UC Three Minute Thesis Past Winners
(Left to Right) Alexander Kuhn, People's Choice Award Winner; Erin Alcorn, Third Place Winner; Lilja Balaji, Second Place Winner; Alexander Sprague, First Place Winner; Dean Rose Marie Ward
2025
First Place
Alexander Sprague
Epidemiology, MD-PhD
Second Place
Lilja Balaji
Geosciences, PhD
Third Place
Erin Alcorn
Music Performance - Voice, DMA
People's Choice
Alexander Kuhn
Pharmacology, PhD
2024
First Place
Nicole Pek
Molecular and Developmental Biology, PhD
Second Place
Aaron Mallory
Criminal Justice, PhD
Third Place
Liang "Lia" Shen
Marketing, PhD
People's Choice
Tolulope Odunola
Environmental Engineering, PhD
2023
First Place
Valeria Andrade
Psychology, PhD
Second Place
Artur Huseinov
Chemistry, PhD
Third Place
Regin Dean
Mental Health Counseling, MA
People's Choice
Regin Dean
Mental Health Counseling, MA
2021
First Place
Sarah Beal
Classics, PhD
Second Place (Tie)
Orlaith Heymann
Sociology, PhD
Bidisha Paul
Biological Sciences, PhD
2020
First Place
Brittney Miles
Sociology, PhD
Second Place
Smruti Deoghare
Biomedical Informatics, PhD
Third Place
Chi Hoi Jimmy Cheung
Piano Performance, DMA
2019
First Place
Demetria Fischesser
Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry, and Molecular Biology, PhD
Second Place (Tie)
Sisan Cuervo
Communication Sciences and Disorders, PhD
Kaitlin Hart
Pharmacology and Systems Physiology, PhD
2018
First Place
Loryn Holokai
Molecular Genetics, Biochemistry, and Microbiology, PhD
Second Place (Tie)
Shima Dalirirad
Physics, PhD
Safa Khodabakhsh
Materials Science and Engineering, PhD
2017
First Place
Sarah Schwab
Physical Therapy, DPT
Second Place
Angelica Hardee
Health Promotion and Education, PhD
Third Place
Shraddha Barawkar
Mechanical Engineering, MS
2016
First Place
Toritseju Omaghomi
Environmental Engineering, PhD