Congratulations to Rian Mantasa Salve Prastica who won the UQ Visualise Your Thesis (VYT) competition for 2024, sponsored by the UQ Association of Postgraduate Students (APS), Inc.
The awards were announced in the Central Library on Wednesday 28 August 2024.
The 2024 winner
Rian Mantasa is a PhD student in the School of Civil Engineering.
Rian's VYT entry was selected by the judges as the 2024 winner from 12 competition entries. He was also voted Viewers' Choice winner by the audience!
Professor Pierre Benckendorff (Deputy Dean, UQ Graduate School); Professor Kris Ryan, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic); Rian Mantasa and Jeff Cruz, Director, Library Student Experience, UQ Library.
Rian won the full $1500 in prize money provided by the APS as well as a small prize from Science Direct and Figshare (international competition sponsors).
Judges comments
The judges said:
- Great video - the connection between your research and communities across the globe is clear. The statistics are arresting, the pace is spot on, and the choice of locations is perfect. Congratulations.
- Wow! Loved the dramatic opening and it just had me fully engaged the whole way. Fabulous video.
- The video excels in engaging the audience with a creative and informative presentation style.
The use of personal footage and dynamic visuals effectively conveys the topic's importance.The narrator's enthusiasm and clear communication enhance the video's appeal.
The use of music adds a layer of engagement, making the content memorable. Nice UQ branding on hoodie!
Visit our Visualise Your Thesis at UQ playlist on YouTube to watch the 2024 entries.
The judging panel
Thank you to our judging panel who included:
- Professor Kris Ryan, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic)
- Professor Pierre Benckendorff, Deputy Dean, UQ Graduate School
- Dr Amberyn Thomas, Director, Research Environment,
Office of the Pro-Vice Chancellor - Dr James Lewandowski Cox, UQ Copyright Officer, UQ Library
- Mr Jeff Cruz, Director, Library Student Experience, UQ Library
- Mr Richard Lee, President, Association of Postgraduate Students Inc.
Stay tuned for the international competition
Rian's entry will be entered into the International Visualise Your Thesis competition.
The winners will be announced at the eResearch Australasia Conference on in October and November.
About Visualise Your Thesis
Visualise Your Thesis, developed by the University of Melbourne, offers Higher Degree by Research students the chance to showcase their research and develop communication skills to communicate research to a general audience.
Visit the Visualise Your Thesis site for more information.
Thank you to our 2024 sponsor
Thank you to APS for their generous support of the UQ Visualise Your Thesis competition in 2024!
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