Congratulations to Mr HUANG Jie, a research student representing the Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME), won the Second Runner-up and People’s Choice Award in the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition 2026 organized by the PolyU Faculty of Engineering.
3MT® celebrates the exciting research conducted by research postgraduate students. Developed by the University of Queensland, Australia, the competition cultivates students’ academic presentation and research communication skills, and supports their capacity to effectively explain their research and its significance in three minutes, in a language appropriate to non-specialist audiences. 3MT® is now a globally recognized competition that has been held in over 900 universities across more than 80 countries worldwide.
On 4 June 2026, the PolyU Faculty of Engineering held the 3MT Competition. The five affiliated departments nominated their research students to participate in it. The participants each delivered a high-impact brief presentation within 3-minute. Most of them demonstrated good academic pitching skills. A panel of judges, formed by the Assistant Dean (Student Development) of the Faculty of Engineering and representatives from the affiliated departments, selected the best presenters.
HUANG Jie is currently a PhD student in ME under the supervision of Prof. SU Zhongqing. “In-situ Metrology for Next-Generation Semiconductors Using Ultrafast Optoacoustics” is the title about his research project for this competition. His lively narration of academic research has won him two awards. We are very proud of his outstanding performance.
Learn more at PolyU Faculty of Engineering Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Competition
