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PHYS 89900: Independent Study at Graduate Center

1 credit · Fall 2026

Independent Study (PHYS 89900) at Graduate Center has 87 ways to take it in Fall 2026. 87 of 87 sections have an open seat right now.

Professors teaching it: Sultan Catto, Yuhang Ren, Adrian Dumitru, Alexios Polychronakos, Amedee des Georges, Anatoly Kuklov, Andrea Alu, Andrew Edmonds, Angelo Bongiorno, Ariyeh Maller, Azriel Genack, Carlos Meriles, Charlotte Welker, Daniel Kabat, David Schwab, Desmond McKernan, Dimitra Karabali, Dmitry Garanin, Emily Rice, Euclides Lins Almeida, Eugene Chudnovsky, Gabriele Grosso, Georgios Vernardos, German Kolmakov, Godfrey Gumbs, Hernan Makse, Hyungsik Lim, Igor Kuskovsky, Jacqueline Faherty, Jamal Jalilian-marian, James Booth, James Popp, Janos Bergou, Joel Koplik, Johannes Flick, Karl Sandeman, Kathleen Ford, Keaton Bell, Kelle Cruz, Kevin Lynch, Lev Deych, Li Ge, Lia Krusin-Elbaum, Luis Anchordoqui, Maria Tamargo, Marilyn Gunner, Mark Feuer, Mark Hillery, Mark Shattuck, Matthew O'Dowd, Matthew Sfeir, Mim Lal Nakarmi, Min Xu, Mohammad Miri, Nicholas Madamopoulos, Nicolas Giovambattista, Oleg Berman, Oleg Kogan, Parameswaran Nair, Peter Orland, Pouyan Ghaemi Mohammadi, Qiushi Guo, Quinn Minor, Roman Kezerashvili, Ronald Koder, Ruth Stark, Sarang Gopalakrishnan, Sebastian Franco, Seogjoo Jang, Sergey Vitkalov, So Takei, Sophia Suarez, Spencer Hill, Sriram Ganeshan, Stefan Bathe, Steven Greenbaum, Timothy Benseman, Timothy Paglione, Tobias Schaefer, Tony Liss, Vadim Oganesyan, Vinod Menon, Viviana Acquaviva, Vladimir Rosenhaus, Xi Chen, and Zixuan Li, with 1 section still to be announced.

Of the 2 professors with a Chill Rank, Sultan Catto ranks chillest (Easy) and Yuhang Ren least chill (Fair).

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Requirements

PHY Majors Only

About this course

Independent Study or research under the supervision of an advisor.

Best professors for PHYS 89900 at Graduate Center, Fall 2026

Ordered chillest first. A Chill Rank compares a professor with other CUNY professors on Rate My Professors difficulty, rating and would-take-again; it needs at least 3 ratings. How it works

PHYS 89900 sections, times and seats

Seat status as of Oct 4, 7:49 PM ET. Seats can change between refreshes. How fresh is this?

87 of 87 sections · 87 open

Chill Rank compares professors using Rate My Professors reviews, from Chill to Brutal. What each rank means

