Three Minute Thesis Competition
Three Minute Thesis Competition allows PhD students to present their research topic in simple terms to a diverse and secular audience. In three minutes, each participant must give a clear, concise and convincing presentation on his research project.
2022 Edition
The virtual final of Université Laval of the Three Minute Thesis competition is available for replay.
In all, 10 doctoral-level finalists, selected from within their faculty, will give a clear, concise and convincing presentation on their research project.
Winners of 2022 edition:
French-speaking - First place ($1000)
- Auriane Feroussier
Doctorat en sciences des aliments
Présentation : Agent Purée 007 contre le cartel Mayo Escobar
French-speaking - Second place ($650)
- Alexane Thibodeau
Doctorat en biologie cellulaire et moléculaire
Présentation : Faire repousser les nerfs…impossible, vous dites?
French-speaking - People's Choice Award ($250)
- Alexane Thibodeau
Doctorat en biologie cellulaire et moléculaire
Présentation : Faire repousser les nerfs…impossible, vous dites?
English-speaking - First place ($1000)
- Nader Srour
Doctorat en sciences pharmaceutiques
Presentation : The brain’s energy department : a part of a fascinating network
English-speaking - Second place ($600)
- Daline Tho
Doctorat en physique
Presentation : Where is my detector?
English-speakging - People's Choice Award ($250)
- Farouk Hammami
Doctorat en sciences de l’administration
Presentation : Making profits through bids in transportation
Jury Members :
- Madame Nancy Gros-Louis McHugh, gestionnaire du secteur de la recherche de la Commission de la santé et des services sociaux des Premières Nations du Québec et du Labrador
- Monsieur Cory Andrew Labrecque, vice-doyen et professeur agrégé à la Faculté de théologie et de sciences religieuses
- Monsieur Denis Laurendeau, professeur titulaire au Département de génie électrique et de génie informatique
- Madame Annie Pilote, vice-doyenne de la Faculté des études supérieures et postdoctorales
- Monsieur Mahmoud Rouabhia, professeur titulaire à la Faculté de médecine dentaire
Prizes for each component :
- 1st place: $1000 offered by the FESP
- 2nd place : $600 offered by the FESP and Service de soutien à l’enseignement
- People’s Choice award : $250 offered by the FESP
- Each finalist will receive a $25 gift card offered by Coop Zone de l’Université Laval
The winner of the French-speaking part will represent Université Laval in the national grand final presented by ACFAS. The winner of the English-speaking part will compete in the CAGS Eastern Canada Final and the Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools (NAGS) Final.
Important dates:
- Eastern National Final (CAGS) : Mid-June, 2022
- Northeastern American final (NAGS): April 28, 2022
Contact person:
Koassi d’Almeida
Research and Planning Officer
koassi.dalmeida@fesp.ulaval.ca