Case Western Reserve University is excited to hold the fifth annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT™) competition on Friday, February 27th, 2026 at the Tinkham Veale University Center! View last year's competition and event timeline here.
Developed by the University of Queensland and now held at over 900 institutions across more than 80 countries around the world, 3MT celebrates the exciting research conducted by grad students around the world. This competition cultivates students' academic, presentation, and research communication skills. Presenting in a 3MT competition increases your capacity to effectively explain your research in three minutes, in a language appropriate to a non-specialist audience with a single PowerPoint slide.
Congratulations to all of our 2025 winners!
School of Graduate Studies 1st Place Prize ($2,000)
Noa Nuzov
PhD Student, Biomedical Engineering
Mapping the Vagus Nerve to Improve Stimulation
Research Advisor: Andrew Shoffsta
School of Graduate Studies Professional Development Center 2nd Place Prize ($1,500)
Lauren Switala
PhD Student, Biomedical Engineering
The Road to the Heart for Gene Therapy
Research Advisor: Efstathios Karathanasis
Spoken English Language Programs 3rd Place Prize ($1,000)
Ayomide Zul Kazeem
PhD Student, Civil Engineering
Can Algorithms Save Lives by Detecting Lead?
Research Advisor: Xiong Bill Yu
Case-Coulter Translational Research Partnership People's Choice Awards ($350)
- Xi Chen
PhD Student, Physiology and Biophysics
All about the balance: GABAA receptor and epilepsy
Research Advisor: Tingwei Mu - Ayomide Zul Kazeem
PhD Student, Civil Engineering
Can Algorithms Save Lives by Detecting Lead?
Research Advisor: Xiong Bill Yu - Cassandra Lopez
PhD Student, Communication Sciences
Where's the Bilingual Speech-Language Pathologist?
Research Advisor: Lauren Calandruccio
Watch the 2025 final competition or specific pitches on the CWRU Youtube Channel