3MT semi-finalists prepare to pitch: (L-R) front row: Saira Ali, Stanley Machuki, Antoine Champreux, Vitalis Mwinyuri, Lalit Joshi, Louis Huezenroeder
middle row: Chelsea Mauch, Heath Pillen, Phillip Kavanagh, Ella Moeck, Marpaleni, Piyamas Kanokwonguwut
second to back row: Robert Trott, Laura Gell, Brittany Johnson, Carolina Castro Heurcarano
back row: Matthew Rahini
Flinders’ 3MT semi-finalists competed on 1 August, with eight outstanding presenters selected to progress to the University final on 31 August 2018.
Winners in the semi-final all received $250, with runner-ups receiving $100. The winner of the University final will receive $2,000 and the chance to compete in the 2018 Asia-Pacific 3MT, to be held in Brisbane this September.
Semi-final pitches and winning finalists:
- Saira Ali – Our new hope against bowel cancer?
- Antoine Champreux – Shazza and the time machine
- Liam Howard-Fabretto – Metal Clusters: Fighting Pollution with a New Generation of Catalyst
- Phillip Kavanagh – Fiction: A creative case study in self-reflexive memoir
- Chelsea Mauch – Mobile apps for supporting healthy family meals
- Vitalis Mwinyuri – Community acceptance of programs for Malaria control
- Heath Pillen – How Education Can Address the Stigma of Type 2 Diabetes
- Robert Trott – Putting Stroke Patients back in Control of Gait Rehabilitation
The University final will be held in HSLTC 1.01, on 31 August 2018 from 2:30pm – 5:00pm.