Participants and Results
Graduate students from all disciplines are encouraged to compete in the Queen's Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition held each year. Our Postdoctoral Fellows, although not part of the competition, are being given a chance to see how they can explain their research in three minutes too. Participants have been posted in no particular order, highlighting their program and their research.
Want to see the presentations for yourself? !
Overall Results:
1st Place: Julia Tropak (Chemistry)
Runner-Up:ÌýAryaman Sharma (Translational Medicine) & Ujjwal Sangwan (Biomedical and Molecular Sciences)
People's Choice:ÌýAryaman Sharma (Translational Medicine)
From Heat 1:
William Bonin
Program/Degree: Mechanical & Materials Engineering (MASc)
Supervisor: Dr. Qingguo Li
Presentation: Enhancing Surgical Safety: Monitoring Musculoskeletal Posture in Orthopedic Procedures with IMU's
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Sumaiya Karim
Program/Degree: Biomedical Engineering (PhD)
Supervisor: Dr. Laura Wells
Presentation: Shaping a Clearer Future with Dynamic Materials
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Claude Bock
Program/Degree: Art History (PhD)
Supervisor: Dr. Norman Vorano
Presentation: Indigenous representations in Canadian comic books and graphic novels
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Samantha Shang
Program/Degree: Psychology (PhD)
Supervisor: Dr. Li-Jun Ji
Presentation: We don't talk anymore - But some cultures prefer it this way.
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From Heat 2:
Julia Tropak
Program/Degree: Chemistry (MSc)
Supervisor: Dr. Avena Ross
Presentation:ÌýBacteria: Friend or Foe?Ìý
Sara Stickley
Program/Degree: Biomedical & Molecular Sciences (PhD)
Supervisor: Dr. Qingling Duan
Presentation:ÌýTrust your gut...microbiota: It may be the key to uncovering childhood asthma risk
Ariel Lacombe
Program/Degree: Art History (PhD)
Supervisor: Dr. Una D'Elia
Presentation:ÌýMiraculous Madonnas of the South: A cross-cultural study on sacred practices in Molise, Italy
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Sandra McKay
Program/Degree: Global Development Studies (PhD)
Supervisor: Dr. Rebecca Hall
Presentation:ÌýBehind the scenes: Supplying the energy transition with (il)legal copper
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From Heat 3:
Aryaman Sharma
Program/Degree: Translational Medicine (MSc)
Supervisor: Drs. Teresa & Jamie Purzner
Presentation:ÌýThe Sleeping Giant: Tackling Recurrence in Pediatric Brain Cancer
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Amr Zaki
Program/Degree: Computing (PhD)
Supervisor: Dr. Hossam Hassanein
Presentation:ÌýDriving Smarter Together
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Jiale Xie
Program/Degree: Translational Medicine (MSc)
Supervisor: Dr. Gordon Boyd
Presentation:ÌýPrecision resuscitation to preserve cognitive function in ICU survivorsÌý
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Ujjwal Sangwan
Program/Degree: Biomedical & Molecular Sciences (MSc)
Supervisor: Dr. Che Colpitts
Presentation:ÌýUnleashing Cyclosporine A: A game-Changer in the Battle against Dengue Virus?
Results (and moving on to the finals are):
1st place - Samantha Chang (Psychology)
2nd place - William Bonin (Mechanical and Materials Engineering)Ìý ÌýÌý
3rd place - Sumaiya Karim (Biomedical Engineering)
People's Choice - Samantha Chang (Psychology)
4th place (as People's Choice is the same as one of the top 3) - Claude Bock (Art History)
Victoria McCutcheon
Program/Degree: Urban & Regional Planning (MPL)
Supervisor: Dr. Maxwell Hartt
Presentation: Thinking Small - Planning for Immigration in Moncton, New Brunswick
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Abigail Gordon
Program/Degree: Art History (MA)Ìý
Supervisor: Dr. Matthew Reeve
Presentation: The Marian Breast
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Flourish Adebayo
Program/Degree: Computing (PhD)
Supervisor: Drs. Parvin Mousavi, Gabor Fichtinger, Kathrin Tyryshkin, Neil Renwick
Presentation: Unlocking Secrets in Cancer
William Bonin
Program/Degree: Mechanical & Materials Engineering (MASc)
Supervisor: Dr. Qingguo Li
Presentation: Enhancing Surgical Safety: Monitoring Musculoskeletal Posture in Orthopedic Procedures with IMU's
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Sumaiya Karim
Program/Degree: Biomedical Engineering (PhD)
Supervisor: Dr. Laura Wells
Presentation: Shaping a Clearer Future with Dynamic Materials
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Ruien Wang
Program/Degree: Psychology (MSc)
Supervisor: Dr. Anita Tushce
Presentation: Mapping emotion regulation and ongoing cognition in the real world
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Nithikaa Shashikanth
Program/Degree: Rehabilitation Science (MSc)
Supervisor: Dr. Sandra Fucile
Presentation: "You can do it, we canÌý help"
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Claude Bock
Program/Degree: Art History (PhD)
Supervisor: Dr. Norman Vorano
Presentation: Indigenous representations in Canadian comic books and graphic novels
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Samantha Shang
Program/Degree: Psychology (PhD)
Supervisor: Dr. Li-Jun Ji
Presentation: We don't talk anymore - But some cultures prefer it this way.
