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.
Rawa Alammari
Honorable Mention
- Program: Oral Science
- Prevention of Tooth-Whitening-Induced Mineral Loss
Lalita Oonthonpan
- Program: Biochemistry
- From DNA to Therapy
Brandon MacDougall
- Program: Geography
- Harboring Biodiversity in Our Backyards
Behnoush Khorsand
- Program: Pharmacy - Pharmaceutics
- Novel Implant for Bone Healing
Anh-Vu Do
- Program: Chemical and Biochemical Engineering
- 3D Printing for Tissue Engineering
Jessica Gregson
- Program: Microbiology
- Supplementing OAS1 to Prevent Colds and Flus
Lucas Bon Durant
- Program: Molecular and Cellular Biology
- New Hope in Diabetes Medication
Ali Al-Jumaili
- Program: Pharmacy - Health Services Research
- Factors Influencing Medication Safety in Nursing Homes
Caitlin Marley
- Program: Classics
- Sentiments and Networks: An Updated Analysis of Cicero’s Corpus
Emily Malcolm
- Program: Biochemistry
- Dietary Fat and Heart Disease: Where Does the Fat Go?
Ernane Souza
- Program: Pharmacy - Medicinal & Natural Products Chemistry
- How drugs are made: approaches towards development of a new anticoagulant
Eric Emmons
- Program: Neuroscience