Washington State University

Three Minute Thesis

Ph.D. students present a compelling oration on their thesis and its significance – in only three minutes.

Join us for for 3MT 2026

March 25, 2026 | VBRB 305, WSU Pullman

Established by The University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia, Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) is a research communication competition where Ph.D. students are challenged to distill their research into a three-minute presentation. 3MT challenges students to consolidate their ideas and research discoveries so they can be presented concisely to a non-specialist audience.

2026 Judges

President Betsy Cantwell.

Betsy Cantwell

President
Pete Chittenden.

Pete Chittenden

Executive Director, Pullman Chamber of Commerce
Kim Christen.

Kim Christen

Vice President for Research

Lisa Guerrero

Vice Provost for Access and Opportunity
A photo of the Cougar Pride sculpture at sunset. Used as a placeholder for a headshot.

Jon Haarlow

Interim Athletic Director
Romando Nash.

Romando Nash

Vice Provost for Student Affairs
Chris Riley-Tillman.

Chris Riley-Tillman

Provost and Executive Vice President
Ken Roberts.

Ken Roberts

Chair, Faculty Senate
Professor and Chair, Department of Translational Medicine and Physiology
From left: Duygu Aydin (third place), Elizabeth Oke (first place), Charles Ugwu (second place).

Congratulations to Elizabeth Oke for winning the 2025 Three Minute Thesis!

The 2025 3MT winner, Elizabeth Damilola Oke is a Ph.D. candidate in the Pharmaceutical Sciences and Molecular Medicine program, specializing in computational drug discovery and design. Her work investigates membrane proteins, particularly G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), their interactions with small molecules, and how these receptors can be effectively targeted for drug discovery.

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