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DAVID ROTHAMER

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ME 363
Quality 4/5Difficulty 4/5
Really good professor. Material is challenging at times, but he's very accessible outside of class to help you. His whiteboard organization during his lectures is also the best I've seen from any professor. Lectures can be dry, but he's an effective teacher.
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Classes with DAVID ROTHAMER

ME 790

Master's Research and Thesis

1–9 credits

ME 790 is a directed study course for Mechanical Engineering graduate students to conduct research projects arranged with an instructor.

No offering record · Spring 2026

Gregory NellisDan Negrut+25 more

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2026ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2026ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Spring 2026ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Fall 2025ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2025ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Fall 2025ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Spring 2025ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2025ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Spring 2025ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Fall 2024ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2024ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Fall 2024ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Spring 2024ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2024ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Spring 2024ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Fall 2023ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2023ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Fall 2023ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Spring 2023ME 770Advanced Experimental Instrumentation
Spring 2023ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2023ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Spring 2023ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Fall 2022ME 491Mechanical Engineering Projects I
Fall 2022ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2022ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Fall 2022ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Spring 2022ME 774Chem Kinetics of Combust Systems
Spring 2022ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2022ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Spring 2022ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Fall 2021ME 601Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering
Fall 2021ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2021ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Fall 2021ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Fall 2020ME 492Mechanical Engineering Projects II
Fall 2020ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2020ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Fall 2020ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Fall 2020NE 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2020ME 491Mechanical Engineering Projects I
Spring 2020ME 774Chem Kinetics of Combust Systems
Spring 2020ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Spring 2020ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Spring 2020NE 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2019ME 601Special Topics in Mechanical Engineering
Fall 2019ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Fall 2019ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Fall 2019NE 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2019ME 491Mechanical Engineering Projects I
Spring 2019ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Spring 2019ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Spring 2019NE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2018ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2018ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Fall 2018ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Fall 2018NE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2018ME 774Chem Kinetics of Combust Systems
Spring 2018ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2018ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Spring 2018ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Spring 2018NE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2017ME 363Fluid Dynamics
Fall 2017ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2017ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Fall 2017NE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2017ME 491Mechanical Engineering Projects I
Spring 2017ME 563Intermediate Fluid Dynamics
Spring 2017ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2017ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Spring 2017ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Spring 2017NE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2016ME 770Advanced Experimental Instrumentation
Fall 2016ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2016ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Fall 2016ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Fall 2016NE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2016ME 489Honors in Research II
Spring 2016ME 491Mechanical Engineering Projects I
Spring 2016ME 774Chem Kinetics of Combust Systems
Spring 2016ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2016ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Spring 2016ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Spring 2016NE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Fall 2015ME 489Honors in Research II
Fall 2015ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2015ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Fall 2015ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Fall 2015NE 890Pre-dissertator's Research
Spring 2015ME 491Mechanical Engineering Projects I
Spring 2015ME 563Intermediate Fluid Dynamics
Spring 2015ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2015ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Spring 2015ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Fall 2014ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Fall 2014ME 890Phd Research and Thesis
Fall 2014ME 990Dissertator Research and Thesis
Spring 2014ME 699Advanced Independent Study
Spring 2014ME 774Chem Kinetics of Combust Systems
Spring 2014ME 790Master's Research and Thesis
Spring 2014ME 890Phd Research and Thesis

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