PhD candidate Yuhan (Douglas) Rao won the third place in University of Maryland Graduate School 3-Minute (3MT) Thesis Competition. 3MT thesis competition is an international competition for gradutate students who have already advanced to candidacy to present their research to a broader audience in 3 minutes. This competition is sponsored by Universitas 21, a global network of research universities. As a winner of this competition, his 3-minute presentation will be recorded by Graduate School and featured on Graduate School's website in summer. (Photo credit: Amanda Hoffman-Hall).