2018 3MT® Competition

1st Place Winner: Rudy Chapman, Biomedical Sciences
2nd Place: Rebecca Steele, Biology
People's Choice: Porcha McCurdy, Geosciences


JUDGES: Thomas Eorgan (Senior VP and Director at Regions Investment Solutions and former Mayor of Johnson City, TN), Jeannette Smith Tysinger (Tennessee licensed attorney with Hunter, Smith & Davis, LLP), David Tomita (Financial Advisor at Regions Investment Solutions and former Mayor of Johnson City, TN)

Videography: Jason Jones

Schedule
2018
Thursday, December 13th
12:00 AM

Analyzing E.coli Concentrations Due to Agricultural Runoff in the Watauga Watershed of Eastern Tennessee During Normal and Inclement Weather Conditions

Porcha McCurdy, East Tennessee State University

12:00 AM

Axonal Regeneration of Olfactory Sensory Neurons After Injury

Rudy Chapman, East Tennessee State University

12:00 AM

Children of a One-Eyed God: Impairment in the Myth & Memory of Medieval Scandinavia

Michael Lawson, East Tennessee State University

12:00 AM

Chronoecology of a Cave Dwelling Spider, Meta ovalis

Rebecca Steele, East Tennessee State University

12:00 AM

Contrasting Developments of Chinese Characters in Contemporary Japan and Korea

Emily Qiyan Lu, East Tennessee State University

12:00 AM

Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha Modulation Alleviates Prepulse Inhibition Deficits and Reduces Mircoglial Cell Activation in Rats Neonatally Treated With Polyinosinic Polycytidylic Acid

Heath Shelton, East Tennessee State University