Event Details
Date: Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Time: 5:30 p.m. (EST)
Location: Ehmer Theater - John Lewis Student Center | 351 Ferst Dr. NW
Watch online: Click here to watch via Zoom
- Admission is free.
- Open to the Georgia Tech community.
- Family, friends, and guests are welcome to attend.
- Tickets not required.
2026 Finalists
Listed in alphabetical order
| Full Name | Degree Level | Field of Study |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Asiamah | PhD | Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Rosemary Barrass | PhD | Machine Learning |
| Hyuck Choi | PhD | Chemical Engineering |
| Joe Domaleski | Masters | OMS - Analytics |
| Makayla Garner | PhD | Bioengineering |
| Paul Horton | PhD | Machine Learning |
| Shreya Kothari | PhD | Biological Sciences |
| Jinchu Li | Masters | Computer Science |
| Himadri Pandey | PhD | Machine Learning |
| Shehan Parmar | PhD | Chemistry |
| Morgan Polk | PhD | Chemistry |
| Hari Sridhara | PhD | Materials Science & Engineering |
2026 Judges
Sourabh Jha
Principal of Corporate Strategy at HP Inc.
Sourabh earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech and in 2018 placed third in the 3MT competition.
Kristina Torres
Associate Vice Chancellor of Leadership Communications, University System of Georgia
Péralte Paul
Director of Communications, Enterprise Innovation Institute
Péralte Paul has been with the Georgia Institute of Technology since 2014. He has more than 20 years media and communications experience as a reporter and writer for various news outlets. Paul is a graduate of Rutgers University, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in English, with a concentration in journalism.
Awards
- PhD Winner: $2,000 research travel grant
- PhD Runner Up: $1,500 research travel grant
- PhD 2nd Runner Up: $1,000 research travel grant
- Master’s Winner: $1,000 research travel grant
- People's Choice Award: The audience and online viewers vote for their favorite; the winner will receive a $500 research travel grant.