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Congrats to all our competitors! 2025 #3MTCMU was a great success!
cmkeithw.bsky.social Keith Webster @cmkeithw.bsky.social · Mar 14
Congratulations to our phenomenal doctoral students who shared their research at our annual 3 minute thesis championships this week @cmu.edu - brought to campus by @cmulibraries.bsky.social - videos coming to YouTube soon; news reporting now at www.cmu.edu/news/stories...
CMU Doctoral Researchers Connect Beyond Disciplines in 3MT Championship
Carnegie Mellon University held the finals for its annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition.
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March 17, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Congrats to Three Minute Thesis #3MT champion, Vivian Shen of CMU Robotics Institute at @scsatcmu.bsky.social! 🦾🤖

Shen's #3MTCMU presentation was titled, "Body-Aligned Design for Haptic Immersion in Extended Reality."
March 11, 2025 at 11:24 PM
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Are you a Ph.D. student at @cmu.edu? Can you describe your research and its importance in under 3 minutes to a layperson?

In 2025, 🥇 went to a @cmurobotics.bsky.social student. 🥈🥉 to @cmuengineering.bsky.social.

Register to compete in the 2026 #3MTCMU competition by 2/4. cmu.is/2026-3MT-Compete
First place was awarded to Vivian Shen from the Robotics Institute for her presentation titled, "Body-Aligned Design for Haptic Immersion in Extended Reality."
November 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Congrats to Three Minute Thesis #3MT prelim round 5 co-winner, Anish Pyne of Biological Sciences at @cmuscience.bsky.social! 📣

His presentation is titled, "Practice Makes Pathogens: How Bacteria Train for Infections."

⏰ Join us for the #3MTCMU Championship! 🗓️ 3/25, 6-8pm

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Anish Pyne Anish Pyne
February 27, 2026 at 3:03 PM
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We asked Byron Abraham Daniel of @cmuscience.bsky.social a few questions about his experience competing in the 3MT Championship in 2023. bit.ly/3mt-byron

⏰ #3MTCMU pits doctoral students against the clock and each other to explain complex research and captivate their audience in just 3 minutes.
Byron Abraham Daniel
January 15, 2026 at 2:49 PM
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Congrats to Three Minute Thesis preliminary round 5 co-winner, Vivian Shen of @cmurobotics.bsky.social! 📣

Since it began in 2014, 15% of #3MT @carnegiemellon.bsky.social finalists have come from @scsatcmu.bsky.social.

⏰ Join us for the #3MTCMU Championship on 3/11 from 6-8pm. cmu.is/2025-3MT-Champ
Vivian Shen's 3MT presentation titled, "Body-Aligned Design for Haptic Immersion in Extended Reality."
February 21, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Congrats to Three Minute Thesis #3MT preliminary round 3 co-winner, Christopher Blum of the Dept. of Chemistry at @cmuscience.bsky.social! 📣

Blum's presentation is titled, DNA Disguised Messengers for Cancer Treatment.

⏰ Join us for the #3MTCMU Championship! 🗓️ 3/25, 6-8pm

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Christopher Blum Christopher Blum
February 20, 2026 at 3:23 PM
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Calling all doctoral students. ☎️

Register before 1/24 to participate in the 2025 #3MT competition! ⏰

cmu.is/2025-3MT-Com...

Since 2014, #3MTCMU finalists have come from all over @carnegiemellon.bsky.social:
48% @cmuengineering.bsky.social
17% @cmuscience.bsky.social
14% @scsatcmu.bsky.social
Register for 3MT. Gain early career recognition. Connect with the campus community. Win prizes of up to $3000! Registration ends Friday, January 24. Benjamin Glaser, 1st place winner of 2024 Three Minute Thesis
January 7, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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Congrats to Three Minute Thesis #3MT preliminary round 4 co-winner, Rishi Veerapaneni of @cmurobotics.bsky.social at @scsatcmu.bsky.social! 📣

His presentation is titled, "How to train your ~~dragon~~ robot team!"

⏰ Join us for the #3MTCMU Championship! 🗓️ 3/25, 6-8pm

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Rishi Veerapaneni
February 25, 2026 at 5:24 PM
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Congrats to Three Minute Thesis #3MT preliminary round 3 co-winner, Ruihan Gao of @cmurobotics.bsky.social at @scsatcmu.bsky.social! 📣

Gao's presentation is titled, "Teaching AI the Sense of Touch."

⏰ Join us for the #3MTCMU Championship! 🗓️ 3/25, 6-8pm

💻 Register to attend: cmu.is/2026-3MT-Champ
February 20, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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Congrats to #3MT prelim round 2 co-winner, Sunreeta Bhattacharya of the Neuroscience Institute at @cmuscience.bsky.social! 📣

🧠 "Deciphering the brain’s uncertainty-processing algorithms for learning and decision-making."

⏰ Join us for the #3MTCMU Championship! 🗓️ 3/25, 6-8pm

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Sunreeta Bhattacharya Sunreeta Bhattacharya
February 13, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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Congrats to Three Minute Thesis (3MT) prelim round 1 co-winner, Mary Anna Ebbert of Mechanical Engineering at @cmuengineering.bsky.social! 📣

Ebbert's presentation is titled, "Making Lightweight Fuel from Seawater."

⏰ Join us for the #3MTCMU Championship! 🗓️ 3/25 at 6pm

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Mary Anna Ebbert Mary Anna Ebbert
February 12, 2026 at 3:49 PM
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The 2026 Three Minute Thesis championship is about to begin! ⏰

Join us in the McConomy Auditorium, CUC and cheer on your favorite presenters!

#3MTCMU #3MT @cmu.edu
McConomy Auditorium
March 25, 2026 at 9:36 PM
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Congrats to the 2026 #3MTCMU winners!