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Laura Killam
Program/Degree: Nursing (PhD)
Supervisor: Dr. Marian Luctkar-Flude
Presentation: Learning Together: The Power of Co-Created Assessments
Results (and moving on to the finals are):
1st place - Sara Stickley (Biomedical & Molecular Sciences)
2nd place - Ariel Lacombe (Art History)
3rd place - Julia Tropak (Chemistry)
People's Choice - Sara Stickley (Biomedical & Molecular Sciences)
4th place (as People's Choice is the same as one of the top 3) - Sandra McKay (Global Development Studies)
Julia Tropak
Program/Degree: Chemistry (MSc)
Supervisor: Dr. Avena Ross
Presentation:ÌýBacteria: Friend or Foe?Ìý
Ozlem Atar
Program/Degree: Cultural Studies (PhD)
Supervisor: Dr. Petra Fachinger
Presentation:ÌýJustice in Family Narrative of Irregular Migration to the United States
Martha Ortega Santos
Program/Degree: Translational Medicine (MSc)
Supervisor: Dr. Anne K.Ellis
Presentation:ÌýFrom Pollen to Plate: Exploring Pollen Food Allergy Syndrome (PFAS) in CanadaÌý
Sara Stickley
Program/Degree: Biomedical & Molecular Sciences (PhD)
Supervisor: Dr. Qingling Duan
Presentation:ÌýTrust your gut...microbiota: It may be the key to uncovering childhood asthma risk
Tibeb Debele
Program/Degree: Rehabilitation Science (PhD)
Supervisor: Dr. Beata Batorowicz
Presentation:ÌýBeyond Repair
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Shamus Tobin
Program/Degree: Astrophysics & Astronomy (MSc)
Supervisor: Dr. Sarah Sadavoy
Presentation:ÌýUnveiling the Rings
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Jerin Tasnim Farin
Program/Degree: Mathematics & Statistics (PhD)
Supervisor: Dr. Giusy Mazzone
Presentation:ÌýNumbers and Nature: Mathematical Exploration to GeophysicsÌý
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Ariel Lacombe
Program/Degree: Art History (PhD)
Supervisor: Dr. Una D'Elia
Presentation:ÌýMiraculous Madonnas of the South: A cross-cultural study on sacred practices in Molise, Italy
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Zhi Fang
Program/Degree: Biomedical & Molecular Sciences (PhD)
Supervisor: Dr. Qingling Duan
Presentation:ÌýUnlocking lifelong allergy prevention: the "good" bugs in breast milk
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Sandra McKay
Program/Degree: Global Development Studies (PhD)
Supervisor: Dr. Rebecca Hall
Presentation:ÌýBehind the scenes: Supplying the energy transition with (il)legal copper
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Results (and moving on to the finals are):
1st: Aryaman Sharma, Translational Medicine
2nd: Jiale Xie, Translational Medicine
3rd: Amr Zaki, Computing
4th: Ujjwal Sangwan, Biomedical & Molecular Science
Siam Shibly Antar
Program/Degree: Computing (MSc)
Supervisor: Dr. Steven Ding
Presentation:ÌýNonuniversality in Natural Social Systems
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Aryaman Sharma
Program/Degree: Translational Medicine (MSc)
Supervisor: Drs. Teresa & Jamie Purzner
Presentation:ÌýThe Sleeping Giant: Tackling Recurrence in Pediatric Brain Cancer
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Yijun Xu
Program/Degree: Psychology (MSc)
Supervisor: Dr. Anita Tusche
Presentation:ÌýPromoting Healthy and Eco-Friendly Food Choices
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Ruslan Kain
Program/Degree: Computing (PhD)
Supervisor: Dr. Hossam Hassanein & Dr Yuanzhu Chen
Presentation:ÌýDemocratising the Power of Computing
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Eileen O'Brien
Program/Degree: Biomedical & Molecular Science (MSc)
Supervisor: Dr. Daniel Mulder
Presentation:ÌýGut healing: uncovering immune pathways contributing to IBDÌý
Amr Zaki
Program/Degree: Computing (PhD)
Supervisor: Dr. Hossam Hassanein
Presentation:ÌýDriving Smarter Together
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Jiale Xie
Program/Degree: Translational Medicine (MSc)
Supervisor: Dr. Gordon Boyd
Presentation:ÌýPrecision resuscitation to preserve cognitive function in ICU survivorsÌý
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Christopher Rayner
Program/Degree: Chemical Engineering (PhD)
Supervisor: Dr. Laura Wells
Presentation:ÌýEnvisioning a clearer future: Preventing secondary cataracts
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Ujjwal Sangwan
Program/Degree: Biomedical & Molecular Sciences (MSc)
Supervisor: Dr. Che Colpitts
Presentation:ÌýUnleashing Cyclosporine A: A game-Changer in the Battle against Dengue Virus?
Nisha Simon
Program/Degree: Computing (PhD)
Supervisor: Dr. Christian Muise
Presentation:ÌýPuppies can't drive; AIs can't reason...(yet)!Ìý