About the UBCO Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Finals
Graduate students will take centre stage—competing for their share of $6,000 in prize money. Their challenge? To captivate the audience and the panel of judges while explaining their master’s or doctoral research in just three minutes.
Join host Victoria Femia from Global Okanagan, come cheer on the faculty heat champions, and learn about the research happening at UBC Okanagan!
Leading off the event will be guest speaker, Dr. Jelena Komanchuk, winner of the Michael Smith Health Research BC and UBC Okanagan Postdoctoral Fellowships, with her talk, “Sleep health inequities for children in foster and kinship care.”
Attendees will then hear from eleven graduate students who are researching everything from solar cells to sustainable water to preventing falls. Don’t miss the chance to vote for your favourite presentation!
Following the presentations, join us for a reception where you can network with students, faculty, and community members.
Meet the School of Engineering Competitors
On Wednesday, February 19, 2025, School of Engineering graduate students showcased their research with clarity, passion, and impact at SoE’s 3MT Faculty Heat. Emerging victorious were:
- Katherine Latosinsky – Solution-Processed Perovskite-CIGS Tandem Solar Cells
- Shamim Noroozi – Toward Safer Aging: Using a Simple Foot-Tapping Test and Artificial Intelligence to Predict Fall Risk
- Ilay Sarilar – Better Decisions, Better Future: A Framework for Sustainable Water Services
All three will represent the SoE at UBCO 3MT Finals on April 9, for their chance to advance to the Western Regional 3MT Competition in May.