Graduate students competed in the College of Graduate Studies Three-Minute Thesis competition on February 27, 2025. A three-minute thesis (3MT) is the oral communication of a student’s research.  This competition allows students to summarize their research in three minutes using pre-determined guidelines to a panel of judges.  

The first-place winner was Victoria Stege who presented on “Determination of Sweat Lactate Using a Novel Electrochemical Sensor.”  Victoria will also proceed to the Midwest Association of Graduate Schools 3MT Competition in Indianapolis, Indiana on April 4^th, 2025, to compete against students from schools across the Midwest United States. Andrea Zuccaro came in second place with a presentation on “An Implantable Platform to Resolve Stress Urinary Incontinence in Postpartum Women.”  Both Victoria and Andrea are part of the Applied Biomedical Engineering Doctoral program.   

First Place Presentation: Determination of Sweat Lactate Using a Novel Electrochemical Sensor

Winner: Victoria Stege

Second Place Presentation: An Implantable Platform to Resolve Stress Urinary Incontinence in Postpartum Women

Winner: Andrea Zuccaro
 

Read more about the Three-Minutes Thesis Competition here.