3MT Award Recipents 2024 | Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences

Three Minute Thesis (3MT™) is a research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland in Australia. It aims to cultivate students’ academic, presentation, and research communication skills. Presenting in a 3MT competition increases students’ capacity to effectively explain their research in three minutes, in a language appropriate to a non-specialist audience

On June 12th, 2024 , Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences organized the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition. 6 successful FENS PhD candidates presented their research, each in three minutes. At this exciting and fun day, after thoughtful deliberation, our panel of guest judges declared the winner, runner-up and people's choice:

Melike Seçilmiş

Winner

_{Molecular Biology, Genetics and Bioengineering}
_{“Development of a Non-Animal Testing Method Using Genetically Engineered Biosensors for Assessing Skin Sensitizers”}

Ayşe Ay

Runner Up

_{Materials Science and Nano Engineering}
_{“Self-standing doughs of ceramics enable low-volume production through green machining”}

Nafisa Tanjia

People's Choice

_{Molecular Biology, Genetics and Bioengineering}
_{“Families That Couldn't Sleep: Unraveling a Medical Mystery with the FFI-BBB-on-a-Chip Model”}

Ayşegül Toker

Dean, Sabancı Business School

Eren İnci

Vice Dean, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Gündüz Ulusoy

Faculty Member, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences

Talat Durgut

Director, Research Development & Technology Transfer Office (SUATT)

Ziya Alpay

Director, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

3MT 2024

Program:

13:00-13:10 Welcome Remarks

13:10-13:35 Presentations

13:35-13:45 Break for the jury to deliberate their scores and audience to complete People’s Choice ballot

13:45-14:00 Coffee Break

14:00-14:20 Announcement of the Winners of 3MT Competition

* People’s Choice

* Runner Up

* Winner

14:20-14:30 Presentation of the appreciation gifts to jury members

14:30-14:40 Announcement of the Winner of Dr. Gürsel Sönmez Research Award

At every level of the competition, each competitor will be assessed on the judging criteria listed below.

Comprehension and Content

Did the presentation provide an understanding of the background and significance to the research question being addressed, while explaining terminology and avoiding jargon?
Did the presentation clearly describe the impact and/or results of the research, including conclusions and outcomes?
Did the presentation follow a clear and logical sequence?
Was the thesis topic, research significance, results/impact and outcomes communicated in language appropriate to a non-specialist audience?
Did the presenter spend adequate time on each element of their presentation - or did they elaborate for too long on one aspect or was the presentation rushed?

Engagement and Communication

Did the oration make the audience want to know more?
Was the presenter careful not to trivialize or generalize their research?
Did the presenter convey enthusiasm for their research?
Did the presenter capture and maintain their audience’s attention?
Did the speaker have sufficient stage presence, eye contact and vocal range; maintain a steady pace, and have a confident stance?
Did the PowerPoint slide enhance the presentation – was it clear, legible, and concise?

Nafisa Tanjia

Molecular Biology, Genetics and Bioengineering