2025 3MT® Competition

1st Place Winner: Joseph Gajewski, Geosciences

2nd Place Winner and People's Choice: Olivia May, Biology

3rd Place Winner: Nikita Cudjoe, Public Health

Judges: Arthur Salido (former tenured Chemistry professor at Western Carolina University, founder of the Outdoor Economy Conference and co-founder of the outdoor initiative in Western NC.); Heather Watson (President and CEO Hands On! Discovery Center, serves on the Board of Directors for the Northeast Tennessee Tourism Association, the Advisory Board for ETSU’s Center for Excellence in STEM Education and Northeast Tennessee STEM Innovation Hub, and is a member of ETSU’s Community Engaged Learning Designation Committee); Caleb Tull (Director of Membership & Business Development, leads the Chamber Ambassadors and the Business Development Council).

Videography: Jason Jones.

Schedule
2025
Tuesday, November 4th
12:00 AM

A Stressed Subadult A New Immature Skeleton of an Appalachian Rhinoceros

Joseph Gajewski, East Tennessee State University

12:00 AM

Acute mitochondrial function is altered after a traumatic brain injury in a post-traumatic epilepsy mouse model

Canah McNeal, East Tennessee State University

12:00 AM

AI for Life-Saving Communication with Vulnerable Populations Before and During Natural Disasters

Ameerat Bello, East Tennessee State University

12:00 AM

Factors Influencing Treatment-Seeking Behaviors among Adults with Alcohol Use Disorder in the U.S.

Nikita Cudjoe, East Tennessee State University

12:00 AM

How Neighboring Flowers Affect a Plant's Reproductive Success

Marjori da Silva, East Tennessee State University

12:00 AM

Masters of Microbial Mischief How Klebsiella Stays One Step Ahead

Olivia May, East Tennessee State University

12:00 AM

Nurse-Led Home-based Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program to Enhance Functional Performance in COPD Population Living in South Central Appalachia

Bradlee Jenkins, East Tennessee State University

12:00 AM

Nutrient Chemicals That Neutralize Salmonella

Mackenzie Nicholas, East Tennessee State University

12:00 AM

Perceptions and Behaviors in Gameplay A Qualitative Study of Self-Reported vs. Observed Engagement Through Gamification User Types Hexad Scale

Prinsa Ghimire, East Tennessee State University

12:00 AM

The Erasure of Women Modernists Gender and the New Critic's Influence on the Literary Canon

Camille Malone, East Tennessee State University

12:00 AM

Understanding the Impact of Wealth Inequality on Appalachian Health

Noah Wren, East Tennessee State University

12:00 AM

Wired for Addiction Decoding the Link Between Dopamine Dysregulation in Psychosis and Addiction Vulnerability

Cristal Ahmed, East Tennessee State University