Queen's Competition

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? Check them out last years here!

Heat 1 - Tuesday 18th March, 12noon in Mitchell Hall, Event Commons

Heat 2 - Wednesday 19th March, 12noon in Mitchell Hall, Event Commons

Heat 3 - Thursday 20th March, 12noon in Mitchell Hall, Event Commons

Final -  Wednesday 26th March, 5pm in Kinesiology 101

 

Peter SproulePeter Sproule

Doctoral student in Art History

Presentation Title: Masculine Fashion Culture in Post-war Germany


Ethan JanuszkiewiczEthan Januszkiewicz

Master's in Neuroscience

Presentation Title: Tracking Muscle Brain Communication: Extracellular Vesicles the Packages of Our Body’s Postal System


Logan Germainlogan

Doctoral student in Biomedical & Molecular Science

Presentation Title: Unravelling the hidden influence of early-life chemical exposures on disease outcomes


Bhavya BograBhavya Bogra

Doctoral student in Geography & Planning

Presentation Title: Are Our Cities Ready For The Silver Tsunami?


 

Matti McfarlaneMatti Mcfarlane

Doctoral student in Translational Medicine

Presentation Title: It isn't easy being wheezy: Lessons Learned from the Provider Asthma Assessment Form


Nawanjani PathinayakeNawanjani Pathinayake

Master's in Biology

Presentation Title: The molecular consequences of wildfire smoke exposure


Nasim FadaieFadaie Nasim

Doctoral student in Chemical Engineering

Presentation Title: From Protein Waste to Clean Water


Danielle HarperDanielle Harper

Doctoral student in Pathology & Molecular Medicine

Presentation Title: No calpain, no gain: a new target for metastatic breast cancer


Scott DavidsonScott Davidson

Master's in Neuroscience

Presentation Title: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Psychosis in Conjunction with Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation


Tanvi NandaniTanvi Nandani

Master's in Biomedical Informatics

Presentation Title: PhClinomics - Creating a Pulmonary Hypertension Community Resource to Explore Clinical, and Pre-clinical Omic data


Dilakshan Srikanthan dilakshan

Doctoral student in Translational Medicine

Presentation Title: Real-Time Tumor Detection in Brain Surgery

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 DavidsonScott Davidson

Master's in Neuroscience

Presentation Title: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Psychosis in Conjunction with Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation

 


Ethan JanuszkiewiczEthan Januszkiewicz

Master's in Neuroscience

Presentation Title: Tracking Muscle Brain Communication: Extracellular Vesicles the Packages of Our Body’s Postal System

 


Cheryl Lee-YowCheryl Lee-Yow

Doctoral student in Education

Presentation Title: Signed, Sealed, Delivered?: What’s Really Happening in Canada’s Child Care Funding System?


Richard MengRichard Meng

Master's in Mechanical & Materials Engineering

Presentation Title: Small Simulation Cells, Big Speedups

 


Margot SmithMargot Smith

Doctoral student in Geography

Presentation Title: Is there life on Mars?

 


Dilakshan Srikanthan dilakshan

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 AhmadiAli Ahmadi

Doctoral student in Management

Presentation Title: Competitive Surprise: a multidisciplinary approach

 


Bhavya BograBhavya Bogra

Doctoral student in Geography & Planning

Presentation Title: Are Our Cities Ready For The Silver Tsunami?

 


Danielle HarperDanielle Harper

Doctoral student in Pathology & Molecular Medicine

Presentation Title: No calpain, no gain: a new target for metastatic breast cancer

 


Matti McfarlaneMatti Mcfarlane

Doctoral student in Translational Medicine

Presentation Title: It isn't easy being wheezy: Lessons Learned from the Provider Asthma Assessment Form


Nawanjani PathinayakeNawanjani Pathinayake

Master's in Biology

Presentation Title: The molecular consequences of wildfire smoke exposure

 


Rajan PunnaRajan Punna

Master's in Mechanical & Materials Engineering

Presentation Title: Detonation Modulation: Regularizing the Next Generation of Engines

 


Charlotte Sabourincharlotte

Doctoral student in Civil Engineering

Presentation Title: The Promise of Clay: A Solution to PFAS Contamination?

 


Sam WilliamsonSam Williamson

Master's in Mechanical & Materials Engineering

Presentation Title: Where Fun Meets Flame: What Bubbles Can Reveal About 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 FadaieFadaie Nasim

Doctoral student in Chemical Engineering

Presentation Title: Sustainable Protein Aerogels for Wastewater Contaminant Removal


Logan Germainlogan

Doctoral student in Biomedical & Molecular Science

Presentation Title: Unravelling the hidden influence of early-life chemical exposures on disease outcomes


Fahime KaramiFahime Karami

Master's in Geography

Presentation Title: Can AI predict depression storms before they hit?


Tanvi NandaniTanvi Nandani

Master's in Biomedical Informatics

Presentation Title: PhClinomics - Creating a Pulmonary Hypertension Community Resource to Explore Clinical, and Pre-clinical Omic data


Ashkan RashvandAshkan Rashvand

Doctoral student in Electrical & Computer Engineering

Presentation Title: Safe Home‑based Upper Limb Post‑stroke Robotic Rehabilitation


Peter SproulePeter 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)