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Announcing SFU's 3MT Winners
15 of SFU's finest graduate students took to the stage on Thursday, April 10, to compete in the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition finals.
Graduate students presented their academic research to a non-academic in-person and online audience of more than 150 people. This year's incredible judges (Daphne Bramham, Matt Hern, Dugan O'Neil, and Poh Tan) had the difficult task of selecting the winner and runner up, while the audience selected the People's Choice winner.
Congratulations to SFU's top three competitors:
Winner
Presentation
Roomate Tension: Ancient DNA Analysis of Caribou and Muskox Remains of Banks Island, NWT
Runner Up
Presentation
Rethinking How we See Cancer
People's Choice
Presentation
Bridging Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Through Robotic Test Platforms
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Dexter is a Mechatronic Systems Engineering master's student. Research keywords: Spinal cord injury, Biomechatronics, Human-Computer Interaction (NSERC CGSM, BC Graduate Scholarship, Special Graduate Entrance Scholarship, Graduate Fellowship)
Archaeology master's student, Yuxin Cao will represent SFU in the Western Regionals 3MT competition at the University of Victoria, May 6, 2025.
We would also like to extend a hearty congratulations to all of the SFU finalists who competed at this event at SFU's Surrey campus.
The competition was fierce as these students represented the winners of their faculty heats to compete in these finals.
Presentation
Level Measurement of Aluminum in Production Smelting Pots
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Fakhreddin is a Mechatronics master's student. Research keywords: mechatronics, sensors, robotics
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Can reforestation enhance low-level cloud coverage?
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Pierre is a Geography master's student. Research keywords: Climate Change Mitigation, Reforestation, Artificial Intelligence (NSERC-CGSM)
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Inhibition of Natural Killer Cells for Organ Transplantation
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Aaron is a master's student in molecular biology and biochemistry. Research keywords: Immunology; Transplant-rejection
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MILESTONES for Self-Directed Learners
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Rimika is a doctoral student in Computing Science. Research keywords: Human-centered, Interdisciplinary, Participatory
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Same Person, Different Voice? How Multilingualism Shapes Voice Perception
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Sylvia is a Linguistics doctoral student. Research keywords: multilingualism, speech acoustics, voice quality (SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship)
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The Blue Monopoly: Who Owns the Ocean?
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Helena is a Resource and Environmental Management master's student. Research keywords: Blue Economy, Ocean Equity, Environmental Law (NSERC-CGSM)
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Everyday Acts that Shape Tomorrow: Raising Environmentalists
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Emmeline is an Educational Technology & Learning Design doctoral student. Research keywords: Young environmentalists, Intergenerational Learning, Relational Ontology.
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Tagore's aesthetic vision: 'Creating' math for math education
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Ayush is a Mathematics Education doctoral student. Research keywords: aesthetics, Tagore, speculation
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CEDAW and Feminists Pressure Canada to End Femicide
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Tatiana is a Political Science master's student. Research keywords: Violence Against Women, International Law, Feminist Movements
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Sculpting a Core Outcome Set to Advance Physical Activity Research
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Sarra is a Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology master's student. Research keywords: Physical Activity, Older adults, Health Promotion (CIHR-CGSM award)
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Weaving threads; living well
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Madelyn is a Sociology and Anthropology doctoral candidate. Research keywords: artisanship, ethics, labour (SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship)
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Are they good enough for you?
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Virginia is a Linguistics master's student. Research keywords: Bilingualism, Identity, Language Policy
The finalists and audience were warmly welcomed to this event with opening remarks shared by Mary O'Brien, vice-provost and dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies, Stephen Dooley, executive director of the SFU Surrey campus, and Dr. Richard Vedan, Indigenous elder and scholar, Neskonlith Band and Secwepemc First Nation.
SFU's 3MT competition is generously supported by: