3MT Semi-Finalists Jessica Velez, Emily Nield, Jennifer Shearer, and Sreejata Bandopadhyay

On March 7, 12 semi-finalists competed for the remaining four slots in the Three Minute Thesis Final Competition to be held on April 6. Sreejata Bandopadhyay (College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources), Emily Nield (College of Arts and Sciences), Jennifer Shearer (College of Nursing), and Jessica Velez (Bredesen Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Graduate Education) were selected at the end of another strong competition.

All of the semi-finalists from all of the competitions are to be commended and congratulated for having the fortitude and skill to take up this challenge. Everyone did UT proud and showed without a doubt that our graduate students are changing the world and how we understand it.

The Graduate School encourages everyone to come to the final competition on April 6 from 1–3 p.m. at Hollingsworth Auditorium.