3 represent CEAT in 3MT contest

ZEEL MAHESHWARI won first place in the 3MT Competition for the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology with her thesis concentrated on smart integrated renewable energy systems (SIRES) for rural communities.

Her goal is to “energize” rural areas, not just “electrify” them. Smart integrated renewable energy systems provide basic needs such as biogas for cooking, water for domestic use and irrigation, and electricity for lighting, communication, cold storage, educational and smallscale industrial purposes by smartly matching the needs with available resources. The low-cost, renewable technologies and intelligent energy management systems would promote sustainable socio-economic development and improve the living environment.

Maheshwari is a doctoral student studying electrical and computer engineering. She received her bachelor’s degree in electrical and electronics engineering from B.V. Bhoomaraddi College of Engineering and Technology (affiliated with Vishveshwaraya Technological University), India, in 2011, and completed her master’s degree in electrical and computer engineering at OSU in December 2013.

SAEED PIRI won second place for his research in health care analytics.

His dissertation involves developing a clinical decision support system for diabetic patients. His research group has access to Cerner Health Facts®, one of the largest health databases in the United States. Analyzing the data of more than 2 million diabetic patients using statistical and data mining techniques has allowed them to develop several predictive models that could detect and diagnose diabetic retinopathy. The next stage of his research involves suggesting the best course to manage the disease, which will be the result of the decision support system he is developing. He plans to utilize optimization and simulation techniques to help physicians and clinicians apply optimal interventions for their patients.

Piri is a third-year doctoral student studying industrial engineering and management. He received both his undergraduate and master’s degrees in industrial and system engineering from universities in his native Iran. His bachelor’s degree is from the Amirkabir University of Technology, and his master’s is from the Sharif University of Technology.

KEVIN ROEHM won third place for his research on 3D printing nerves.

His thesis focused on the creation of a three-dimensional printer that could print living cells contained in unique ink he has developed in his laboratory. He is focused on increasing the number of cells that survive the printing process undamaged and investigating the interactions between the different cells printed in adjacent fibers.

Roehm is a second-year doctoral student studying chemical engineering. He received in his bachelor’s in biosystems engineering with a biomedical option and master’s in chemical engineering from OSU.

THREE MINUTE THESIS (3MT®) is a research communication competition developed by the University of Queensland. The exercise challenges research degree students to present a compelling oration on their thesis/dissertation topic and its significance in just three minutes using just one static slide.

3MT® develops academic, presentation and research communication skills and supports the development of research students’ capacity to explain their research effectively in language appropriate to a nonspecialist audience.