YSU names Three-Minute Thesis winners

Alexander Huber, a Biological Sciences student at Youngstown State University, placed first in the recent Three-Minute Thesis competition on campus. Huber's researched is titled "Purification of Phage-Displayed HSA-Specific Peptide for Biosensor Production," and his faculty advisor is Diana Fagan, professor of Biological Sciences. Huber also received the People's Choice award.

Placing second in the competition was Astha Syal, Computing and Information Systems. Syal's research is "Network Data Analysis to predict volume of Future Network Traffic," and her faculty advisor is Alina Lazar, professor, Computer Science and Information Systems.

Three-Minute Thesis, presented by the YSU College of Graduate Studies, requires students to explain their research in three minutes in a language appropriate to a non-specialist audience.