Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is a competition for master's and doctoral students to develop and showcase their research communication skills in a language appropriate to a non-specialist audience. Students have three minutes to communicate their research with the visual aid of one static slide and win prize money or a lunch with the dean of Harvard Griffin GSAS. The winner will be entered into the Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools 3MT competition in late April.
The first 3MT was held at The University of Queensland (UQ) in Australia in 2008, and it developed into an international competition in 2010. Today, students from approximately 1,000 institutions in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the Asia-Pacific region take part in their own events. Since 2025, Harvard Griffin GSAS has held a 3MT competition for its PhD students.
2026 3MT Competition
The 2026 Harvard Griffin GSAS 3MT competition will take place on Thursday, March 5, 2026, 3:30-5:00 p.m. in Sever 113.
Finalists
- Masoud Ariankhoo, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
- Sofía Edgar, Engineering Sciences
- Sandra El Hadi, Education
- Kiwi Florido, Biological Sciences in Public Health
- Abigail Frey, Biological Sciences in Public Health
- Sophia Kalashnikova Horowitz, History
- Maryam Hussaini, Astronomy
- Jacob Jameson, Health Policy
- Kai Krautter, Organizational Behavior
- Haiyang Zhang, Business Administration
For more details on the event, visit our Three Minute Thesis page.
Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is a competition for master's and doctoral students to develop and showcase their research communication skills in a language appropriate to a non-specialist audience. Students have three minutes to communicate their research with the visual aid of one static slide and win prize money or a lunch with the dean of Harvard Griffin GSAS. The winner will be entered into the Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools 3MT competition in late April.
The first 3MT was held at The University of Queensland (UQ) in Australia in 2008, and it developed into an international competition in 2010. Today, students from approximately 1,000 institutions in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the Asia-Pacific region take part in their own events. Since 2025, Harvard Griffin GSAS has held a 3MT competition for its PhD students.
2026 3MT Competition
The 2026 Harvard Griffin GSAS 3MT competition will take place on Thursday, March 5, 2026, 3:30-5:00 p.m. in Sever 113.
Finalists
- Masoud Ariankhoo, Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
- Sofía Edgar, Engineering Sciences
- Sandra El Hadi, Education
- Kiwi Florido, Biological Sciences in Public Health
- Abigail Frey, Biological Sciences in Public Health
- Sophia Kalashnikova Horowitz, History
- Maryam Hussaini, Astronomy
- Jacob Jameson, Health Policy
- Kai Krautter, Organizational Behavior
- Haiyang Zhang, Business Administration
For more details on the event, visit our Three Minute Thesis page.