The challenge? Clearly present your doctoral thesis to a nontechnical lay audience in three minutes or less.
WSU Vancouver’s preliminary contest will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, March 1 in Engineering and Computer Science Building, room 105.Master’s students are welcome to participate, but are not eligible to advance to the WSU Pullman competition.
Vancouver's top two finishers will each receive $500. The overall winner will compete with the WSU finalists at 1 p.m. March 27 in the Veterinary Biomedical Research Building, Room 305. See complete rules.
The top three winners from the Pullman finals will receive money toward travel to a research conference of their choice:
- First place: $3,000
- Second place: $1,500
- Third place: $500
To register for the competition, email Holly Davis at holly.davis@wsu.edu. Include your full name and presentation title. Registration is due 9 a.m. Monday, Feb. 19.
2024 Vancouver Awardees
First place: Ryan Wagner, Ph.D. student in biological sciences
Presentation: “Stopping Extinction: Tale of Two Frogs”
Second place: Julianna Hoza, Ph.D. student in biological sciences
Presentation: "Beavers build biodiversity in the climate crisis, but where do they build best?”
2024 System Awardee
Ryan Wagner took second place in the systemwide 3-Minute Thesis competition held in Pullman on March 27. Way to go!