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 Dalles, 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