Thanos is one of the best professors that I’ve ever had. The project that I did for his digital agriculture class grew to become a large part my thesis project. While on my committee, he helped me to think through, design, and evaluate different types of statistical and AI-based predictive models that were a core […]

Coming into my first semester at LSU, I was feeling anxious about the transition, especially as an international student dealing with the challenges of a pandemic and the unfamiliar territory of online classes. However, my worries were quickly dispelled when I enrolled in your class. From the moment I began, I realized that online learning […]

Dr. Gentimis is an excellent professor with many different abilities to help students and further research. Dr. Gentimis helped me with statistical consulting as well as my own PhD research. I asked if I could meet with him to help me with my research and he agreed. I had some good ideas for my final […]

Dr. Gentimis has been a great teacher and mentor. He was an outstanding teacher because he was able to explain and summarize statistics so clearly that it made hard concepts easy to be learned. As a results, he provided the students with ready-to-use knowledge for their own research. Learning his classes was made easier and […]

Thanos taught me a pragmatic perspective about statistics and software that will accompany me throughout my life. He was a great instructor during my PhD program, which included an introduction to algorithms that profoundly improved my work. Besides being a mentor, he is a great friend who welcome my family to his home and made […]

For many professors in the current academic environment, teaching is regarded as inferior to performing research and soliciting funding opportunities. Dr. Thanos Gentimis does an exceptional job not only securing funding opportunities, but also bringing an unmatched enthusiasm and sense of compassion into the classroom. I had Dr. Gentimis early during my time in graduate […]

Dr. Gentimis is perhaps the clearest teacher and researcher I’ve encountered in my entire academic life. He possesses an incredible innate ability to convey complex ideas in a simple and easy-to-understand manner. As his teaching and research assistant for 2 years, he would painstakingly explain not just the fundamentals of the teaching modules or research […]

When I first started in the Experimental Stats Department at LSU, I was completely unfamiliar with all things coding. This was a very intimidating thing for me and took me quite some time and practice to get comfortable with. One of my favorites and arguably the most beneficial lessons I was a part of at […]

As his Graduate Teaching Assistant, I had the privilege of witnessing Dr. Gentimis impact his students in a way that I hadn’t seen before. I’ve had incredible professors before, but Dr. Gentimis put a spark in students that few teachers could ignite. It would be a tough shot to walk out of each class without […]

It’s with great appreciation that I write this letter to showcase the difference you made in my career path. As I had the pleasure of being your student in a master’s level, I was always impressed by your skills and mentorship. Dr. Gentimis has effective and clear teaching skills that even when complex topics are […]