3MT 2023 Winners

On November 17, ten graduate students competed for cash prizes as they presented their research in three minutes with one slide.

The competition took place at EPIC Auditorium with a public composed of varied audiences: students, professors, politicians, and personalities working in different companies in the Charlotte area.

83 students signed up to participate in the 2023 competition. The finalists were chosen from a field of 79 students who participated in the preliminary rounds.

Special thanks to

NC State Senator Mujtaba Mohammed
Erin Katzner, President & CEO, Carolina Raptor Center
Susan Clifford, Head of Human Resources for Commercial Businesses, Equitable
Aida Miros, Senior Manager of Data Science, Lowes

Arnetta Girardeau, Adam N. Justice, Banita Brown, Amy Mabery, Dillon, Clausner, Anne Moore, Josh Hertel, Jessica Kim, Katie Garahan, Janet Morse, Kathy Giddings, Laura Smailes, Katherine Hall-Hertel, Leslie Zenk, Lance Barton, Patrick Madsen, Nicholas Hunt, Sandra Krause, Nicole Ianiari, Sarah Powell, Sam Carboni, Suraksha Rajpal

1st Place: Jennifer Gilby – MS Bioinformatics

Presentation’s title: “Metagenomic Analysis of Non-Human Pathogens in North Carolina Wastewater“

Click here to view the video of her presentation on the CGLL Youtube Channel!

2nd Place: Brent Reed – Ph.D. Organizational Science

Presentation’s title: “Ups and Downs: Daily Challenges at the Intersection of Work and Health“

Click here to view the video of her presentation on the CGLL Youtube Channel!

3rd Place: Allison Stadick – Ph.D. Nanoscale Science

Presentation’s title: “Killing Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria with Light-Activated Magnetic Metal Nanoparticles“

Click here to view the video of her presentation on the CGLL Youtube Channel!

People’s Choice: Nneka Ubi– MS Construction & Facilities Engineering

Presentation’s title: “Money Matter$: Analyzing the Salaries of US Facility Managers“

Click here to view the video of her presentation on the CGLL Youtube Channel!