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The Gong Show

Thursday, April 10, 6-8:30 p.m.

Core Science Facility whale atrium, CSF-1302

The goal of the Gong Show is to excite the local community about research happening here in the Faculty of Science at Memorial University! Student, post-doctoral, and faculty presenters are challenged to pitch their research – jargon-free – in three minutes or less.

Unlike the 3MT, where presenters must describe a thesis to a general scientific audience, the Gong Show presenter must describe their science in a way that anyone can understand, and the use of props is highly encouraged!

If a presenter uses too much jargon, or the audience is no longer following, judges and audience members can “gong” the presenter. This will signal the speaker to explain their research more clearly.

Judges will include local community members and the top undergraduate and graduate/post-doctoral presenters will win cash prizes!

For more information and a list of presenters, please visit: https://www.mun.ca/science/research-and-teaching/research/scientific-endeavours-in-academia-conference/gong-show/

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Event Listing 2025-04-10 18:00:00 2025-04-10 20:30:00 America/St_Johns The Gong Show The goal of the Gong Show is to excite the local community about research happening here in the Faculty of Science at Memorial University! Student, post-doctoral, and faculty presenters are challenged to pitch their research – jargon-free – in three minutes or less. Unlike the 3MT, where presenters must describe a thesis to a general scientific audience, the Gong Show presenter must describe their science in a way that anyone can understand, and the use of props is highly encouraged! If a presenter uses too much jargon, or the audience is no longer following, judges and audience members can “gong” the presenter. This will signal the speaker to explain their research more clearly. Judges will include local community members and the top undergraduate and graduate/post-doctoral presenters will win cash prizes! For more information and a list of presenters, please visit: https://www.mun.ca/science/research-and-teaching/research/scientific-endeavours-in-academia-conference/gong-show/ Core Science Facility whale atrium, CSF-1302 Faculty of Science