![2023 UGA 3MT finalists](https://grad.uga.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/3MT-2023-finalists-a-300x200.jpg)
(l to r) Ron Walcott, Vice Provost of Graduate Education and Dean of the Graduate School; Chisom Okoli, Runner Up Winner; Yang Su, People’s Choice Winner; Karen Gonzalez, Grand Prize Winner; Finalists: Molly Stevens, Donovan Cantrell, Sofia Ruiz, Quin Feng, Mikayla Dycus, Savannah Downing, Hayley Joyell Smith; S. Jack Hu, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
Thank you to all the students who participated in this year’s University of Georgia Three Minute Thesis (3MT™) Competition.
The competition is open to all currently enrolled UGA master’s and doctoral students, and this year’s 3MT™ drew dozens of submissions from across the university. Several preliminary heats led to the selection of ten finalists, who submitted their presentations for a panel of judges.
The final competition was held Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at the University Chapel and was livestreamed on on Facebook.
Congratulations, 2023 3MT™ Winners!
This year’s grand prize winner was Karen Gonzalez, a doctoral student in the Institute of Bioinformatics, for her presentation titled “Humans vs Viruses.”
![Karen Gonzalez](https://grad.uga.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Karen-Gonzalez-a.jpg)
Karen Gonzalez, Grand Prize Winner
The runner-up was Chisom Okoli, a doctoral student in the Department of Nutritional Sciences, for presenting “Equity in Wellness: Development of an eLearning Training to Improve Healthy Beverage Consumption in Black Families of Young Children.”
![Chisom Okoli](https://grad.uga.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Chisom-Okoli-a.jpg)
Chisom Okoli, Runner Up Winner
The people’s choice award, which is given to the contestant who receives the most votes from viewers of the competition, went to Yang Su, a graduate student in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, for his presentation of “The Bacteria Glycans: Trojan Horses in Disguise.”
![Yang Su](https://grad.uga.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Yang-Su-a.jpg)
Yang Su, People’s Choice Winner
Three Minute Thesis (3MT™) is an academic competition developed by The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia.