Brock University Faculty of Graduate Studies

Brock University was proud to host the 2026 Three Minute Thesis (3MT®) Ontario Regional Competition🎉 🎓
Congratulations to this year’s winners:
🥇 Anna Nickel — Brock University
🥈 Isabelle Hinch — University of Windsor
🥉 Jessica M. Biasin — Ontario Tech University
👏 Participants’ Choice Award (tie):
Anna Nickel — Brock University
Hrishikesh Patil — University of Guelph

Congratulations to all of the incredible graduate student competitors from across Ontario who shared their research.

A special thank you to our judges, Rob Baker, Karl Dockstader, Dr. Janelle Joseph and Dr. Adam Shoalts, for lending their time and expertise to this year’s competition.

Thank you as well to everyone who attended, supported and helped make this event such a memorable success at Brock.

The 2026 Mapping New Knowledge (MNK) Research Conference brought together graduate students from across disciplines to share their work, spark conversations, and connect with each other’s research.

From presentations and poster sessions, to a fireside chat with Toby Mündel and alumni mixer with Sana Pabani, day highlighted impact of Brock graduate research 🔬

Thank you to all presenters, attendees, and organizers who made this year’s conference a success!