#  3MT: Three Minute Thesis 

 



 **2022 THREE MINUTE THESIS COMPETITION VIDEOS**

You can watch the 2019 videos [here.](https://writingcenter.fas.harvard.edu/three-minute-thesis)

[Three Minute Thesis (3MT®)](https://threeminutethesis.uq.edu.au/) is an academic research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia. While the original competition was for graduate students, a number of colleges are now sponsoring undergraduate competitions.

3MT offers seniors the opportunity to create an accessible and interesting presentation of their senior thesis research for an audience of non-specialists. All finalists were offered the opportunity to work with a writing tutor and a public speaking tutor to craft their final presentations.



 



###    First prize  expand\_more  

Samantha O'Sullivan (Physics / African American Studies)

*Gullah Physics: Challenging English Language Hegemony in Science*

 



 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 



###    Second prize  expand\_more  

Sahar Mariam Mohammadzadeh (Government)

*The Impact of Twitter on the Supreme Court*

 



 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 



###    Third prize  expand\_more  

Stephanie Alderete (Psychology)

*Preschoolers' Ability to Think about Alternative Possibilities*

 



 

 

 



 

 

 

 

 



###    Finalists  expand\_more  

 

Alex Grayson (Molecular & Cellular Biology)

*Comparing Fox and Human Brain Connectivity Patterns*



 



 

 

 



 

 

 

Javin Pombra (Computer Science)

*Unraveling the Black Box: Explainability for Artificial Intelligence in the Twenty-First Century*



 



 

 

 



 

 

 

Zelin Liu (Classics / History)

*Using the Past to Define Group Identity*



 



 

 

 



 

 

 

Jerrica Li (Comparative Literature)

*Diaspora: A Genre for This New Planetary Reality*



 



 

 

 



 

 

 

Jahnavi Rao (Government)

*The Spillover Potential of a Nudge*



 



 

 

 



 

 

 

Daiana Lilo (Government / Data Science)

*A Great Personality: How Different Characteristics Can Predict Supreme Court Decisions*