The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) challenges graduate students to communicate their research in three minutes or less in non-specialist language. Contestants represent a diverse array of disciplines and areas of study, and reflect the passion and thirst for discovery common among all of Iowa's graduate students.


Parham Parnian
Honorable Mention
Treating Medical Implant Infections: No Surgeries Required, Just Chill!

Matthew Nagorzanski
Honorable Mention
Herbicides & Insecticides & Pharmaceuticals, Oh My! Using Polymer Nanofibers to Look for Unwanted Chemicals in Air and Water






Emily Steinbach
Finalist
Unfiltered Topics: Long-Term Kidney Toxicity In Pediatric Cancer Survivors and Novel Therapeutic Intervention


Jeehan Malik
Finalist
How do vulnerable road users respond to traffic safety information presented to them through technology?

Bethanny Sudibyo
Finalist
Imperial Imaginings: Representations of Religion, Race, and Gender in 19th Century Spanish-Philippine Novels

