Spring 2027

Honors in Research

HONORS IN RESEARCH: Biomedical engineering undergraduate honors research projects supervised by faculty members.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=3 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Conduct and report on independent biomedical engineering research

  • Formulate hypotheses into experimental methods

  • Prepare and defend experimental results and conclusions

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BME 489

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Raw average: 5.00/5 from 3 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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Raw average: 4.11/5 from 9 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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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ANDREW WENTLAND is recorded teaching in Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

BRYAN HEIDERSCHEIT is recorded teaching in Fall 2011. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

CHRISTIAN CAPITINI is recorded teaching in Spring 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

COLLEEN WITZENBURG is recorded teaching in Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

DARRYL THELEN is recorded teaching in Spring 2010. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

ERIC SHUSTA is recorded teaching in Spring 2017. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JACK JIANG is recorded teaching in Spring 2015. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JOHN YIN is recorded teaching in Fall 2016, Spring 2017. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JOSHUA ROTH is recorded teaching in Spring 2024, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

KEVIN ELICEIRI is recorded teaching in Spring 2016, Spring 2019, Spring 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

KIP LUDWIG is recorded teaching in Spring 2023, Spring 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

PAUL CAMPAGNOLA is recorded teaching in Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

ROBERT JERAJ is recorded teaching in Spring 2008. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

SUSAN THIBEAULT is recorded teaching in Spring 2010, Spring 2019. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

WAN-JU LI is recorded teaching in Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

WILLIAM MURPHY is recorded teaching in Fall 2007, Spring 2008, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Fall 2017, Spring 2018. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=3 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Independent biomedical engineering research
  • Experimental methods and hypothesis formulation
  • Reporting and defending research results

Skills

  • Conducting and reporting on independent biomedical engineering research
  • Formulating hypotheses into experimental methods
  • Preparing and defending experimental results and conclusions

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2022— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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BME 489 · Spring 2027

Honors in Research

Recorded 2026-10-14
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