Watch Columbia MA students present their thesis research to a general audience in under three minutes using a single slide!
The annual GSAS Master’s SynThesis competition is an opportunity for MA students from across the Arts and Sciences to showcase their research and presentation skills in a relaxed and collegial environment, and compete for cash prizes. First-, second-, and third-place awardees receive prizes of $1,000, $500, and $250, respectively.
Watch the finalists compete--and cast your vote for Audience Choice--in-person or livestreamed on Zoom. For those who attend in-person, the competition will be followed by a reception with beer, wine, and hors d'oeuvres.
Finalists
- Zhuoyuan Chen - Economics
- Emmanuela Douyon - Latin America and Caribbean: Regional Studies
- Isabelle Goslan - Human Rights Studies
- Siyu Hua - Sociology
- Haakon Huynh - Global Thought
- Teresa Mondría Terol - Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences
- Dani Pergola - Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology
- Kirill Shabalin - South Asian Studies
- Peter Silverstein - Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences
- Kimberley Snijders - Global Thought
- Katherine Stitt - Classical Studies
- Alena Struzh - Russia, Eurasia and East Europe: Regional Studies
The 2025 Columbia GSAS Master's SynThesis Competition is sponsored by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.