Is white rice naughty or nice?
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Michelle Toutounji can tell you, and she can do it in 180 seconds.
Ms Toutounji was the Wagga winner of the Charles Sturt University Three-Minute Thesis (3MT) contest.
She and seven other PhD students had three minutes to explain their thesis and research to a general audience.
Ms Toutounji was also awarded the People’s Choice award for her explanation of her research to alter the starch structure in white rice, using heat and pressure treatments, to produce a diabetic friendly product.
The 3MT is held in at least 600 universities across more than 65 countries.
“It was challenging to reduce her thesis into a three minute speech and one PowerPoint slide, but that was part of the fun,” Ms Toutounji said.
“I’m delighted to have won, and I can’t wait to compete and share my research at the Asia-Pacific Three-Minute Thesis Competition in September in Brisbane.”
Runner-up Esther Callcott spoke on the potential health benefits of coloured rice.
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