The six finalists of the KU 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) competition have been announced. All are being offered paid membership in Sigma Xi.
The students are:
Sayantani Basu, doctoral student in chemical engineering, “Nanoengineered DNA Based Injectable Hydrogels as Sustained Drug Delivery Platform for Cranial Defect Repair.”
Jordan Borrell, doctoral student in bioengineering, “Rewiring the Injured Spinal Cord – Is the Bionic Person a Reality?”
Kait Howard, doctoral student in bioengineering, “You Can't Be Replaced, But Your Knee Can!”
Shravan Kaundinya, doctoral student in electrical engineering, “Monitoring Water Content in Soil Using Radar.”
Sanjana Sundararajan, doctoral student in molecular, cellular, and developmental biology, “Because Small Things Do Go a Long Way!”
Peymon Zereshki, doctoral student in physics, “The Future of Electronic Technology.”
The talks at the preliminary heats were great last night. Please come see the finals on Thursday February 28, 6-7 PM, Forum AB in the Burge Union.