Fall 2026

Research and Thesis

GLE 990 is a research and thesis course for PhD students in Geological Engineering conducted under faculty supervision.

offering recorded1–9 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Dante Fratta4.0/5Basil Tikoff4.0/5Steven Loheide3.8/5 +9 more

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Declared in Geological Engineering PHD

  • Declared in Geological Engineering PHD
GLE 990

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Professors

Fall 2026

Dante Fratta

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Kurt Feigl

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

CRAIG BENSON is recorded teaching in Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2015. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

DANTE FRATTA is recorded teaching in Spring 2007, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2017, Fall 2021, Spring 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

HIROKI SONE is recorded teaching in Fall 2020, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JAMES TINJUM is recorded teaching in Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

KURT FEIGL is recorded teaching in Fall 2011, Spring 2012. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

STEVEN LOHEIDE is recorded teaching in Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

WILLIAM LIKOS is recorded teaching in Spring 2018. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Fall 2026

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GLE 990 · Fall 2026

Research and Thesis

Recorded 2026-09-07
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Recorded 2026-09-07

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