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School round 3 Minute Thesis champions!

Congratulations to our PhD candidates Katie Wilson and Hiruni Kammanankada for taking out first and second place in the UNSW School of Civil and Environmental Engineering round of this year’s 3 Minute Thesis competition!

Published on the 13 June 2023

Congratulations to our PhD candidates Katie Wilson and Hiruni Kammanankada for taking out first and second place in the UNSW School of Civil and Environmental Engineering round of this year’s 3 Minute Thesis competition!

The UNSW 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) is an academic competition that showcases UNSW’s innovative PhD candidates, who have just 3 minutes to explain their world-changing research and why it is important.

  • Katie Wilson 1st place: Hazardous surf - seasonal to annual forecasting of coastal hazards
  • Hiruni Kammanankada 2nd place: Field application of the Tube Fishway
  • Reilly Cox: Helping fish migrate with Tube Fishways
Hiruni Kammanakada UNSW