3 Minute Research Slam

Three Minute Research Slam (3MRS)

3MRS competition challenges you to make a compelling video presentation of your undergraduate research in three minutes using language accessible to an educated but nontechnical audience. Participating in this competition is an excellent exercise to distill the significance of your research and communicate its relevance to a broader audience.

While preparing your three-minute pitch, you want to make sure to focus on the following:
What is your motivation? What is your proposed approach or solution? How will your work impact the broader community?

3MRS is an undergraduate version of The three-minute research (3MT) competition that was originally developed by The University of Queensland for graduate students. Most universities, including Mines, organize this competition annually for graduate students. We are adopting this idea for our undergraduate research scholars because it places emphasis on the importance of communicating the purpose and significance of their research with clarity to a broader audience–an invaluable skill for our emerging scholars.

Who Can Participate?

Any undergraduate student currently enrolled at Mines, and conducting original research with a faculty mentor can participate.

You can present your undergraduate research work, senior design research work or any creative work where you have made original contributions.

Group presentations are not accepted.