🥇 Raouf Belkhir, Psychology, Dietrich College

🥈 Christopher Blum, Chemistry, @cmuscience.bsky.social

🥉 Lara Abdelmohsen, Biomedical Engineering, @cmuengineering.bsky.social

People’s Choice: Anish Pyne, Biological Sciences, MCS
Alumni Choice: Christopher Blum
1st place went to Raouf Belkhir 2nd place and The Alumni Choice Award went to Christopher Blum 3rd place went to Lara Abdelmohsen The People’s Choice Award went to Anish Pyne
March 26, 2026 at 1:29 PM
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Today’s the big day, @carnegiemellon.bsky.social!

Join us at 6pm for the 2025 #3MTCMU in the McConomy Auditorium, CUC or watch via livestream!

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Three Minute Thesis championship
March 11, 2025 at 9:31 PM
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Congrats to Three Minute Thesis preliminary round 5 co-winner, Shaw Camphire of Biological Sciences! 📣

Since it began in 2014, 17% of #3MT @carnegiemellon.bsky.social finalists have come from @cmuscience.bsky.social.

⏰ Join us for the #3MTCMU Championship on 3/11 from 6-8pm. cmu.is/2025-3MT-Champ
Shaw Camphire's 3MT presentation titled, "Bacterial Infection or Protection? Exploring a Microbiome Checkpoint."
February 21, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Calling all doctoral students! ☎️ Registration is open for the 2025 Three Minute Thesis Competition. Since 2014, #3MTCMU finalists have come from all over @carnegiemellon.bsky.social.

Can you describe your research and its importance in under 3 mins to a layperson? Register by 1/24. bit.ly/3DlgPBS
Three Minute Thesis finalists since 2014. ENG 48%; MCS 17%; SCS 14%; DC 13%; CFA 6%; TPR 2%
December 17, 2024 at 3:42 PM
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Congrats to Three Minute Thesis preliminary round 2 co-winner, Ananya Joshi of the School of Computer Science! 📣

Since it began in at @carnegiemellon.bsky.social in 2014, 15% of #3MT finalists have come from @scsatcmu.bsky.social.

⏰ Join us for the #3MTCMU Championship on 3/11 from 6-8pm.
Ananya Joshi's 3MT Presentation Title: Large scale data monitoring for critical domains via human-AI collaboration.
February 7, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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We asked ETC Assistant Teaching Professor Vivian Shen, who won first place in the 2025 #3MTCMU Championship, a few questions about her experience and how it shaped her journey.

"3MT helped me a lot specifically in distilling my thesis topic into a very digestible format."

👩‍💻 bit.ly/3MT-Vivian
Vivian Shen at the 2025 3MT Championship Join us for the 2026 3MT Championship on Wednesday, March 25, 2026 from 6 - 8 p.m. in the McConomy Auditorium, CUC.
February 5, 2026 at 5:38 PM
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Congrats to #3MT prelim round 1 co-winner, Lara Abdelmohsen of Biomedical Engineering at @cmuengineering.bsky.social!

Her presentation: "The Brain’s Roundabout: Understanding Stroke in Adults with Sickle Cell Disease."

⏰ Join us for the #3MTCMU Championship! 🗓️ 3/25, 6-8pm

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Lara Abdelmohsen Lara Abdelmohsen
February 12, 2026 at 3:57 PM
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Congrats to Three Minute Thesis #3MT preliminary round 2 co-winner, Raouf Belkhir of the Department of Psychology at Dietrich College! 📣

Belkhir's presentation is titled, "When 'No Error' isn't the End of the Story."

⏰ Join us for the #3MTCMU Championship! 🗓️ 3/25, 6-8pm

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Raouf Belkhir Raouf Belkhir
February 13, 2026 at 3:53 PM
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Congrats to Three Minute Thesis preliminary round 4 co-winner, Sandhya Kasivisweswaran of Biological Sciences! 📣

Since it began in 2014, 17% of #3MT @carnegiemellon.bsky.social finalists have come from @cmuscience.bsky.social.

⏰ Join us for the #3MTCMU Championship on 3/11. cmu.is/2025-3MT-Champ
Sandhya Kasivisweswaran's 3MT presentation titled, "To Settle or to Swim: Studying Lifestyle Decisions in Bacteria."
February 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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Congrats to Three Minute Thesis preliminary round 2 co-winner, Samskrathi Sharma of Biological Sciences at the Mellon College of Science! 📣

Since it began at @carnegiemellon.bsky.social, 17% of finalists have come from @cmuscience.bsky.social.

⏰ Join us for the #3MTCMU Championship, 3/11 (6-8pm).
Samskrathi Sharma's 3MT Presentation Title: When the gut clock fails, fat prevails.
February 7, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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⏰ Only 10 days left to register to compete in #3MTCMU. Can you explain your thesis in under 3mins? Register here: cmu.is/2025-3MT-Com...

💰 Preliminary round winners receive $250 cash and go on to compete in the championship on March 14th. Finalists can win an additional $500-$3,000 in cash prizes.
2024 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) finalists pose on stage in front of a red banner. (L-R): Benjamin Glaser, Waku Ken-Opurum, Kriti Kacker, Jeremiah Milbauer, Sampada Acharya, Vishnu Raghuraman, Wenzhuo Xu, Arish Alreja, Nicole C. Auvil.
January 14, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Congrats to Three Minute Thesis #3MT prelim round 5 co-winner, Deepanjali Mishra of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the @cmuengineering.bsky.social! 📣

Presentation: The Hidden Energy Cost of Waiting in Computers.

⏰ Join us for the #3MTCMU Championship! 🗓️ 3/25, 6-8pm

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Deepanjali Mishra Deepanjali Mishra
February 27, 2026 at 5:37 PM