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Ms Luo Yi Fei, a Year-3 MSE PhD candidate at NTU, has won the second
\nplace at the Singapore Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition organised
\nvirtually by Nanyang Technological University on Monday, 31 August 2020.
\nThe top prize was won by Gabriel Chew Guojun from NUS on the topic of
\n\u2018Investigating Alzheimer\u2019s Disease Cell by Cell\u2019. 165 viewers joined the virtual
\ncelebration hosted via Zoom.
\n11 participants from Nanyang Technological University, National University of
\nSingapore, Singapore Management University, and Singapore University of
\nTechnology & Design competed to explain their research thesis in a simple yet
\nengaging three-minute talk aimed at the general public.<\/p>\n
Besides receiving the prize of EURO 500, Yu Fei will be representing
\nSingapore and NTU at the Asia Pacific 3MT Finals, which will be hosted
\nvirtually by the University of Queensland, Australia on 1 October 2020.
\nThe other representatives from NTU at the Singapore 3MT 2020 were Ms TAN
\nFang Yi, a Year 1 ASE PhD candidate, and Mr Shivam MAHAJAN, a Year 3
\nSPMS PhD candidate. The three finalists had earlier won the NTU round of the
\n3MT competition hosted virtually on Wednesday, 5th August 2020.<\/p>\n
In her talk entitled \u2018Listening in on Plants through a Conductive Liquid Glue\u2019, Yi
\nFei shared that plants can feel pain and heat just like us. They give out certain
\ntypes of electrical signals that tells us how healthy a plant is. This affects the
\nprice and quality of the plant to goes on our plate.
\nOn what she has learned from the 3MT experience thus far, Yi Fei said,
\n\u201cConveying scientific ideas to the general public requires completely different
\nmindsets and strategies from writing papers for scientific journals. I learnt to
\nsimplify my language and tell a compelling story through the preparation for
\nthis competition. I think I am now able to adapt my style according to the
\naudience, to some extent.\u201d
\nIn preparing for the 3MT NTU Finals, the finalists attended two workshops
\norganised by the Teaching, Learning and Pedagogy Division (TLPD). Yi Fei
\nfound that the training by TLPD provided finalists with a valuable opportunity to
\npractice their presentations and get feedback from people outside of their
\nrespective fields. The workshops helped Yi Fei to overcome her nervousness
\nand also tailored her script to be easily understood by the general public.
\nYi Fei feels honored and grateful for the opportunity to represent NTU on an
\ninternational stage.
\nHer advise for fellow students who wish to participate in 3MT in future?
\n\u201cI have already recommended 3MT to my juniors. This is really a fun
\nexperience. You get to know how to tell your research succinctly and how
\npeople outside your field think about your research, which we rarely have a
\nchance to do in daily PhD study. My advise would be know your audience,
\npractice, practice, and practice. Most importantly, enjoy the process\u201d, quips Yi
\nFei. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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