2019 3MT® Competition Winner - Kyra Reisenfeld

Kyra Reisenfeld is a current student in the M.S. in Marine Biology program at the University of Charleston, S.C. at the College of Charleston. She is presenting her thesis "The Effect of Head-Starting on Morphology and Bite Force in the Diamondback Terrapin, Malaclamys terrapin".

The Three Minute Thesis (3MT®)[1] is a research communication competition developed by The University of Queensland in Australia. Graduate students have three minutes to present a compelling oration on their thesis/internship/research project and its significance. The exercise fosters academic, presentation, and research communication skills, while developing students' abilities to effectively explain their research in language appropriate to a non-specialist audience. The Three Minute Thesis is held annually by the Graduate School during the Fall semester.