1st Place

Md Ibrahim Khalil Tanim standing next to a 3MT sign
Md Ibrahim Khalil Tanim, a Ph.D. student in Materials Science, Engineering, and Commercialization, presented, "A Tire That Feels Itself Wearing Out"

Runner-Up

Andrew Gombac standing next to a 3MT sign
Andrew Gombac, a Ph.D. student in Civil Engineering, presented, "Soil Safety at Bridge Foundations"

People's Choice

Nazwa Chowdhury standing on a stage with black curtains in the background
Nazwa Chowdhury, a masters student in Physics, presented, "Engineering The Building Block of a Quantum Future: Unlocking the New Possibilities"

2026 3MT® Finalists

Preiz Amatya
M.S. Civil Engineering
Jasmine Isela Rodriguez
Ph.D. Integrative and Applied Biology
Soheil Behdarvandirad
Ph.D. Adult, Professional, and Community Education
Mir Imran Bin Samad
M.S. Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Nazwa Chowdhury
M.S. Physics
Musfika Sultana
M.A. Digital Media Communication
Gabriel de Castro Araujo
Ph.D. Computer Science
Nishat Tasnim Tabassum
M.S. Human Nutrition
Andrew Gombac
Ph.D. Civil Engineering
Md Ibrahim Khalil Tanim
Ph.D. Materials Science, Engineering, and Commercialization
Tiara A. Jenkins
Ph.D. Anthropology
Canyon Tillmon
M.S. Integrated Agriculture

Questions?

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