CBE PhD candidate Parham Parnian was awarded the honorable mention award at the 2021 University of Iowa Graduate College's Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition!

You can view Parham's presentation titled Treating Medical Implant Infections: No Surgeries Required, Just Chill! on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_Zi1Jwk5jM&t=17s 

Parham Parnian is a Ph.D. candidate in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering. He received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Shiraz University and an M.S. in Chemical Engineering-Biotechnology from Tarbiat Modares University in Iran. Pursuing his passion in hands-on projects in engineering and biotechnology, Parham joined Professor Eric Nuxoll's research team in 2018. Since then, his research has been focusing on developing a novel therapeutic technique for treatment of medical implant infections, as an alternative to multiple invasive surgeries. He aims to use thermoelectric heating and cooling for eliminating implant infections in-situ. In his free time, Parham enjoys watching soccer, playing video games (soccer again!), and hanging out with friends and family.