Thinking Beyond the Classroom

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Research

Throughout the academic year, the Graduate School sponsors special events that occur throughout the fall and spring semesters.

Graduate Research Forum

Plan to attend the 17th Annual Graduate Research Forum on Friday, Nov. 7 2025. The Graduate Research Forum (GRF) provides an opportunity for Miami graduate students from all departments to share their scholarly work with the university community.

Students will participate in in-person and online synchronous poster presentations, oral presentations, and art presentations. Presentations will be evaluated by alumni and faculty judges. Top presenters will receive awards.

Graduate Student Development Series

The Graduate Student Development Series offers graduate students the opportunity to learn strategies for personal and professional growth facilitated by Miami University faculty and/or staff. Sessions will be in-person, online, and hybrid.

Students who attend six or more sessions will receive a Commitment to Professional Development Recognition, and a Leadership Development Recognition for attending all three leadership sessions.

Dr. Gerald H. Sanders Three Minute Thesis Competition - 3MT®

An 80,000-Word Thesis Would Take 9 Hours to Present.
Your Time Limit...3 Minutes!

The 3MT® is hosted by the Graduate School every spring semester. Monetary prizes are awarded to the 1st Place ($1,200), 2nd Place ($950), and 3rd Place ($600) presentations selected by a panel of judges. An additional award of the People's Choice ($500) selected by the audience is also awarded.

The 3MT® is sponsored in loving memory of Dr. Gerald Sanders, Chair of the Department of Communications, Miami University, 1981-1992. Donors include Dr. Guorong Jiang and Hongyan Tang.

In 2025, the 3MT® Final Round was held on October 17.

Interested in learning more about the 3MT®? Email the Graduate School at gradschool@miamioh.edu.

Previous 3MT® Competition Winners

2025

First place: Grace Kemmerly Cell, Molecular, and Structural Biology (CMSB)
Second Place: Prachi Wele, Biology
Third place: Dhruv Birla, Electrical Engineering
People’s Choice: Prince Obosu, Geography

2024

First Place: Kathryn Aldstadt, Psychology
Second Place: Jessica Flower, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
Third Place: Autumn Otto, Biology
People's Choice: Tochukwu Nwoko, Chemistry

2023

First Place: Natalie Tyree Garvin, Speech-Language Pathology
Second Place: Rachel Arbor, Biology: Project Dragonfly
Third Place: Wylie Brace, Psychology
People's Choice: Nanci Reyes-Guzman, Geology and Environmental Earth Science

2022

First Place and People's Choice Award: Shiwanka Wanasinghe, Chemistry
Second Place: Selena Mungur, Political Science and Government
Third Place: Phil O'Dell, Chemical and Biomedical Engineering
People's Choice: Maddy McKinney, Chemical and Biological Engineering

2021

First Place: Caroline Reges, Biology
Second Place: Obed Dodo, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Third Place: Charles Xie, Chemistry and Biochemistry
People's Choice: Anindita Laz Banti, Architecture and Interior Design

2020

First Place: Sarah Adut, Psychology
Second Place: Sarah Bass, Mechanical Engineering
Third Place: Muriel Truax, Political Science
People's Choice: Nethmi De Alwis, Chemistry and Biochemistry

2025-2026 3MT® Winners

Onisha Thapa, Anastasiia Evstifeeva, and Dustyn Weber won the top three spots in Miami's 2025-2026 Three Minute Thesis competition.

3MT Winners

Onisha Thapa, Anastasiia Evstifeeva, and Dustyn Weber

3MT Participants

RedHawk Talks

RedHawk Talks is a unique opportunity for graduate students to develop a concise and compelling TED-like talk about their research, passions, or ideas. A group of graduate students are selected to engage in a five-part workshop to build, refine, and practice their talk. Students have the opportunity to present their talk at an event open to all Miami and Oxford community members.

Twelve graduate students presented their talks on April 10, 2024, at the Shriver Center John Dolibois Room C. Please come out to support them during their presentations.

2024 RedHawk Talks

The Graduate School

The Graduate School is committed to advocating and supporting graduate programs dedicated to the pursuit of new knowledge and best teaching practices that cultivate the holistic development of graduate students and faculty.