The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Graduate College Division of Research
Welcome to the 2021 Virtual Graduate Research Symposium! The Graduate College is excited to host this year's event - our 13th symposium - with 54 entries in three different competition categories: poster, research paper, and 3 Minute Thesis (3MT). Our virtual event is scheduled to take place Tuesday, April 20th at 5:30 pm. This year, we feature projects from the following graduate programs: Business Administration, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Elementary Education, English, Exercise and Sport Administration, History and Social Studies Education, Professional School Counseling, Public Administration, Science Education, and Social Work.
For each symposium participant, you will find a link to the submitted project and a link to the participant’s video presentation.
This year, we will award $500 to the first place, $200 to second place, and $100 to third place finishers in each of the competition categories.
And, on the behalf of The Graduate College and our symposium participants, many thanks to our faculty judges!
- Dr. John Doe (Economics and Decision Sciences)
- Dr. Jane Doe (English)
Graduate Student Research Showcase (GSRS)
Effects of Elevated Temperature and Roundup Exposure on Antioxidant Expression in the American Oyster: Mechanisms and Modulation of Oxidative/Nitrative Stress
Afsana Chowdhury
(Agricultural, Environmental, and sustainability Studies)
Afsana Chowdhury
(Agricultural, Environmental, and sustainability Studies)
A Machine Learning Model for discriminating between gravitational wave signals from core collapse supernovae and detector noise
Michael Benjamin
(Physics)
Michael Benjamin
(Physics)
Machine Learning and Satellite Imagery to Landslide Susceptibility Prediction in Humanitarian Crisis
Md Salman Rahman
(Applied Statistics and Data Science)
Md Salman Rahman
(Applied Statistics and Data Science)
A Preliminary Exploration of Psychological Adjustment Factors Among Latinx Students who Relocate and Do Not Relocate for College
Lisa Lozano
(Clinical Psychology)
Lisa Lozano
(Clinical Psychology)
SVD-GRU: Robust Software Vulnerability Detection using Bayesian Gated Recurrent Unit
Orune Aminul
(Electrical Engineering)
Orune Aminul
(Electrical Engineering)
Biological Optimization of Polymer-based Anti-HIV Drug Delivery towards the Gut Associated Lymphoid Tissue (GALT)
Arkajyoti Paul
(Biochemistry and Molecular biology)
Arkajyoti Paul
(Biochemistry and Molecular biology)
A poster presentation is a way to communicate your research or your understanding of a topic in a short and concise visual format. This year, we have 26 posters entered into the poster competition and additional 13 posters that are presented outside of the competition.
Three Minute Thesis (3MT®)
Reasons why African crowdfunding platforms fail: the missing cultural component
Bright Frimpong
(Information Systems)
Bright Frimpong
(Information Systems)
SVD-GRU: Robust Software Vulnerability Detection using Bayesian Gated Recurrent Unit
Orune Aminul
(Electrical Engineering)
Orune Aminul
(Electrical Engineering)
The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) is a research communication competition that challenges graduate students to present their research in a compelling, three-minute speech, relaying the significance and relevance to a non-specialist audience. The time limitations force the presenter to consolidate their work and ideas. The first 3MT was held at the University of Queensland in 2008 with 160 graduate students competing. Today, the 3MT competition has grown to over 170 universities across more than 17 countries worldwide. UNCP hosted its annual 3MT event since 2017. This year, we have 5 competitors.