Shivaranjan Raghuraman took first place in the doctoral division of the Three Minute Thesis (3MT) finals competition for his presentation on green mechanochemistry.
A doctoral student in the J. Mike Walker ’66 Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University, Raghuraman said it was a great honor to be recognized by the Office of Graduate and Professional Studies and Texas A&M for his work.
“As a researcher in the exotic area of mechanochemistry, presenting my scientific work efficiently has always been a challenge,” Raghuraman said. “It took a tremendous amount of thought and planning to successfully recast five years of my research into a condensed talk in a more accessible language, while still preserving the intricacy of the work. The three minute thesis experience taught me the essence of effective communication, which is an invaluable asset to an engineer like me.”
Raghuraman added that his faculty advisor, mechanical engineering assistant professor Jonathan Felts, has provided invaluable support to him in the growth and development of his career.
“Dr. Felts has been a crucial influence in my scientific career,” he said. “His penchant to invent novel, elegant and sustainable solutions to grand engineering problems defined my attitude towards research. He always instilled a sense of creativity, freedom and responsibility that motivates me to take the ideas beyond our lab into real lives. I am ever grateful for the time, effort and other resources he devoted to my success.”
The Three Minute Thesis, developed by the University of Queensland, is a research communication competition designed to challenge students to consolidate their ideas and research discoveries and present them concisely to a nonspecialist audience.