Three Minute Thesis

Each year the ACA hosts a Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Contest which is an exhilarating competition that challenges young scientists to present their research in just three minutes, using a single slide. This contest is designed to cultivate academic, presentation, and research communication skills, offering participants the opportunity to showcase their work in a concise and engaging manner. Competitors are judged on their ability to convey complex scientific ideas to a non-specialist audience, making this event not only a test of knowledge but also of clarity and charisma. Join us for an inspiring display of innovation and eloquence as emerging researchers from various disciplines vie for the top honors in this prestigious event.

YearPlaceName Abstract
2025 1st Vardhan Satalkar De novo ß-hairpin design using a residue-basedphysicochemical property landscape 
2025 2nd Miles Graham Using Neutrons to Elucidate the Catalytic Shift from Superoxide Dismutase to Peroxidase Activity in Fe-Substituted Human MnSOD 
2025 3rd Adeyemi Ojaide  Hide and Go Seek: Finding the Locations of Ca, Zn, and S ions within LTA Zeolite Modified for H2S Capture 
       
2024 1st Manju Ojha (University of Maryland, Baltimore County)  
2024 2nd  Nicholas Bragagnolo (York University)   
2024 3rd Chhandosee Ganguly (University of Oklahoma)  
       
2023 1st Nooriel Banayan  
2023 2nd  Brian Paul  
2023 3rd Zhen "Susanna" Huang  
       
2022 1st Rodger Graells  
2022 2nd Alisha Gogia