For information about dates and times, please see the 3-Minute Thesis webpage.
Competition Dates
- Queen's Heats (Mitchell Hall, Event Commons) - March 14th, March 15th, March 16th (starting at 12:00 PM each day).
- Queen's Final (Kinesiology 101) - March 22nd (starting at 5:00 PM)
- Ontario 3MT Hosted by Queen's - May 17th at the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts (starting at 10:00 AM)
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, allow 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.
Results:
1st Place: El Zahraa Mahjed, Kinesiology & Health Studies
Runner-Up: Martha Whitfield, Nursing
People's Choice: Annelies Verellen, Art History
Mayukh Bagchi
Program/Degree: Astrophysics & Astronomy
Supervisor: Dr. Laura Fissel
Presentation: Up above the world so high... uncovering the universe from the sky
Martha Whitfield
Program/Degree: Nursing
Supervisor: Dr. Rosemary Wilson
Presentation: Practicing on the Verge: Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care
Caroline Cotter 
Program/Degree: Art History
Supervisor: Dr. Juliana Ribeiro da Silva Bevilacqua
Presentation: The Abyssinian Loot
Alaa Nousir 
Program/Degree: Computing
Supervisor: Dr. Sara Nabil
Presentation: Mobile Museum: An Interactive Remote Museum Experience
Annelies Verellen
Program/Degree: Art History
Supervisor: Dr. Stephanie Dickie
Presentation: Painting is a Woman: The Allegory of Painting in Women's Self-Portraiture
Julia Tropak 
Program/Degree: Chemistry
Supervisor: Dr. Avena Ross
Presentation: Bacteria: Friend or Foe?
Sharief Saleh
Program/Degree: Electrical & Computer Engineering
Supervisor: Dr. Aboelmagd Noureldin
Presentation: 5G mmWave Wireless Positioning Integrated With Onboard Motion Sensors for High-Precision Continuous Positioning of Autonomous Vehicles in Urban Environments
El Zahraa Majed
Program/Degree: Kinesiology & Health Studies
Supervisor: Dr. Lucie Levesque
Presentation: Physical Activity as a Vehicle for Integration
April Saleem
Program/Degree: Pathology & Molecular Medicine
Supervisor: Dr. Prameet Sheth
Presentation: Gut Feelings: Exploring the gut microbiota of patients experiencing depression
Maram Assi 
Program/Degree: Computing
Supervisor: Dr. Ying Zou
Presentation: Unleashing the Power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Software Engineers
Rebecca Hisey 
Program/Degree: Computing
Supervisor: Dr. Gabor Fichtinger
Presentation: AI for Medical Training
Surbhi Gupta 
Program/Degree: Neuroscience
Supervisor: Dr. Sebastien Talbot
Presentation: Vaccine Pain: Friend or Foe?
Results:
1st Place: Mayukh Bagchi, Astrophysics & Astronomy
2nd Place: Martha Whitfield, Nursing
3rd Place: Caroline Cotter, Art History
4th Place: Alaa Nousir, Computing
People's Choice: Caroline Cotter, Art History
Jovina Concepcion Bachynski
Program/Degree: Nursing
Supervisor: Dr. Pilar Camargo-Plazas
Presentation: 'We're Not There Yet': A Constructivist Grounded Theory Exploring the Role of Dialysis Nurses in Kidney Supportive Care in Canada
Alaa Nousir 
Program/Degree: Computing
Supervisor: Dr. Sara Nabil
Presentation: Mobile Museum: An Interactive Remote Museum Experience
Paulina Bleah
Program/Degree: Nursing
Supervisor: Dr. Pilar Carmago Plazas
Presentation: Diabetes in Liberia: 'A Rich Man's Sickness'
Martha Whitfield
Program/Degree: Nursing
Supervisor: Dr. Rosemary Wilson
Presentation: Practicing on the Verge: Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder in Primary Care
Mayukh Bagchi
Program/Degree: Astrophysics & Astronomy
Supervisor: Dr. Laura Fissel
Presentation: Up above the world so high... uncovering the universe from the sky
Ramtin Mojtahedi
Program/Degree: Computing
Supervisor: Dr. Amber Simpson
Presentation: From Pixels to Precision: The Game-Changing Role of Advanced Technology in Precise Cancer Care Clinical Decision Making
Hailey Chomos
Program/Degree: Art History
Supervisor: Dr. Allison Morehead
Presentation: The Popularity of Impressionism in Early American Collections
Caroline Cotter 
Program/Degree: Art History
Supervisor: Dr. Juliana Ribeiro da Silva Bevilacqua
Presentation: The Abyssinian Loot
Hiwot MEKUANENT
Program/Degree: Law
Supervisor: Dr. Ashwini Vasanthakumar
Presentation: We are heard but NOT LISTENED
Results:
1st Place: Annelies Verellen, Art History
2nd Place: Julia Tropak, Chemistry
3rd Place: Sharief Saleh, Electrical & Computer Engineering
People's Choice: El Zahraa Majed, Kinesiology & Health Studies
Sharief Saleh
Program/Degree: Electrical & Computer Engineering
Supervisor: Dr. Aboelmagd Noureldin
Presentation: 5G mmWave Wireless Positioning Integrated With Onboard Motion Sensors for High-Precision Continuous Positioning of Autonomous Vehicles in Urban Environments
Mary-Elizabeth Raymond
Program/Degree: Biology
Supervisor: Dr. Maria Aristizabal
Presentation: CDK8: How does this cancer-causing gene regulate sugar metabolism
Abhishek Shastry
Program/Degree: Translational Medicine
Supervisor: Dr. Kimberly Dunham-Snary and Dr. Charles Hindmarch
Presentation: Of Mitos and Men: Harnessing the Power of Mitochondrial Genetics and Metabolomics to Help Us Predict and Prevent Disease
Julia Tropak 
Program/Degree: Chemistry
Supervisor: Dr. Avena Ross
Presentation: Bacteria: Friend or Foe?
