NAU Graduate College 3MRP
Three-Minute Research Presentation
The 3 Minute Research Presentation (3MRP) Competition provides an opportunity for NAU graduate students to present their thesis, dissertation, capstone research, scholarship, and/or creative work to an intelligent, non-specialist audience in just three minutes. This professional development opportunity is designed to increase and improve graduate students’ communication skills as well as their capacity to effectively present research, scholarship, or creative work.
Congratulations to our 2018 winners!
Anthony Veglia – 1st place
Doctor of Physical Therapy
“Abdominal Hyper-Hollowing” to stabilize the spine:
A plausibility investigation of a novel technique
Richard Gaughan – 2nd place
Master of Science in Applied Physics
Seeing hidden structures with holographic microscopy
Wendy Peters – 3rd place
Doctor of Physical Therapy
Understanding stroke: A physical therapy perspective
Rachel Rubin – People’s choice
PhD in Biology
Drought quenching bacteria: The future of farming
Competition information & resources
Information, training, and resources
Please Note:
You do not need to have complete data analysis or be “defense ready” on your capstone, thesis, or dissertation work to participate in the 3MRP competition!
We are looking for students who have made progress on their project, research, creative work, etc. and can prepare a presentation that addresses scope, significance, and impact of their work. Preliminary data, pilot study data, and preliminary results are good, but they do not necessarily need to be definitive. Additionally, NAU’s Graduate College offers robust training and formal practice sessions for Northern Arizona University graduate students participating in the event. We work with you through training sessions, practice sessions, librarian support, and library resources so that you will be fully prepared and polished before you participate in the event. These sessions are open to all NAU graduate students, regardless if they are participating in the competition. Students accepted to participate in the 3MRP competition are required to attend one training session and one practice session. 2019 call for abstracts is coming soon! Timelines, judging criteria, and training presentation Resources available at Cline Library Presentation examples Helpful hints and tipsInformation Accordion Closed
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