Dear Panther Family,
There’s something truly inspiring about being in a room filled with passionate, driven students ready to share their work with the world. At this year’s Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) competition, it was my pleasure to meet the enthusiastic finalists before they took the stage.
The 3MT Competition is an excellent opportunity for student researchers to provide an “elevator pitch” that unlocks their ideas for the world to see. I was incredibly impressed with each finalist’s ability to share such complex ideas in only 3-minutes. In today’s fast-paced world, the ability to convey ideas in a concise and easy to digest way is an important communications skill in academia, in industry, or in everyday life. Additionally, this competition is a critical part of our research mission here at Georgia State. For 25 years, we have had the privilege of being designated a Research-1 university by the Carnegie Foundation and we continue to be ranked amount the top 5 universities in the nation for innovation by the U.S. News & World Report.
Thank you to the esteemed panel of judges: GSU First Lady Dr. Bridget Blake, Dr. Carrie Manning, Dr. Sarah Gershon, and Dr. Tim Denning. Thank you, Dean Jeff Steely and the team in the University Library for graciously providing competition prizes each year.
Congratulations again to all finalists and winners. I personally look forward to the groundbreaking work GSU researchers will produce and communicate to the world.
Master’s Winners:
1st Place Winner - Aduragbemi Alabi (Biology)
College: College of Arts and Sciences
Title: Induction of pyroptosis by coronaviruses using MHV-infected fibroblast cells
Advisor: Dr. Jessica Carter
2nd Place Winner - Jini Jung (Applied Linguistics and ESL)
College: College of Arts and Sciences
Title: Exploring Graduate Students' Perception of the Diverse Uses of GenAI
Advisor: Dr. Diane Belcher and Dr. Daniel Dixon
3rd Place Winner - Olivia Basant (Chemistry)
College: College of Arts and Sciences
Title: Rectifying the Aza-BODIPY Achilles Heel: The Story to Diversification and Rationale-Based Design for Tuning the NIR Potential Bioimaging Applications
Advisor: Dr. Maged Henary
People’s Choice Winners - Tied
Oluwapelumi Kolade (MBA Business Analysis)
College: J. Mack Robinson College of Business
Title: What Factors Influence CEO Compensation? A Data-Driven Approach
Advisor: Dr. Subhashish (Sub) Samaddar
Jini Jung (Applied Linguistics and ESL)
College: College of Arts and Sciences
Title: Exploring Graduate Students' Perception of the Diverse Uses of GenAI
Advisor: Dr. Diane Belcher and Dr. Daniel Dixon
Doctoral Winners:
1st Place Winner - Nabanita Das (Astronomy)
College: College of Arts and Sciences
Title: How to Measure the Mass of a Black Hole? Case Study: MCG-06-30-15
Advisor: Dr. Misty Bentz
2nd Place Winner - Matthew Babb (Psychology)
College: College of Arts and Sciences
Title: Friendships affect prosocial behavior in capuchin monkeys
Advisor: Dr. Sarah Brosnan
3rd Place Winner - Wendy Ahn (Kinesiology)
College: College of Education & Human Development
Title: Effects of Body Fat Distribution on Fall Risk Among Older Adults with Obesity
Advisor: Dr. Feng Yang
People’s Choice Winner - Matthew Babb (Psychology)
College: College of Arts and Sciences
Title: Friendships affect prosocial behavior in capuchin monkeys
Advisor: Dr. Sarah Brosnan
All the best,
