Three Minute Thesis

3MT Events

To participate in SFU 3MT Finals, you must first compete in your faculty 3MT event or the Open Wildcard Heat. If you are a winner in your heat, you will be invited to compete in the SFU 3MT Finals.  SFU Finalists are then invited to participate in regional events.

Learn about the 2025 SFU Finalists!

Learn about the the competitors participating in the Finals on April 10.

Faculty Heats

French speaking master's and doctoral students can compete in the Ma thèse en 180 secondes (MT180) competition, even if you're participating in a Faculty Heat!

Graduate Studies 3MT

Wildcard

Date & Time Location Registration  
Wednesday, March 19
12:00 - 1:00 pm
Online - Zoom Wildcard Heat

The wildcard competition is open to graduate students who can't attend their faculty heat or whose faculty did not have a heat. Participants are only allowed to compete once in either their faculty heat or the wildcard competition. Cash Prizes are available for the winners of Wildcard heat.

Organizer's Contact: Charity Slobod at grad_prod@sfu.ca
Deadline to submit Title Slide + Presentation Slide: March 17, 2025

Finals

Date & Time Location Registration  
Thursday, April 10
5:30-7:30 pm 
SYRE Theatre 1002 and SYRE Atrium SFU 3MT Finals

The winners of each faculty heat and the Wildcard heat will be invited to compete in the SFU 3MT Finals. Finalists competing and registration details coming soon!

Finalists Competing

More finalists coming soon!

  • Aaron is a master's student in the Faculty of Science. Research keywords: Immunology; Transplant-rejection

  • Joshua is a Chemistry master's student. Research keywords: Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy, Positron Emission Tomography, Nuclear Science

  • 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)

  • Virginia is a Linguistics master's student. Research keywords: Bilingualism, Identity, Language Policy

  • Rimika is a doctoral student in Faculty of Applied Sciences. Research keywords: Human-centered, Interdisciplinary, Participatory

  • Madelyn is a Sociology and Anthropology doctoral candidate. Research keywords: artisanship, ethics, labour (SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship)

  • Tatiana is a Political Science master's student. Research keywords: Violence Against Women, International Law, Feminist Movements

  • Helena is a Resource and Environmental Management master's student. Research keywords: Blue Economy, Ocean Equity, Environmental Law (NSERC-CGSM)

  • Yuxin is a Archaeology master's student. Research keywords: Ancient DNA, traditional knowledge, the Arctic

  • Fakhreddin is a Mechatronics master's student. Research keywords: mechatronics, sensors, robotics

  • Sylvia is a Linguistics doctoral student. Research keywords: multilingualism, speech acoustics, voice quality (SSHRC Doctoral Fellowship)

  • Pierre is a Geography master's student. Research keywords: Climate Change Mitigation, Reforestation, Artificial Intelligence (NSERC-CGSM)

  • Sarra is a Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology master's student. Research keywords: Physical Activity, Older adults, Health Promotion (CIHR-CGSM award)

WESTERN REGIONALS 

Organized by the Western Canadian Deans of Graduate Studies (WCDGS), up to 17 graduate students from Western Canadian Deans' Agreement participating universities are eligible to participate. The top three competitors at the Western Regional 3MT Competition will go on to compete at the National Canadian Competition.

NATIONALS

Sponsored by the Canadian Association for Graduate Studies (CAGS), three graduate students will move forward from the Western Regional competition to the nationals.