Fall 2026

Graduate Research and Thesis

ENTOM 990 is a graduate research course where students conduct independent laboratory research under faculty supervision to prepare their thesis.

offering recorded1–12 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Dan Young4.6/5Lyric Bartholomay4.1/5Susan Paskewitz4.0/5 +11 more

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Professors

Fall 2026

Dan Young

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Lyric Bartholomay

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Raw average: 4.58/5 from 19 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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Susan Paskewitz

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Raw average: 4.47/5 from 15 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: 4.00/5 from 23 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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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

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

CHRISTELLE GUEDOT is recorded teaching in Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, 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.

CLAUDIO GRATTON is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, 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.

EMILY BICK 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.

JAMES CRALL 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.

KERRI GANN is recorded teaching in Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, 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.

LYRIC BARTHOLOMAY is recorded teaching in Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

PHILIP TOWNSEND is recorded teaching in Fall 2014, Spring 2015. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

RUSSELL GROVES is recorded teaching in Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, 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.

SEAN SCHOVILLE is recorded teaching in Fall 2014, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, 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.

SUSAN PASKEWITZ is recorded teaching in Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
IND 002Classroom Instruction1 / 100
IND 026Classroom Instruction1 / 100
IND 010Classroom Instruction0 / 100
IND 006Classroom Instruction2 / 100
IND 009Classroom Instruction1 / 100
IND 030Classroom Instruction2 / 100
IND 011Classroom Instruction1 / 100
IND 003Classroom Instruction1 / 100
IND 005Classroom Instruction5 / 100
IND 008Classroom Instruction0 / 100
IND 012Classroom Instruction0 / 100
IND 007Classroom Instruction0 / 100
IND 001Classroom Instruction2 / 100
IND 004Classroom Instruction0 / 100

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Student experience

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Independent laboratory research in preparation of a graduate thesis under supervision of a faculty member.

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Topics

  • Laboratory research methods
  • Graduate thesis preparation

Skills

  • Conducting independent laboratory research
  • Preparing a graduate thesis

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ENTOM 990 · Fall 2026

Graduate Research and Thesis

Recorded 2026-09-07
Raw records
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-09-07

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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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Model & dataset provenance
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