Current instructor

Richard Lankau

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Raw average: 5.00/5 from 2 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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What students say

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PLANTPATH875 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Awesome seminar class about plant pathology, which ended up being very cool theoretical discourse on ecology and evolution. He allowed 2 days off, required one presentation for discussion, and provoked thoughtful conversation with no stress. He made everyone feel comfortable and definitely succeeded in making showing up early worth it each mornin
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PLPATH 375
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
A lot of learning about analysis and useful understanding, no memorization of non-essential things, very practical and interesting
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Classes with Richard Lankau

BOTANY 681

Senior Honors Thesis

3 credits

BOTANY 681 is a senior honors thesis course involving individual research arranged with a faculty member for Botany majors.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Simon GilroyDavid Baum+15 more

No recorded grade history

PLPATH 299

Independent Study

1–3 credits

PLPATH 299 is an independent study course involving research work in Plant Pathology under faculty guidance.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Mehdi KabbageRichard Lankau+11 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2023 · limited sample
PLPATH 602

Ecology, Epidemiology and Control of Plant Diseases

3 credits

Covers ecology, epidemiology, and control of plant diseases, including pathogen variability and resistance genetics.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2020: 3.96 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Fall 2022: 3.77 GPA, 90.9% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.90 GPA, 93.3% A/AB (n=15 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Richard LankauPaul Koch

historical GPA · grades

Fall 2022–Fall 2024 · limited sample
PLPATH 699

Special Problems

1–5 credits

PLPATH 699 is a special problems course offering individual advanced work in Plant Pathology under faculty guidance.

Offering recorded · Fall 2026

Mehdi KabbageRichard Lankau+15 more

historical GPA · grades

Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Fall 2026BOTANY 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2026BOTANY 993Research: Fungal Biology
Fall 2026PLPATH 299Independent Study
Fall 2026PLPATH 590Capstone in Plant Pathology
Fall 2026PLPATH 602Ecology, Epidemiology and Control of Plant Diseases
Fall 2026PLPATH 699Special Problems
Fall 2026PLPATH 990Research

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