Th3sis in 3 - 2012 Competition
The 2012 Th3sis in 3 final was held on the 24th of October at the Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts. Our three final judges for the night were – Gerald Bailey, Professor Richard Coll and Lisa Finucane.
Congratulations to our 2012 Th3sis in 3 winner:
Ku Marsilla Ku Ishak (Faculty of Science & Engineering) – School of Engineering with her presentation titled"Turning Animal Blood into Bioplastics: A Perfect Marriage!". Ku Marsilla took away the grand prize of $5,000 to use towards research expenses and took part in the 2013 3MT competition hosted by the University of Western Sydney.
Ku Marsilla was also awarded the University of Waikato Foundation People's Choice Award and received $500.
Congratulations to our 2012 Th3sis in 3 Runner-up winner:
Alexey Kravchenko (Waikato Management School) – Department of Economics with his presentation titled "Nothing Trivial (About NZ's Freshwater Shortage)". Alex received $2,500, to use towards research expenses.
Congratulations also to these candidates who competed in the final (listed here in alphabetical order):
Name | Faculty |
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Joanna Bishop | Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences |
Julie Chambers | Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences |
Electra Kalaugher | Faculty of Science & Engineering |
Ku Marsilla Ku Ishak | Faculty of Science & Engineering |
Alexey Kravchenko | Waikato Management School |
Paora Mato | Faculty of Computing & Mathematical Sciences |
Graeme Miller | Faculty of Education |
Durgeshree Raman | Faculty of Law |
Sujani Thrikawala | Waikato Management School |
Jasper Van Vught | Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences |
A BIG thank you to all those who took part in the heats, as well as to our three heat judges – Dr David Swain, Jeremy Bell and Michelle Jordan-Tong.
2012 heat contestants
Heat 1 contestants
Heat 2 contestants
Heat 3 contestants
Heat 4 contestants
Heat 5 contestants