Mikel Ghelfi, who is a doctoral student in Brock’s Chemistry program, was a finalist in last year’s Three Minute Thesis® (3MT®) contest at Brock

Ghelfi, who is from Trimbach, Switzerland, says he participated in the contest last year to test himself in the “art of explaining your own research topic to a stranger.”

“The contest asks you to wisely choose key words and sentences that create a metaphor of your research that will grasp and inspire the audience,” he says. “Explaining your research to others is a key fragment of an academic education and 3MT® gives you the perfect platform to flourish in this skill.”

The 2016 Call for 3MT® Proposals is now open to Brock graduate students who want to have a fun and challenging way to talk about their research and, in the process, expand their research communications skills. The contest is held each year in conjunction with Brock’s annual Mapping the New Knowledges (MNK) Graduate Student Research Conference that is presented in partnership by the Faculty of Graduate Studies and the Graduate Students’ Association.

Graduate students who are interested in competing this year are invited to a workshop, on Satuday, Jan. 16, to help prepare their presentations. Brock’s 3MT® preliminary round will be held on Feb. 23 and the top finishers will advance to the contest finals that will be held at the MNK conference on Thursday, April 7.

Complete contest details and the online submission form for proposals (due by Jan. 25) can be found online — CLICK HERE to go to Brock’s 3MT® website.

Read more about Ghelfi’s 3MT® presentation in Brock News — Three minute thesis explores the delivery of Vitamin E