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UC Three Minute Thesis Past Winners

The four winners of the 2024 competition stand on stage.

(Left to right) Aaron Mallory, second place winner; Lia Shen, third place winner; Nicole Pek, first place winner; and Tolulope Odunola, people's choice award winner.

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