3MT 2024 Winners

The 2024 3MT was held November 13th and 14th, 2024 in the Colvard Student Union Ballroom. Congratulations to MSU Grand Champion, Himani Joshi, who represented MSU at the regional 3MT competition hosted by the Conference of Southern Graduate Schools in Dallas, TX in March 2025.

2024 3MT Grand Champion

Himani Joshi, PhD student

Animal and Dairy Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Menthol-Induced Vagal Nerve Stimulation as Heat Stress Relief for Cattle

2024 3MT Grand Champion Runner-up

Kala Morris, Master's student

Biochemistry, Nutrition, And Health Promotion, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Swooping in to Save the Day: Using X-Ray on Raw Cookie Dough to Stop Salmonella

2024 3MT People’s Choice

Achini Mala Sri Ovitigala, PhD student

Physics and Astronomy, College of Arts and Sciences
Cavity Ring Down Spectroscopy for absorption measurements

Remaining Finalists

Udit Bhatta, Master's student

Geosciences, College of Arts and Sciences
Building Resilience: Addressing Institutional Readiness Gaps for Future Floods in Mississippi's Vulnerable Communities

Kerington Bass, Master's student

Plant and Soil Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Assessment of Plant Growth Regulators on Sweetpotato Slip Propagation

Ridwan T Ayinla, PhD student

Sustainable Bioproducts, College of Forest Resources
The Road to a Green and Sustainable Battery

Varsha Shastry, PhD student

Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture, College of Forest Resources
Importance of species interactions in a fire-maintained longleaf pine forest

Emma Schultz, PhD student

Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture, College of Forest Resources
Evaluating the efficiency and effectiveness of drones for monitoring animals