Video: Three Minute Thesis – Ryan Katz-Rosene (Geography and Environmental studies)

As part of the Graduate Research Forum organized by the Graduate Students’ Association (GSA), the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs (FGPA) hosted the inaugural Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition on March 27, 2013.

The 3MT competition was created by The University of Queensland, Australia in 2008 as a research communication competition for MA and PhD students engaged in research.  Graduate students deliver a clear and concise oral presentation of their independent research, presenting the key idea and impact on academia/industry of their research in three minutes or less.  This is why it is called the 3 Minute Thesis!

Students compete by presenting their 3MTs to a panel of judges consisting of GSA reps, Carleton faculty, and staff.  The top 3 Carleton presentations win the following bursaries:

1st place -$1000

2nd place -$500

3rd place – $250

The first and second place winners will also travel to Kingston Ontario to compete at the Provincial 3MT competition at Queens’ University all expenses paid!!!

Watch Ryan Katz-Rosene (Geography and Environmental Studies)give his 3MT: