Fall 2026

Dissertator Research and Thesis

ME 990 is a directed study course for Mechanical Engineering PhD students to conduct dissertation research and thesis work arranged with an instructor.

offering recorded1–9 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Krishnan Suresh4.6/5Gregory Nellis4.4/5Dan Negrut4.1/5 +64 more

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Declared in Mechanical Engineering PhD

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ME 990

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  • Declared in Mechanical Engineering PhD

Professors

Fall 2026

Krishnan Suresh

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Gregory Nellis

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Dan Negrut

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Peter Adamczyk

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Mario Trujillo

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Jacob Notbohm

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Xiangru Xu

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Kreg Gruben

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Curt Bronkhorst

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Xiaobin Xiong

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Fabian Waleffe

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ALEJANDRO ROLDAN is recorded teaching in Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

BULENT SARLIOGLU is recorded teaching in Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Fall 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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

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

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

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

DAN NEGRUT is recorded teaching in 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 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

DARRYL THELEN is recorded teaching in Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

DAVID ROTHAMER is recorded teaching in Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 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.

DOUGLAS REINDL is recorded teaching in Spring 2024, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

FRANK PFEFFERKORN is recorded teaching in Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

FRANKLIN MILLER is recorded teaching in Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

GREGORY NELLIS is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Fall 2007, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2023, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JAAL GHANDHI is recorded teaching in Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, 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. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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

JENNIFER FRANCK is recorded teaching in Spring 2022, Fall 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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

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

KREG GRUBEN is recorded teaching in Spring 2008, Fall 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

KRISHNAN SURESH is recorded teaching in Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, 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.

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

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

LIH-SHENG TURNG is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2007, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 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.

MARIO TRUJILLO is recorded teaching in Fall 2010, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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

MELIH ERITEN is recorded teaching in Spring 2014, Fall 2014, 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.

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

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

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

RICCARDO BONAZZA is recorded teaching in Spring 2007, Fall 2007. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SAGE KOKJOHN is recorded teaching in Spring 2016, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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

SCOTT SANDERS is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2011, Fall 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SHIVA RUDRARAJU 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.

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

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

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

XIAOPING QIAN is recorded teaching in Spring 2016, Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

YING LI is recorded teaching in Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, 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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ME 990 · Fall 2026

Dissertator Research and Thesis

Recorded 2026-09-07
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    "source_course_id": "012158",
    "source_subject_id": "612",
    "title": "Dissertator Research and Thesis",
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    "typically_offered": "Occasionally"
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]
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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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  "observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00"
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