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? ! Videos from the 2025 competition will be available soon.
The 2025 3-Minute Thesis competition has concluded - check out the results below.
Results :
First Place: Dilakshan Srikanthan (Translational Medicine)
Runner Up: Danielle Harper (Pathology & Molecular Medicine)
People's Choice: Dilakshan Srikanthan (Translational Medicine)
Peter Sproule
Doctoral student in Art History
Presentation Title: Masculine Fashion Culture in Post-war Germany
Ethan Januszkiewicz
Master's in Neuroscience
Presentation Title: Tracking Muscle Brain Communication: Extracellular Vesicles the Packages of Our Body鈥檚 Postal System
Logan Germain
Doctoral student in Biomedical & Molecular Science
Presentation Title: Unravelling the hidden influence of early-life chemical exposures on disease outcomes
Bhavya Bogra
Doctoral student in Geography & Planning
Presentation Title: Are Our Cities Ready For The Silver Tsunami?
Matti Mcfarlane
Doctoral student in Translational Medicine
Presentation Title: It isn't easy being wheezy: Lessons Learned from the Provider Asthma Assessment Form
Nawanjani Pathinayake
Master's in Biology
Presentation Title: The molecular consequences of wildfire smoke exposure
Nasim Fadaie
Doctoral student in Chemical Engineering
Presentation Title: From Protein Waste to Clean Water
Danielle Harper
Doctoral student in Pathology & Molecular Medicine
Presentation Title: No calpain, no gain: a new target for metastatic breast cancer
Scott Davidson
Master's in Neuroscience
Presentation Title: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Psychosis in Conjunction with Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation
Tanvi Nandani
Master's in Biomedical Informatics
Presentation Title: PH ClinOmics - A Pulmonary Hypertension Community Research Tool
Dilakshan Srikanthan 
Doctoral student in Translational Medicine
Presentation Title: Real-Time Tumor Detection in Brain Surgery
Judges: Rob Baker (The Tragically Hip), Robert A Wood (Consultant), Allison Turner (Entrepreneur), Craig Desjardins (City of Kingston), Brenda Brouwer (Professor)
Results from Heat 1:
First Place: Dilakshan Srikanthan (Translational Medicine)
Second Place: Ethan Januszkiewicz (Neuroscience)
Third Place: Scott Davidson (Neuroscience)
People's Choice: Ethan Januszkiewicz (Neuroscience)
Scott Davidson
Master's in Neuroscience
Presentation Title: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Psychosis in Conjunction with Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation
Ethan Januszkiewicz
Master's in Neuroscience
Presentation Title: Tracking Muscle Brain Communication: Extracellular Vesicles the Packages of Our Body鈥檚 Postal System
Cheryl Lee-Yow
Doctoral student in Education
Presentation Title: Signed, Sealed, Delivered?: What鈥檚 Really Happening in Canada鈥檚 Child Care Funding System?
Richard Meng
Master's in Mechanical & Materials Engineering
Presentation Title: Small Simulation Cells, Big Speedups
Margot Smith
Doctoral student in Geography
Presentation Title: Is there life on Mars?
Dilakshan Srikanthan
Doctoral student in Translational Medicine
Presentation Title: Real-Time Tumor Detection in Brain Surgery
Judges: Miguel Hahn (Career Services), Susan Korba (Student Academic Success Services), Karalyn McRae (Centre for Teaching & Learning)
Results from Heat 2:
First Place: Danielle Harper (Pathology & Molecular Medicine)
Second Place: Nawanjani Pathinayake (Biology)
Third Place: Matti Mcfarlane (Translational Medicine)
People's Choice: Danielle Harper (Pathology & Molecular Medicine)
Ali Ahmadi
Doctoral student in Management
Presentation Title: Competitive Surprise: a multidisciplinary approach
Bhavya Bogra
Doctoral student in Geography & Planning
Presentation Title: Are Our Cities Ready For The Silver Tsunami?
Danielle Harper
Doctoral student in Pathology & Molecular Medicine
Presentation Title: No calpain, no gain: a new target for metastatic breast cancer
Matti Mcfarlane
Doctoral student in Translational Medicine
Presentation Title: It isn't easy being wheezy: Lessons Learned from the Provider Asthma Assessment Form
Nawanjani Pathinayake
Master's in Biology
Presentation Title: The molecular consequences of wildfire smoke exposure
Rajan Punna
Master's in Mechanical & Materials Engineering
Presentation Title: Detonation Modulation: Regularizing the Next Generation of Engines
Charlotte Sabourin
Doctoral student in Civil Engineering
Presentation Title: The Promise of Clay: A Solution to PFAS Contamination?
Sam Williamson
Master's in Mechanical & Materials Engineering
Presentation Title: Where Fun Meets Flame: What Bubbles Can Reveal 成人大片 Detonations
Judges: Nathalie Soini (Queen's Library), Catarina Chagas (VP Research Office), Mark Swartz (Queen's Library)
Results from Heat 3:
First Place: Logan Germain (Biomedical & Molecular Sciences)
Second Place: Tanvi Nandani (Biomedical Informatics)
Third Place: Peter Sproule (Art History)
People's Choice: Logan Germain (Biomedical & Molecular Sciences)
Nasim Fadaie
Doctoral student in Chemical Engineering
Presentation Title: Sustainable Protein Aerogels for Wastewater Contaminant Removal
Logan Germain
Doctoral student in Biomedical & Molecular Science
Presentation Title: Unravelling the hidden influence of early-life chemical exposures on disease outcomes
Fahime Karami
Master's in Geography
Presentation Title: Can AI predict depression storms before they hit?
Tanvi Nandani
Master's in Biomedical Informatics
Presentation Title: PhClinomics - Creating a Pulmonary Hypertension Community Resource to Explore Clinical, and Pre-clinical Omic data
Ashkan Rashvand
Doctoral student in Electrical & Computer Engineering
Presentation Title: Safe Home鈥慴ased Upper Limb Post鈥憇troke Robotic Rehabilitation
Peter Sproule
Doctoral student in Art History
Presentation Title: Masculine Fashion Culture in Post-war Germany
Judges: Sara Montgomery (Institutional Research & Planning), Barb Lotan (HREO), Kelly Blair Matuk (VP Research Office)