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Students Present Research in Three Minutes or Less

Seven LSU graduate students conducting research relevant to coastal issues competed for travel funding by explaining their research in no more than 180 seconds and with no more than three PowerPoint slides. Coastal Communications Clips, hosted by Louisiana Sea Grant, was held on Oct. 10. Participating students were (from left) Grace Cagle, Victoria Barker, Weiqi Chen, Clay Tucker, Gil Ouellette, Puspa Adhikari and Kristin Foss. Also pictured is Robert Twilley, Louisiana Sea Grant executive director. Winners were Cagle, Barker and Ouelette. Each received $500 in conference travel funds.

“Coastal Communications Clips focuses on the ability of students to consolidate their ideas and to crystalize their research discoveries,” said Robert Twilley, Louisiana Sea Grant executive director. “This exercise develops students’ capacities to effectively explain their research significance in common language.”

Louisiana Sea Grant plans to hold CCC each fall. And the competition may be expanded to other campuses throughout South Louisiana.

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Slideshow photo credit: Pranav Prakash Photography