Fall 2026

Pre-dissertator Research

BMI 899 is a pre-dissertator research course for graduate students preparing for dissertation work.

offering recorded1–12 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Richard Chappell3.8/5Mark Craven3.7/5Sunduz Keles3.7/5 +27 more

Summary

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

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Prerequisites

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BMI 899

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Professors

Fall 2026
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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).

Vikas Singh

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Raw average: 3.58/5 from 12 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

Colin Dewey

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Raw average: 3.43/5 from 21 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Raw average: 2.67/5 from 3 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=3 letter grades).

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=2 letter grades).

Lu Mao

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Yin Li

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ANOOP MAYAMPURATH is recorded teaching in Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

ANTHONY GITTER is recorded teaching in Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

COLIN DEWEY is recorded teaching in Fall 2019, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

DAIFENG WANG is recorded teaching in Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

DANIEL PIMENTEL ALARCON is recorded teaching in Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

GUANHUA CHEN is recorded teaching in Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

HUY DINH is recorded teaching in Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

IRENE ONG is recorded teaching in Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JIWEI ZHAO is recorded teaching in Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JUAN CAICEDO is recorded teaching in Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

KYUNGMANN KIM is recorded teaching in Spring 2020, Fall 2021. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

LU MAO is recorded teaching in Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MAJID AFSHAR is recorded teaching in Fall 2022, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MARK CRAVEN is recorded teaching in Fall 2018, Spring 2020, Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MATTHEW CHURPEK is recorded teaching in Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MICHAEL NEWTON is recorded teaching in Fall 2017, Fall 2021, Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MOO K CHUNG is recorded teaching in Fall 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

PALLAVI TIWARI is recorded teaching in Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

QIONGSHI LU is recorded teaching in Spring 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

RICHARD CHAPPELL is recorded teaching in Spring 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SUNDUZ KELES is recorded teaching in Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SUSHMITA ROY is recorded teaching in Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

VIKAS SINGH is recorded teaching in Spring 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

YIN LI is recorded teaching in Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

ZHENGZHENG TANG is recorded teaching in Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
IND 001Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 002Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 023Classroom Instruction4 / 60
IND 018Classroom Instruction5 / 30
IND 006Classroom Instruction2 / 30
IND 039Classroom Instruction2 / 30
IND 014Classroom Instruction1 / 50
IND 028Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 025Classroom Instruction1 / 50
IND 024Classroom Instruction4 / 50
IND 008Classroom Instruction1 / 50
IND 011Classroom Instruction3 / 50
IND 003Classroom Instruction2 / 50
IND 015Classroom Instruction1 / 50
IND 010Classroom Instruction1 / 50
IND 027Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 012Classroom Instruction3 / 50
IND 013Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 041Classroom Instruction2 / 50
IND 040Classroom Instruction3 / 50
IND 017Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 047Classroom Instruction2 / 50
IND 049Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 004Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 048Classroom Instruction2 / 50
IND 042Classroom Instruction0 / 50
IND 005Classroom Instruction1 / 30
IND 020Classroom Instruction2 / 50
IND 031Classroom Instruction0 / 00
IND 050Classroom Instruction0 / 00
IND 055Classroom Instruction1 / 00

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Fall 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=6 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

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Topics

  • Pre-dissertator research

Skills

  • Pre-dissertator research

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Fall 2026.

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Grades over time

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Sources & history

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Catalog & offerings

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Catalog observation history

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Selected offering source records
BMI 899 · Fall 2026

Pre-dissertator Research

Recorded 2026-09-07
Raw records
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    "offering_id": "1272:210:024801",
    "course_id": "BMI 899",
    "course_uid": "course_bda8c666fc0612e1cc878662",
    "term_id": "1272",
    "source_course_id": "024801",
    "source_subject_id": "210",
    "title": "Pre-dissertator Research",
    "credits_min": 1,
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    "typically_offered": "Fall, Spring, Summer"
  }
]
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-09-07

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Model outputs & technical records
nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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Model & dataset provenance
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  "model": "nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4",
  "model_revision": "1355db6a052410cfd62085d94b58866fd0f2c3c5",
  "task_version": "14",
  "output_id": "4a79b4373673fd2896f4e5ca3dc207e2fb2c75ab66824dbdff04945851238057",
  "requirements_status": "valid",
  "dataset_revision": "e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349",
  "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00"
}