Zaire Fabian won first-place in the Three Minute These (3MT) competition, which was developed by Australia’s University of Queensland.
Youngstown State University chemistry graduate student Zaire Fabian is celebrating a first-place win in the 3MT competition, in which he had to explain his research in three minutes in layman's terms. His presentation was called “Gunshot Residue Analysis: Development of a Combined Procedure for the Detection of Inorganic Elements and Organic Compounds in Traditional and Clean Range Ammunitions Using Spectroscopic Methods.”
According to an article on Youngstown State University’s website, Fabian’s research was aided by his faculty advisor, Josef Simeonsson. He won $300 for his research that will help investigators better understand gunshot residue.
Second place, and $200, was awarded to Kyle Duke, who is a chemical engineering graduate student. His research is titled “Wearable Sweat Based Biosensor for Cortisol Detection.”
Victoria Blythe won the People’s Choice award for her research on the topic of “A Search for Alternatively Spliced Genes Associated with Caregiving in Biparental Burying.”
The goal of the 3MT competitions, which were developed by University of Queensland, is to help students gain the communication and presentation skills needed to accurately present and defend their research findings.
For more information about Youngstown State University, visit the school’s website.