In science, explaining one’s research thesis to an audience outside your field can be tough. Add the pressure of a ticking clock, and you’ve got a real challenge on your hands. But six graduate students from The Ohio State University were up for it. No props. No elaborate electronic media assistance. No dumbing it down. Each presenter was …
2018 OSU Materials Week Review
The Institute for Materials Research (IMR) welcomed one of its largest gatherings of professors, researchers and visitors to The Ohio State University for its 10th-annual OSU Materials Week. Each spring, students and researchers from within and outside academia around the world share their work at the IMR event. The goal is to encourage interdisciplinary collaboration and celebrate developments in …
Ohio State researchers compete in Three Minute Thesis at 2018 OSU Materials Week
How much time would you need to explain your dissertation, from the painstakingly crafted proposal to collected data, findings, and conclusion? According to the University of Queensland, an 80,000-word thesis requires about nine hours to present. Master’s and doctoral students from The Ohio State University who took the stage May 8 during the opening of 2018 OSU Materials …