CHBE Research Day 2026
Thursday, February 19, 2026
CHBE Building, 2360 East Mall
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (PT)
DEADLINE TO APPLY:
CHBE 2026 Graduate Research Day Presentation events. Competitions below are open to CHBE department students/faculty!
Register Here for CHBE Research Day Events
Graduate students can apply to all of the following:
Sign up by January 23, 2026 for the Oral Presentation *
Sign up by January 23, 2026 for the Poster Presentation**
Sign up by January 23, 2026 for the 3MT Competition **
Sign up by February 18, 2026 to participate just as an attendee!
Monetary prizes will be issued to the winners of each of the presentations and competitions.
Post-docs can apply to the Post-Doc Poster Presentation:
Sign up by January 22, 2026 for the Poster Presentation
Monetary prizes will be issued to the winners of each of the presentations and competitions.
*Up to 6 Oral presenters will be selected to present.
Applicants for the Oral presentation will be advised if they are selected to present, by January 26th.
**Undergraduate students can present but are not nominated to the UBC finals
Event Specifications:
Oral Presentation Specs:
Oral competition (15 minute presentation + 5 minute questioning)
Presentation slides are allowed, which fit into the 15 minute presentation time
Poster Specs: a 36”x 48” poster is recommended.
Posters are estimated to cost around $31/poster at Staples at UBC, and students/post-docs may use the following BDP code online for a 20% discount at checkout: 8152311521.
The turnaround time for printing is estimated to be around 5-7 business days. We recommend submitting your poster well before this period!
3MT Specs:
3MT Competition Rules
- A single, static PowerPoint slide is permitted (no slide transitions, animations or ‘movement’ of any description, the slide is to be presented from the beginning of the oration). Images used in the slide must be your own, or you must have permission from the owner of the photo(s) and provide proper credit(s).
- No additional electronic media (e.g. sound and video files) are permitted.
- No additional props (e.g. laser pointers, costumes, laboratory equipment or musical instruments) are permitted.
- No notes allowed. Presentations are to be memorized.
- Presentations are limited to 3 minutes maximum. Judges are recommended to deduct marks from presentations that exceed 3 minutes.
- Presentations are to be spoken word (e.g. no poems, raps or songs).
- Presentations must be based on research directly related to the student’s current graduate program thesis. Research performed for employment should not be present.
- Presentations are considered to have commenced when a presenter starts their presentation through movement or speech.
- *The video presentation will focus on the presenter in the centre of the screen, from about waist up. The presenter and camera will not move during the presentation (i.e. you will remain seated or standing in one place for the full duration of the presentation).
- *The 3 minute audio must be continuous – no edits, breaks etc.
- *Presentations will be videotaped inside, with a minimalist background (i.e. a blank wall).
- *Presenters must agree to have their video streamed live to participate in the 3MT final.
- The decision of the adjudicating panel is final.
3MT rules can also be found on the G+PS 3MT webpage. Guideline for static slide is posted here: https://researchday.engineering.ubc.ca/program/3-minute-thesis/.
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