RIT 3MT Finalists and Winners
2025 Competition Winners
First Place
Sagar Lekhak, Imaging Science PhD
Advisor: Emmett Ientilucci
No More Deadly Butterflies: Drone and AI Against Landmines
Sagar will advance to represent RIT at the Northeastern Association of Graduate Schools (NAGS) Regional 3MT Competition, which will be held virtually in Spring 2026.
Runner-Up
Sherralyn Sneezer, Sustainability PhD
Advisor: Nathan Williams
In Pursuit of Energy Sovereignty: Renewable Energy and Independence
People’s Choice
Priya Benny Chiriyankandath, Biomedical and Chemical Engineering PhD
Advisor: Emiliano Brini
How Can We Manage Protein Conformations for Better Therapeutics and Drug Discovery?
2025 3MT Finalists
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Name |
Program |
3MT Title |
|---|---|---|
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Sherralyn Sneezer |
Sustainability |
In Pursuit of Energy Sovereignty: Using Renewable Energy to Further Native American Tribes' Visions |
|
Katie Malarke |
Sustainability |
Turning Agricultural Plastics into Sustainable Solutions |
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Priya Benny Chiriyankandath |
Biomedical and Chemical Engineering |
Drug Discovery & Allostery Focus |
|
Alexa Kaminski |
Sustainability |
Social, environmental, and economic sustainability of hydroponic farming systems |
|
Sagar Lekhak |
Imaging Science |
No More Deadly Butterflies: A Multi-sensor Drone and AI Against PFM-1 Landmines |
|
Jayden Leonard |
Physics |
Charged Excitons and Quantum Dots: Foundations for Future Research |
2025 Judges
Frank Sklarsky, Alumnus and RIT Board of Trustees, Vice Chair
Kathleen Davis, Vice President, Enrollment Management and Associate Provost
Ryne Raffaelle, Vice President for Research
Rebecca Brubaker, Alumnus and Graduate Dean’s Advisory Council, Chair
2024 Competition Winners
First Place and People's Choice Award Winner
Sai Sri Nidhi Munaganuru, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Can carbon composite 3D printing technology revolutionize the world?
Watch Sai Sri Nidhi Munaganuru give her Three Minute 3MT® presentation
Runner-Up
Arianna Giguere, Imaging Science
Navigating Vision Loss: Driving Toward Recovery with VR
Watch Arianna Giguere give her Three Minute 3MT® presentation
2024 3MT Finalists
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Name |
Program |
3MT Title |
|---|---|---|
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Kristina Chomiak |
Sustainability |
Unraveling trends of plastic pollution in the wasted food stream |
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Arianna Giguere |
Imaging Science |
Navigating Vision Loss: Driving Toward Recovery with VR |
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Mehran Mansouri |
Biomedical and Chemical Engineering |
Do Cells Remember Their Terrain? Exploring Topographical Memory in Cell Migration |
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Sai Sri Nidhi Munaganuru |
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering |
Can carbon composite 3D printing technology revolutionize the world? |
|
Jan Wasilewski |
Imaging Science |
AI-Powered Crop Protection: Detecting Plant Diseases Before They Strike |
|
Khushbu Zope |
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering |
Predicting the Future of 3D Printed Metal Parts |
2024 Judges
Dr. David Munson, RIT President
Cassandra Nickels, Associate Vice President, Marketing Strategy
Frank Sklarsky, Alumnus and RIT Board of Trustees Member
Vanessa J. Herman, Vice President for Government and Community Relations