Our finalist: Alyson Pickering | TSMS | Materials Engineering

Boiler Up!

From: Gradcontacts <Gradcontacts@LISTS.PURDUE.EDU> On Behalf Of Loy, Allison L
Sent: Thursday, April 3, 2025 12:00 PM
To: Gradcontacts@LISTS.PURDUE.EDU
Subject: Re: [GRADCONTACTS] World Changing Research in 3 Minutes - Join us for the 2025 3MT Competition

Good afternoon, Grad Contacts,

Help us spread the word! We are inviting the Purdue community to learn more about the world changing research being conducting at Purdue. Join us for the 2025 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition—where graduate students and postdoctoral researchers condense years of research into compelling, three-minute presentations using just one slide!

Event Details:

Date: April 15, 2025
Time: 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Location: Fowler Hall, Stewart Center

Free Tickets: INSERT LINK HERE!

Why Attend?

Gain insight into groundbreaking, multidisciplinary research happening across campus
Support graduate students and postdocs from your college.
Vote for the People’s Choice Winner, who will receive a $2,000 prize!
Additionally, winners of the 2025 Say It In Six (SII6) competition will be announced during the event. The top three finalists will receive prizes ranging from $500 to $1,000.

Meet our 2025 3MT Finalists:

Christine Elliott | PhD Candidate | Entomology
Shreya Veeravelli | TSMS | Botany and Plant Pathology
Layla Claure | PhD Student | Public Health
Sydney Beechboard | PhD Candidate | Biochemistry
Rodrigo Alvarez Ruiz | Postdoctoral Scholar | Agronomy
Syed Tanzim Mubarrat | PhD Student | Computer and Information Technology
Austin Choi | PhD Candidate | Chemical Engineering
Alyson Pickering | TSMS | Materials Engineering
Nikkhil Vijaya Sankar | PhD Student | Electrical and Computer Engineering
Tanya Sharma | PhD Candidate | Chemistry

Seats fill up fast—don’t miss out on one of the most exciting academic events of the year!

Best,

Alli

Allison Loy (s/her)

Events Coordinator

Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Professional Development

The Office of the Vice Provost for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars

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Ernest Young Hall, Room 160 | 155 S. Grant St. | West Lafayette, IN 47907

Loy2@purdue.edu