The challenge? Clearly present your doctoral thesis to a nontechnical lay audience in three minutes or less.
Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s preliminary contest will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 26 in Dengerink Administration Building, Room 110. Master’s students are welcome to participate, but are not eligible to advance to the WSU Pullman competition.
The awardee will advance to compete with WSU finalists on March 25 at 1:00pm in Pullman, Veterinary Biomedical Research Building, Room 305. See .
The top three winners from the Pullman finals will receive funding to support travel to a research conference of their choice:
- First place: $3,000
- Second place: $1,500
- Third place: $500
To register for the Vancouver competition, email Holly Davis at holly.davis@wsu.edu by 9 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 20.
Include your full name and presentation title.
All registered presenters must submit their presentation slide (PDF) by email to Holly Davis at holly.davis@wsu.edu by 9 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 25.
2025 Vancouver Awardees
First place: Ryan Wagner, Ph.D. student in biological sciences
Presentation: “A Plague of Frogsâ€
Second place: Zoe Templin, Ph.D. student in electrical engineering
Presentation: “The Bridge between Biological Synapses and Electronic Synapsesâ€
