Five ODU students competed in the University's seventh annual 3-Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition on Jan. 19 at the University Theatre. Tareq Alghamdi, a Ph.D. student in computer science, won this year's competition and Rebecca Richardson, a Ph.D. student in chemistry was the runner-up and people's choice award. Alghamdi will represent Old Dominion University at the 3MT regional competition in Greenville, South Carolina on March 16, 2024. Photos Allison Barber/ODU
Tareq Alghamdi, a Ph.D. student in computer science at ODU and the winner of the University's seventh annual 3-Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition, presents on machine learning in particle physics experiments. Allison Barber/ODU
Rebecca Richardson, a Ph.D. student in ODU's chemistry program, presents her thesis about research into complex diseases. Photo Allison Barber/ODU
Tatiana Zvonareva, also a Ph.D. student in ODU's chemistry program, talks about C. difficile, a bacterium that causes an infection of the colon, at the 3-Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition. Photo Allison Barber/ODU
Hasika Wickrama Senevirathne, a Ph.D. student in computational and applied mathematics with a concentration in statistics at ODU, presents on "group comparison in clustered data analysis." Photo Allison Barber/ODU
Emily Regan, a master's student in dental hygiene at ODU, talks to the audience at the 3-Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition. Allison Barber/ODU
The 3-Minute Thesis (3MT®) competitors pose for a group photo after the competition. Allison Barber/ODU
Tareq Alghamdi, a Ph.D. student in computer science at ODU and the winner of the University's seventh annual 3-Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition, presents on machine learning in particle physics experiments. Allison Barber/ODU
Rebecca Richardson, a Ph.D. student in ODU's chemistry program, presents her thesis about research into complex diseases. Photo Allison Barber/ODU
Tatiana Zvonareva, also a Ph.D. student in ODU's chemistry program, talks about C. difficile, a bacterium that causes an infection of the colon, at the 3-Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition. Photo Allison Barber/ODU
Hasika Wickrama Senevirathne, a Ph.D. student in computational and applied mathematics with a concentration in statistics at ODU, presents on "group comparison in clustered data analysis." Photo Allison Barber/ODU
Emily Regan, a master's student in dental hygiene at ODU, talks to the audience at the 3-Minute Thesis (3MT®) competition. Allison Barber/ODU
The 3-Minute Thesis (3MT®) competitors pose for a group photo after the competition. Allison Barber/ODU