{"688852":{"#nid":"688852","#data":{"type":"news","title":"2026 Three Minute Thesis Finalists Announced ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIn last week\u2019s preliminary round, 74 PhD and master\u2019s students demonstrated their ability to convey their complex research in compelling three-minute presentations. Twelve competitors will advance to the final competition, where they will present their talks on Tuesday, April 7, 2026.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Office of Graduate Education extends our heartfelt appreciation to all the participants in this year\u2019s preliminary round. The dedication, preparation, and passion displayed by every competitor made this selection process incredibly challenging. Crafting a 3MT talk is no easy feat, and all who took part should be proud of their achievement.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThis year\u2019s finalists represent a wide range of disciplines across campus.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Ch3\u003ECongratulations to the 2026 3MT Finalists:\u003C\/h3\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERichard Asiamah, Electrical and Computer Engineering, PhD\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERosemary Barrass, Machine Learning, PhD\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHyuck Choi, Chemical Engineering, PhD\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJoe Domaleski, OMS - Analytics, MS\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMakayla Garner, Bioengineering, PhD\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EPaul Horton, Machine Learning, PhD\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShreya Kothari, Biological Sciences, PhD\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EJinchu Li, Computer Science, MS\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHimadri Pandey, Machine Learning, PhD\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EShehan Parmar, Chemistry, PhD\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EMorgan Polk, Chemistry, PhD\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EHari Sridhara, Materials Science \u0026amp; Engineering, PhD\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Georgia Tech community is invited to attend the final competition in person on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. in the Ehmer Theater inside the John Lewis Student Center. 3MT will also be streamed online ( \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/gatech.zoom.us\/j\/99276332940\u0022\u003Eclick to view the live stream\u003C\/a\u003E). Audience members and online viewers will vote for their favorite presenter to win the coveted People\u2019s Choice Award.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Three Minute Thesis Competition is coordinated by the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Education (GPE) in partnership with the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), the Naugle Writing and Communications Center, and the Language Institute. For more information, please visit \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/grad.gatech.edu\/3mt\/final-competition\u0022\u003Ehttps:\/\/grad.gatech.edu\/3mt\/final-competition.\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ETwelve Georgia Tech graduate students advance to the 11th annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Twelve Georgia Tech graduate students advance to the 11th annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition."}],"uid":"36363","created_gmt":"2026-03-11 14:47:25","changed_gmt":"2026-03-16 14:37:32","author":"Brittani Hill","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","location":"Atlanta, GA","dateline":{"date":"2026-03-11T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2026-03-11T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"679641":{"id":"679641","type":"image","title":"2026 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Finalists.2 ","body":null,"created":"1773671739","gmt_created":"2026-03-16 14:35:39","changed":"1773671808","gmt_changed":"2026-03-16 14:36:48","alt":"Twelve graduate student finalists in the 2026 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition","file":{"fid":"263824","name":"2026-3MT-Finalists.2.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/03\/16\/2026-3MT-Finalists.2.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2026\/03\/16\/2026-3MT-Finalists.2.png","mime":"image\/png","size":2491778,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2026\/03\/16\/2026-3MT-Finalists.2.png?itok=GZTkWyGP"}}},"media_ids":["679641"],"groups":[{"id":"221981","name":"Graduate Studies"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"137821","name":"3MT"},{"id":"172662","name":"Three Minute Thesis"},{"id":"15156","name":"graduate education"},{"id":"182976","name":"office of graduate education"},{"id":"1808","name":"graduate students"},{"id":"2248","name":"Graduate Studies"},{"id":"190936","name":"Graduate and Postdoctoral Education"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EBrittani Hill\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECommunications and Marketing Manager\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOffice of Graduate and Postdoctoral Education\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["brittani.hill@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}