The 2012 Conference was a great success. Thank you to all who participated in it! We are already looking forward to the next Conference which will take place in September 2013.
Winner (Best Poster & Defence) - $1000
Philip Marsh (National Centre Maritime Engineering and Hydrodynamics-AMC)
Topic: Numerical simulations of the performance and loading characteristics of straight and helical bladed vertical axis turbines for ocean power generation.
Runner-up (Best Poster & Defence) - $500
Basmah Almohaywi (Chemistry and Pharmacy)
Topic: Pyridoxazoles as inhibitors of Trypanosoma brucei
People's Choice (Best Poster) - $250
Shivam Sidanatea (Agricultural Science)
Topic: Nitric oxide alters salinity tolerance in barley.
Winner - $2000
Katherine Cashman (Law)
Topic: Lawyers and DNA: Understanding and Challenging the Evidence
Runner-up - $1000
Helena Ng (Menzies)
Topic: Actions of the green tea polyphenol EGCG on insulin sensitivity
People's Choice - $500
Helena Ng (Menzies)
Topic: as above
Prize money conditions:
Prize money is given as a research grant and must be used towards research expenses. The activity must entail at least one distinct purpose which is clearly relevant and academically justifiable although it does not need to be essential to the completion of the thesis.
Acceptable purposes include the following:
You can connect to a livestream of the Trans-Tasman 3MT Final on Thursday 11 October 3-5pm at www.uq.edu.au/grad-school/three-minute-thesis
