2023 ISHI Threesis Academic Challenge
Can you summarize your research in just three minutes? As a student or newly minted forensic scientist, you have limited opportunities to showcase your work before your peers and presenting at a scholarly conference can be daunting. This Threesis challenge is an opportunity to refine your thinking and hone your communication skills so that you can articulate the impact your research has on the field of DNA forensics. The competition also hopes to foster engagement and collaboration between individuals by promoting your research to a wider audience.
To participate in the challenge, prepare a three-minute video explaining your research and upload to the link below by April 30, 2023. Videos should be received in MP4 format (horizontal format preferred) and will be shared on our YouTube Channel where viewers will have between May 15-31, 2023 to cast their vote for their favorite by liking the video. Winners will be announced by June 15, 2023. Videos will be judged on the following criteria:
- Did the presenter introduce the topic well?
- Need and relevance of the research to the field of DNA forensics
- Did the presenter explain the methods and results concisely and clearly?
- Did the presenter make good use of slide design/images/etc.?
- Did the presenter speak at an appropriate pace and volume?
- Was the presentation captivating?
Two winners will be selected based on the number of likes their videos have received. The first-place winner will receive a $500 cash prize and the opportunity to have a pizza party for their entire lab. The second-place winner will receive a $250 cash prize. Additionally, all videos will be shared in the May issue of The ISHI Report, and winning presenters will be be eligible to submit an article for consideration to be printed in the peer-reviewed Forensic Genomics journal. All who submit a video will receive a free ISHI t-shirt (and their advising professor) just for entering the challenge.
Please contact the ISHI Team at ISHI@promega.com
with any questions or for troubleshooting assistance Monday-Friday. For assistance on the weekend, please contact Tara Luther (tara.luther@promega.com).
Who is eligible to participate?
The 2023 ISHI Threesis Academic Challenge is open to all currently enrolled students in a forensic science (or a similarly named program) at the undergraduate or graduate levels or those who have been working in the forensic DNA field for 3 years or less. Applicants must present original research that is their own or was done in a group, however, only one person may present per presentation (group presentations are not permitted).