Tashaffi Samin Yeasar 
Program/Degree: Computing
Supervisor: Dr. Mohammad Zulkernine
Presentation: Enhancing Usability and Security in Healthcare for Older Adults
Jack Park 
Program/Degree: Geological Engineering
Supervisor: Dr. Jean Hutchinson
Presentation: Proactive Adaptation to Climate Change: Managing the Geohazard Risk of Our Highway Network
Hailey Tomm 
Program/Degree: Chemistry
Supervisor: Dr. Avena Ross
Presentation: Marine bacteria and the mysterious Cotton effect
Hossein Moradi 
Program/Degree: Mechanical & Materials Engineering
Supervisor: Dr. Michael Birk
Presentation: Effusion Cooling
Annelies Verellen
Program/Degree: Art History
Supervisor: Dr. Stephanie Dickie
Presentation: Painting is a Woman: The Allegory of Painting in Women's Self-Portraiture
Christina Fabiani
Program/Degree: Cultural Studies
Supervisor: Dr. Jeff Brison / Dr. Laila Haidarali
Presentation: From Freak Shows to Fashion Magazines - Understanding Tattoos as Cultural Change
Xu Wang
Program/Degree: Computing
Supervisor: Dr. Yuanzhu Chen
Presentation: Enable the True Utilization of Renewable Energy
El Zahraa Majed
Program/Degree: Kinesiology & Health Studies
Supervisor: Dr. Lucie Levesque
Presentation: Physical Activity as a Vehicle for Integration
Shannon Whitty
Program/Degree: Chemistry
Supervisor: Dr. Phillip Jessop
Presentation: Painting the bigger picture: pesky plastics and consequential coatings
Gabriel Ramirez-Garcia
Program/Degree: Biomedical Sciences (Postdoctoral Fellow)
Supervisor: Dr. Douglas James Cook
Presentation: Beyond Human : the Role of Animal Models in Advancing Stroke Medical Research
Results:
1st Place: April Saleem, Pathology & Molecular Medicine
2nd Place: Maram Assi, Computing
3rd Place: Rebecca Hisey, Computing
People's Choice: Surbhi Gupta, Neuroscience
Dilakshan Srikanthan
Program/Degree: Translational Medicine
Supervisor: Dr. Parvin Mousavi
Presentation: iKnife: The Precision Pruner for Brain Tumors - Helping Surgeons Weed Out Cancer
Emmanuel Zangio
Program/Degree: Kinesiology & Health Studies
Supervisor: Dr. Michael Tschakovsky
Presentation: The effects of sprint interval training on ROV
Adama Wade
Program/Degree: Computing
Supervisor: Dr. Gabor Fichtinger
Presentation: Slicer In My Language: Keeping Translations Consistent Across Multiple Versions
Ariel Lacombe
Program/Degree: Art History
Supervisor: Dr. Una D'Elia
Presentation: The Smiling Madonna of the South: A case study on the Madonna del Sorriso and modern forms of devotion in Roccavivara, Italy
April Saleem
Program/Degree: Pathology & Molecular Medicine
Supervisor: Dr. Prameet Sheth
Presentation: Gut Feelings: Exploring the gut microbiota of patients experiencing depression
Opeyemi Ajogbeje 
Program/Degree: Chemical Engineering
Supervisor: Dr. Robin Hutchinson
Presentation: Sustaining a Water World
Rebecca Hisey 
Program/Degree: Computing
Supervisor: Dr. Gabor Fichtinger
Presentation: AI for Medical Training
Aleisha Fernandes
Program/Degree: Epidemiology
Supervisor: Dr. Zihang Lu / Dr. Ramana Appireddy
Presentation: A Stroke of Genius: Predicting the Best Course of Action for Patients After a Stroke
Surbhi Gupta 
Program/Degree: Neuroscience
Supervisor: Dr. Sebastien Talbot
Presentation: Vaccine Pain: Friend or Foe?
George Kay
Program/Degree: Chemistry
Supervisor: Dr. Kevin Stamplecoskie
Presentation: Evaporation, the Power Source of Tomorrow
Maram Assi 
Program/Degree: Computing
Supervisor: Dr. Ying Zou
Presentation: Unleashing the Power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Software Engineers
Madeleine Dempster 
Program/Degree: Art History
Supervisor: Dr. Gauvin Bailey
Presentation: The Impact of the French Revolution on the Art Market and Art Collections
Arthur Werner 
Program/Degree: Chemical Engineering (Postdoctoral Fellow)
Supervisor: Dr. Michael Cunningham
Presentation: Paint it Block
Shideh Ahmadi 
Program/Degree: Chemistry (Postdoctoral Fellow)
Supervisor: Dr. Nicholas J. Mosey
Presentation: Modeling Materials for Catalyst Applications