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CEE Three Minute Thesis Competition 2025

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CEE Three Minute Thesis Competition 2025

CEE recently wrapped up its eagerly awaited Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition Final on 12 May 2025 (Monday). The event highlighted the research capabilities and presentation skills of CEE's RPg students.

Out of the eight CEE RPg students who participated in the competition, six finalists emerged from the semi-finals to deliver captivating presentations on their theses in three minutes or less. The top honours–one champion, a first runner-up, a second runner-up, and a people's choice award–were awarded to three outstanding finalists. All of the six talented individuals also competed in the 3MT® competition organised by FCE on 10 June 2025 (Tuesday), where they faced off against students from other departments.

The 3MT® competition, originally developed by The University of Queensland, Australia in 2008, aims to celebrate the discoveries and achievements of RPg students while cultivating their academic, presentation, and research communication skills. The competition has gained global popularity, with over 900 universities in more than 85 countries hosting their own 3MT® events.

Our praises go to all the participants and winners of the CEE 3MT® Competition for their remarkable performances and their efforts in pushing forward research and communication within the civil and environmental engineering field.

Awardee

Project Title

Chief Supervisor

Award

Zhengyang Li

User heterogeneity in urban transportation network

Prof. Anthony Chen

Champion

Xinyu Yan

Blaze Guardians: Smart Firefighting Assistant for Safer Rescues

Prof. Mark Hsu

First Runner-up &

People’s Choice

Aamir Khan

Wastes-to-Wings: Construction of New Biorefinery Techniques to Convert Woody Biomass into Sustainable Aviation Fuel

Prof. Shao-yuan Leu

Second Runner-up

Highlights of the Competition:

https://youtu.be/z2jVLmX_QIA

https://www.polyu.edu.hk/cee/news-and-events/news/2025/20250610_news/

 

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