawfik Hussein, Biomedical Engineering\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EUsing MRI and the Heart\u2019s Stiffness to Catch Heart Failure Red-handed\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESecond Runner Up\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EKristian Lockyear, Mechanical Engineering\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003ECooling with Heat: Using a Novel Refrigeration Cycle to Prevent Food Spoilage\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe overall Ph.D. winner won a $2,000 research travel grant. The first runner-up won a $1,500 research travel grant, and the second runner-up won a $1,000 runner-up grant.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPh.D. student Marc Koerschner won the coveted People\u0027s Choice award, which was rewarded with a $500 research travel grant.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cdiv\u003E\u003Cp lang=\u0022EN-US\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition served as the grand finale of \u003Cstrong\u003EGraduate Student Appreciation Week (GSAW), \u003C\/strong\u003Ea weeklong celebration recognizing and honoring the incredible contributions of our graduate students to the campus community. 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