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Steven GreenbaumNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Marilyn GunnerNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Eugene ChudnovskyNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Mohammad MiriNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Yuhang RenChill Rank 3 of 5: Fair?★ 4.2(10)Difficulty 3.2/5 · 80% would take again#2 chillest of 2 for this course
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Vinod MenonNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Hyungsik LimNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Stefan BatheNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Lia Krusin-ElbaumNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Emily RiceNo Rate My Professors rating found
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James PoppNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Nicholas MadamopoulosNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Karl SandemanNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Luis AnchordoquiNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Angelo BongiornoNo Rate My Professors rating found
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James BoothNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Anatoly KuklovNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Ronald KoderNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Adrian DumitruNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Roman KezerashviliNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Igor KuskovskyNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Andrea AluNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Janos BergouNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Sebastian FrancoNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Parameswaran NairNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Hernan MakseNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Li GeNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Mark HilleryNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Joel KoplikNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Sergey VitkalovNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Timothy PaglioneNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Vadim OganesyanNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Mark FeuerNo Rate My Professors rating found
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German KolmakovNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Euclides Lins AlmeidaNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Carlos MerilesNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Mim Lal NakarmiNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Mark ShattuckNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Dmitry GaraninNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Oleg BermanNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Xi ChenNo Rate My Professors rating found
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David SchwabNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Sultan CattoChill Rank 2 of 5: Easylimited data?★ 5.0(3)Difficulty 1.7/5 · 100% would take again#1 chillest of 2 for this course
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Kelle CruzNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Peter OrlandNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Amedee des GeorgesNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Gabriele GrossoNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Tony LissNo Rate My Professors rating found
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So TakeiNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Matthew SfeirNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Sarang GopalakrishnanNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Jamal Jalilian-marianNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Matthew O'DowdNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Nicolas GiovambattistaNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Pouyan Ghaemi MohammadiNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Daniel KabatNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Dimitra KarabaliNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Seogjoo JangNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Tobias SchaeferNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Godfrey GumbsNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Timothy BensemanNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Jacqueline FahertyNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Sriram GaneshanNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Lev DeychNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Vladimir RosenhausNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Kevin LynchNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Sophia SuarezNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Ariyeh MallerNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Viviana AcquavivaNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Min XuNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Azriel GenackNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Johannes FlickNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Keaton BellNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Maria TamargoNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Ruth StarkNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Alexios PolychronakosNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Qiushi GuoNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Oleg KoganNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Charlotte WelkerNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Andrew EdmondsNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Quinn MinorNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Desmond McKernanNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Kathleen FordNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Spencer HillNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Georgios VernardosNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Zixuan LiNo Rate My Professors rating found
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Questions about PHYS 89900 at Graduate Center

Who teaches PHYS 89900 at Graduate Center in Fall 2026?
Sultan Catto, Yuhang Ren, Adrian Dumitru, Alexios Polychronakos, Amedee des Georges, Anatoly Kuklov, Andrea Alu, Andrew Edmonds, Angelo Bongiorno, Ariyeh Maller, Azriel Genack, Carlos Meriles, Charlotte Welker, Daniel Kabat, David Schwab, Desmond McKernan, Dimitra Karabali, Dmitry Garanin, Emily Rice, Euclides Lins Almeida, Eugene Chudnovsky, Gabriele Grosso, Georgios Vernardos, German Kolmakov, Godfrey Gumbs, Hernan Makse, Hyungsik Lim, Igor Kuskovsky, Jacqueline Faherty, Jamal Jalilian-marian, James Booth, James Popp, Janos Bergou, Joel Koplik, Johannes Flick, Karl Sandeman, Kathleen Ford, Keaton Bell, Kelle Cruz, Kevin Lynch, Lev Deych, Li Ge, Lia Krusin-Elbaum, Luis Anchordoqui, Maria Tamargo, Marilyn Gunner, Mark Feuer, Mark Hillery, Mark Shattuck, Matthew O'Dowd, Matthew Sfeir, Mim Lal Nakarmi, Min Xu, Mohammad Miri, Nicholas Madamopoulos, Nicolas Giovambattista, Oleg Berman, Oleg Kogan, Parameswaran Nair, Peter Orland, Pouyan Ghaemi Mohammadi, Qiushi Guo, Quinn Minor, Roman Kezerashvili, Ronald Koder, Ruth Stark, Sarang Gopalakrishnan, Sebastian Franco, Seogjoo Jang, Sergey Vitkalov, So Takei, Sophia Suarez, Spencer Hill, Sriram Ganeshan, Stefan Bathe, Steven Greenbaum, Timothy Benseman, Timothy Paglione, Tobias Schaefer, Tony Liss, Vadim Oganesyan, Vinod Menon, Viviana Acquaviva, Vladimir Rosenhaus, Xi Chen, and Zixuan Li are listed for Fall 2026; 1 section still has no instructor announced. Each name links to a page with their Chill Rank and Rate My Professors numbers.
Is PHYS 89900 at Graduate Center hard?
It depends on the professor. Across the 2 professors with a Chill Rank, students on Rate My Professors give an average difficulty of 2.5 out of 5. The Chill Rank above compares them directly.
What if a PHYS 89900 section is full?
Try another section, join the waitlist in CUNYfirst if there is one, or ask the department. You can also watch a full section and get an email when a seat opens; you still enroll yourself in CUNYfirst.