
St. Paul Science in Seconds
Cargill Building seminar room 105
Could you explain a 50,000 word thesis in three minutes? They are going to try.
The St. Paul Science in Seconds event is co-hosted by the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences (CFANS), the College of Biological Sciences (CBS) and the College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM).
Based on the Three Minute Thesis competition or 3MT, an annual competition held in over 200 universities worldwide, Science in Seconds provides graduate students in CFANS, CBS, and CVM an opportunity to present their research in 180 seconds. Their presentations must be delivered in an engaging way that can be understood by an audience with no background in the research area. This exercise develops presentation, research and academic communication skills and supports the development of research students' capacity to explain their work effectively. Students who succeed at this event will go on to compete with others at the University and beyond.
Schedule
3:00 Welcome & Introduction of Judges
3:15 Introduction of Participants & Presentations
4:15 Voting for People’s Choice Award
4:45 Winners Announced
Criteria
Presenters will have three minutes and one slide to explain their research. Presentations will be scored based on three criteria: comprehension, content, engagement, and communication.
Judges
- Susan L McClanahan, DVM, MPH, Minnesota Board of Animal Health, '08 School of Public Health
- Thomas Molitor, PhD, Professor, Department of Veterinary Population Medicine
- Lindsay Pease, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Soil, Water and Climate, CFANS
- Rahul Roy, PhD, Assistant Professor, Biology, St. Catherine University
- Margaret Wagner, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, CFANS alumna, MS '10 Applied Plant Sciences
- Claire Wilson, Senior Content Strategist, College of Biological Sciences
Awards
- First place — $500
- Viewer's choice — $250
Participants

Nichole Angell, Water Resources Science MS, CFANS

Emily Coffey, Comparative and Molecular Biosciences PhD, CVM

Alex Crum, Plant and Microbial Biology PhD, CBS

Moumita Das, Veterinary Medicine PhD, CVM

Leticia Dourado, Animal Science MS, CFANS

Pavana Khan, Molecular, Cellular, Developmental Biology and Genetics PhD, CBS

Naven Narayanan, Ecology, Evolution and Behavior PhD, CBS

SongYi Paik, Applied Economics PhD, CFANS

Sita Paudel, Plant Pathology MS, CFANS

Inés Rebollo, Applied Plant Sciences PhD, CFANS

Shanley Roach, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics PhD, CBS

Vinni Thekkuda Novi, Bioproducts and Biosystems Science, Engineering and Management PhD, CFANS