{"id":5725,"date":"2026-02-26T20:46:42","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T20:46:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/regal-aluminium.ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=5725"},"modified":"2026-02-26T20:51:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T20:51:30","slug":"mt180-a-regal-finalist","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/regal-aluminium.ca\/en\/news\/mt180-a-regal-finalist\/","title":{"rendered":"Ma th\u00e8se en 180 secondes (MT180)-A REGAL finalist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.acfas.ca\/prix-concours\/ma-these-en-180-secondes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ma th\u00e8se en 180 secondes<\/a>&#8221; competition demands a high level of communication skills, as students must summarize their thesis in just three minutes, making their topic clear, accessible, and compelling. Each university in Quebec invites its students to present their thesis in their department or faculty first, followed by a university-wide final to crown the grand prize winner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, <a href=\"https:\/\/regal-aluminium.ca\/membres\/boukhames-sarah\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sarah Boukhames<\/a>, a doctoral student in engineering and a member of REGAL, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uqac.ca\/uqactualites\/2026\/02\/02\/finale-locale-de-mt180-des-presentations-captivantes-pour-lancer-les-rendez-vous-de-la-recherche-et-de-la-creation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">won the final at the Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec \u00e0 Chicoutimi<\/a> (UQAC)! She creatively explained her research on finding ways to utilize bauxite, a byproduct of aluminum production. Congratulations!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1077\" src=\"https:\/\/regal-aluminium.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mt180-uqac-sarah2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5722\" srcset=\"https:\/\/regal-aluminium.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mt180-uqac-sarah2.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/regal-aluminium.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mt180-uqac-sarah2-1200x673.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The next step? The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.acfas.ca\/prix-concours\/ma-these-en-180-secondes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Canadian national final of Ma th\u00e8se en 180 secondes<\/a>, which will take place in Trois-Rivi\u00e8res on May 16, as part of the Acfas Congress. 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