Aditya Goyal, was named this year’s Three Minute Thesis champion during the final round of NDSU Graduate School’s Three Minute Thesis competition on Thursday, Feb. 13. Aditya’s presentation “Creating Sustainable Phosphorus Fertilizers,” focused on eutrophication, a process driven by excessive phosphate pollution that affects 34% of lakes in the U.S., harming biodiversity and water quality. His research provides a sustainable solution by using calcium peroxide nanoparticles to remove phosphate from lakes and repurpose it as fertilizer, and aims to bridge environmental sustainability and agricultural needs, offering a scalable and cost-effective method for addressing water pollution while conserving a vital resource for food production. He will represent NDSU at the Western Association of Graduate Schools regional competition in March. The NDSU Center for Entrepreneurship and Family Business also presented Aditya with the Innovation Commendation for developing a creative solution to a major problem.
