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. Moala Keshei Bannavti, a Ph.D. student in civil and environmental engineering, is the 2020 winner. Her presentation focused on remediation efforts of PCBs in schools.

Moala Keshi (Bannavti)

Moala Keshei (Bannavti)

Winner, People's Choice
No More PCBs in School Air
Clarissa Shaw

Clarissa Shaw

Honorable Mention
Elderspeak: Nurse Communication in Hospital Dementia Care
Mariam El-Hattab

Mariam El-Hattab

People's Choice
A Little Fat Never Hurt Anybody: How Fat Can Influence Wound Healing
Nyema Harmon

Nyema Harmon

Finalist
Switching on the Lights Within Cells
Elmira Jangjou

Elmira Jangjou

Honorable Mention
The Lived Experience of Postsecondary Students with an On-Campus Food Pantry
Ivy Debreceni

Ivy Debreceni

Finalist
Determining Early Signals that Lead to Sjögren’s Syndrome
Stephanie Peterson

Stephanie Peterson

Finalist
A Fructose Rich Diet May Impact Disease by Influencing the Gut Microbiome
Megan Lindmark

Megan Lindmark

Finalist
Hey Siri, How’s My Water Quality? Smart Drinking Water Systems for Central America
Emily Wieder

Emily Wieder

Finalist (Obermann Center)
Being, Seeming, Resisting: Claude Cahun
Alyssa Mianecki

Alyssa Mianecki

Finalist
The Story of Toilets, Fish, Spiders, and People: Finding the Chemicals That Impact Hormones
Kody Waldstein

Kody Waldstein

Finalist
Mutations and Viruses: Small Changes with Deadly Results
Megan Small

Megan Small

Finalist
A Song Unsung: The Music of Water Ballet
Maggie Carolan

Maggie Carolan

Finalist
Surveying Radium in Iowa Private Drinking Water Wells
Runqing Qi

Runqing Qi

Finalist
An Instructional Model for Reading Authentic Chinese Texts
Thapelo Whitfield

Thapelo Whitfield

Finalist
Differential Item Functioning Analysis of Campus Climate Survey Data